Dear colleagues and friends,

Thank you for your support in attending ISBRA 2018 in Kyoto recently.
I am delighted to report that the Congress was a great success. There were 6 plenary lectures, 72 symposia, 6 ISBRA-WHO workshops, and 170 poster presentations, attended by nearly 500 registrants from 43 countries. The 13th International Symposium on ALPD was also held during the first two days.
We are extremely grateful for your active participation, which was integral to the success of the congress. We also deeply appreciate your efforts in rescheduling your flights and transportation to be able to come to Japan, immediately after a major typhoon forced the closure of KIX airport to international flights and severely restricted domestic operations.
On behalf of myself and the organizing committee members, thank you to all congress participants.
I hope to see all of you again in New Orleans, USA in 2020.

Thank you and best wishes,

Susumu Higuchi, MD, PhD