Overview

CNS Annual Meeting: Imagine, Innovate, Inspire, where you’ll experience the latest neurosurgical innovations and be inspired by speakers and your peers! Come for the science and stay for these city highlights:
- Breathtaking National Landmarks like the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- Fascinating and informative museums including the 19 free Smithsonian Museums
- Views of the Potomac River and National Harbor
- Diverse communities and world-class cuisine

Program

Saturday, September 9

8:00 am-4:15 pm: Symposia
Special Symposium: Transforming Neurosurgery Through Technology—The 2023 CNS Innovation Symposium
Special Symposium: Meeting of The Americas

5:00-7:00 pm: CNS International, Resident, and Foundation Reception at the Planet Word Museum

6:30-8:30 pm: Dinner Seminar 1: Managing and Preventing Intraoperative Vascular Complications at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

Sunday, September 10

8:00 am-4:15 pm: Symposia
Special Symposium: NASBS Symposium - A CNS collaboration with the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
Special Symposium: The Hopkin’s Symposium

ANSPA Fall 2023 CME Meeting

8:00 am-12:00 pm: Special Symposium: Practical Neurosurgery

1:00-3:00 pm: Resident SANS Challenge Preliminary Rounds

4:30-6:30 pm: General Scientific Session I- Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.

6:30-8:30 pm:Opening Reception -Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.

Monday, September 11

7:00–8:30 am: Guidelines Sessions
Sunrise Session and Late Breaking Abstract Sessions
DEI Breakfast Seminar: Mentoring 101

8:15 am-4:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open

8:40-9:40 am:General Scientific Session II

9:40-10:40 am:Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:00-10:30 am:Live Surgery in the Exhibit Hall

10:40 am-12:10 pm: General Scientific Session II, continued

12:20-1:50 pm: Luncheon Seminars
Industry Sponsored Lunch Seminars

1:50-2:50 pm: Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall

2:05-2:35 pm: Live Surgery in the Exhibit Hall

2:50-4:20 pm: Section Sessions and Oral Presentations

4:30-6:00 pm: Operative Techniques and Case-based Discussion Sessions

6:00-7:30 pm: Medical Student Town Hall

7:30–9:30 pm: Dinner Seminar 2: The Importance of Negotiating as a Neurosurgeon at Morton's Steakhouse

Tuesday, September 12

7:00-8:30 am: Guidelines Sessions
Sunrise Session and Late Breaking Abstract Sessions

8:15-3:00 pm:Exhibit Hall Open

8:40-9:40 am:General Scientific Session III

9:40-10:40 am:Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:00-10:30 am:Live Surgery in the Exhibit Hall

10:40 am-12:10 pm: General Scientific Session III, continued

12:20-1:50 pm: Luncheon Seminars
Industry Sponsored Lunch Seminars

1:50-2:50 pm:Resident SANS Challenge Championship Round

2:00-2:45 pm:Annual Business Meeting

2:50-4:20 pm:Section Sessions and Oral Presentations

4:30-6:00 pm:Operative Techniques and Case-based Discussion Sessions

6:00-7:30 pm:Interactive Poster Presentation Session

Wednesday, September 13

7:00-8:30 am: Guidelines Sessions - Sunrise Session and Late Breaking Abstract Sessions

8:15 am-1:30 pm: Exhibit Hall Open

8:40-9:40 am:General Scientific Session IV

9:40-10:40 am:Beverage Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:00-10:30 am:Live Surgery in the Exhibit Hall

10:40 am-12:10 pm:General Scientific Session IV, continued

12:20-1:50 pm: Luncheon Seminars - Industry Sponsored Lunch Seminars

1:50-3:20 pm:Medical Student Symposium