SPINEART and GE Healthcare hosted a lab at the University of Hamburg. This lab gave 40 participants from 12 countries the opportunity to learn more about the latest in motion preservation methods and to train on M.I.S. surgical techniques with emphasis on the screwless and K-wireless technologies. Included in this training were interactive presentations and hands-on anatomical workshops hosted by an internationally renowned surgeon faculty from Germany, Belgium, the US and France. Additionally we hosted separate theoretical and bioskills sessions in Russian, which was an exciting first for us.