The 31st Annual Meeting & Education Day of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) takes place in person only from 12 to 15 November 2026 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, USA. It is the society's flagship meeting, featuring cutting-edge science, expert-led sessions and the latest advances in brain and CNS tumour care.
Programme structure
- Wednesday 11 November: Neuro-Oncology Review Course. A full-day, in-person review course held before the meeting. It requires separate registration.
- Thursday 12 November: Education Day. The theme is "Bringing Science to the Clinical Forefront in Brain Tumor Treatment." Sessions cover emerging diagnostics, AI and machine learning applications, biomarkers, targeted therapies, cell-based immunotherapies and novel CNS drug delivery platforms. A Fellow Career Retreat also runs this day.
- Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November: Scientific Meeting. Plenaries, abstract presentations and specialty sessions, including pediatric (ISS) sessions on plexiform neurofibromas, low-grade glioma and H3 K27-altered diffuse midline glioma. The searchable programme is on Oxford Abstracts.
- Saturday 14 November: the SNO Gala at the National Constitution Center (ticketed separately)
Education Day co-chairs and featured speakers
- Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD
- Jian Campian, MD, PhD
- Praveen Raju, MD, PhD
- Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA
- David A. Solomon, MD, PhD
- Featured talk by Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, President of the American Medical Association, on physician leadership
- Gerald Linette (University of Pennsylvania) on TCR-T cell therapies
Education Day is supported by the American Brain Tumor Association and the Brain Tumor Network. The meeting app is sponsored by BrainSpec.
Fees (USD, on-site rates now apply)
The early bird rate ended on 11 September and the regular rate ended on 4 November. On-site rates for the Scientific Meeting are:
- Regular member: USD 895
- Regular non-member: USD 1,550
- Allied health professional: USD 535
- Student or trainee member, or International Outreach: USD 320
- Student or trainee non-member: USD 415
On-site Education Day fees range from USD 145 to USD 490. On-site Review Course fees are USD 225 for both the trainee/allied health/International Outreach and "all others" categories, as published. The official site doesn't state a CME credit figure.
