Italian joie de vivre met German precision at the IV. Symposium in the Italian town of Lazise. For the first time the symposium focussed exclusively on lingual technology, especially the clinical application of the 2D Lingual Bracket system. Participants from around the world gathered at the eastern shore of Lake Garda, to gain information about the state of the art of science, practice and development of the well-known lingual system from renowned speakers. There was also an opportunity to train one’s own lingual skills in the run-up to the symposium. Two top lingual experts offered a hands-on-course and passed on their founded knowledge and the one or other practical tip. A dinner with Mediterranean specialities was a culinary highlight of the event, as well as the excellent wines from the Tenuta San Leonarday wine estate.