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Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to the 3rd Symposium on Autoinflammation and Immune Dysregulation, titled “Celebrating Autoinflammation: On the Shoulders of a Giant,” honoring Dr. Daniel L. Kastner for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of autoinflammatory diseases.

Dates: April 16–17, 2026
Location: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Key Information

• Registration: Free of charge — please register from the link below
• Abstract submission: Opens December 1, 2025
• Support: If you wish to contribute to the Symposium on Autoinflammation & Immune Dysregulation, please consider making donation from the link below

We look forward to welcoming you to Bethesda in April 2026 for this special event celebrating scientific excellence and collaboration in autoinflammation research.

Erkan Demirkaya and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky
On behalf of the Organizing Committee

More information

ISSAID is forming an international Early Career Group (ECG) to bring together the clinicians, academics, clinical, basic, and translational scientists with an interest in systemic autoinflammatory and immune-dysregulatory conditions. The first face-to-face ISSAID ECG meeting will happen in Paris on the 7^th April 2025, between 14:00-17:00 pm CET. There will be oral presentations, interesting talks from experts and a panel discussion. There is no age limit to join the group, and we look forward to seeing you there!

The programme of the ECG meeting:

07^th April 2025, 14:00-17:00 CET
13:45-14:00: Registration
14:00-14:10: Welcome and introduction

Session 1:
14:10-14:45: 5 oral communications (5-minute presentation followed by 2-minute discussion)
14:45-15:15: Career development talk from the expert (Dan Kastner but depending on ? NIH)
15:15-15:35: Coffee break

Session 2:
15:35-16:10: 5 oral communications (5-minute presentation followed by 2-minute discussion)
16:10-16:50: Panel discussion led by an expert (Topic: International networking and collaborations / clinical & translational research in SAIDs)
16:55-17:00: Close of the meeting
17:00-18:00: Poster tour (depending on availability in the amphitheatre)