we cordially invite you to join us at the 2nd International Conference on Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases, which will be held in Magdeburg, Germany.

Here you find the up-dated conference web page. The preparation of the conference makes good progress. The scientific committee has finished the programme planning by selecting oralpresentations from the abstracts we recieved. The final programme is now available as pdf-file, too (see "Downloads" or "Programme").

Please, check also for "News and important Information".

This meeting is organized by the Institutes of Immunology and Experimental Internal Medicine of the Otto-von Guericke University Magdeburg, IMTM GmbH and Keyneurotek AG.

After the successful first International Conference on Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases in Berlin, this meeting provides a unique platform to present and discuss latest results on the role of DP IV and DP IV-like proteins in physiology and different diseases. The major scientific focus will be on the following Dipeptidyl peptidase related topics:

- Structure and function
- DPIV related enzymes
- Metabolic Disorders
- Immune Disorders
- Neuronal Diseases
- Cancer

We hope to welcome you in Magdeburg in April 2005 and look forward to seeing your presentations.

On behalf of the organising committee

Siegfried Ansorge
Conference president