The call for EEC Forums remains open for the 15th European Epilepsy Congress, taking place on 7-11 September 2024 in Rome, Italy! Extended deadline: 8 December 2023

Abstract submission is also open! The Scientific and Organising Committee encourages all researchers and practitioners to contribute to the EEC 2024 programme by submitting abstracts for poster or oral presentation at the congress. Deadline: 2 February 2024

The call for ILAE-Europe awards is still open. Now is the time to nominate those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of epileptology. Extended deadline: 8 December 2023

Ahora tienes la oportunidad de compartir tus últimos hallazgos con la comunidad científica y ser considerado para una presentación oral o de póster durante el LAEC 2024. ¡Envíanos tus trabajos libres ahora! Fecha límite: 29 de enero de 2024

You now have the opportunity to share your latest findings with the epilepsy community and be considered for platform or poster presentations during LAEC 2024. Submit your abstracts today! Deadline: 29 January 2024

Save the date! The 15th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress will take place in New Delhi, India, in November 2024. Abstract submission will be open from 19 February to 3 May 2024, and early registration begins in April 2024.

ILAE has begun the election processes! In accordance with the ILAE Constitution, the list of eligible candidates to run for the 2025-2029 ILAE presidential term is now available online.

Take advantage of a special discount and increase your competency in epileptology! The ILAE Academy is offering a holiday promotion of 25% off the regular fees on self-paced online programs until 8 January 2024.

ILAE is looking for a new Editor in Chief for Epilepsia and a new Editor in Chief for Epilepsia Open. The two current editors will complete their terms on 1 September 2024. It is possible to apply to both positions. Applications are open until 15 December 2023. This deadline will not be extended.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to people who could be interested.

The Climate Change Commission is seeking content showcasing views, insights, information, challenges and solutions on climate change. Submissions can be original or highlight work published elsewhere (with appropriate attributions) and should be less than 500 words; pictures and diagrams with captions are also welcome.

Accepted contributions will be published on the Climate Change Commission webpage.

On behalf of the ILAE SUDEP Task Force, all ILAE members are invited to participate in an international case control study of SUDEP. If any of your patients die from SUDEP, we would like you to see if you can enroll the patient in this study.

Epilepsy Curriculum for Nurses

The ILAE Nursing Section is developing a competency-based nursing curriculum that cuts across diverse health care systems and socio-economic settings. Please review the draft curricula and provide feedback.

ILAE is pleased to announce the Pharmacy Section. This new Section is committed to advancing safety and efficacy of anti-seizure medications. Meet the leaders and register your participation today!

Calling all social workers and social science professionals working in epilepsy! You are invited to join the new ILAE Social Work and Social Services Section. Participation is free of charge and open to ILAE chapter members and international affiliates.

Learn more about the Section and register today.

• One Hundred Years of EEG: Looking back and forwards survey
• Autoimmune Epilepsies Survey
• Rasmussen Syndrome Survey
• Climate Change Attitudes and Actions Survey
• Women Working in Epilepsy Survey
• Transition in Epilepsy – A survey for patients and healthcare practitioners - available in English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish

Long-Term Intellectual and Developmental Outcomes After Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Stefanos-Yakoub I, Wingeier K, Held U, Latal B, Wirrell E, Smith ML, Ramantani G. Epilepsia. First published: 29 November 2023. DOI: 10.1111/epi.17834.

EEG-based spatiotemporal dynamics of fast ripple networks and hubs in infantile epileptic spasms.
Samfira IMA, Galanopoulou AS, Nariai H, Gursky JM, Moshé SL, Bardakjian BL. Epilepsia Open. First published: 24 September 2023. DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12831.

Post-hypoxic status epilepticus – A distinct subtype of status epilepticus with poor prognosis.
Orav K, Bosque Varela P, Prüwasser T, Machegger L, Leitinger M, Trinka E, Kuchukhidze G. Epileptic Disorders. First published: 30 September 2023. DOI: 10.1002/epd2.20164.

ILAE Webinars

8 December 2023 at 12:00-13:00 UTC
Definitions and diagnosis of developmental disabilities: Intellectual disability and autism

12 décembre 2023 à 17h00-19h00 UTC
Apport de la génétique dans la prise en charge des épilepsies

15 December 2023 at 17:00-19:00 UTC
Nodding Syndrome

ILAE Congresses & Courses

6 December 2023 - 28 February 2024
ILAE-YES Basic and Translational Science Webinar Series
Online with on-demand access coming soon

9 December 2023
ILAE ASEPA Pediatric EEG Master Class - 2023
Childhood Rolandic epilepsy, typical vs. atypical
Taipei City, Taiwan

15 - 16 décembre 2023
Cours Régional ILAE-EMR d'Epilepsie
Sfax, Tunisie

22 - 26 January 2024
13th ILAE School on Pre-Surgical Evaluation for Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery (EPODES Advanced II)
Brno, Czech Republic

16 - 24 February 2024
17th Latin American Summer School on Epilepsy (LASSE XVII)
São Paulo, Brazil

3 - 8 March 2024
4th ILAE School on Neuropsychology in Epilepsy
Lyon, France

25 - 28 March 2024
6th ILAE School on EEG in the First Year of Life: From newborn to toddler
Cambridge, UK & Online

15 - 18 May 2024
ILAE School on Neuroimaging 2024
Potsdam, Berlin & Online

15 - 18 junio 2024
XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Epilepsia
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

7 - 11 September 2024
15th European Epilepsy Congress
Rome, Italy

19 - 22 September 2024
14th International Summer School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery (INES 2024)
Erlangen, Germany

November 2024
15th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress
New Delhi, India

30 August - 3 September 2025
36th International Epilepsy Congress
Lisbon, Portugal

13 - 15 March 2024
Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium
Kuopio, Finland

12 - 15 June 2024
62. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epileptologie
Offenburg, Germany