INDIAN SOCIETY OF NEURORADIOLOGY
                            Regd. No:781/99-2000

Minutes of the GB meeting held at Mumbai on 15th December 2001

1. Secretarys report was read and passed.
2. Discussion on the previous minutes :

1. Members raised the issue of corporate memberships where the companies would be requested to become members of ISNR. To this effect, a subcommittee of Dr. NH Khandelwal and Dr. R.K.Gupta was formed. The latter was requested to communicate with the trade regarding the memberships.

2. Newsletter Dr. NH Khandelwal was requested to start the newsletter.

3. Dr. Harsh Mahajan was requested to transfer the account of the earlier meeting held at New Delhi the that of ISNR.

The previous minutes as passed; proposed by Dr. AK Gupta and seconded by Dr. RK Gupta.

3. The audited statement of accounts of the ISNR was passed; proposed by Dr. RK Gupta and seconded by Dr. Shrinivas Desai.

4. Tenure of the office bearers of the society other than that of the president. It was unanimously decided to change the tenure of the Hon Secretary & the Treasurer from the present one year to three years. It was also decided that as far as possible both the office bearers should be from the same geographical place.

5. Dr. Ravi Ramakanth proposed that the next ISNR meeting if held in tandem with the ISVIR meeting, the ISNR should precede the ISVIR meeting. It was unanimously passed by the GB.

6. Dr. PN Jayakumar proposed if ISNR would consider canceling the next annual meeting in 2002 as the other European societies have done. This may help the delegates attend the symposium at Paris as the companies may be requested to provide financial support the Indian delegates in-lieu of ISNR meeting in India. The proposal was vetoed by many members of the society.

7. Issue of holding ISNR meeting with ISVIR
   While Dr. Ravi proposed the ISNR meeting be before the ISVIR, Dr. Desai suggested the ISNR be held later & over the weekend as it is has larger attendance than the ISVIR. The president suggested we continue the current practice of having both the conferences together for a few years more as there are common members and it is financially sound.
   It was decided to request Dr. AK Gupta to write to Dr. Venkateswarulu asking him to write a letter to the Secretary ISNR, for holding the next meeting of the ISNR at Hyderabad.

8. The ISNR meeting if ISNR Scheduled in 2003 to be held at Chandigarh.
9. Any other agenda.
    

   1. Prof. Sudha Suri raised the issue of the excessive registration fees charged by the organizers at Mumbai. She also said her students could not attend the meeting because of that. She opined such problems should be avoided in the future. While Dr. PN Jayakumar, Dr. Ravi, Dr. AK Gupta, Dr. Bapuraj suggested the organizers interact with the organizing committee in the future, Dr. Shrinivas Desai and Dr. RK Gupta opined the organizers should be given a free hand.

   2. Prof. Sudha Suri said the selection of the faculty for the ISNR meeting at Mumbai left much to be desired. She suggested the organizing committee act in conjunction with the EC of ISNR in future. The president suggested the a committee of the Organising Secretary & the Hon Secretary of ISNR decide on pertinent issues regarding the conduct of the conference, selection of faculty,etc.

   3. It was proposed & accepted to include the category of Emritus membership in the ISNR
       

10. Dr. Sudha Suri proposed the registration fees for the members should be different from that of non-members. It was unanimously passed by the GB.

11. Dr. PN Jayakumar was commended on the excellent work done for the website. He was requested to continue to develop the website and maintain the same.

12. Dr. PN Jayakumar was also requested to continue to interact with the organizers of the Symposium Neuroradiologicum scheduled in 2002, in Paris.

13. Election of new office bearers:

    The following members were elected as the office bearers. 

    President	Dr. RK Gupta	Proposed	Dr. Mahajan
    		Seconded	Dr. Jayakumar
    Vice President	Dr. Shrinivas Desai	Proposed	Dr. Mahajan
    		Seconded	Dr. Ravi R
    Secretary	Dr. NH Khandelwal	Proposed	Dr. Jayakumar
    		Seconded	Dr. AK Gupta
    Jt. Secretary	Dr. Anirudh Kohli	Proposed	Dr. Mahajan
    		Seconded	Dr. Desai
    Jt. Secretary	Dr. Santosh	Proposed	Dr. Mahajan
    		Seconded	Dr. AK Gupta
    Treasurer	Dr. Bapuraj	Proposed	Dr. Khandelwal
    		Seconded	Dr. Jayakumar

Executive Members :

Dr. Harsh Mahajan
Dr. Murali
Dr. Savleni
Dr. Ravi R
Dr. Harsh Rastogi

Ex-officio Members

Prof. Sudha Suri
Prof. PN Jayakumar

The meeting ended with thanks to the previous office bearers of the association.