MAY 2017 Editorial Secretary: Dr. Biju S. Pillai of Kerala have been empowered to conduct regional PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE academic programs on behalf of UAK to bring them too to the lime-light. Financial status of the society has been Dear colleague, enriched with healthy contributions from the organisers of previous conferences; a special mention to the all- As I complete six months of my tenure as time record contribution from PEARLCON. The funds the President of our esteemed society, of the society have been invested as different corpuses, I cherish mixed feelings of being on the which can be utilised solely for the specific purposes chair. Earnestly, it has never been a bed they have been intended to. The entire activities of the of roses for me, neither did I anticipate society have been made transparent with open invitation anything better. I had a vision and had to for selection of topics, organisational matters, faculty, fulfil the same with the unstinted support of a set of office chairpersons etc. The GB held at Thiruvananthapuram bearers who always stood together for the progress of gave the final nod for archiving the rich heritage and our society. Thank you all for your timely, but not so kind the current activities of our society. I plan to publish criticisms, which served as a catalyst in my endeavour. the UAK Handbook 2017 in three months’ time. I am sure we would be the first state organisation in the The vision I envisaged when I took over were country to have this Holy Bible. My memories are afresh To streamline the activities of our society and strengthen from creation of a similar handbook for ASU recently. the foundation To improve the academic standards It is unfortunate that my preaching of law and order has To enrich the financial status been a subject of vehement criticism from some corners. To archive the rich heritage of our society I have been the victim of court-martialling at the General To empower the council members representing various Body meetings of not only our society, but wherever I zones in Kerala occupied a hot seat. All those who framed the rules and by-laws and even occupied the chair of office bearers I may be slightly egoistic but all the more gratified, have been strongly criticising my policy of adhering to our when I say that I have been able to fulfil all the dreams mother constitution. Everyone wants freedom. Everyone I cherished in hardly six months’ time. The entire wants to break the rules he himself had framed. It is an activities of our beloved society including the list of irony that everybody wants to learn, but none wants to be office bearers, venues and the details of those who won taught. I am proud to say that I have come out unscathed accolades were all unearthed and compiled. I thank all from all these painful moments of my life and can probably those who whole-heartedly joined me in this treasure- dedicate myself for serving the society for a while more. hunt. The old guidelines of 2004 have been revised and new guidelines have been structured to suit the Thank you once again for placing unconditional faith on current day practice. New academic initiatives have been me implemented namely the PG Academic Program, Quiz- O-Mania and PG Academic Fellowship. The hitherto Krishna Moorthy silent Council Members representing the various zones President, UAK Message from Hon.Secretary (In charge) Report on Greetings from the cultural URORECON 17, capital of Kerala. At the outset let me congratulate the UAK midterm the organizers of the Poovar workshop held workshop for arranging an academic fest. Hope all the at Poovar- members also enjoyed the hospitality and academics by Dr Biju Pillai during the midterm workshop. I wish all the best of health and hope to see you all in large numbers at Manipal. Regards Venu Chandran Message from Editorial Secretary Greetings to all from Kochi. After the academic treat at Poovar and the festivities of the Thrissur Pooram, I hope all are The midterm workshop of UAK held back to work. The organizers at Poovar was an academic treat to the of the Poovar workshop did a wonderful job, bringing the minds as well as a treat to the soul due stalwarts in reconstructive urology across to the scenic beauty of the place and its India under one roof. The scenic beauty of surroundings. The organizers successfully Poovar Resorts shall remain in the minds of the members for a long time. brought the stalwarts in reconstructive urology across India under one roof for This newsletter also contains details of the fruitful one and half days of discussion upcoming events for which open invitations and teaching in a field of urology which are being issued. I have also included the address and contact details of the members is slowly slipping away from the hands of as available with us at present. I urge the urologists. members to kindly go through the details and revert back if any discrepancy is found. Approximately 150 delegates including I hope that the members will respond as early family members participated. The as possible. memories of Poovar shall remain in the minds of the delegates for a long time. With warm regards. Biju Pillai MINUTES OF THE MIDTERM GENERAL BODY MEETING OF UAK HELD ON 22 APRIL 2017 AT POOVAR ISLAND RESORTS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Prof. Roy Chally asked whether this could be 39 members attended the meeting. called as a Mid Term GB, since he believed that this was intended to be a Special General The meeting was called to order by the Body Meeting. He said that the only agenda President should be the validity of Andamans General The President informed the house about the Body Meeting and the validity of selection of sad demise of one of the founder members USICON 2020 chairman. The President read of the society, Prof. Ramdas Pisharody. out article 16 of the Constitution and clarified Dr.Vasudevan remembered Dr.Pisharody that the meeting was Mid Term Conference in his condolence speech and praised the only, since it was mandatory to conduct achievements of this great teacher, who rose two General Body Meetings every year for to the post of Principal of Medical College, the society. Dr.Krishnaprasad appealed to Thiruvananthapuram and Chairman of KNOS. members that peace and harmony of the The members stood up in silence for a minute society which had somehow got disrupted in as a mark of respect to the departed soul and the last few years should be restored and he requested the Hon. Secretary to send the was pained by the current proceedings of his condolence message to the bereaved family. beloved society. The President in his opening remarks, Prof. Roy Chally further enquired whether the expressed his satisfaction on the progress Agenda of the present GB circulated by the of the society. He urged the members to Hon. Secretary was approved by the Executive maintain peace and harmony so that the Committee. The President informed that as society could progress further. He further per the by-laws of UAK, this process was not informed that the office bearers were mandatory and further the available minutes working hard in harmony to achieve the goals of the previous Executive Committee of strengthening the foundation of the society, Meetings did not mention about approval of improve the academic standards, improve Agenda before any General Body Meeting of the financial status and empower the EC UAK. Dr.Joseph Thomas remarked that the members to conduct academic programs in procedure adopted was legal, however the their respective zones. The President further concern of Prof. Roy Chally was more of an informed that the minutes of the previous ethical issue. AGM was officially registered with the Registrar Prof. Roy Chally raised the concern that the of Societies within the stipulated time. agenda for the previous AGM at Andamans When the agenda on ‘Matters arising out of was not circulated, the minutes were not minutes of previous AGM` was taken up, recorded by the Hon.Secretary and `one man’s version of the proceedings’ were not during Lithocon also, since the GB Meeting acceptable to him. Dr.Nebu Issac Mammen, held then were not signed by any attending the then President clarified the circumstances members. in which the formalities for proper conduct of Prof. Roy Chally then expressed his displeasure AGM could not be undertaken subsequent to in the selection of the organising chairman of the resignation of then Hon. Secretary and USICON 2020 during the AGM at Andamans. the absence of Joint Secretary and Secretary He suspected that the selection was biased (In charge) for the AGM. Further he informed and the nomination for the post was done by that due to technical reasons the Agenda for the Chairman himself. Dr.Nebu replied that that AGM sent by him, were not received proper invitations were made for all posts of by the members and he was pained by the the Organising Committee of USICON 2020 remarks of some of the members that he was earlier and no nominations were received. As a liar. The house felt that such remarks were per the direction pf ASU to finalise the team not befitting the ethics of the society. The immediately, the Executive Committee of President showed the members a copy of UAK held at Pondicherry selected Dr.Krishna the Agenda circulated by the then President, Moorthy as Organising Chairman for the which was available in the Sent Items Mail Box Conference and Dr.Vinod KV as Organising of the sender.