Newswise — Chicago, IL—ICE/ENDO 2014, the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society, has tallied more registrants than any other annual meeting in the Endocrine Society’s nearly 100-year history.

More than 10,000 registrants representing 96 countries traveled to Chicago to attend ICE/ENDO 2014. The premier meeting of endocrinology, hormone research and health science wraps up June 24th at McCormick Place.

The four-day program covers endocrinology from bench to bedside to wellness. Among the many notable speakers at ICE/ENDO, the plenary slate features experts in diabetes and obesity, metabolism, bone health and thyroid cancer.

The Society received more than 3,200 scientific abstracts for ICE/ENDO 2014. For more information about the meeting, visit www.endocrine.org/endo-2014.

Preparations already are underway for ENDO 2015: The Endocrine Society’s 97th Annual Meeting, which will be held from March 5-8, 2015 in San Diego, CA.

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