Sunday May 10, 2026
08:00-17:15
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Auditorium III + IV
08:00-13:00
Innovations in Neuromodulation (not included in main event CME/CPD credit)
Pavilion 5
09:00-17:30
V Reunión Iberoamericana Neuromodulación
Auditorium II
17:30-19:00
INS Opening Reception & 'Welcome'
Exhibition Area
Monday May 11, 2026
08:30-10:00
Opening Plenary Session
Auditorium I
10:00-10:40
Break, Posters, Rapid Fires & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
Rapid Fire Session 01 - Neural Circuit Mechanisms and Experimental Models of Neuromodulation
Station 1
Rapid Fire Session 02 - Engineering the Future of Neuromodulation Technologies
Station 2
Rapid Fire Session 03 - Clinical Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Station 3
10:40-11:40
Plenary Session 01
Auditorium I
11:40-12:30
Oral Poster Presentations Five Best Abstracts
Auditorium I
12:30-14:00
Lunch, Posters & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
12:45-13:45
Lunch Symposium (not included in main event CME/CPD credit)
Pavilion 5
14:00-15:30
Plenary Session 02
Auditorium I
15:30-15:35
Short Break to Change Halls
Exhibition Area
15:35-16:35
Breakout 01 - Neuromodulation for PSPS Type 1
Auditorium I
Breakout 02 - Neuromodulation for Pain: Mechanism of Action
Auditorium II
Breakout 03 - Refining Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders
Auditorium III + IV
Breakout 04 - Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
16:30-17:05
Break, Posters Rapid Fires & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
16:35-17:05
Rapid Fire Session 04 - AI in Clinical Neuromodulation
Station 1
Rapid Fire Session 05 - Neuromodulation of Brain Networks: Clinical Applications
Station 2
Rapid Fire Session 06 - Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: Technological Advances and Treatment Protocols
Station 3
17:05-18:35
Oral Poster Presentations 01: Outcomes of SCS for Chronic Pain I
Auditorium I
Oral Poster Presentations 02: Neuromodulation Mechanisms of Action
Auditorium II
Oral Poster Presentations 03: Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders I
Auditorium III + IV
Oral Poster Presentations 04: Neurostimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
18:35-19:30
Young Neuromodulators' Reception
Exhibition Area
Tuesday May 12, 2026
08:00-09:00
Breakfast Symposium (not included in main event CME/CPD credit)
Pavilion 5
09:10-10:40
Plenary Session 03
Auditorium I
10:40-11:15
Break, Posters Rapid Fires & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
Rapid Fire Session 07 - From Signals to Simulations: Building Smarter Neuromodulation Systems
Station 1
Rapid Fire Session 08 - Biological and Electrophysiological Markers in Neuromodulation
Station 2
Rapid Fire Session 09 - Advances in VNS
Station 3
10:45-11:15
@ and About Posters 01
Highlight Area 1
@ and About Posters 02
Highlight Area 2
@ and About Posters 03
Highlight Area 3
@ and About Posters 04
Highlight Area 4
11:15-12:45
Breakout 01 - Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Pain and Headache
Auditorium I
Breakout 02 - Chronobiology of Neuromodulation
Auditorium II
Breakout 03 - Neuromodulation for Epilepsy
Auditorium III + IV
Breakout 04 - Deep Brain Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
12:45-14:15
Lunch, Posters & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
13:00-14:00
Lunch Symposium (not included in main event CME/CPD credit)
Pavilion 5
14:15-15:45
Plenary Session 04
Auditorium I
14:15-18:00
Nurses / HCP Workshop
Pavilion 5
15:45-16:20
Break, Posters Rapid Fires & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
Rapid Fire Session 10 - Foundational Neuroscience for Neuromodulation
Station 1
Rapid Fire Session 11 - Non-Invasive Neuromodulation in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
Station 2
Rapid Fire Session 12 - Broadening the Impact of Pain Neuromodulation
Station 3
16:20-17:50
Oral Poster Presentations 05: Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain and Headache
Auditorium I
Oral Poster Presentations 06: Outcomes of SCS for Chronic Pain II
Auditorium II
Oral Poster Presentations 07: Neuromodulation for Refractory Epilepsy
Auditorium III + IV
Oral Poster Presentations 08: DBS for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
18:00-19:00
International Women in Neuromodulation Reception
Exhibition Area
Wednesday May 13, 2026
07:30-08:30
Breakfast Symposium (not included in main event CME/CPD credit)
Pavilion 5
08:40-10:10
Plenary Session 05
Auditorium I
10:10-10:40
INS General Assembly
Auditorium I
10:40-11:15
Break, Posters Rapid Fires & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
Rapid Fire Session 13 - Shared Decision-Making and Patient Engagement in Neuromodulation
Station 1
Rapid Fire Session 14 - Optimizing DBS Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease
Station 2
Rapid Fire Session 15 - Applied Spinal and Peripheral Neurostimulation
Station 3
11:15-12:45
Breakout 01 - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain
Auditorium I
Breakout 02 - Focused Low Intensity Ultrasound for Psychiatric Disorders
Auditorium II
Breakout 03 - Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation
Auditorium III + IV
Breakout 04 - Neuromodulation for Cardiovascular Disease
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
12:45-14:15
Lunch, Posters & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
13:00-14:00
Lunch Symposium (not included in main event CME/CPD credit)
Pavilion 5
14:15-15:45
Plenary Session 06
Auditorium I
15:45-16:20
Giant of Neuromodulation and Champion of the INS Awards
Auditorium I
16:20-17:00
Break, Posters Rapid Fires & Exhibits
Exhibition Area
Rapid Fire Session 16 - Neural Interfaces and Functional Modulation
Station 1
Rapid Fire Session 17 - Evidence-Based Evaluation of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Therapies
Station 2
Rapid Fire Session 18 - Programming, Waveforms, and Closed-Loop Control in Spinal Cord Stimulation
Station 3
16:25-17:00
@ and About Posters 05
Highlight Area 1
@ and About Posters 06
Highlight Area 2
@ and About Posters 07
Highlight Area 3
@ and About Posters 08
Highlight Area 4
17:00-18:30
Oral Poster Presentations 09: PNS for Chronic Pain
Auditorium I
Oral Poster Presentations 10: Neurostimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders II
Auditorium II
Oral Poster Presentations 11: Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation
Auditorium III + IV
Oral Poster Presentations 12: Cardiac, GI and GU Neuromodulation
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
18:35-19:30
Restoration vs. Enhancement in Neuromodulation: Where Should We Draw the Line?
Auditorium I
Patient Panel / Patient perspective
Auditorium II
Advancing Global Neuromodulation Education: Building Access,Addressing Financial Barriers, and Knowledge Disparities
Auditorium III + IV
Meet the Expert roundtables (Registration required)
Pavilion 5
Thursday May 14, 2026
09:00-10:00
Breakout 01 - Biomarkers for Neuromodulation in Chronic Pain
Auditorium I
Breakout 02 - Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Non-Pain Applications
Auditorium II
Breakout 03 - Neuromodulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders 2
Auditorium III + IV
Breakout 04 - tDCS for Depression
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
10:00-10:30
Break
Exhibition Area
10:30-11:30
Oral Poster Presentations 13: Biomarkers of Neuromodulation
Auditorium I
Oral Poster Presentations 14: Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain
Auditorium II
Oral Poster Presentations 15: Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders II
Auditorium III + IV
Oral Poster Presentations 16: Neurostimulation for Other Psychiatric Disorders
Pavilion 3 (Room 3A+3B)
11:30-11:35
Short Break to Change Halls
Exhibition Area
11:35-12:45
Closing Plenary
Auditorium I