Dear Neurosurgeons colleagues, I hereby welcome you, and at the same time allow me to distract you from your multiple occupations, to invite you to the XXVIII Meeting of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery, (CMCN), From Maximal to Minimal Invasive, Tantum possumus quantum scimus, Ubi labor ibi virtus to be held in the beautiful city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, (Perla Tapatía). From July 24 to 30, 2025, at Expo Guadalajara.

The main goal of the CMCN is to continuously promote education on neurosciences, neurosurgical techniques and technological developments applied to neurosurgery through academia (national and international, plenary lectures, premeeting symposiums, round tables, breakfast lectures, seccion talks, video sessions, clinical cases discussion, workshop courses, presentation of live surgeries during the congress), aimed to all neurosurgeons in the country and Latin America, and thus fulfill our social responsibility to restore the function and quality of life of people with brain diseases. Because a country with healthy people is synonymous with growth.

I Marco Antonio Barajas Romero, as president of the CMCN, thank you for giving me the opportunity to preside this great institution, during the period 2024/2025, I am a facilitator to bring you the latest and more advance Neurosurgery. Scientific committee has been working unstoppable with the goal of this meeting with highest scientific level. We invite all the neurosurgeons who wish to participate actively, with oral presentations, posters, in courses and workshops, in combination with the best international neurosurgeons, in the different of current neurosurgery.

In recent, decades Neurosurgery has changed significantly due to great technological advances applied to improve understanding of pathologies and their anatomical relationship in 3D dimension both internationally and nationally.

The theme of the Meeting from Maximal to Minimal Invasive, Tantum possumus quantum scimus, Ubi labor ibi virtus, (How much we know is how much we have, where there is work there is virtue). Standard approaches as well as minimal invasive, techniques are complementary in the management of complex neurological conditions, and the neurosurgeons must be familiar with both, including new technological developments, to apply both techniques. In order to acquire skills it is vital to attend forums and workshops courses where these principals and problems are discussed. Neurological surgery, requires broad knowledge of anatomy, surgical and micro-anatomy, microsurgical technique and instrumentations, as well as great visualization either with microscope, exoscope or any magnification system.

With this meeting, we want to bring a balance between scientific aspect and colleagues and family interaction, through social activities including: 5K race, football league, an unforgettable family day with a day-trip to the town of Tequila, to know ancient distillers and the processes of Tequila manufacturing with great typical Mexican cousine, local music, and much more.