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ISPN President 2019-2020 José Francisco M. Salomão shares his vision for the coming year

‘Continuity with innovation’ is how Professor José Francisco M. Salomão sees the future of ISPN. Professor Salomão (Brazil) followed in the footsteps of Wolfgang Wagner and became President of ISPN at the recently held ISPN Annual Meeting in Birmingham, UK. In his Presidential Message he describes how he sees ISPN to fulfil its mission in improving […]

Register early for the 47th Annual ISPN Meeting in Birmingham!

The 47th Annual ISPN Meeting is approaching and so is the deadline for Early bird registration!   Register early by 29th August!   The 47th Annual ISPN Meeting in 2019 will be held from 20-24th October in Birmingham, UK.    The annual ISPN meeting with its outstanding scientific content will give you the opportunity to […]

ISPN Visiting Fellowships Program – apply by 31st August!

Time is running out … Apply today for the ISPN Visiting Fellowships Program! THERE IS STILL TIME! DEADLINE – 31ST AUGUST   What does the ISPN Visiting Fellowships Program Offer? The ISPN supports two categories of Visiting Fellowships every year. The Visiting Fellowship in an international unit supports a trainee from a low or lower-middle income country (per […]

ISPN 2019 – Abstract submission deadline postponed & 2 weeks left to apply for an Annual Meeting Scholarship

Time is ticking .. Submit your abstract & apply for an ISPN 2019 Annual Meeting Attendance Scholarship today! There is still time to submit your abstract The abstract submission deadline for the 47th Annual Meeting of the ISPN has been extended until Monday 15 April 2019. Read the abstract guidelines here and submit your latest […]

ISPN 2019 Meeting Attendance Scholarships open for application!

The ISPN supports different scholarships each year, in order to provide the younger generation, and mainly those from low and lower-middle income countries (per World Bank classification), with an opportunity to increase their knowledge in the field of pediatric neurosurgery. Applications are now open for the ISPN 2019 Meeting Attendance Scholarship! The ISPN Meeting Attendance Scholarship was established to […]

Welcome to ISPN 2019, welcome to Birmingham

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On behalf of the annual ISPN Meeting, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 47th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery taking place in Birmingham, 20th to the 24th October 2019. Neurosurgery has seen tremendous change with greater understanding, better techniques and improved outcomes in many […]

Celebrating the success of the ISPN 2018 Annual Meeting

The 46th Annual Meeting of the ISPN, ISPN 2018, was held from 7-11 October 2018 in the sunny city of Tel Aviv, Israel. Over 650 participants from all over the world joined to attend this year’s meeting with a jam packed programme that even needed to accommodate 3 parallel sessions on one of the congress days […]

Looking ahead at ISPN 2018

ISPN 2018 is rapidly approaching, with only two months to go the 46th ISPN Annual meeting is shaping up to be one of our largest meetings to date. Our scientific program contains sessions with outstanding invited faculty: Philippe Coubes, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Rick Hodes, Annie Huang, Thomas Merchant, Philip Pearl, Uri Tabori, Brigitte Wideman, Roger […]

Passing of Emeritus Professor Jonathan C Peter

It is with sadness that we share news of the passing of a much-loved and deeply respected former president of our society, Emeritus Professor Jonathan C Peter, on 02 April 2018. We were privileged to have him as our teacher, mentor and friend. Read more >>

InterSurgeon – the new platform to create international partnerships

Dear Colleague, We would like to introduce you to InterSurgeon. This is a unique and innovative website which acts as a platform for creating international collaborative partnerships in the world of Paediatric Neurosurgery. In a recent survey over 40% of respondents stated that difficulty identifying an international partner was a major obstacle to international collaboration. InterSurgeon hopes to address […]

Apply for an ISPN Scholarship today!

The ISPN supports different scholarships each year, in order to provide the younger generation, and mainly those from low and lower-middle income countries (per World Bank classification), with an opportunity to increase their knowledge in the field of pediatric neurosurgery. Applications are now open for the following scholarships: ISPN Meeting Attendance Scholarship The ISPN Meeting Attendance Scholarship was […]

In memoriam – Prof. Satoshi Matsumoto

Dear Members of ISPN, It is with great sadness to inform you all that one of the ISPN founders, Professor Satoshi Matsumoto, passed away at the age of 90 years on November 7, 2017. During the opening of the Annual Meeting of ISPN hosted by Professor Mami Yamasaki in Kobe last October, we watched the video message from […]