The city of Santo Domingo has been receiving an increasing number of small and medium-sized conventions and appears especially popular for those of a medical nature. After the holding of several gastroenterology congresses, Santo Domingo has now been chosen for the holding of four events comprising “Gastro Santo Domingo 97” scheduled for November 17-21. Specialists from several regional countries are expected. The congresses are the XXV Pan-American Congress of Digestive Illnesses, the III Pan-American Congress of Digestive Endoscopy, the II Iberoamerican Gastroenterology Congress and the VI Dominican Gastroenterology Congress. These are being organized by the Inter American Association of Gastroenterology, the Inter American Society of Digestive Endoscopy and the Sociedad Dominicana de Gastroenterología.