Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association (KPBA), it is our great pleasure to welcome all of you to the 2nd International Conference of the KPBA (2nd IC-KPBA) which will be held in Grand Hilton Hotel, in Seoul, Korea from April 7 to 8, 2017.

The board of KPBA and the Organizing Committee of IC-KPBA is preparing various programs to have a successful meeting. Nine Symposia will be delivered by internationally well-known invited speakers and also planned Free Paper Sessions as well as Live Demonstration Sessions. The live demonstrations will be arranged for ERCP, EUS and it will be from outstanding hospitals of Asia and USA. This conference is an open forum for exchanging new information and ideas related to the basic and clinical sciences in the pancreatobiliary fields.

The KPBA had experienced to be a successful host of the Joint Meeting of International Association of Pancreatology and KPBA in 2013 and the 1st International Conference of the KPBA in 2015. Based on the experience of hosting these international meetings, we assure you that our programs will be satisfied all participants and this meeting will give you an opportunity to meet old and new colleagues.

April is the most beautiful season in Korea with budding flowers and blooming green leaves all over the country. Organizing Committee of 2nd IC-KPBA would like to invite you with a warm heart and hope you can join this meeting.

Once again, we truly expect your continued cooperation and active participation for the forthcoming 2nd IC-KPBA and hope to see all of you in Seoul, Korea.

With warm regards,