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The Executive Committee has released the full scientific programme of the WANS 10th Biennial Conference, to be held at the Hotel Capotaormina in Taormina, Italy on September 26–28, 2026, in conjunction with the 75th SINch National Congress in Catania.

Three days of sessions cover spine and cranio-vertebral surgery, meningiomas, skull base and cranio-cervical junction, vascular neurosurgery and bypass, neuro-oncology, epilepsy and functional neurosurgery, endoscopy and brainstem surgery — closing with the Welcome Reception, the Gala Dinner and “Golden Neuron” Award, and a guided tour of the coast, Isola Bella, the Blue Grotto and Castelmola.

The list of confirmed attending faculties, as of August 1st, 2026, is published together with the programme sheets.

Dear academicians, friends and respected colleagues. The World Academy of Neurological Surgery pays tribute to Professor M. Gazi Yaşargil, honorary member and 2007 Golden Neuron Award laureate, on the occasion of his 100th anniversary symposium.

The 100th Yaşargil Anniversary Symposium, held in collaboration with the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, took place as a special interim conference in Zurich, Switzerland on July 6–7, 2025.