Friends, Romans and colleagues, not since Ben Hur raced his chariot in front of 200,000 at the Circus Maximus, or Tay Tay played to 96k at the G, has an event been so anticipated. After a long hiatus, the combined AANZGOSA / SUGSS conference to end all conferences, is back, with an entertaining and invigorating program in the heart of old Sydney. From adipose to Adeno’s, controversial debates to cutting edge techniques, stunning videos to sick (fully) case studies, and with a star studded speakers list from the reaches of the Roman Empire to the lands of Genghis Kahn, this will be one you can’t miss. Throw in a fabulous dinner with fun speeches, great tales, jokes and dancing (yes there will be dancing) and it will be nye impossible to keep any surgeon, who ever said any of the words “stomach”, “gus”, “hernia”, “weight loss”, “hiatus”, “cancer, “robot” or “wish I had never done that one”, away. Deliberately set at the end of a working week, on Thursday and Friday, so you still have the weekend to recover, explore, romance, or still see the kids kick that winning goal, we would love to see you there. So throw off the bowlines and catch the trade winds in your sails as you set course to the fabulous harbour city for AANZGOSA / SUGSS 2024.