Registration Deadline with Reduced Fees – Sept 15 at midnight CEST

Registration Deadline with reduced fees is Sept 15. Register now and benefit from reduced fees. After this deadline, the increased onsite fees will be applied.

Abstract Notifications

ICRS 2019 Vancouver – Abstract Notifications have now been sent out to all abstract presenters. If you are expecting a notification, please check your email inbox or login into the ICRS19 Abstract System to view your notification status.

CME Credits (22 Section 1 CME Credits)

The ICRS 2019 World Congress Vancouver is an accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by The Canadian Orthopaedic Association. The ICRS event is accredited for a maximum of 22 Section 1 CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

New Record – 550 Abstract Submissions Received

We are very happy to announce that the ICRS19 Vanvouver World Congress has received a new record number of 550 abstracts. The system is now closed and the review process has started. Notifications will be sent out to Submitting Authors End of May 2019. 

Abstract Submission Deadline Extended – April 23, 2019 midnight CET

Call for Abstracts –  Deadline Extended

The scientific programme committee is pleased to invite all authors wishing to present a paper or a poster at the ICRS 2019 to submit their work  until  April 23, 2019. No extension of this deadline will be possible. The overall best rated Abstract and Posters will be awarded by the Society.

Call for Abstracts – Only 5 Days left – Deadline: April 15, 2019

Call for Abstracts – Authors’ Information

The scientific programme committee is pleased to invite all authors wishing to present a paper or a poster at the ICRS 2019 to submit their work  until  April 15, 2019. No extension of this deadline will be possible. The overall best rated Abstract and Posters will be awarded by the Society.

New ICRS Travelling Fellowship Opportunities 2019

On behalf of the ICRS Fellowship, Scholarship & Research Grant Committee and our partners ON Foundation & Vericel, we invite all active ICRS members in good standding and below age 40 to apply for one of our new Travelling Fellowship opportunities 2019 or for a an Education Grant to attend ICRS 2019 Vancouver. Those are:  ICRS/ON Research Travelling Fellowship 2019, ICRS/ON Education Grants 2019, ICRS/Vericel/Lars Peterson Clinical Travelling Fellowship 2019

ICRS 2019 – Invitation to the Industry

We invite all companies, whose technologies can diagnose, rehabilitate, repair, protect or regenerate cartilaginous surfaces of joints (stem cells, growth factors, PRP, bioactive composites, synthetics, scaffolds, allografts and combinations of thereof) to join us as exhibitors or sponsors for this most important event for professionals and key decision-makers in clinical cartilage repair and basic cartilage research.

Mark Your Agenda!

We look forward to welcoming you to Vancouver, Canada in October 2019 for the 15^th ICRS World Congress.  As program Chairs we have the honor of being the first to incorporate the new focus of the society – that of Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation.