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The article discusses metabolic and bariatric Surgery (MBS) in context to the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It mentions two studies reflecting on superior T2DM control and subsiding of the symptoms of overweight and obesity. It presents the schedule for Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), to be held from June 17-20, 2012, in San Diego, California. INSET: ASMBS Mission Statement.

The article offers information on the 2016 Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) which was held from February 23 to 26, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The symposium featured more than forty presentations on colon, hernia, foregut, bariatric/metabolic surgery in addition to laparoscopic suturing skills workshops.

A calendar of medical events from February 14, 2017 to May 20, 2017 is presented which includes the 17th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2017, the Obesity Medicine 2017 and the Canadian Obesity Weekend.

The article offers information on symposiums including the Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, International Consensus on Revisional Bariatric/Metabolic Interventions Sessions and International Congress of Fluorescent Guided Imaging Surgery which will be held in Florida from February 14-18, 2017.

The article offers information on the 15th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium and 3rd Annual International Congress of Fluorescent Guided Imaging Surgery that will be held in February 2016 in Florida on topics including gastrointestinal surgery, vacuum assisted closure and esophageal cancer.

A calendar of events is presented including the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference on June 4-6, 2015 in Washington DC, the First International Consensus Conference on Revisional Bariatric/Metabolic Interventions on June 23-24, 2015 in Fresno County, California and the 2015 Obesity Treatment and Prevention Conference on July 23-25, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.

A calendar of world events from February 15, 2014 to November 7, 2014 is presented which include the "13th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium," the IFSO XIX World Congress, and the 14th annual general meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).

A calendar of global events from October 2013-March 2014 is presented which includes the Obesity Week 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, the 13th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium in Coral Gables, Florida, and the Cleveland Clinic's 8th Annual Obesity Summit in Cleveland, Ohio.

A calendar of events for the U.S. from July 13, 2013 to November 16, 2013 is presented which includes the 99th Annual Clinical Congress of American College of Surgeons, 4th World Congress for the Advancement of Surgery and Obesity Week 2013.

A calendar of events related to surgery from 2010 to 2011 is presented which includes the 2nd World Congress for the Advancement of Surgery in Israel on November 9-12, 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel, the 10th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium on February 20-23, 2011 in Coral Gables, Florida, and the 12th World Congress of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) on March 30 to April 2, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas.