Thank you to those who applied to the Professional Conference Organising Committee for the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2026. We appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to shaping the event.
We'll soon be updating this page and opening applications for the Professional Conference Organising Committee for the 2027 event.
Being part of our Professional Conference Organising Committee is an excellent opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the pre-eminence of the Diabetes UK Professional Conference. Your role will be to help ensure the creation of a high-quality programme with a broad range of topics and a good mix of scientific and clinical care content. The committee meets six times a year and committee members also mark the abstracts that are submitted to the conference to ensure the highest quality data, evidence and research is presented.
The role includes:
- Identifying and approaching speakers, facilitators and chairs
- Leading on an abstract category, including marking and identifying a team of markers
- Allocating abstracts into the programme along with identified chairs/judges. Identifying successes and opportunities for improvement after the conference.
- Support Diabetes UK in the strategic development of the conference and showcasing the organisation’s work.
