b'THE SIU: A PLATFORM FOR COLLABORATION ININTERNATIONAL UROLOGYDear Friends and Colleagues,The past year has led to unprecedented hardships and challenges for the global community,especially those working in health care. We have witnessed inventive research and collaborationin response to a threatening pandemica display of the power and potential of working together toward a common goal.In the same way, the urological community hasThe SIU has also done its utmost to maintainbanded together to demonstrate its support forand facilitate regular and open contact with colleagues around the world who are now facednational urological societies, assessing needs with this daunting reality. During this time, thein each region and ensuring that access to SIU has sought to find new and innovative ways toimportant educational resources and toolsbring urologists together. With the contributionsis available to those who need it most.of members, colleagues and partner societies,we have served the community in 2020 through: The SIU was proud to officially launch itsA new, free SIU Academy series of globalown academic journal in 2020. The SIUJwebinars, SIU 360, that covers a varietydebuted in October 2020 and is set to be of topics tailored for audiences in specificpublished six times a year. The dedicated, regions around the worlddiverse, and talented editorial team ensuresGlobal surveys measuring the impact ofthat high-quality research and articles are COVID-19 on urological care and urologists,published in this important open-accessresulting in the publication of five manuscripts forum. In addition, the SIUJ does not chargeUrology-specific COVID-19 webinars,any publication or submission fees, ensuringprovided in an open-access library on that it will be an important tool for urologists SIU Academy around the world, regardless of funding. A completely virtual two-day annualDespite 2020 being a very challenging yearcongress, provided to urologists free for the global community, it has also shown of charge us that truly remarkable accomplishments Virtual events targeting specific practicecan be made when energies are focused for areas, such as the B2B GU Cancers Triadthe common good. It has been our honour to Meeting on SIU Academy and a series ofcollaborate with our colleagues and industry eGrand Rounds webinars, and partners around the world to search for newThe launch of a new educational gamingand better ways forward in education and platform, uRCADE, hosting two new games:research, and in the process to create someRCC Quest and I-O +Challenger, testingtruly unique programmes and activities knowledge of the latest therapies andimproving urological care worldwide.advances in kidney and bladder cancer research.SANJAY B. KULKARNI JEAN DE LA ROSETTEIndiaSIU President, 2019-2021 TurkeySIU General Secretary4 A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 0'