Week at a Glance
View the 2026 IMS-iRS Congress schedule at a glance. To view the days, scroll down or click a link to jump to a specific date.
| Tuesday Nov 17 | ||||
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| Off Site | THE ROYAL SONESTA | |||
| Location TBD | Room A | Room B | ||
| 7:30/5:30PM | Hands-on Cadaveric course | |||
| 8:30/9:30AM | Challenging Locations, Advanced Technologies, and Surgical Strategy | |||
| 9:30/10:30AM | The Most Important Lesson I Learned From… | |||
| 10:30/11:00AM | BREAK | |||
| 11:00AM/12:45PM | PLENARY 1 | |||
| 12:45/1:30PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:30/2:30PM | Mastering the Frontiers of Skull Base Surgery | From Incidental Findings to Future Therapies | ||
| 2:30/3:30PM | Proferred Papers Session 1 |
Complex Corridors and Advanced Skull Base Techniques | ||
| 3:30/4:00PM | BREAK | |||
| 4:00/5:00PM | Mastering the Unexpected: Complications and Bailout Strategies | Where Vascular Neurosurgery Meets Skull Base Surgery | ||
| 5:00/6:00PM | Cerebrovascular Masters Panel: Challenging Cases and Lessons | |||
| 6:00/9:00PM | Opening Reception | |||
| Wednesday Nov 18 | ||||
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| THE ROYAL SONESTA | ||||
| Time | Room A | Room B | Room C | |
| 7:30/8:30AM | Seeing the Invisible: Advanced Imaging That Changes Surgical Strategy | Orbit and Optic Canal: Correlates of Visual Outcomes after Surgery | Advanced Microsurgical Dissection of the Brain: Techniques and Insights | |
| 8:30/9:30AM | Radiomics and AI in Meningioma Care: Hype vs Reality | CPA Tumors: Anatomy, Surgical Approaches & Pitfalls | White Matter Anatomy Revisited: Fiber Dissection in the Modern Era | |
| 9:30/10:00AM | BREAK with Exhibitors | |||
| 10:00/11:00AM | Beyond the MRI: Neuroradiology That Alters Decision-Making in Meningiomas | Surgical Techniques in CPA and Posterior Fossa Surgery | Surgical Anatomy of Insula and Sylvian Fissure | |
| 11:00AM/12:30PM | PLENARY 2 (ROOM A) | |||
| 12:30/1:30PM | Lunch and Lunch n’ Learn Industry sessions | |||
| 1:30/2:30PM | Meningiomas in the Molecular Age: How Molecular Classification is Changing Practice | From Vesalius to Rhoton: The Evolution of Neurosurgical Anatomy | White Matter Tracts and Glioma Surgery: Anatomical Limits of Resection | |
| 2:30/3:30PM | Proffered Papers Session 2 |
Proffered Papers Session 3 |
Proffered Papers Session 4 |
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| 3:30/4:00PM | BREAK with Exhibitors | |||
| 4:00/5:00PM | Emerging Biomarkers and Targeted Therapy/Clinical Trials for Meningioma | Milestones that Changed Microsurgical Neuroanatomy | Thalamus and Basal Ganglia: Functional Anatomy for Modern Neurosurgery | |
| 5:00/6:00PM | Tumor Board: Modern Management for Aggressive and Anaplastic Meningioma | Rhoton in Full Dimension: A complete portrait | Anatomy of the Ventricular System in Tumor Surgery | |
| 6:00/9:00PM | Social Event TBD Location | |||
| Thursday Nov 19 | |||
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| THE ROYAL SONESTA | |||
| Time | Room A | Room B | Room C |
| 7:30/8:30AM | Parasagittal and Falcine Meningiomas: Managing the Superior Sagittal Sinus | Neuroradiology & Microsurgical Anatomy of the Cavernous Sinus for Tumor Surgery | Foramen Magnum Meningiomas: Surgical Nuances and Outcomes |
| 8:30/9:30AM | Venous Involvement in Meningiomas: Anatomy, Imaging, Risk Assessment and Strategy | Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas: Surgery, Radiosurgery, or Observation? | Neurovascular Anatomy of Aneurysms: The basis for microsurgery |
| 9:30/10:00AM | BREAK with Exhibitors | ||
| 10:00/11:00AM | Spheno-orbital Meningiomas: Surgical Strategies | Tuberculum Sella Meningiomas: Endoscopic vs Transcranial Approaches | Operative Techniques and Nuances for Cerebrovascular Lesions |
| 11:00AM/12:30PM | PLENARY 3 (ROOM A) | ||
| 12:30/1:30PM | Lunch and Lunch n’ Learn Industry sessions | ||
| 1:30/2:30PM | Sphenoid Wing and Clinoidal Meningiomas: Tailoring the Approach | Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Neuroanatomy Training | Angiographic & Cerebrovascular Anatomy: Pure and Applied |
| 2:30/3:30PM | Proffered Papers Session 5 |
Proffered Papers Session 6 |
Proffered Papers Session 7 |
| 3:30/4:00PM | BREAK with Exhibitors | ||
| 4:00/5:00PM | Petroclival Region: Surgical Corridors and Critical Structures | How is AI impacting anatomy? Artificial Intelligence or Anatomical Intelligence? | Brainstem Vascular Anatomy: Safe Corridors and Hidden Dangers |
| 5:00/6:00PM | Petroclival Meningiomas: Masterclass Cases with Experts | Training the Next Generation Worldwide: Anatomy Without Borders | Cerebrovascular Complications Panel |
| Evening Reserved for Industry Sponsored Events | |||
| Friday Nov 20 | ||||
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| THE ROYAL SONESTA | ||||
| Time | Room A | Room B | Room C | |
| 7:30/8:30AM | Natural & Unnatural History of Meningiomas | Anatomy of CSF Leak Pathways and Endoscopic Repair | The Failed Meningioma: Recurrence, Reoperation, and Salvage Strategies | |
| 8:30/9:30AM | The Art of Enough: Defining the endpoint of meningiomas | Peripheral Nerve & Brachial Plexus Surgery | Complications That Changed My Practice: Meningioma Surgery Part 1: Complications of Decision Making | |
| 9:30/10:00AM | BREAK with Exhibitors | |||
| 10:00/11:00AM | It’s Not Either/Or: Rethinking the Divide in Skull Base Surgery | Bony Corridors and Instrumentation Anatomy | Complications That Changed My Practice: Meningioma Surgery Part 2: Complications of Surgical Approach | |
| 11:00AM/12:30PM | PLENARY 4 (ROOM A) | |||
| 12:30/1:30PM | Lunch and Lunch n’ Learn Industry sessions | |||
| 1:30/2:30PM | Decision Making in the Gray Zone | Pathoanatomical Degenerative Changes | Complications That Changed My Practice: Meningioma Surgery Part 3: Complications of Surgical Resection | |
| 2:30/3:30PM | Developmental Neuroanatomy Relevant to Pediatric Neurosurgery | Approach-Based and Microanatomy of MIS/ Endoscopic Corridors | IMS Video Session: Operative Technique and Nuance for Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas | |
| 3:30/4:00PM | BREAK with Exhibitors | |||
| 4:00/5:00PM | Recurrent Meningioma Panel | Spinal Cord and Cauda Equina Anatomy | Pituitary, Chordoma, Chondrosarcoma: Anatomy & Surgical Strategy | |
| 5:00/6:00PM | The Future of Meningioma Care: Personalized, Molecular, and Multidisciplinary: ICOM & IMS Joint Session | Functional Anatomy of Alignment and the Spine-Pelvis Unit | Surgical Anatomy of Cranial Nerve Compression Syndromes | |
| Gala Dinner | ||||