Welcome Message

Dear Honored Guests,

I am delighted to invite you to attend the 9th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, which will be held on September 2-5, 2012 in Harbiye Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey.

ACNS meeting will be organized for the first time in Istanbul, one of the most historical cities and one of the most popular international congress and exhibition destinations. Istanbul is also the only metropolis in the world that bridge two continents. The main objective of the congress is to offer a high-level communication platform, providing the opportunity to extend and to enrich the field of development of neurosurgery in the very west part of Asia. We invite all neurosurgeons in the region to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. We also prepare a significant support for young neurosurgeons from the Asian countries.

We believe this conference will provide sessions of high scientific content, innovative topics, stimulating discussions on neurosurgery. In addition to the scientific program, there will be an enticing social program to make this congress a memorable event on the calendar. We also consider that this meeting is a good opportunity to get to know each other and establish new professional contacts and friendships among specialists from Asian countries.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Istanbul on September, 2012 for this outstanding meeting "Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons" for academic communication and friendship, and also enjoy the historic sightseeing and modern entertainment in the city of Istanbul.

With best regards.

Mehmet Zileli, M.D.
Congress President
Past President of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society

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Dear Colleagues,

I congratulate and thank Prof. Mehmet Zileli, President of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society for hosting the 9th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS) in September 2012 at Istanbul.

ACNS was established in 1993, mainly for the education of the young neurosurgeons in Asia. Since then, more than 3,000 young neurosurgeons have participated in the previous ACNS Meetings with some supports from the organizers.

I may say that ACNS has contributed a lot for the development of Neurosurgery in Asia.

Now, a new era is coming, that is Asian young neurosurgeons will have a more friendly relation with Middle East colleagues. As the world history shows, Turkey has been the social, economical and educational bridge between Asia and Middle East. Asian people have had a very friendly relations with Turkey, and we Asian people has learned a lot from this very historical and cultural country.

Hence, the 9th ACNS will be a historic congress for all of us.

As all of us know, the Turkish Neurosurgical Society has been playing a very big role in the international neurosurgical activities, and has had many successful meeting. I hope that large number of colleagues will participate in this meeting, enjoying the fruitful scientific exchange and the many historical monuments and personally. Looking forward to see many friends in Istanbul in 2012, I wish this meeting a great success.

Sincerely Yours,

Tetsuo KANNO
Founding President of ACNS
Honorary President of WFNS
Emeritus Professor of Fujita Health University