Have you voted yet? WMS members have until 30th September to cast their votes. Here are some members of our current Executive Board reminding you of the importance of voting: youtu.be/ExuTgIfueuk

Since we had to close registrations, we have been inundated with people asking if we can make exceptions. While we had hoped to keep registrations open until #WMS2025 starts, the unprecedented demand for tickets has meant we are already at capacity for our venues.

Don't miss our September Myology Café on Thursday 18th September at 10:00 BST. This session will feature Miriam Rodrigues, Neurogenetic Research Lead, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland (Health New Zealand) who will share her experience and talk about TREAT-NMD registries. Sign up online: buff.ly/VsOXg0w

It's time to vote for the candidates you want to make up the new WMS Executive Board. WMS members have until 30th September to cast their votes. You can find a full list of the 44 candidates on our website and select up to 15 candidates to vote for on our website: buff.ly/BduH5hZ

High demand for #WMS2025 has meant our venue is at capacity and we can't accept any more in-person registrations. You can still access our full scientific programme live and for three months following the Congress with a virtual registration. To register, visit our website: buff.ly/Gu2Bnp0.

It's just a month until #WMS2025! There's still time to register to attend in person, but if you can't make it to Vienna, you can join the full scientific programme with a virtual registration. Find more information on the Congress website: www.wms2025.com/page/registr...

Thank you to everyone who has put themselves forward for the WMS 2025 Executive Board election. Nominations are now closed. We look forward to sharing details of all our candidates with WMS members on 16th September. In the meantime, we will contact each nominee to check details of their nomination.

Today is the final deadline for WMS Executive Board nominations. We will close nominations at midnight (BST) on Friday 22nd August. If you feel your voice can help shape the WMS for the benefit of our global membership, now is the time to get involved. All details are on our website: buff.ly/Kms8thG

Have you heard about our Regional Networks? We have set up Networks for Africa and the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America and North America. Find out more about the networks, including how to join, on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/page/regiona....

Have you seen our interview between Jordi Diaz Manera and Jorge Bevilacqua? They sat down together at #WMS2024 to talk about the challenges of neuromuscular disorder research and care. You can watch the full, fascinating video here: youtu.be/myRffVzcoMs

Do you have a sustainability abstract for #WMS2025? Topics: - Sustainable medical technologies or practices for muscle health - Eco-friendly rehabilitation/research methods - The impact of environmental factors on musculoskeletal health Submission guidelines: buff.ly/z98Syof Deadline: 31 August

There is just a week to go for WMS members to nominate themselves as candidates for our Executive Board election: buff.ly/Kms8thG. We're excited to see each nomination come in and are looking forward to sharing the candidate list with you next month. WMS members will make some big voting decisions!

August is our month for late-breaking news submissions for #WMS2025. If you have an abstract you would like to submit, check your Congress emails for your submission link. We are looking for the most exciting, recent, and unpublished findings on any aspect of neuromuscular disorders: buff.ly/VUNRhbL

Our new early mid-career Executive Board member will be responsible for representing the needs of early to mid-career members. If that could be you, visit our website and start your nomination now: buff.ly/DhIOxsN In this video, current Board members talk about their experiences:

Could you be the early mid-career representative on our next Executive Board? We're looking for someone who can guide the WMS's work to improve access for early to mid-career researchers and clinicians. Start your nomination today: buff.ly/DhIOxsN

TOMORROW! Join us tomorrow (Thursday 17th July at 14:00 BST) to hear June Kinoshita, Director of Research and Patient Engagement, FSHD Society, talk about her impactful work with the FSHD Alliance. Sign up to join the virtual session on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

Join us on Thursday 17th July at 14:00 BST to hear June Kinoshita, Director of Research and Patient Engagement, FSHD Society, talk about her impactful work with the FSHD Alliance. Sign up to join the virtual session on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

If you saw our latest post and it made you want to nominate yourself to be a candidate in the WMS Executive Board election, you have until 22nd August. You can find out more information and start your nomination form on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/page/wms-exe...

Could you be a member of our next Executive Board? If you're a WMS member and have been since at least October 2024, you could be a candidate. Still not sure? Listen to some of our current Executive Board members talking about what their experience has been like: youtu.be/MACUvREfuyE.

It's already almost Myology Café time again! Join us on Thursday 17th July at 14:00 BST to hear June Kinoshita, Director of Research and Patient Engagement, FSHD Society, talk about her impactful work with the FSHD Alliance. Sign up on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

We have had 1,000 registrations for #WMS2025. It's a fantastic demonstration of how our Congresses have become the foremost events in the field of neuromuscular disorders. You can still register online: buff.ly/jQOB8Ic Our 2025 Pre-Congress Teaching Course is now full for in-person registration.

Our partner journal, Neuromuscular Disorders, is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief. The successful candidate will start on 1st January, 2026, but will have a transition period with outgoing Editor-in-Chief, Anders Oldfors. Full details are on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/job/editor...

The speaker announcements for #MYOMRI2025 are coming out. We're excited to see Anne Schänzer, Chair of our Publication Highlights Committee, is the first speaker announced. Follow @myo-mri.bsky.social for all the announcements.

It's final, final abstract submission deadline day for #MYOMRI2025 today.

Two more days!

Only three days to submit your abstract for #MYOMRI2025!

The fifth Congress of the Latin American Society of Neuromuscular Diseases (SOLANE) will bring together specialists, researchers and healthcare professionals to share advances in neuromuscular diseases across Latin America. We wish everyone attending a successful congress: buff.ly/1dGP8PB.

Get registered first if you want to submit an abstract.

**CORRECTION** The May Myology Café is TODAY at 13:00 (BST). Join us and colleagues from around the world as we explore regional approaches to neuromuscular disorder (NMD) care and patient registries. Register online at: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

Our May Myology Café is tomorrow (Thursday) at 13:00 (BST). Join us to hear Dr Karolína Podolska share her experience coordinating across Duchenne centres, including accreditation, collaboration and care models for adult DMD patients. Sign up online: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

Don't miss our May Myology Café on Thursday 15th May at 13:00 (BST). It's our first in a new series exploring regional approaches to neuromuscular disorder (NMD) care and patient registries and will feature Dr. Karolína Podolska. Sign up on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

Abstract submissions for MYO-MRI+ are open until 6th June.

Have you heard that the NMD Journal is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief? Ideally, the successful candidate will start in October to enable a handover with outgoing Editor-in-Chief, Anders Olfors. Find out more, including how to apply, on our website: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/job/editor...

At WMS 2024, Jordi Diaz Manera sat down with Virginia Arechavala Gomeza and Pietro Spitali to talk about their careers, their current work and the future of neuromuscular disorders. You can watch the full video: www.worldmusclesociety.org/news/view/vi...

Have you registered for #WMS2025 yet? More than 800 people have, twice as many as at the same time last year! The WMS Congress is the foremost international event in the field of neuromuscular disorders. Register before 5th June to get our early bird prices: www.wms2025.com/page/registr...

Today is #WMS2025 abstract submission deadline day. As of 10:00am BST, we have already received 400 submissions and are expecting hundreds more. If you're submitting an abstract, make sure you register to attend the Congress first and check our submission guidelines: www.wms2025.com/page/2025-ab...

The abstract submission deadline for #WMS2025 is 10th April, but have you thought about why it's important to share your work at a WMS Congress? We made this film at #WMS2023 and spoke to organisers and delegates about why our poster presentations are an essential element:

We are still looking for one or two more early career researchers or clinicians who are WMS members to help us shape the peer mentoring session at #WMS2025. If you think it could be you (or someone you know) please drop us a DM and we'll get back to you.

This week is abstract submission week. If you would like to submit an abstract for #WMS2025, you must register to attend the Congress first: www.wms2025.com/page/registr.... Once registered, we'll send you a submission link. Abstract submission guidance is here: www.wms2025.com/page/2025-ab...

It's great to see so many new followers joining us here. Hello to everyone. Do let us know what you would like to see from this account.

In our last post, we shared an image of our logo, but do you know what it represents? It's actually the sunrise in Porticello, Italy. The orange circle represents the sun and the line is the horizon at sunrise. www.worldmusclesociety.org/page/wms-cor...

Hello to the scientific community, particularly those working in the field of neuromuscular disorders. The World Muscle Society is now on @bsky.app. Come and say hello and follow us for Congress updates, news from our members and great muscle chat. Find us online at www.worldmusclesociety.org.