Following the success of the inaugural 2010 meeting, we are pleased to convene the second National Bladder and Kidney Symposium, 9-11th February 2012 in Melbourne. This is a multidisciplinary meeting exploring updates in diagnosis and management of these conditions. In addition to a faculty of local urologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists, we are delighted to announce the following international guests: Professor Urs Studer, Berne, Switzerland Professor Michael Blute, Massachusets, USA Dr James Porter, Seattle USA Professor Mary Gospodarowicz, Toronto, Canada The program will consist of: - plenary sessions - case discussions - state of the art lectures - Surgical workshop on bladder cancer (Professor Studer) - A breakfast session for urological nurses to discuss aspects of management pre- and postbladder cancer treatment We look forward to welcoming you to Melbourne for what we hope will be a high quality and productive scientific exchange. Dr Daniel Moon and A/Prof Declan Murphy