Neurosurgery Residents from throughout the Kingdom attended the inaugural meeting.Meeting leadership: (L-R) Prof. Abdulrahman Al Anazi, Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dammam & Chair of the Saudi Dandy Chapter; Prof. Abdullah Al Rubaish, President, University of Dammam; Prof. Saleem Abdulrauf, President, Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society; Prof. Basil Sheikh, Vice-President for the Academic Affairs, University of Dammam; Prof. Ali Sultan, Dean, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, and Prof. Ahmed Ammar, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of DammamProfessor Abdulrauf, Dandy President, and Professor Sultan, Dean, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, signed the collaborative agreement which will include education, research, and exchange programsPresidential Address: Dr. Abdulrauf delivered a speech emphasizing the patient outcome-centric subspecialty model for the future training and practice of neurosurgery.