Dear friends Greetings from IAGES Central Oce IAGES has now become one of the largest academic forums in the global stage of Minimal Access Surgery with close to 10000 members. Teaching, training and knowledge sharing are the key attributes of our association. FIAGES (Fellowship in Essential laparoscopic Surgery), EFIAGES (Fellowship in Basic flexible endoscopy) FALS (Fellowship in advanced laparoscopic Surgery in 7 subspecialties namely Hernia, Upper GI, HPB, Colorectal surgery, Bariatric surgery, Robotic surgery and Oncology FAGIE (Fellowship in advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy in 4 subspecialties namely Colonoscopy, ERCP, Therapeutic Upper Gl and 3rd space endoscopy) are the regular fellowship courses held periodically in various institutions across our country. FALS HERNIA is a 3-day fellowship course in Essential laparoscopic Surgery with lecture modules, live operative sessions and meet-the-professor sessions to learn the tricks of the trade from the masters. This will be followed by an assessment module with 100 questions MCQ, Viva. We look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful city of Udaipur for this academic feast and festival. Our heartfelt appreciation and best wishes to Dept of Surgery, American International Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur for a memorable and successful scientific event.