Dear Distinguished Colleagues and Friends

On behalf of the organizing committee, we have the great honor and the pleasure to invite you to participate at the 31st Annual Meeting of NEURODIAB, the diabetic Neuropathy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The meeting will be held for the first time from 27th to 30th August 2021 in Thessaloniki, one of the most beautiful cities of Greece.

At present, we are preparing for a hybrid virtual and an in-person meeting. A final decision will be made later, depending on any travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The congress NEURODIAB 2021 is considered the most important international annual event in the scientific field of Diabetic Neuropathy with presentations about all new research findings and outstanding lectures and symposia from distinguished and awarded speakers and researchers.

The venue of the congress is the Center for Dissemination of Research Results in the center of the city nearby Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. There are many spectacular sightseeing places, archaeological sites (Thessaloniki is nearby to Vergina the historical place where Alexander the Great was born, see at website https://www.discovergreece.com/macedonia/vergina, views, and many museums for visiting. The town is, also, near the mountain Olympus where the ancient Greek Gods lived.

We hope to join us and welcome all of you to Thessaloniki for an unforgettable 31st congress of NEURODIAB!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Local Chairman Prof. Triantafyllos Didangelos
Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki, the place that UNESCO declared "World Heritage Sites" 15 of the monuments of the city Culture, history, gastronomy, nightlife… Thessaloniki has it all!!

Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece. It is a welcoming, relaxing city ready to spoil you by its countless visiting options, being full of life, day and night, due to its thousands of students studying in its universities. In contemporary Thessaloniki, you’ll come across with history, art and different cultures of 2,300 years of the city’s history, you’ll have the chance to taste its rich gastronomic tradition, with a reputation far beyond the Greek borders, you’ll relax on the beautiful coast watching the sun disappear in the Aegean sea and you will let yourself in the evening rhythms of a city where the nightlife ends just before the first light of the day! 

-The official Travel Guide of Thessaloniki
- 8 Authentic experiences in Thessaloniki - Discover Greece
- The big-hearted city of the northern Greece - Discover Greece
- The 11 most popular experiences in Thessaloniki - Discover Greece
- How to spend 72 hours in Thessaloniki - Discover Greece

10 MUST SEE PLACES IN THESSALONIKI
Archaeological Museum https://www.amth.gr/en
Museum of Byzantine Culture https://mbp.gr/en
Church of Agios Dimitrios and the Catacombs https://thessaloniki.travel/en/exploring-the-city/religion/greek-orthodox-churches/item/1833-church-of-aghios-st-demetriu
White Tower https://www.lpth.gr/indexeg.php

New Waterfront of Thessaloniki https://thessaloniki.travel/en/exploring-the-city/interesting-districts/seafront-of-thessaloniki
Rotunda and Arch of Galerius http://galeriuspalace.culture.gr/en/monuments/kamara/
Byzantine Walls – Trigoniou Tower – Heptapirgion https://inthessaloniki.com/item/byzantine-walls-trigoniou-tower-heptapirgion/
Roman Forum (Ancient Agora) https://thessaloniki.travel/en/exploring-the-city/themed-routes/roman-route/item/958-the-roman-forum Ladadika district https://thessaloniki.travel/en/exploring-the-city/interesting-districts/ladadika
The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki http://www.jmth.gr/