2021年第13届亚洲大洋州神经放射学大会

Invitation

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to Seoul, Korea!
I am Sang-Hoon Cha, president of the Korean Society of Neuroradiology (KSNR) and chairperson of the Asian-Oceanian Congress of Neuroradiology (AOCNR) 2021 Organizing Committee.

On behalf of AOCNR 2021 Organizing Committee and KSNR, it is great honor and pleasure to announce the opening of the 13th Congress of Asian-Oceanian Society of Neuroradiology and Head & Neck Radiology (AOSNHNR). This congress will be virtually held for two and a half days from today to April 24th, Saturday.

AOSNHNR was founded in 1994 to meet a growing need for the foundation of a society including Asian and Oceanian countries to promote neuroradiology and head and neck radiology. Then the president was professor Takahashi and professor Teng was the treasurer. Since the 1st Congress was successfully held in Kumamoto, Japan, AOCNR has been contributing to academism, and friendship among the neuroradiologists in the region and beyond. AOSNHNR now includes more than 30 national societies under the leadership of president professor Chen with professor Yamada as secretary general.

KSNR was founded in 1991, and, since then, has built strong connections with many societies in the world. Previously, 4th AOCNR was organized on September 21–25, 2001, in Seoul, Korea, in conjunction with the meeting of World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN). This is our second opportunity to host the AOCNR again in Korea. Initially, AOCNR 2021 was planned as an offline meeting, but organizing committee had to decide to change this congress to a virtual meeting because of the persisting COVID-19 pandemic situation. I appreciate greatly the support from the AOSNHNR leadership of president professor Sandy Chen and secretary general professor Kei Yamada.

Even though the AOCNR is organized virtually for the first time, various programs are prepared including the Takahashi Memorial Lecture, plenary lectures, presentations of latest achievements and experiences. I hope this AOCNR 2021 will serve as planned to all 660 participants from 25 countries.

All the members of KSNR look forward to meeting friends and colleagues of the neuroradiology communities in the new digital format to learn, connect, and interact!

Thank you very much for your participation.

Sang-Hoon Cha, MD. PhD
Chairman, AOCNR 2021 Organizing Committee
President, Korean Society of Neuroradiology