Overview of Emerging Technologies -- Economics of New Surgical Technologies -- The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies -- Education and Training -- The World Virtual University and the Internet: http://www.websurg.com -- Virtual Reality: Objective Assessment, Education, and Training -- Organizing Surgical Simulation Centers in Response to Disruptive Technologies -- Ideal VR systems: Is There a “Holy Grail” in Simulation System Land? -- The Medical Informatics Challenge in Surgery -- Robotics and Novel Surgical Approaches -- Robotics in General Surgery: Today and Tomorrow -- Evolving Endoluminal Therapies -- Innovations in Surgical Instruments -- Microtechnology in Surgical Devices -- Innovative Instruments in Endoscopic Surgery -- New Hemostatic Dissecting Forceps with a Metal Membrane Heating Element -- Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors -- Technological Innovations in Kidney and Liver Living-Donor-Related Transplantation -- Bioengineering -- Tissue Engineering -- Beyond the Future -- Adapting to Future Technologies.