The International Board of Dermatopathology will organize under the auspices of the International Committee for Dermatopathology (http://www.icdpath.org) the Second Certifying Examination in Dermatopathology (Diploma in Dermatopathology) in Frankurt/Main, Germany, on December 11, 2004. Participating societies are the International Society of Dermatopathology, the Eurpoean Society for Dermatopathology, and the Ibero-Latin American Society of Dermatopathology. For further information about this examination contact Helmut Kerl, MD, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, 8036 Graz, Austria; phone: +43-316-385-2538; fax: +43-316-385-3424; e-mail: helmut.kerl@meduni-graz.at or Guenter Burg, MD, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; phone: +41-1-255-2550; fax: +41-1-255-4403; e-mail: burg@derm.unizh.ch.