Congratulations to Prof. Tetsuo Kanno: he was appointed as president of Fujita Health University Hospital. Also he was nominated as the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societie's second vice-president for the term 2005 - 2007 and he was unanimously elected as the president of the 12th Asian-Australian Congress of Neurological Societies for the term 2003 - 2007.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Kato: he was nominated as a member of the WFNS Constitution and Byllaws Committee and as chairperson of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS).