It is both a great honor and pleasure to organise for the second time in Marseilles the International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease. For the Local Organising Committee, the great challenge is to make such an event a scientific and friendly success.
Numerous themes included in the Nutrition and Metabolism fields of nephrology will be addressed. Among them, two now appear of preeminent interest: on the one hand, the implications of the metabolic syndrome and overload diseases in renal diseases, and on the other hand, the prognosis impact of malnutrition in end-stage renal disease.
Both these issues imply epidemiological strategies, preventive and therapeutic management which will be developed.
The organising committee is expecting attendees coming from more than 40 countries around the world. It will be a great pleasure to make them discover Marseilles and the Provence.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Marseilles.

1 - This mission for the ISRNM
The purpose of this Society shall be to advance the knowledge of nutrition and metabolism in renal disease and renal failure and to foster communication of the advancement of this knowledge by means
of scientific meetings and cooperation with other scientific societies covering nephrology, nutrition, biochemistry and physiology.

2 - Current activities
• A scientific congress every other year
• Publication of the proceedings of the program
• The journal of Renal Nutrition

3 - Expansion of the mission
An educational resource
– The provision of dietary information for renal patients
from diverse (worldwide) ethnic backgrounds.
• Web based
• Published information

4 - Training initiatives
Fundings fellowships, either in nephrology or in nutrition.

5 - Research initiatives
The allocation of resources for nutrition-direction funding for
research fellowships or young investigator awards.