The 14th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine took place in Bhopal, India, during February 13 - 17, 2008. It was a huge international congress with a most impressive program. John Kellum, MD, of our CCM Department was the main speaker with no less than 8 presentations as indicated on the attached program of his personal contributions. Dr. Kellum not only is a strong advocate for our CCM Department but certainly also for American CCM at large. We congratulate Dr. Kellum for his successful career and worldwide fame.