Abstract
The Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) was established in 2009 as an international academic organization corresponding to the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The AASD is committed to promoting diabetes research activities across the region by organizing annual scientific meetings and publishing Journal of Diabetes Investigation to strengthen academic collaborations with international societies/associations, including the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association by organizing joint sessions in scientific meetings and joint research activities, and to nurture the next generation of leaders of diabetes research and care in our region by hosting various types of face-to-face and online training courses. AASD strongly urges our regional and international colleagues, especially young colleagues who are just starting their career in the field of diabetes, to work together on the scientific platform of AASD to promote research for better diabetes care in Asia.