The IASP Early Career Network (ECN) will launch IASP’s first Painhack, taking place 25 - 26 October at the 2026 World Congress on Pain in Bangkok, Thailand.
Painhack is a hackathon-based event that will foster interdisciplinary collaborations and push the boundaries in pain research and management. The Painhack will bring together diverse perspectives from scientists of any background, clinicians, and persons with lived experience.
Painhack: Project Track
25 - 26 October
The Painhack Project Track will feature 10 projects. Projects are pain-related and interdisciplinary by nature and will uphold the highest possible standards of open science.
Over the course of two days, participants will meet and work together under the guidance of their team leader, who submitted the project. To facilitate this collaborative work, each team will have access to a Github Repository and a Discord Channel. These resources will remain available after the World Congress to support further collaboration if appropriate.
Anyone can register to attend the project track regardless of their background, career stage, or demographics. The Project track includes two registration options, one for trainees and one for non-trainees, with a maximum of 25 seats in each.
All prices listed are in U.S.Dollars.
All Painhack registered attendees are required to register for the World Congress.
Registration includes coffee breaks. Participants are responsible for their own lunch.
Painhack: Early Career Professional Development Track
25 October
Early career researchers and clinicians will join a series of seminars and workshops dedicated to advancing their professional skills under the guidance of international mentors.
This program will include three main modules, focusing on the successful management of interdisciplinary research projects. The topic of each module and speakers will be announced soon.
The Early Career Professional Development Track is reserved for trainees or early-career professionals (up to 5 years after completing their student or fellowship training).
All Painhack registered attendees are required to register for the World Congress.
All prices listed are in U.S.Dollars.
All Painhack registered attendees are required to register for the World Congress.
Registration includes coffee breaks. Participants are responsible for their own lunch.
Painhack Preliminary Agenda
Sunday 25 October
The day will start with a presentation of the selected projects. Participants will split into the Project Track and EC Professional Development Track to start their activities.
At the end of the day, participants from both tracks will reconvene for an invited talk and an unconference. The unconference will include presentations and panels related to a project topic. The day will conclude with a networking event.
Monday 26 October
The Project Track attendees will start the day with a talk resume their work within their teams.
At the end of the day, project leaders will be invited to share the progress of their team before closing the event and joining the IASP Welcome Reception.
Schedule at a Glance
