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The SUFU Winter Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, February 28 March 4, 2017. As in previous years, the abstracts for this meeting are featured in this special edition of Neurourology and Urodynamics. The abstract topics presented at this year's meeting will again span the spectrum of our unique and growing specialty. Topic areas include female/male incontinence, lower urinary tract reconstruction, overactive bladder, pelvic organ prolapse, neuromodulation, neurogenic bladder, painful bladder syndromes, male lower urinary tract dysfunction, and urodynamics among others. The content in this issue of Neurourology and Urodynamics represents some of the best peer-reviewed scientific and clinical work in the field. The task of reviewing abstracts is an arduous one, and many are involved in this process. For the 2017 Meeting, we had a total of 45 reviewers for the 360 abstracts submitted. There will be 60 abstracts presented at the podium and over 200moderated and unmoderated posters presented at the meeting. On average, each abstract was reviewed by five clinicians/scientists. The Executive Committee of SUFU recognizes these reviewers for the hours of (unpaid and largely unrecognized) time spent painstakingly looking over and scoring the blinded abstracts. A unique aspect of our meeting is the collaboration and intermingling of clinical and basic science. The first day and a half of the meeting is devoted, in its entirety, to basic science. Dynamic sessions focusing on novel methods of urodynamic diagnosis, the impact of stress on bladder function, the implications of urothelial permeability, and pathogenesis of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome are some of the highlights of the basic science meeting. In addition, this year, the top ten scored basic science abstracts will be presented at the main plenary session. The clinical portion of the program, which will begin on Thursday morning, is highlighted by new point-counterpoint sessions. Controversial topics, including the usefulness of urodynamics in several clinical scenarios (mixed incontinence, refractory OAB and prior to TURP)will be addressed. Several state of the art lectures will be delivered, including talks on Hormone Replacement Therapy by Dr. Nirit Rosenblum, and Female Sexual Dysfunction by Dr. Raymond Costabile. Panel sessions focusing on Bowel Dysfunction, andManagement of Uterine Prolapse also highlight the meeting. Additionally, sessions focusing on ways to enhance your practice will be presented, including lectures on incorporating physician extenders, and optimizing proper billing practices for FPMRS. A few other aspects of the meeting deserve mention. The popular Biostatistics course will again be offered as well as the course on reviewing journal articles. There will be moderated video sessions in the early morning in the exhibit hall both Friday and Saturday mornings. Breakout sessions on a variety of topics, including new sessions on male urethral reconstruction, female sexual dysfunction and management of recurrent UTI's, are scheduled for Thursday and Friday afternoons. These small group formats allow for considerable interaction between faculty and participants. ALL of these sessions are free of charge with meeting registration, although several sessions have limited capacity. SUFU is pleased to return to Scottsdale – this time to a new location at the Hyatt Regency. We encourage you to explore the natural beauty of Arizona during your stay, and enjoy the many amenities of this amazing resort. Hiking, biking, and many outdoor activities await you in sunny Scottsdale. For those of you who cannot make it to Scottsdale, we encourage you to plan your travel calendars now for the SUFU 2018 Winter Meeting at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas, February 27 March 3, 2018.