Dear Friends,

I would like to thank everyone for giving me the responsibility to serve as the secretary of the society. I hope I can do the job properly. Last year’s conference at Hyderabad was superbly organized by Dr. Manas Panigrahi and we had/excellent scientific deliberations. This year the conference of the society is at Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthpuram. I am sure that Dr. Ravi and his team will put up a good show. During this conference, there will be an operative sessions as well as a cadaveric workshop. I would request members to attend this conference in full strength and also encourage residents as well as junior faculty to participate.

I would like to invite bids for the 2012 Annual Conference. The application for the bids should reach the secretary’s office by 30th September, 2010 and  should be from the local neuro club/ society. I also invite nominations for the post of vice-president of the society. The nominations should reach by 31st of May, 2010. The nomination form is attached with this newsletter or can be downloaded from the society website:www.sbssi.org.

Since it inception, it has been an endeavour of the society to encourage participation from different specialities like neurosurgery, E.N.T. surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery and neuroradiology. I hope that people from these specialities join the society and participate in the academic activities in greater numbers so that we benefit from each other’s experience.

With best wishes.

Yours sincerely

Dr. S.K.Gupta
Hon. Secretary-SBSSI
Dept. of Neurosurgery
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Email:drguptasunil@gmail.com