The historic and very beautiful city of St. Petersburg welcomed over 400 plastic surgeons from 29 countries and 34 exhibiting companies for the first official ISAPS Course ever held in Russia. The welcome extended by the local hosts and organizers was overwhelmingly warm and gracious. Those who were visiting for the first time experienced the magnificent art, architecture, ballet, and food during the mysterious and fascinating White Nights. Daylight until nearly midnight and bright sunlight streaming in your window at four o’clock in the morning was a new phenomenon for many of us. Planned by the ISAPS Education Council, course directors Nazim Cerkes and Renato Saltz worked closely on the program content with Dr. Irina Khrustaleva, the ISAPS National Secretary for Russia and a native of St. Petersburg. We owe a debt of gratitude to Olga Zaseeva of Clovermed and Igor Bogoroditski of Bio Concept Company for their superb management of the logistics that made this meeting run so smoothly. ISAPS, together with our local planning team, were able to bring an outstanding faculty to Russia, covering a vast array of aesthetic surgery techniques, and were rewarded by a most attentive au– dience. We anticipate many new Russian ISAPS members joining us very soon.