Like the previous ones, the 3rd workshop was sponsored entirely by private persons and non-profit organisations, namely the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) from Northampton/UK, the Förderverein für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Diabetes mellitus der Universität Köln from Cologne/Germany, and the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ). The gene discussed is INS; the disease is diabetes mellitus.