The Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgery is the largest continental society of neurological surgeons having more than 28 countries as its members. With China, Japan and Korea, the AASNS has more than 14,000 neurosurgeons representing almost 40% of the world’s neurosurgeons and 60% of the worlds population. Australia has played a major role in the formation and growth of the AASNS. The first meeting of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgery was held in Sydney with Sir Douglas Miller as the president. The late Prof. B. Ramamurthi a founder member of the AASNS subsequently was elected as a Hon president of the AASNS. In 1999 Dr.K.Ganapathy was elected as secretary. In keeping with the present electronic era a website of the AASNS has been created ( www.aasns.com) . It is hoped that through this website all neurosurgical activities in this region can be accessed. There will be a “Wanted” section besides a “ Neurosurgeons Available” section. Links will be provided to all conferences, courses etc. Readers of this journal are cordially invited to make the maximum use of this website. Material for inclusion may be sent to webmaster@aasns.com Readers are kindly requested to send photographs of previous AASNS conferences and any interesting historical information about the AASNS. This will be acknowledged.

A National Ataxia Consortium has been formed recently with the idea of collecting clinical and genetic information on all hereditary and sporadic degenerative spino-cerebral ataxias. If any of the physicians, neurologists, peadiatricians, neurosurgeons or others have recently seen such cases and recorded them would they very kindly contact: