The first EISPEDN conference on "Diabetes Treatment Technology: Techno Conference" at Assiut University for pediatricians, internists, endocrinologists, and diabetologists, diabetics and their families from Upper Egypt, students and the academic community, and health workers from universities and hospitals of the Health Insurance and the Ministry of Health. The aim is: to raise the level of health awareness about diabetes, review the latest technological developments in its treatment, exchange experiences between doctors, educate patients and their families about the management and prevention of the disease using modern technology and smart devices, and improve the level of medical services and health care provided to citizens.

Assiut University, under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, organized the first conference of the EISPEDN Foundation, with the participation of professors and doctors from the universities of Upper Egypt and Cairo, and the hospitals of the Ministry of Health and Health Insurance. The conference included (8) scientific sessions that included lectures, discussions, and workshops on the risks of diabetes, its treatment using technology, sugar sensors, the latest types of insulin, smart insulin pumps and pens, and mobile and computer applications for monitoring diabetes. The conference also included an awareness and entertainment day for children and their parents entitled "Techno Camp", which focused on proper nutrition, exercise, disease management at school and the month of Ramadan, and correcting misconceptions.