The 10th annual conference of the Rural Doctor's Association of Southern Africa (RuDASA) was held over the 10^th and 11^th of August 2006 In Empangenl, KZN. It had been convened by Prof. Steve Reid from the Centre for Rural Health, University of KZN under the topic inspiring Rural Health—tell your story’. The program was full and it was not easy for the 200 odd delegates to choose between many of the sessions. On both days plenary sessions with keynote addresses were held, after which oral and poster presentations took place in parallel sessions. The afternoons were taken up by workshops, mostly focussing on skills. On the evening of the 10^th of August a conference dinner was held.