The International Board of Dermatopathology will organize, under the auspices of the International Committee for Dermatopathology, the first certifying examination in dermatopathology (Diploma in Dermatopathology) in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, on December 6, 2003. Participating societies include the International Society of Dermatopathology, European Society for Dermatopathology, and Ibero-Latin American Society of Dermatopathology. For more information about this examination, please contact Helmut Kerl, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Graz Medical School, Auenbruggerplatz 8, A-8036 Graz, Austria (phone: +43-316-385-2538; fax: +43-316-385-3424; e-mail: helmut.kerl@uni-graz.at).