Dear Colleagues and Friends:

We are delighted to invite you to the The 27^th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Anesthesiology (CSA2019), which will be held in Hangzhou from October 31 to November 3, 2019.

Organized by Chinese Medical Association and Chinese Society of Anesthesiology, the CSA Annual Meeting now has become one of the largest meetings in the field in Asia Pacific Region. It attracted over 13,000 participants both home and abroad last year.

CSA2019 will continue to focus on cooperation & innovation. The theme for this year is: Toward Five Perspectives of Anesthesia Discipline, From Anesthesiology to Perioperative Medicine, Together & Stronger. The Grand Opening will take place the evening on October 31, followed by the Plenary Session the morning on November 1, 2019.

Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in East China, is one of the modern and prosperous cities in China. There is a popular saying: "Above there is heaven, below there are Hangzhou and Suzhou." Hangzhou's "heavenly" beauty attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists to its exquisite lakes, beautiful gardens, reflecting pools, lavish temples and lakeside teahouses.

I look forward to meeting you in this October in Hangzhou!

Yuguang Huang