ISESS Executive Committee Plenary Session concluded successfully

On August 29, 2025, the Executive Committee meeting of the International Society for Endoscopic Spine Surgery (ISESS) was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. Through strict election procedures, the meeting completed important agendas such as the discussion and approval of the revised ISESS Bylaws, the admission of new ISESS Executive Committee members and the election of new leadership.The meeting was presided over by Professor Zhen-Zhou Li (China), Secretary-General of the Executive Committee. First, Professor Shu-Xun Hou, the first Chair of the ISESS Executive Committee, gave an opening address to welcome the members of the ISESS Executive Committee and summarized the past achievements of the Committee. Next, the revised ISESS Bylaws were discussed and voted on the Executive Committee.Five of the 10 appointed members recommended by the ISESS Executive Committee took part in this meeting. They were Alvaro Dowling (Chile), Ying-Kei Chan (Hong Kong, China), Jian-Wen Dong (China), Hao-Yu Feng (China), and Shi-Sheng He (China). The Executive Committee had sent the resumes of the five incoming Executive Committee members to all the current Executive Committee members in advance to solicit their opinions. After each incoming Executive Committee member introduced themselves, the Executive Committee voted by a show of hands on the spot.

The meeting also elected Eduardo Barreto (Brazil) as the Vice Chair of the ISESS Executive Committee and the President of the Academic Committee;

Chien-Min Chen (Taiwan, China) as the Vice Chair of the ISESS Executive Committee and President of the Education Committee;

 

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski (United States) as the ISESS President-Elect.

  Professor Shu-Xun Hou, the first Chair of the ISESS Executive Committee, stepped down and nominated professor Li-Min Rong (China) to take over. Professor Li-Min Rong introduced himself and was officially elected as the Chair of the second Executive Committee of ISESS by a show of hands. Based on the proposal by Kai-Xuan Liu, the members of the first Executive Committee had their terms extended to serve on the new Executive Committee due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the revision of the Bylaws and the preparation of the annual meeting. All the Executive Committee members, through a show of hands, approved the resignation of 3 members of the first Executive Committee due to personal reasons, and the re-election of all remaining first Executive Committee members. At the end of the meeting, the discussion and vote were held on the 5th ISESS Annual Meeting being hosted in Brazil in 2026. Professor Li-Min Rong, the new Chair of the ISESS Executive Committee, announced that Professor Jian-Wen Dong (China) was the new Secretary-General of the Executive Committee. With this, the meeting concluded successfully.