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52nd Annual Meeting of the ISPN – ISPN 2026 Cairo
Cairo, Egypt Annual Meetings
October 11 - October 16, 2026

ISPN 2026 will take place in Cairo, Egypt from 11–16 October 2026.

51st Annual Meeting of the ISPN – ISPN 2025 Lyon
Lyon, France Annual Meetings
October 26 - October 30, 2025

The ISPN 51st Annual Meeting will be held in Lyon, France from 26–30 October 2025.

X CLANPED 2025
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil Endorsed Meetings
August 13 - August 16, 2025

The X CLANPED – Congreso Latinoamericano de Neurocirugía Pediátrica – will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, from 13-16 August 2025, with a pre-congress course on 13 August.

Pediatric epilepsy surgery
Online Webinars
December 20, 2024

This session will be case-based and focuses on pediatric epilepsy surgery. The webinar will take place on Friday 20 December 18:00-20:00 CET. We will have...

ISPN Webinar – Hydrocephalus & shunts
Online Webinars
November 29, 2024

The first session in our 2024-2025 ISPN webinar series will cover hydrocephalus & shunts and will take place on Friday 29 November from 18:00-20:00 CET....

ISPN Education Course 2024 – Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia Courses
October 31 - November 4, 2024

An ISPN education course will be held in conjunction with the Serbian Neurosurgical Society annual meeting.

ISPN
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil Endorsed Meetings
October 13 - October 17, 2024

The X CLANPED – Congreso Latinoamericano de Neurocirugía Pediátrica – will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, from 13-16 August 2025, with a pre-congress course...

50th Annual Meeting of the ISPN – ISPN 2024 Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada Annual Meetings
October 13 - October 17, 2024

The ISPN 50th Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada from 13-17 October 2024

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 8 – Craniofacial
Online Courses
September 27, 2024

Our next ISPN Young doctors webinar will take place on Friday 27 September 2024 from 17:00-19:00 CEST. This month’s topic will be craniofacial.

ISPN Nurses education course – Module 3 – Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
Online Courses
September 18, 2024

Our next ISPN Nurses webinar will take place on Wednesday 18 September 2024 from 15:00-16:00 CEST. The topic will be Traumatic Brian Injury in Children.

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 8 – Occult dysraphism
Online Courses
August 30, 2024

Our next ISPN Young doctors webinar will take place on Friday 30 August 2024 from 17:00-19:00 CEST. This month’s topic will be occult dysraphism.

ISPN Education Course 2024 – Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru Courses
August 1 - August 2, 2024

Save the date! The ISPN Education Course 2024 Lima, Peru – Organized in collaboration with ASOLANPED – will be held on 1-2 August in Lima,...

Global Journal Club Pediatric Neurosurgery – 21 July
Online Endorsed Meetings
July 20, 2024

The educational committee of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery and the international relations committee of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery invite you...

ISPN Education Course 2024 – Accra, Ghana
2024 Education Close, Accra, Ghana Courses
July 12 - July 15, 2024

The ISPN Education Course 2024 – Accra will take place from 12-15 July 2024.

ISPN Education Course 2024 – Hyderabad, India
Online Courses
July 4 - July 6, 2024

The ISPN Education Course 2024 – Hyderabad will take place from 4-6 July 2024. There will be a dedicated Nursing Symposium taking place on 6...

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 7 – Traumatic brain injury
Online Courses
June 28, 2024

Our next ISPN Young doctors webinar will take place on Friday 28 June 2024 from 17:00-19:00 CEST. This month’s topic will be traumatic brain injury.

ISPN Education Course 2024 – Yerevan, Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia Courses
June 23 - June 25, 2024

The ISPN Education Course 2024 Yerevan, Armenia will take place from 23-25 June 2024.

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 6 – Oncology
Online Courses
May 31, 2024

Our next ISPN Young doctors webinar will take place on Friday 31 May 2024 from 17:00-19:00 CEST. This month the topic will be oncology.

ISPN Pediatric Neurosurgery Course 2024 – Uberaba, Brazil
Uberaba, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Courses
May 30 - May 31, 2024

This ISPN Pediatric Neurosurgery Course on 30 May 2024 preceeds the 20th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for Neurosurgery (Academia Brasileira de Neurocirurgia –...

ISPN Nurses Education Course – Pediatric CNS tumors
Online Courses
May 22, 2024

The ISPN next Education Course for Nurses will take place on 22 May 2024 from 15.00 to 17.00 CEST.

ISPN Education Course 2024 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Courses
May 16 - May 17, 2024

Save the date: The ISPN Education Course 2024 Addis Abeba, Ethiopia will take place on 16-17 May 2024.  

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 5 – Fetal surgery
Online Courses
April 26, 2024

We are continuing the series with a session on fetal surgery. This session will take place on Friday 26 April 17:00-19:00 CEST.

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 4 – Pediatric spinal trauma
Online Courses
March 23, 2024

We are continuing the series with a session on pediatric spinal trauma. This session will take place on Saturday 23 March 17:00-19:00 CET.

ISPN Young doctors education course – Module 1 – Hydrocephalus
Online Courses
November 17, 2023

We are happy to announce the kick off module of our second series of ISPN Young doctors education course. The session on hydrocephalus will take...

ISPN Education Course 2023 – Chennai, India
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Courses
September 21 - September 23, 2023

The ISPN Education Course 2023 Chennai, India will take place at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore from 21-23 September. Download the program through the...

ISPN Education Course 2023 – Goiania, Brazil
Goiânia, State of Goiás, Brazil Courses
August 2 - August 3, 2023

The next ISPN Education Course will be held in Goiania, Brazil on 2-3 August 2023. This course will preceed the Brazilian Pediatric Neurosurgery Society meeting...

ISPN Education course 2023 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Courses
July 20 - July 22, 2023

The ISPN Education course Malaysia, will take place in Kuala Lumpur from 20-22 July 2023. The program can be downloaded through the button below. The ISPN Education course...

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 12
Online Courses
June 30, 2023

Module 12 of the ISPN Medical students, residents & trainees education course will take place on Friday 30 June from 17:00-19:00CEST. The topic of this module...

ISPN Education course – Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia Courses
June 16 - June 18, 2023

The ISPN 2023 education course Indonesia will take place from 16-18 June 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. To find out more about the registration rates, click here > To...

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 11
Online Courses
May 26, 2023

Following multiple requests from the participants, a module providing some insight into the daily practice is now added to our ISPN medical students, residents &...

ISPN
Online Courses
April 28, 2023

You are invited to join us for our final session in the Young ISPN webinar series! Our session on Nursing will take place on Friday,...

ISPN
Online Courses
March 31, 2023

ISPN Medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 9 – Functional Friday 31 March 2023, 17:00-19:00 CEST Moderators: Nelci Zanon (Brazil) | Jeffrey Blount...

Pediatric Neurosurgery – 4th Annual Conference of Neurosurgery Dept Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt & 2nd Annual Conference of African Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Society (APNOS)
Egypt
March 2 - March 4, 2023

The 4th Annual Conference of Neurosurgery Dept Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt & 2nd Annual Conference of African Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Society (APNOS): Pediatric Neurosurgery will take place from...

ISPN
Online Courses
February 24, 2023

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 8 – Vascular Friday 24 February 17:00-19:00CET Moderators: Nelci Zanon (Brazil) | Jeffrey Blount (United...

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 7
Online Courses
January 27, 2022

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 7 – Epilepsy surgery Friday 27 January 2023, 17:00-19:00 CET Moderators: Nelci Zanon (Brazil) |...

48th Annual Meeting of the ISPN – ISPN 2022 Singapore
Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Singapore Annual Meetings
December 6 - December 10, 2022

The ISPN 48th Annual Meeting will be held in Singapore from 6-10 December 2022 at the Marina Bay Sands.

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 6
Online Courses
November 25, 2022

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 6 – Pediatric head and spine trauma (TBI) Friday 25 November 2022 17:00-19:00 CET The program...

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 5
Online Courses
October 28, 2022

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 5 – Pediatric neuro-infection (CNS infection) Friday 28 October 2022 17:00-19:00 CEST Detailed program information...

ISPN medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 4
Online Courses
September 23, 2022

Module #4 – Pediatric neuro-oncology (brain tumors) Friday, 23 September 2022 – 17:00-19:00CEST Moderators: Nelci Zanon (Brazil) | Jeffrey Blount (United States) | Noor ul...

ISPN Medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 3
Online Courses
August 26, 2022

Module 3 – Spine malformations anatomy, diagnosis & treatment (dysraphysm, spina bifida) Friday, 26 August 17:00-19:00CEST Embriology and classification on SB SB/MMC Antenatal diagnosis and...

ISPN education course 2022 – Kolkata, India
Kolkata, West Bengal, India Courses
August 13 - August 14, 2022

The next ISPN in-person education course is scheduled to take place in Kolkata, India on 13-14 August 2022. Find out more about the programme &...

ISPN Medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 2
Online Courses
July 29, 2022

Join us for Module 2 of our ISPN students, residents & trainees education course on Friday 29 July from 17:00-19:00CEST Module 2 – Brain malformations...

ISPN Education course 2022 – Peru
Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, Avenida Edgardo Rebagliati, Jesús María, Peru Courses
July 15 - July 16, 2022

We are happy to announce that our first in-person ISPN education course since March 2020 will take place on 15 & 16 July 2022 in...

ISPN Medical students, residents & trainees education course – Module 1
Online Courses
June 24, 2022

Module 1 – Head malformations anatomy, diagnosis & treatment (craniosynostosis & encephalocele) Register today for the first session in the new ISPN medical students, residents...

ISPN virtual Education Course 2021 – Africa
Online Courses
October 16 - October 17, 2021

The ISPN virtual Education Course – Africa will take place on 16 & 17 October 2021.

ISPN 2021 Virtual meeting
Online Annual Meetings
October 5 - October 7, 2021

Save the date for the ISPN 2021 virtual meeting! Despite positive news from vaccination strategies, it is unfortunately clear that the Covid-19 pandemic is not...

ISPN virtual Education Course 2021 – Brazil
Brazilian Grill Bbq, City Road, South Melbourne VIC, Australia Courses
September 24 - September 25, 2021

The ISPN virtual Education Course – Brazil will take place on Friday, 24 & Saturday 25 September 2021.

ISPN virtual Education Course 2021 – Bangladesh
Bangladesh Courses
July 9 - July 10, 2021

The ISPN virtual education course – Bangladesh 2021 will take place on Friday 9 & Saturday 10 July.

ISPN virtual Education Course 2021 – India
India Courses
July 3 - July 4, 2021

The ISPN virtual education course 2021 – India will take place on 3-4 July 2021.

Cancelled / ISPN Course 2020 – Sochi, Russia
Sochi, Russia Courses
October 10 - October 11, 2020

The ISPN Educational Course in Sochi, Russia will be held on 10-11 October 2020.

ISPN 2020 Virtual Meeting: Cutting-edge Science in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Online Annual Meetings
October 6 - October 8, 2020

lease join us for the premier meeting of the international community of pediatric neurosurgeons in 2020. There have been many online webinars, courses, and round...

Cancelled / ISPN Course 2020 – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan Courses
July 17 - July 18, 2020

The ISPN Education Course in Almaty, Kazakhstan will be held on 17 & 18 July 2020.

Cancelled / ISPN Course 2020 – Bangalore, India
Bangalore, Karnataka, India Courses
July 10 - July 12, 2020

The ISPN Educational Course 2020 Bangalore, India will be held from 10-12 July 2020.

Cancelled / ISPN Course 2020 – Chongqing, China
Chongqing, China Courses
June 19 - June 20, 2020

The ISPN Education Course in Chongqing, China will be held from 19-20 June 2020.

ISPN Course 2019 – Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina Courses
November 14 - November 16, 2019

The ISPN Course in Mendoza, Argentina will take place from 14-16 November 2019. En esta oportunidad, Mendoza, ha sido seleccionada para este curso especial de...

47th Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK – ISPN 2019
Online Annual Meetings
October 20 - October 24, 2019

The ISPN 47th Annual Meeting, ISPN 2019, will be held from 20-24 October 2019 in Birmingham, UK.

ISPN Course 2019 – Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia Courses
September 20 - September 21, 2020

The ISPN Course in Tbilisi, Georgia will take place from 20-21 September 2019. Faculty: S. Chatterjee, N. Zanon, S. Gorelyshev, G. Tamburini, S. Shankla Participants:...

ISPN Course 2019 – Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Courses
July 11 - July 13, 2019

The ISPN Course in Kazakhstan will take place from 11-13 July 2019. Faculty: N. Zanon, S. Constantini, A. Da Kunha, S. Gorelyshev, M. Handler Participants:...

ISPN Course 2019 – Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China Courses
June 21 - June 23, 2019

21–23 June 2019 – Guangzhou Faculty: W.T. Seow, K.C. Wang, S. Shankla, B. Roque Participants: 110

ISPN Course 2019 – Accra, Ghana
Accra, Ghana Courses
May 31 - June 1, 2019

The ISPN Course in Accra, Ghana will take place from 31 May-1 June 2019. Faculty: G. Fieggen, S. Chatterjee, N. Zanon, A. Sinha, B. Pettorini,...

ISPN Course 2019 – Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh Courses
March 1 - March 3, 2019

The ISPN Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh will take place from 1-3 March 2019. Faculty: S. Chatterjee, S. Gorelyshev, Young – Shin Ra, N. Muthukumar, J....

ISPN Course 2019 – Delhi, India
Delhi, India Courses
February 15 - February 17, 2019

The ISPN Education Course in Delhi, India will take place on 15-16 February 2019. Faculty: S. Chatterjee, W.T. Seow, T. Inagaki, J. Goodrich, N. Zanon...

ISPN Course 2019 – Bandung, Indonesia
Bandung, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia Courses
January 18 - January 21, 2019

This ISPN Education Course will take place in Bandung, Indonesia from 18-21 January 2019. Faculty: P. Steinbok, G. Tamburrini, A. Alias Participants: 108

46th Annual Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel – ISPN 2018
Tel Aviv, Israel Annual Meetings
October 7 - October 11, 2018

The ISPN 46th Annual Meeting, ISPN 2018, was held from 7-11 October 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel. For more information, visit the ISPN 2018 website:...

Curso internacional de neurocirurgia infantil ‘Fronteras de la Neurocirugia pediatrica’
Hospital Puerto Montt - Los Aromos, Puerto Montt, Chile
September 6 - September 9, 2018

Curso internacional de neurocirurgia infantil ‘Fronteras de la Neurocirugia pediatrica’

ISPN Education Course 2018 – Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh Courses
January 5 - January 7, 2018

The ISPN Education Course 2018, organized by ISPN & BSNS, will take place from 5-7 January 2018, in the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital,...

ISPN Course 2017 – Minsk, Belarus
Minsk, Belarus Courses
November 29 - December 1, 2017

Dear colleagues! It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this Inaugural Congress of the Eurasian Association of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (EAPN) which will be...

45th Annual Meeting, Denver, USA – ISPN 2017
Denver, CO, USA Annual Meetings
October 8 - October 12, 2017

It is our great pleasure to announce the 45th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN), which will be held in Denver,...

ISPN Course 2017 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Courses
September 9 - September 11, 2017

ISPN Course 2017 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ISPN-FLANC 2017 – Santarém, Brazil
Santarém, State of Pará, Brazil
August 10 - August 13, 2017

ISPN-FLANC 2017 – Santarém, Brazil

The 5th International CNS Germ Cell Tumor Symposium
Columbus, Ohio, USA
June 7 - June 10, 2017

The 5th International CNS Germ Cell Tumor Symposium

2016 Kobe, Japan Annual Meeting
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Annual Meetings
October 23 - October 27, 2016

Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is our great pleasure to announce the 44th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN), which will...

2015 Izmir, Turkey Annual Meeting
İzmir, Türkiye Annual Meetings
October 4 - October 8, 2015

It was a great honour and pleasure to host the 43rd Annual Meeting of the ISPN in Izmir, Turkey, between October 3-8, 2015. Even it...

2014 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Annual Meeting
Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Annual Meetings
November 9 - November 12, 2024

It was my great pleasure and honor to be the host of the 42nd ISPN Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. This was the second...

2013 Mainz, Germany Annual Meeting
Mainz, Germany Annual Meetings
September 29 - October 3, 2013

It was a great privilege, honour and joy to host the 41st Annual Meeting of the ISPN in Mainz, Germany, from September 29 to October...

Cairo, Egypt – January 2013
Cairo, Egypt
January 25 - January 27, 2013

The ISPN Cairo Course was held from 25-27 January 2013. The goals and objectives of the course were:  To promote pediatric neurosurgery as an essential...

2012 Sydney, Australia Annual Meeting
Sydney NSW, Australia Annual Meetings
September 9 - September 13, 2012

It was a great privilege and honour to host the 40th Anniversary of the ISPN in my home town of Sydney, Australia. The meeting was well...

2011 Goa, India Annual Meeting
Goa, India Annual Meetings
October 16 - October 20, 2011

39th Annual meeting  of the International society for Pediatric Neurosurgery was conducted at the Hotel Grand Hyatt, Goa, India  from the 16th to 20th of...

Hong Kong – November 2010
Hong Kong
November 6 - November 8, 2010

The ISPN Hong Kong Course was held from 5-6 November 2010.

2010 Jeju Island, Korea Annual Meeting
Jeju Island Annual Meetings
October 30 - November 4, 2010

The 38th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery was held from October 30 to November 4, 2010 in Jeju Island, the famous...

Shanghai, China – April 2010
Shanghai, China
April 27 - April 30, 2010

The ISPN China Course was held in Shanghai from 27-29 April 2010.

Jakarta, Indonesia – February 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia
February 26 - February 28, 2010

The ISPN Indonesia Course was held from 26-28 February 2010 in Jakarta and was followed by a mini-symposium on Medical Education on 1 March 2010.

Moscow, Russia – November 2009
Moscow, Russia
November 9 - November 27, 2009

The first ISPN Russian Course “Continuous Medical Education on Congenital Malformations of CNS and Cerebral Palsy” was held from 23-27 November 2009 in Moscow.

Kolkata, India – November 2009
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
November 5 - November 6, 2009

The ISPN Kolkata Course took place from 5-6 November 2009.

2009 Los Angeles, USA Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, CA, USA Annual Meetings
October 11 - October 15, 2009

The meeting was held in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, at the beautiful Langham Huntington Hotel. There were a total of 316 attendees from...

Morocco – May 2009
Morocco
May 8 - May 10, 2009

The ISPN Morocco Course was held from 8-10 May 2009.

Havana, Cuba – February 2009
Online
February 12 - February 14, 2009

The 2nd Cuban Course on Pediatric Neurosurgery was organized by the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) and the Cuban Society for Neurology and Neurosurgery...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – January 2009
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
January 10 - January 11, 2009

This ISPN Educational Course took place on 10-11 January 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and was attended by more than 100 participants.

2008 Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa Annual Meetings
October 12 - October 16, 2008

We are honoured to have had the opportunity to host the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society in Cape Town from 12-16 October 2008. This...

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