The Seoul of PRS Global Open

A dream will not become an innovation if there is no realization. ―Ciputra a fter a month and a half of eye-opening experiences traveling to various nations and cities to represent the Journal—Moscow, New Delhi, and Boston—the final stop on the 2015 PRS Global Open " World Tour " was Seoul, South Korea (Fig. 1). This was a unique stop in our tour and a fitting end, as we were holding our very first PRS Global Open Editorial Board meeting in Asia. It seems like an obvious decision to host a global journal's meeting away from the confines of home and on other continents where new horizons are literally visible and a new group of people can join. Two years after the birth of our Journal, now in a rapid growth phase, we were excited to have our first internationally held Editorial Board meeting in Seoul and honored to be hosted by the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons at their annual meeting. But, as any weary traveler could attest, the last leg on a long travel schedule loses some of the steam, shine, and energy when compared with the first. We were definitely expecting great things from our editorial board— and we were not disappointed—but it was what we did not expect to find that was truly awe inspiring. As we reflect on this journey from over 1 year ago, the clarity of hindsight has truly helped us put this amazing experience in focus. Just like the city of Seoul, the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons meeting and society were palpably excellent, as there were innovations in each session and welcoming people greeting and hosting us at each engagement, meeting, and course. Discussing PRS Global Open and plastic surgery in general here was like watching both come alive all over again. The people we worked with again—or for the first time—in the editorial board meeting , in the lectures we attended and led, and in the clinics we were invited to visit were all so open to innovation, open to learning, open to open access, and open to expanding the knowledge base of plastic surgery for all. This welcoming , fruitful, collaborative environment was emblematic of the reason for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons to be there with its official open access journal. Korea does present a rare opportunity for a true visual-ization of history, …