Dear Friends & Colleagues,

Welcome to Kuala Lumpur and ASPIRE 2017!

The 7th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2017) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 30 March to 2 April 2017. Like our previous congresses, you can be assured that we will continue to discuss, debate and dissect every significant development and scientific advancement of the past year that will impact on the future of fertility preservation, embryology, andrology, clinical trials, PCOS, PGS, IVM, and all related fields.

With its academically rich scientific programme, expert-led workshops, and the stellar lineup of international speakers that delegates have come to expect from this world-class event, ASPIRE 2017 will keep all participants on the leading edge of their field.

I look forward to meeting all of you personally – and to all of us gathering together – throughout the congress and at the various social events we have planned for the occasion.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ASPIRE 2017 Organising Committee and Executive Board, who are working tirelessly to bring to Kuala Lumpur this important congress for the region’s clinicians, nurses, researchers and academics in the field of reproductive medicine and fertility.

I would also like to urge all participants to take the time while you are here to see something of our fabulous host city. Cosmopolitan and colourful, distinctive and charming, Kuala Lumpur with its colonial influences, Asian traditions, and Malay inspirations is a charming and vibrant blend of the old and the new, a melting pot of cultures and a very plugged-in cybercity.

I look forward to seeing you there at ASPIRE 2017.

Yours sincerely,

Prof. Tzeng Chii-Ruey
ASPIRE President