In October 2003, the 3rd national Conference was held in New Delhi. The organizing team was led by Dr Sudhir Bahadur. The overseas faculty included Dr A.Balm (P.A.Shah oration); Dr U.Prasad (Hiranandani oration) and Dr Giovanni. The conference focused on management of complex skull base tumors. Regional workshops and CME programs were conducted in King George Medical University Lucknow (Dr Naresh Bhatia); Kailash Cancer Center, Goraj Baroda (Dr Atul Shah); Grant Medical College, Mumbai (Dr Mohan Jagade); Chikhaldara, Nagpur (Dr Madan Kapre); and Kidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore (Dr Ashok Shenoy).