Target Audience

Attendees at IACFS/ME conferences are primarily biomedical and behavioral professionals, including clinicians, researchers, and educators. We especially encourage participation by professionals from outside the United States. People affected by ME/CFS and their supporters are also welcomed.  Anyone interested in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, related conditions (e.g. mass cell activation syndrome, dysautonomia), COVID-19, and sequelae of COVID-19 (e.g. long COVID) is invited to participate.

IACFS/ME Members received discounted registration fees: considering joining us today for this and other benefits! For a taste of our meetings, see our 2022 Virtual Conference Summaries and Past Conference Programs.

Travel and Accommodation Information

Fort Lauderdale is located on the southeastern coast of Florida, 30 miles from Miami and right around the corner from its local beaches and boating canals. Multiple airports including Fort Lauderdale/ Hollywood International Airport, Miami International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport, service the area and the city is also accessible via car, rail, water taxi and ferry. The city and surrounding locales are popular and scenic destinations on Florida's spectacular Gold Coast and the Atlantic Ocean.

IACFS/ME has arranged discounted rates for conference attendees at the following 3 hotels: La Quinta Inn, Hampton Inn, and Hyatt Place. The hotels are a 10-15 minute drive/ ride to conference facilities, close to each other, and near restaurants/ shops. Free breakfast, Wi-Fi, and complimentary parking are available at each location. To obtain the discounted rate, the La Quinta can be booked using this link and the Hyatt using this link. The Hampton Inn link will be made available in the near future.

Here is some basic information about the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine at Nova Southeastern University, the local area, Miami and Florida. Unique attractions in Florida include Walt Disney World, the Florida Keys, and Everglades National Park.  Latin-American culture, restaurants, and music also flourish in the area.

Volunteer for the Conference

These activities are carried out online in the weeks to months before the conference. Contact us at iacfsmeorg@gmail.com if interested.

a. Help us peer-review abstracts and workshop proposals: This is an especially valuable learning experience for junior clinicians/  researchers, trainees, and students. Learning how reviewers choose and rate abstracts can increase the quality of your own work. Peer reviewers read abstracts ahead of time and then meet 2-3 times to discuss abstracts.

b. Help us plan/ implement the conference: Are there workshops, speakers, timely topics you would like to see at the conference? Are there networking or social events you think attendees would enjoy participating in? Every 4-6 weeks, a meeting is held to discuss conference activities.

Continuing Medical Education

Please note that CME credit is available only to people registering as Professionals and for live, in-person attendance of the meeting.

Continuing Medical Education credits will be available for eligible program components. Stony Brook University in New York is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians and will designate the number of AMA PRA Category 1 credit (s) TM awarded for physician participation.

Sponsorship 

Every conference, generous individuals, non-profit groups, agencies, foundations, and businesses have helped us create a successful meeting. If you or your organization are interested in publicizing your support of ME/CFS clinical care and research to our community for our next conference, complete our Contact Us form or e-mail us at iacfsmeorg@gmail.com.