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Conferences & events

Upcoming ME/CFS and Long COVID research conferences, patient events and awareness days, plus recordings of past conferences you can watch from home.

Last reviewed 20 October 2026

Upcoming

Online Patients welcome

SIGNAL Study webinar: home-based treatments in ME/CFS and Long COVID research

When
Tuesday 10 November 2026, 3–4pm PST (Wednesday 11 November, 10am AEDT)
Where
Online (Zoom)
Organiser
Solve M.E.
Can patients join?
Free. Registration required.
Event website
Online Patients and carers in Australia Australia

Emerge Australia: Disability Support Pension Q&A

When
Tuesday 10 November 2026, 2pm AEDT
Where
Online
Organiser
Emerge Australia
Can patients join?
Free. Australia only. Not recorded.
Event website

See also Centrelink & the DSP.

Hybrid Professionals

4th Long COVID International Conference

When
12–13 November 2026
Where
Nice, France, and online
Organiser
Academic Medical Education
Can patients join?
Aimed at clinicians and researchers, with some community representatives. Paid.
Event website
Awareness day Everyone

International Long Covid Awareness Day 2027

When
Monday 15 March 2027
Where
Worldwide
Organiser
Patient community
Can patients join?
Held every year on 15 March.
Event website
To be announced (2026 was hybrid) Patients & professionals

International ME/CFS Conference 2027 (Berlin)

When
May 2027; exact dates to be announced towards the end of 2026
Where
Charité Fatigue Centre, Berlin, Germany
Organiser
Charité Fatigue Centrum & ME/CFS Research Foundation
Can patients join?
In past years: free online attendance, a German-language patient symposium, and free videos afterwards.
Event website

The organiser has confirmed May 2027 at the Charité Fatigue Centre. This is the field’s largest meeting; 2026 had more than 7,300 participants.

Hybrid Everyone Australia

International ME/CFS Awareness Day 2027

When
Wednesday 12 May 2027, with awareness week events around it
Where
Worldwide and across Australia
Organiser
Emerge Australia, May12th.org.au, ME/CFS Australia, #MEAction and others
Can patients join?
Free. Includes landmark “Light Up The Night” lighting and #MillionsMissing actions you can join from home.
Event website

The 2027 programme hasn’t been announced yet. In 2026, Emerge Australia ran an online symposium during awareness week.

In person Patients & clinicians

International ME Conference Week 2027 (IIMEC19)

When
31 May – 4 June 2027
Where
UK (venue to be confirmed; recent years at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge)
Organiser
Invest in ME Research
Can patients join?
The IIMEC conference is open to the public and clinicians. Past talks were published free online afterwards.
Event website

Includes a research colloquium (researchers only) and a young researchers’ event.

In person Patients & families

Dysautonomia International 15th Annual Conference

When
9–11 July 2027
Where
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Organiser
Dysautonomia International
Can patients join?
Designed for patients, with patient, caregiver and teen programmes. Paid. Registration not yet open.
Event website

Focused on POTS and dysautonomia, which are very common alongside ME/CFS.

Awareness day Everyone

Severe ME Day 2027

When
Sunday 8 August 2027
Where
Worldwide
Organiser
Patient community
Can patients join?
A day to remember and raise awareness of people with severe and very severe ME/CFS.
Online Patients welcome

Stanford / OMF Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS 2027

When
Usually held in September. Date to be announced.
Where
Online
Organiser
Stanford ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center / Open Medicine Foundation
Can patients join?
Free with registration in past years.
Event website

Dates not yet confirmed by the organiser.

Past events & recordings

Missed something? Many conferences post talks online for free.

Hybrid Long COVID

RECOVER-TLC Third Annual Workshop

When
4–5 November 2026
Where
Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and online
Organiser
NIH RECOVER-TLC / Foundation for the NIH
Can patients join?
Online or in person. Includes input from people with lived experience.
Event website

Updates on the NIH Long COVID treatment trials, several of which are relevant to ME/CFS.

Online Patients welcome

Solve M.E. 2026 Community Address: Shaping What Comes Next

When
Tuesday 20 October 2026, 1pm PT / 4pm ET (Wednesday 21 October, 7am AEDT)
Where
Online (Zoom)
Organiser
Solve M.E.
Can patients join?
Free recording on YouTube, plus a written summary.
Event website Watch recordings

US-focused. A written summary is on Solve M.E.'s website.

Online Families and students Australia

Emerge Australia Q&A session with MissingSchool

When
Thursday 15 October 2026, 2pm AEDT
Where
Online
Organiser
Emerge Australia with MissingSchool
Can patients join?
Free. A recording is available on the Emerge news page.
Event website Watch recordings

For families of children and teenagers with ME/CFS or Long COVID who are missing school. See ME/CFS in children.

Online Patients welcome Australia

Emerge Australia live pop-up: Pacing upright hours (OI/POTS)

When
Tuesday 13 October 2026, 1pm AEDT
Where
Online
Organiser
Emerge Australia (Learn with Emerge Australia)
Can patients join?
Free. Not recorded, to protect participants’ privacy.
Event website

Run by an Emerge support nurse.

In person Researchers, clinicians, allied health and people with lived experience Australia

Long COVID Conference 2026 (CRE-PAVING)

When
1–2 October 2026 (workshop on 1 October, conference on 2 October)
Where
Translational Research Institute, Brisbane QLD
Organiser
CRE-PAVING (NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in post-acute viral illness)
Can patients join?
Registration through the conference website. Enquiries and accessibility support: Longcovid2026@latrobe.edu.au.
Event website

Focus: from discovery to evidence-based treatments for Long COVID.

Hybrid

PRIME International Symposium

When
28–29 September 2026
Where
Edinburgh, UK, and online
Organiser
PRIME (University of Edinburgh / Action for ME)
Can patients join?
People with lived experience were invited, with an online option.
Event website

Recording plans not yet announced.

Online

10th Stanford Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS

When
11 September 2026
Where
Online
Organiser
Stanford / Open Medicine Foundation
Can patients join?
Free.
Event website

OMF says the recording will be posted to its YouTube channel.

Online Australia

ME Group Australia: Severe ME Month webinar

When
29 August 2026
Where
Online
Organiser
ME Group Australia
Can patients join?
Free. Videos are linked from the event page.
Event website Watch recordings
Hybrid

ISLC-PAIS Conference 2026

When
26–29 August 2026
Where
Amsterdam, Netherlands, and online
Organiser
International Society for Long COVID & Post-Acute Infection Syndromes
Can patients join?
Professional audience. Paid video on demand.
Event website Watch recordings
In person

Dysautonomia International 14th Annual Conference

When
9–12 July 2026
Where
The Woodlands, Texas, USA
Organiser
Dysautonomia International
Can patients join?
Designed for patients.
Event website
In person

International ME Conference Week 2026 (IIMEC18)

When
25–29 May 2026
Where
Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
Organiser
Invest in ME Research
Can patients join?
IIMEC18 videos are free online.
Event website Watch recordings
Online Australia

Emerge Australia ME/CFS Awareness Week 2026: "The Hidden Harm of Trying Harder"

When
11–17 May 2026, including a symposium on 12 May
Where
Online, Australia
Organiser
Emerge Australia
Can patients join?
Free. Symposium audio and podcast episodes are on the event page. The theme was post-exertional malaise.
Event website Watch recordings
Hybrid

International ME/CFS Conference 2026 (Berlin)

When
7–8 May 2026
Where
Harnack House, Berlin, and online
Organiser
Charité Fatigue Centrum & ME/CFS Research Foundation
Can patients join?
Free videos with English slides and subtitles.
Event website Watch recordings

Included the Canadian LDN trial results and DecodeME. See 2026 results.

Online

Solve M.E. webinar series 2026

When
Throughout 2026
Where
Online
Organiser
Solve M.E.
Can patients join?
Free recordings, including a talk from Prof Carmen Scheibenbogen (Charité).
Event website Watch recordings

Watching from home

Conferences are long and demanding, even online. Some tips:

  • Watch in short pieces. Recordings don’t go anywhere, so one talk a day is plenty.
  • Start with the summaries. Charities like ME Research UK, the ME Association, Emerge Australia and news sites like The Sick Times publish plain-language write-ups after major conferences.
  • Turn on subtitles and lower playback speed if processing is hard.

Finding more events

  • Emerge Australia and ME/CFS Australia post Australian events and webinars, especially around 12 May each year.
  • Solve M.E. and Open Medicine Foundation run regular free webinars.
  • The Sick Times covers major conferences as they happen.