Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to Vellore, the magnificent fort city of Tamil Nadu. This 16 th century fort built by the Vijayanagara kings, subsequently passed through the hands of the Bijapur sultans, Marathas, Carnatic Nawabs and the British, till independence. Each brought with them, a piece of their culture and faith and the city continues to take pride to be a meeting point for people across the nation and the globe. The Christian Medical College, Vellore, conceived in 1900 by Dr. Ida Scudder in response to the need for women medical doctors shares a similar story as the Vellore fort, with individuals from different culture adding to what the institution stands for ‘Not to be ministered unto but to minister’. One such individual was Dr. Jacob Chandy who commenced the multidisciplinary Neurological Sciences division in 1949, the first in India and serves as the birthplace for advanced neurological services provided within the country.

This is an invitation to all interested in the field of Paediatric Neurology to reconnect with our roots and take this specialty to every corner of the globe, to benefit society and improve health care for children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. In order to achieve this, we need to hold hands with other medical specialty, allied health professional teams, educationists, engineers, families and policy makers. So, the theme for the 14 th annual conference of the Association of Child Neurology India, Childneurocon 2024 is ‘Collaboration, the Means to Creativity’.

The conference will be held from 8 th to 10 th of February 2024, in the lush green valley called the Bagayam campus of the Christian Medical College, surrounded by the ancient hills of the Eastern Ghats. The conference highlights include, five pre-conference workshop and the conference itself will encompass two days of cutting-edge deliberations by national and international experts. A warm welcome to all…..