This is the 56th Annual meeting of the Indian Society of Haematology and Blood Transfusion(ISHBT ) being held in Bangalore after a gap of 20 years. Bangalore is one of the major hubs in India for healthcare, medical tourism, pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, information technology and molecular research. This meeting will bring together about 150-200 National faculty, 25-30 International faculty and about 1000-1500 delegates from all over the country and surrounding countries, in the fields of Haematology, Haemato-oncology, laboratory medicine and blood banking.