We are happy to announce that preparations for ISKSAA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2016...

the largest Orthopaedic Speciality event in the Country to be held from 1st September – 4th September 2016 in New Delhi, the capital city of India have begun. The Symposium is the signature event of ISKSAA (International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty). We are proud to announce that ISKSAA membership has crossed the 1150 mark. With over 175000 hits from over 129 countries on the website www.isksaa.com & more and more interested people joining as members of ISKSAA, we do hope that ISKSAA will stand out as a major body to provide opportunities to our younger colleagues in training, education and fellowships.

ISKSAA 2014 held on 4^th – 7^th September 2014 at Hotel Leela Ambience with live surgeries relayed from Fortis Hospital & ISIC, Vasant Kunj in New Delhi was a success with

• Over 700 Registrations
• 157 Faculty including 30 Overseas Faculty
• 35 successful Live surgeries including live transmission from France & Mumbai
• 8 Preconference Cadaveric Workshops
• 54 Clinical Fellowships for ISKSAA members.
• The scientific program included 326 Lectures / Presentations in 5 Concurrent halls, over 100 Free paper / poster presentations, Over 70 Instructional Course Lectures / Debates / Hands on Workshops / Panel Discussions / Clinical Scenarios / Symposiums & an International CME on evaluation of joint pathologies
• Participation of 30 Trade Exhibitors

ISKSAA GANGA 2015 was held at Ganga hospital Coimbatore on 23-24^th October 2015. The Course focussing on Basic Hip, Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty Courses was oversubscribed with over 320 Registrations for 4 courses and 40 ISKSAA Clinical fellowships for our members.

ISKSAA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2016 will be held from 1^st – 4^th September 2016 at New Delhi. It will provide a forum for international dialogue regarding the practice of Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder surgery, Joint Replacement surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Trauma of the extremities. The Scientific Programme will emphasise evidence based medicine, new surgical developments and promising basic sciences. The Symposium will aim to be supported by various orthopaedic societies across the globe including ISAKOS, ESSKA, BASK, BOA and Flinders Medical Centre from Australia.

The Congress will aim at a delegate strength of 1200-1500 with global participation making it the largest speciality Congress in Orthopaedics in the Country and Region. The scientific programme will be spread over 4 days with 7 Concurrent halls. The main emphasis will be on showcasing 50 Live Surgeries done here in Delhi and also Live transmission from 10-12 Centres Globally. A geographically diverse and multi-disciplinary faculty the best in their field will be coming from Australia, UK, Europe, USA, Middle East and South East Asia and will be supported by a top Indian faculty from all across the country to present results from basic research, and the newest operative techniques, highlighting technical pearls and pitfalls.

With 50 Live Surgeries transmitted from Global Centres ( Delhi, UK, Australia, Europe, Canada, USA & South East Asia ), 50 Workshops / Instructional course sessions, 50 Overseas faculty from all over the globe including Australia, UK, USA, Europe, Middle East and South East Asia complimented with leading Indian faculty (over 100), 50 Clinical Fellowships for ISKSAA members in various global centres & 50 Trade Exhibitors from all over the globe & more than 1200 orthopaedic surgeons, residents and fellows participating as Delegates from all over the globe, it promises to be a TRULY GLOBAL SUMMIT. The theme of this event as always will be SEE THEM DO IT AND DO IT YOURSELF. We invite you to experience this unparalleled event and become part of the international experience.

In the meantime, we invite you to visit us at www.ISKSAA.com for regular updates and also become a lifetime member of ISKSAA to have all the benefits.

We look forward to seeing you in New Delhi in 2016.

With warm regards

Dr Pushpinder Bajaj ISKSAA PRESIDENT	Dr IPS Oberoi CONGRESS PRESIDENT	Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala SCIENTIFIC PRESIDENT