IUPS 2013 - As many readers will know, the International Union of Physiological Sciences holds its meetings every four years. The most recent meeting was held in Kyoto, Japan in 2009 and was a resounding  success.

The next meeting will be held in Europe in July 2013 in Birmingham, UK. Although the  official host is the Physiological Society (UK and Republic of Ireland), the meeting organization will be  very much a European collaboration. As well as being the annual meeting of the Physiological  Society, it will also be the meeting of FEPS and FEPS is represented on both the main organizing  committee and the Scientific Programme Committee by its President, Ulrich Pohl. In addition the  Scandinavian Physiological Society has made the IUPS meeting its annual meeting for 2013.

The meeting will be held in the ICC in the middle of Birmingham. This conference centre is within  easy walking distance of hotels and is situated next to pleasant canal side walks with many cafes,  bars and restaurants for participants to unwind in. Birmingham is also an excellent centre for those  wishing to visit Stratford upon Avon, Wales and the Midlands.  Further details are available on the website: http://www.iups2013.org/index.html. There is  currently a call for suggestions for plenary and key-note lecturers. The organizers would appreciate  as many suggestions as possible from FEPS members.