The First Meeting
The first convention which took place in
Bonn, is September 1985, was particularly important since it coincided with the
official foundation of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica. The main theme
"Pain -a medical and anthropological challenge "was an excellent subject for
profound discussions. During the inauguration ceremony Hans Pia, the President,
delivered a moving speech on the aims of the Academy; Mrs. A.M.Luyendijk -
Elshout gave a special lecture on Academies in History and Fr.Bockel presented
another special lecture on the anthropological challenge of pain.
Prof. Pia's speech was very encouraging : "A
warm welcome is extended to the participants in the Inauguration Ceremony, at
the inception of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica, founded in 1984, and to
its first Scientific Convention!
The foundation members and officers of the
Academy would like to fulfil their duty in presenting to the puplic this first
Society composed of leading neurosurgeons of all the countries of Asia and
Europe, by explaining the particular task and aims of the Academy.I must
emphasize, first of all, that the Academy is not an elitist, exclusive
professional society and its aim is not to have narrow, speciality orientated
meetings.The conventions of the Academy will take place alternately in Asia and
Europe and its primary concern wii be the manifold and diverse aspects of the
human brain and their impact on life in general. We believe that the
multiplicity of spiritual and cultural thoughts in both continents will provide
an excellent basis for a dialogue within the Academy and with the biological
sciences and humanities. The important task of the Academy is to recognize this
danger and to devote its attention to the questions of tradition, ethics and
morality.The choice of the first topic "Pain-a medical and anthropological
challenge" illustrates our ideas. We will try to approach the phenomenon of pain
and suffering, one of the most urgent problems of contemporary man, from several
points of view.The Inauguration ceremony is scheduled to take place in
Godesberger Redoute. We feel honoured by the presence of the honourable Prof.
Karl Carstens, past President of the Federal Republic of Germany, as the
representative of this country, by the presence of ambassadors of several
countries of Asia and Europe in Germany, the representatives of Academies,
research institutions, universities, great world religions and personalities of
public life and industry.
The German members of the Academy welcome
cordially all the members and guests. We will try to make your stay in Bonn a
pleasant one. It is a small and yet a great city, an old and yet a young city
upon the Rhine, in which the Romans, the Carolingians, the Archbishop- Electors
of Cologne have left their traces. It is a town with many old people but also
with the atmosphere which is created by the University and the presence of many
young students. Since 1959, as the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany
political life has also been concentrated here. Several things have changed over
the ages but the wonderful location, the countryside and the cheerfulness of the
Rhenish people has continued unchanged. We hope that you will have a pleasant
stay here. Welcome to Bonn."
In addition to the scientific meeting, two
important sessions of the general assembly were held at the first one on
September 25,the President Pia gave a short review of the working sessions
followed by an announcement the foundation of the Academy; then, a medal and
badges were handed over to the Asian members by the President H.Pia and to the
European members by the President Elect K.Sano. Afterwards, W.Luyendijk
submitted the constitution to the members, F.Walder gave a report on the
financial situation of the Academy and F.Loew reported shortly on the work made
by the two secretaries. The participants in this first assembly were: Gustilo,
Manilla; Pandya, Bombay; Bagchi, Calcutta; Nguyen Thuong Wuan, Hanoi; Kitamura,
Fukuoka; Lorenz, Frankfurt; Bock, Düsseldorf; Jensen, Kiel; Samii, Hanover;
Steiner, Stockholm; Iskarno, Bandung; Ramamurthi, Madras; Pertuiset, Paris; van
den Bergh, Leuven; Schürmann, Mainz; Merei, Pecs; Vasconcellos Marques, Lisboa;
Luyendijk, Leiden; Calatayud, Zaragoza;
Ishii, Tokyo; Pia, Gieszen; Brihaye, Brussels; Loew, Hamburg/Saar; Pasztor,
Budapest; Waiden, Nijmegen; Sir Douglas Miller, Sidney; Guidetti, Roma; Bartal,
Tel Aviv; Foroglou, Thessaloniki; Suwanwela, Bangkok; Kristiansen, Oslo; Shih,
Taipei; Lausberg, Bochum; Erbengi, Ankara; de Vet ,Oud Turnhout; Fahlbusch,
Erlangen; Karaguiosov, Sofia.
The second session of the general assembly
was held on September 28.The President Pia proceeded to the election of the
officers of the Academy for the next convention in Japan and of the officers of
the membership committee. The President-Elect, K.Sano, became the new President;
the Vice-President, J.Brihaye, became President-Elect and Ch Suwanwela (Bangkok)
was elected Vice-President and Chung-Chen Wang (Beijing) became Honorary
Vice-President. The term of the two secretaries, of the two treasurers, of the
membership committee end of the Historian was prolonged.Doctors N.G.Dan
(Sidney),K.Takakura (Tokyo), B.Guidetti (Roma) and B.Pertuiset (Paris) were
elected members of the membership committee.
The sites and venues of the second and third
conventions were considered. In addition to the members present at the first
session of the assembly, the following colleagues attended this second meeting:
Isamat, Barcelona; Schurr, London; Klun, Ljubljana; van der Werf, Amsterdam; van
Alphen, Amsterdam; Bushe, Würzberg; Calliauw, Gent; Dietz, Hanover; Takakura,
Tokyo and Paoletti, Pavia.
The proceedings of this first convention were
published in 1987: "Pain, a medical and anthropological challenge"; Acta
Neurochirurgica, Supplementum 38.
The Second Meeting:
The second convention took place in Hakone,
situated at the lake of Ashinoko, Japan, on October 5-6,1986.The theme of the
scientific session was "Cerebrum Convalescit"(the brain recovers), i.e. the
plasticity of the cerebral nervous system. Noteworthy was a philosophical
lecture on the problem of mind in eastern philosophy and an impressive Koto
recital, the old and best-loved traditional Japanese music.
During the opening ceremony the founder of
the Academy, Hans Werner Pia, was commemorated; he had passed away on July
9,1986.
At the third general assembly of the Academy
on October 6,the allotted number of active members was settled to 100 and the
revised constitution and Bylaws were definitely approved. A.L.Zülch, Sir Douglas
Miller and H.W.Pia were proposed by the Administrative Council as honorary
members,and the proposal was unanimously accepted . With regard to the election
of the officers, J.Brihaye became President of the Academy and Charas Suwanwela
President-Elect; E.Pasztor became vice -President and Lindsay Symon Honorary
Vice-President .The assembly elected also Kil Soo Choi, David G.T.Thomas,
Christer Lindquist and Masashi Fukui on the membership committee.
Representatives from several countries of North Africa (Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia and Egypt) were unanimously accepted as members of the Academy since the
Administrative Council felt that the North African and European cultures are so
closely connected.
The proceedings of the second convention
"Plasticity of the nervous system" have been published in Acta Neurochirurgica,
Supplementum 41,1987.
The Third Meeting:
The third convention was held in Brussels,
Belgium, on August 30-September 2,1987, and was presided over by Jean Brihaye .
The general theme concerned "Personality and Neurosurgery"; the meaning of human
personality, the role of various pathological conditions and the impact of
psychosurgery were considered. The Ambassador of Japan delivered a speech during
the opening ceremony and a special lecture was given by Mr. Bradeleer on
behaviorism in East and West in relation to Zen Buddhism with relevant
psychoanalytical aspects.
During the meeting of the general assembly,
on September 1st, new officers were elected: Ch. Suwanwela as President, E.
Pasztor as President-Elect, K.S.Choi as Vice-President and R.lskarno as Honorary
Vice-President. Fons Walder, having been elected secretary of the World
Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, resigned and A. van Alphen succeeded him
as treasurer.
A silk neck-tie printed with the logo of the
Academy was made up and given to each academician
The proceedings of this convention were
published in 1988: "Personality and Neurosurgery", Acta Neurochirurgica,
Supplementum 44.
The Fourth Meeting:
The fourth convention took place in Bangkok,
Thailand, on September 25-28,1988,on the general topic "Consciousness and Brain
Death". The convention was immediately followed by the third Asian Neurosurgical
meeting, thus allowing the academicians to attend it during the convention. A
stimulating half-day was dedicated to Buddhism meditation (theory and practice)
while Ramamurthi discussed the meaning of consciousness; on behalf of the
European group, Brihaye gave a lecture on "Philosophical and Ethical problems
regarding life and death".
According to the constitution, E. Pasztor
became President of the Academy for the next convention in Budapest and K.S.Choi
became President-Elect.FI.Gjerris was elected Vice- President and F.lsamat
Honorary Vice-President.
Part of the proceedings were published in
Acta Neurochirurgica 1990,105, 57-86.
The Fifth Meeting:
The fifth convention was presided
by.E.Pasztor in Budapest, Hungary, on September 19- 22,1990. The general subject
was "Language and Speech" with a special stress on the problem of communication.
For the first time, the convention was held two years after the previous one and
this biennial schedule has been maintained since then. The Budapest convention
was attended by 75 members of the Academy and by 45 spouses, coming from 39
countries (24 from Japan and 15 from Germany)
Following the rules of the Academy
constitution, K.S.Choi became President and FI.Gjerris President-Elect; N.G.Dan
was elected Vice-President and R.H.Gustilo Honorary Vice- President. As new
secretaries, H.Kikuchi and T.Trojanowski were elected respectively for Asia and
Europe. Because the terms of the Asian treasurer and of the chairman and members
of the membership committee had come to an end, Shi H.Huang was appointed
treasurer and R.Fahlbusch chairman of the membership committee, together with
L.Calliauw, J.U.Song, J.Vajda and S.H.Wang as members of this committee.
The proceedings of the Budapest convention
"Language and Speech" were published in Acta Neurochirurgica, 1993,Supplementum
56.
The Sixth Meeting:
The sixth convention, presided by Kil Soo
Choi, took place in Seoul, Korea, on September 16-19,1992 . The general topic
was Behaviour and Neurosurgery; the Oriental (Japanese, Chinese, Indian) and
European (Mediterranean, central Europe, Russian) conceptions were once more
fruitfully considered with regard to the behavior in relation to mentality,
personality and various pathological conditions.
During the general assembly on September
18,Flemming Gjerris became the President and Noel Dan President-Elect; A.van
Alphen was elected Vice -President and L.Calliauw
Honorary Vice- President; G.Stroobandt was
elected treasurer, thus replacing van Alphen and as J.Brihaye replaced
W.Luyendijk as Historian.
The Seventh Meeting:
The seventh convention was presided by
Flemming Gjerris and was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 6-8, 1994, dealing
with the main theme "Future neurosurgery as a reflection of neurosurgical
history".
The Scientific Meeting was held in The Royal
Danish Yacht Club and all the members stayed in the Admiral Hotel. The
convention opened with get together party at the Royal Danish Yacht Club on
Wednesday October 5th at 20.00. On Friday, October 7th a Banquet was given at
the Royal Danish National Museum.
30 high quality papers were presented during
the meeting. The scientific quality of the meeting as much as the social part
was appreciated by participants.
The Eighth Meeting:
The 8th convention of the Academy was held at
the Ritz Carlton Double Bay Hotel of Sydney-Australia in November 8th, 1996. The
president was Professor Noel Dan and the • main theme was "Art, Music and
Brain". In Sydney the convention was attended by 30 academicians and 29
accompanying persons. Thirty-six apologies were received. In the general
assembly Professor H.W. Pia and Professor K. Sano, founders of the Academy were
nominated and elected as honorary members.
The membership committee proposed 15 new
candidates as members and all proposed candidates were elected. The new members
were: Professor I.A.Raja, Professor A. Takaku, Professor T. Hayakawa, Professor
T. Hori, Professor J. Yoshida, Professor A. Yamamura, Professor W. Leem,
Professor D.Y. Choi, Professor G. Fabinyi, Professor N. Dorsch, Professor I.J.
Nyari, Professor M.N. Pamir, Professor H. Rappoport, Professor L Salford and
Professor G. Teasdale.
As new officers the following list was
presented and elected: President Professor vanAlphen, president-elect. Professor
Satyanegara, vice-president Professor D. Thomas, honorary-vice president
Professor Ozgen, secretary Professor Trojanowski, secretary Prof Choi, treasurer
Professor Stroobandt, treasurer Professor Fukui, chairman of the membership
committee Professor Hung, historian Professor Takakura, past president Professor
Dan. Finally Professor vanAlphen gave information on the next meeting in the
Netherlands and invited all members to this upcoming event.
The Ninth Meeting:
The 9th convention of the Academy was held at
the Chateau StGerlach in the Netherlands between July 29th - August 1st, 1998.
The president was Professor vanAlphen and the main theme of the meeting was
"Ethics in Neurosurgery".
Thirty-three academicians attended the
meeting and 27 appologies were received from other members. Sessions with
lectures and free-presentations were very fruitful and these were followed by
high-level discussions.
In the general assembly the definition of
"senior member" was discussed extensively and it was decided that this should be
prepared and voted on in the next general assembly meeting. Seven candidates for
new membership were proposed and all were elected in a secret ballot. The new
members were Professor N. Hashimoto, Professor M.C. Kano, Professor S.
Kobayashi, Professor C. Plets, Professor J.J.J. Avezaat, Professor R.Thomeer and
Professor F.lannotti.
The president proposed Professor J Brihaye,
one of the founders of the Academy, as honorary member of the Academy. Professor
Brihaye was elected honorary member by the general assembly and he expressed his
thanks and feelings to members participating in the general assembly.
New officers were elected: President
Professor J. Satyanegara, president-elect. Professor D.G.T. Thomas,
vice-president Professor T. Kirino, honorary-vice president Professor I.A. Raja,
Secretary Professor A. Radek, treasurer professor G. Stroobandt, treasurer
Professor
M. Fukui, chairman of the membership
committee Professor CC Hung, historian Professor K Takakura, past president
Professor H.A.M. vanAlphen.
Professor Teasdale proposed that every "he"
referring a member in the constitution should
be replaced by "he/she" and this change was
approved.
Professor Satyanegara gave information about
the next meeting in Bali.
The Tenth Meeting:
The 10th convention of the Academy was held
at the Hilton International Hotel in Bali- Indonesia between July 28-30, 2000.
The President was Professor Satyanegara and the main theme of the meeting was
"Fantasy of the Brain". The academicians were very impressed by the historical
culture and the atmosphere of Indonesia. In the general assembly Professor F
Loew was proposed and elected as honorary member of the Academy. Eight
candidates were proposed as new members by the membership committee. All were
voted and elected. The new members were: Professor U. Kosan, Professor K.
Wiradisasta, Professor B. Sadasiran,
Professor K.E. Turel, Professor B.K. Cho,
Professor T.K. Kawase, Professor Y. Toshiki, Professor T.A. Nippon.
New officers were elected: president
Professor D.G.T. Thomas, president-elect. Professor T. Kirino, vice-president
Professor R. Fahlbusch, honorary vice-president Professor T Trojanowski,
secretary Professor K.S. Choi, secretary Professor A. Radek, treasurer Professor
D.A. Bosch, treasurer Professor T Kanno, Chairman of the membership committee
Professor C.G. Stroobandt, historian Professor K.Takakura, past-president
Professor J. Satyanegara.
The Eleventh Meeting:
The 11th convention of the Academy was held
in London, June 27-29, 2002. President of the meeting was Professor D Thomas and
the main theme of the meeting was "Molecular Biology in Neurosurgery." The
meeting was appreciated for its high scientific quality. Professor D Mendelow,
Professor K.W. Lindsay, Professor S.S.Mooij, Professor J. Nikkhah, Professor C.
Kuday, Professor N. Akalan and Professor T Sassaki were elected as new members
of the Academy.
New officers were elected and Professor
Kirino was elected as president. The other members were as follows:
president-elect Professor R. Fahlbusch, honorary vice president Professor T
Trojanowski, past-president Professor D Thomas, secretary Professor M.N. Pamir,
secretary Professor K.S. Choi, treasurer Professor A.Bosch, chairman of the
membership committee Professor G Stroobandt.
The membership committee proposed, voted and
accepted that three supporters should be required for membership proposals.
Professor Kirino gave a brief explanation of
the place and the theme of the next convention.
The Twelfth Meeting:
The 12th convention of the Academy was held
in the beautiful historical city of Nara- Japan between Octoberl 0-12, 2004. The
president was Professor T. Kirino. and the two main themes of the meeting were
functional restoration and regeneration of the brain and neurosurgical
education.
Forty members, 11 non-members, 9 fellows and
21 accompanying persons were present at the meeting. The scientific meetings
were held at the Nara-Ken new public hall and a welcome reception was given at
the Nara Hotel on October 10th. On the next day at noon a tour of historical
places was organized and farewell party was given the same night at Nara- Ken.
Tours were organized for accompanying persons.
Twenty-four scientific presentations were
given and they induced very high quality discussions. The guest lecturer was
Professor M. Nakafuku who held a special lecture on "neural stem cells and brain
self repair".
Thirty-one academicians attended the general
assembly. These were: Professor R.L. Atkinson, Professor N. Dan, Professor G.
Fabinyi, Professor G.A. Stroobandt, Professor S-Y Yang, Professor R. Fahlbusch,
Professor G Nikkah, Professor H.J. Reulen, Professor J. Schramm, Professor Z.H.
Rappaport, Professor M. Fukui, Professor T. Kanno, Professor T. Kirino, Prof T.
Sasaki, Professor K. Takakura, Professor B-K. Cho, Professor K.S. Choi,
Professor C.J.J. Avezaat, Professor A.Bosch, Professor I.A. Raja, Professor A.J.
Radek, Professor T. Trojanowski, Professor M.C Khao, Professor C-J.Shih,
Professor N. Akalan, Prof T.Ozgen, Prof. C. Kuday, Professor M.N. Pamir,
Professor K.W.Lindsay, Professor H.M. Mehdorn, Professor K.Hirikawa.
New members were proposed by the membership
committee, all of whom were voted and elected. The new members were Professor
A.H. Kaye, Professor M.K. Morgan, Professor J- Z. Zhao, Professor L-F.Zhou,
Professor W.S. Poon, Prof H Bertalanffy, Professor V. Seifert, Professor S.
Constantini, Professor R. Delfini, Professor Y.Kato, Professor T. Tominaga,
Professor H.W. Jung, Professor J.M. Abdulah, Professor M. M. Ozek. An extensive
discussion was held on the definitions "Active member" and "senior member". New
officers for the period of 2004-2005 were proposed, voted on, elected and
Professor R. Fahlbusch was commissioned as president to organize the next
meeting. Other officers were as follows: president-elect Professor S.Y. Yang,
vice president Professor M.N. Pamir, honorary-vice president Professor D.G.
Thomas, secretaries Professor N. Akalan, Professor K.S. Choi, treasurer
Professor G. Nikkah, treasurer Professor T. Kanno, chairman of the membership
committee Professor Z.H. Rappaport, historian K. Takakura and past president
Professor T. Kirino. At the conclusion Professor Fahlbusch gave information on
the next meeting.
The 13th Convention of AEN:
The 13th convention of the Academy was held, in conjunction with the annual
meeting of the German Academy of Neurosurgery, at the Hotel Residenzschloss
Bamberg, Germany on September 1-5, 2005. The president was Prof Rudolph
Fahlbusch and the main theme of the convention was “Medical Technologies for
neurosurgery”. Total of 127 persons including 25 members, nonmembers and
accompanying persons participated in the convention. Scientific meetings began
on Thursday, September 1st, 2005 at 1:00 PM Hotel Residenzschloss and continued
on Saturday September 2nd and September 3rd. With 17 invited lectures as well as
15 oral presentations the scientific level of the meetings was very high. The
social program was also superb. On Thursday, September 1st, 2005 at 6:00PM an
organ concert was given at the Kaiserdom. After the concert, academicians had a
reception at the Kaisersaal Neue Residenz. On Friday, September 2nd, 2005 after
the lunch at 2:00PM the medical valley tour was organized with bus transfer and
during this tour the academicians had the opportunity to see recent advances in
neuroimaging systems. After the medical valley tour at 7:00PM the Academicians
experienced a wonderful Franconian evening at the Giech Castle. A black tie
banquet was held on Saturday September 3rd at 8:00PM at the Spiegelsaal of the
ETA Hoffmann Theater. Before the banquet an unforgettable recital was given by
Mrs Hanna Fahlbusch. Also the staff of the neurosurgery department made a
presentation for retirement of President Prof Rudolf Fahlbusch. The business
meeting took place on Friday September 2nd at 12:00PM. Four new members were
proposed by the membership committee, voted and elected. The newly elected
members were: Prof Marc Sindou, Lyon-France; Prof Tiit Mathiesen,
Stockholm-Sweden, Prof Kemali Baykaner, Ankara-Turkey; Prof Jacques Brotchi,
Brussels-Belgium. New officers for the 2005-2007 period were proposed, voted on,
elected. Prof SY Yang was elected as the President of Academia Eurasiana
Neurochirurgica and as organizer of the next convention. Other officers were as
follows: President elect Prof MN Pamir; vice president Prof K Turel; Honorary
vice president Prof D Thomas; Secretary (Europe) Prof N Akalan, Secretary (Asia)
Prof KS Choi; Treasurer( Europe) Prof G Nikkah; Treasurer( Asia) Prof T Kanno;
Chairman of the membership committee Prof ZH Rappaport; Historian Prof K
Takakura; Past president Prof R Fahlbusch. After Prof Yang gave a briefing on
the next meeting, Prof Fahlbusch thanked all participants and concluded the
meeting.
The 14th Convention of AEN:
The 14th convention of the Academy was held at the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA
Hotel- Tianjin, China on September 14-16, 2007. The president was Prof Shuyuan
Yang and the main theme of the convention was “. The challenge of neurosurgery
in the 21st century.” A total of 92 persons, including 32 academicians,
non-members and accompanying persons participated in the convention. Scientific
meetings began on Friday 14th 2007 at 13:30PM at the Renaissance TEDA Hotel and
continued on September 15th and September 16th. Thirty-five oral presentations
were given and the scientific level of the meetings was very high. The social
program was very lively: On Friday September 14th a lunch was organized at 12:00
PM at the grand ballroom of the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel. The dinner was
organized on the same day at 7:00PM in the same room. On Saturday September 15th
at 4:00PM the Hasly TCM garden was visited. Thereafter a bus transfer was
organized to the Holiday Inn Hotel and the dinner was served. During the dinner
academicians watched a wonderful Peking opera and concert. On Sunday September
16th at 7:00PM a banquet-dinner was organized in the grand ball room of the
Renaissance TEDA Hotel. The general assembly took place on Sunday September 16th
at 10:30AM in the meeting room of the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel. During the
assembly Prof Pamir and Prof Fahbusch’s proposal on gold medal of the academy
and the academy award were presented and suggested as an addendum to the
constitution. The proposal was voted on and accepted. Six new members were
proposed by the membership committee, voted on and elected. Newly elected
members were: Prof Shiguand Zhao-China, Prof Christianto Lumenta-Germany, Prof
Jörg-Christian Tonn-Germany, Prof Dong Gyu Kim-Korea, Prof Kazuhiro Hongo-Japan
and Prof Panagiotis Selviaridis-Greece. In the same meeting, new officers of the
2007-2009 period was proposed, voted on and elected. Prof M N Pamir was elected
as the President of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica and as organizer of
the next convention. Other officers were as follows: President elect K Turel;
Vice President JD Pickard; Honorary vice president Prof NG Dan; Secretary (Asia)
Prof KS Choi; Secretary(Europe) Prof N Akalan; Treasurer(Europe) Prof G Nikkah;
Chairman of the membership committee Prof ZH Rappaport; Historian Prof R
Fahlbusch; Past President Prof SY Yang. After Prof Pamir made his presentation
about the next convention, which would be held in 2009 in Istanbul, ProfFahbusch
thanked all presidents and concluded the meeting.
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