The XIIth Congress of ISBM will be held from October 16-19, 2012 at the Sheraton Minneapolis West Hotel immediately after the ASBMR meeting.  Invited speakers include Drs. Robert Recker (keynote address), Roland Baron, Mary Bouxsein, David Burr, David Dempster, Laurie McCauley, Regis O'Keefe, David Rowe, and Rick Sumner.  Please plan on attending this Congress at an impressive hotel in a nice, lakeside setting.  The final banquet after the scientific sessions will consist of a dinner cruise on beautiful Lake Minnetonka.  Planning for this Congress is nearing completion.