1. JAYCS Member Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hiroyuki Tsukui, MD, PhD

2.  Carlos Mery: University of Virgnia ; TSRA Executive Committee  Tom Nguyen: Columbia University; TSRA Executive Committee  Patrick Myers: Children’s Hospital Boston, Geneva University; Surgical Training and Manpower  Rafael Sadaba: Hospital de Navarra, Spain; Surgical Training and Manpower  Hiroyuki Tsukui: Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan; JAYCS member  Francis D. Ferdinand: Supervisor

4. Name: International Network of Young Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons The Network is formed by surgeons in training or in early stages of their professional careers, with practices in different countries worldwide, united by the shared interest of promoting exchange of ideas and experiences.

5. To learn from the experiences of others To research into the current status of the specialty and the likely trends that it will follow To ensure the survival of the specialty in the future To facilitate access to quality training for trainees worldwide Focus on novel forms of educational opportunities

6.  It would be flat, flexible and open but with a stable core. This stable core must be defined, as, at least a few, will have certain responsibilities such as organizing meetings, taking care of the facebook or linkedin profile, etc.