On behalf of the Executive Committee, we are pleased to announce that "The First World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques (WCMISST)" will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from June 3 to 7, 2008.

The WCMISST 2008 will be a scientific program combined with several leading minimally invasive spinal societies and national spinal societies, which include the US Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS). International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS), International Musculoskeletal Laser Society (IMLAS) and Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (AAMISS).

This combined meeting is designed so that participants can exchange and share the latest MISS & MIST knowledge among spinal surgeons. The organizing committee is dedicated to providing you a scientific program with an international faculty of spinal experts. Pre-congress cadaver workshops, Tele-Live surgeries and hands-on-workshops are included in the program.

We are pleased to invite you to join us at the 1st WCMISST2008 meeting in Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hawaii. You will have an opportunity toexperience Hawaiian culture and on one of the most beautiful islands in the world.

Thank you very much for your support, and we are looking forward to meeting you in Hawaii.