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The theme of the 34th ICM Triennial Congress, One Million More Midwives, reflects the urgent need for at least one million additional midwives at the global level to meet the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health (SRMNAH) needs of women and gender-diverse people. Using 2019 data, the latest State of the World’s Midwifery Report estimated a global shortage of 900,000 midwives. In the post-pandemic period, this number is certainly higher. The evidence shows that with at least 900,000 more midwives, we could prevent 67% of maternal deaths, 64% of newborn deaths, and 65% of stillbirths annually—saving up to 4.3 million lives every year by 2035.

Midwives are central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and addressing critical health inequities. Yet, the world is far from having the midwifery workforce it needs.

The 34th ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon, Portugal is a pivotal moment for midwives, midwives’ associations, and partners to come together to discuss ways to address this challenge at national, regional and global levels. Through keynote sessions, panels, workshops, and networking opportunities, midwives will engage with critical topics, as well as share knowledge and global advancements in research, education, regulation, and practice that will benefit midwifery and SRMNAH care. The Congress will also provide a platform for midwives’ associations and midwives to learn, collaborate, and find ways to advocate for the resources and recognition needed to ensure the world gets one million more midwives.

The Immunometabolism in Health and Disease GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes an array of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

This meeting will explore the intricate crosstalk between metabolic pathways and immune cell function, highlighting how nutrient availability, tissue microenvironments, and systemic cues shape immune responses in health and disease. Sessions will span molecular mechanisms of nutrient sensing, lipid signaling, and mitochondrial function, as well as translational insights into cancer immunotherapy, obesity, infection, autoimmunity, and inflammation. By bridging fundamental discovery with clinical relevance, this conference aims to advance our understanding of how metabolism drives immunity and how we might harness this knowledge to improve human health.

This symposium will bring together scientists across academia, industry, and government to explore the biology of viral infection, antiviral immunity, and the urgent need for countermeasures against a range of viral pathogens. The meeting aims to spark interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of novel ideas in this rapidly evolving field, with a focus on viral immunology, pathogenesis, evolution, prevention, and treatment.

Sessions will cover topics such as host-virus interactions, host factors affecting susceptibility, species expansion of emerging pathogens, effective and ineffective innate and adaptive immune responses, immune-based therapies, and vaccine innovation. Special emphasis will be placed on host-directed and immune-based approaches, which are gaining momentum in the field. By bringing together virologists and immunologists to share both breakthroughs and challenges, this symposium will help drive forward the development of effective therapies and vaccines against both emerging and persistent viral threats.

This meeting will feature our People’s Choice Poster Award, an opportunity to highlight an outstanding poster presenter at this conference. Poster presenters will not only share their work with a global audience of peers and leaders but also have the chance to be recognized by attendees and win a free future conference registration! Poster presenters, who are not giving a short talk, are eligible to win, with one winner chosen by attendee votes. Learn more on the Keypoint Blog

We are the professional medical body responsible for supporting psychiatrists throughout their careers from training through to retirement, and in setting and raising standards of psychiatry in the United Kingdom.

We work to secure the best outcomes for people with mental illness, learning difficulties and developmental disorders by promoting excellent mental health services, training outstanding psychiatrists, promoting quality and research, setting standards and being the voice of psychiatry The 2026 International Congress will take place on Monday 15 - Thursday 18 June at the ACC Liverpool

The 2026 BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting is a sponsored event. All companies sponsoring the event are named and have no influence on the content of the programme or the selection of speakers, except where they are hosting a dedicated sponsored symposium session (these are clearly identified in the conference programme). The meeting also receives exhibition sponsorship from pharmaceutical companies and other trade partners.

12th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’26) June 15 – 18, 2026 · Valencia, Spain

We are pleased to announce the 12th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’26), which will bring together over 250 participants from more than 50 countries.

This conference is a consolidated forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, experiences, opinions, and research results relating to the preparation of students, teaching/learning methodologies, and the organization of educational systems.

Participants from all over the world are expected to present their latest and unpublished research findings. The program committee encourages the submission of articles that communicate applied and empirical findings of interest to higher education professionals.

The HEAd’26 conference will be held on June 15-18, 2026, and hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration and Management of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), which has been recently ranked as the best technical university in Spain by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025.

Valencia is the third-largest city in Spain and is located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital city of the Comunitat Valenciana region, which is a major tourist destination in summer.

The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you all to a fruitful conference with open discussions and important networking to promote high-quality education.

In case of questions related to the conference, please contact us at headconf@upv.es