Dear ISIN community, dear collaborators, dear friends, I am deeply honored to have been elected as the new president of a society that means a lot to me and to follow in the wonderful footsteps of Sedat Ulkatan. Furthermore, I am keen to take on the huge responsibility of working on the society’s main pillars of inclusion, international collaboration and interdisciplinary partnership. 

You, the ISIN members are the foundation of our society, and dedicated education and innovative research are the driving force enabling us to achieve our shared goal of improving the safety of patients undergoing high-risk procedures.

Besides our dedicated board and committees, we introduce new vehicles for our work on crucial topics in the form of the task force groups. Examples of their work include improving intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for countries with fewer resources, generating evidence in our field and introducing webinars on a range of subjects. As well as our core group of neurophysiologists, neurologists and neuromonitoring technicians, additional task force groups will represent the interests of surgeons and anesthesiologists and we will also benefit from the collaboration with the European Society of Neurosurgery.

Neuroscientists, PhDs and all members are encouraged to push innovation to a higher level. Our awards for innovation and lifetime achievement acknowledge these contributions. Through our travel grants, we aim to facilitate international and interdisciplinary exchange for members seeking training opportunities.

Finally, as we progress, we should remember the roots of ISIN, a society that was founded by a group of inspired physicians and scientists to bridge diverse interests and create an almost new discipline.

I am excited to invite you to our educational course in Kyoto, Japan, in 2025 and to our next congress in Mumbai, India, in 2026. Finally, I would like to encourage you to share constructive feedback and valuable inputs as we continue our passionate journey in the field of intraoperative neurophysiology.

Best wishes
Kathleen Seidel

ISIN president 2024-2026