Innovative and Practical Sessions

Hands-On Workshops are innovative sessions that provide attendees with opportunities to practice the latest methods and gain hands-on experience to better understand and apply the techniques learned in these workshops and labs to their working practice.

Each workshop or lab can typically be divided into four (or more) stations, each led by a faculty expert. Attendees rotate in groups through the stations, interacting with apparatus, devices, and equipment to practice new methods. These workshops are 3.5 hours in length and should have 4-8 speakers (1 or 2 faculty leaders per station). If necessary for the learning scope and objectives, the number of stations and their respective leaders can be increased; however, this is provided as general guidance.

Hands-On Workshops will be presented on 26 October 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. If you are submitting on behalf of your panel of speakers, you will be required to provide the information outlined below.

Diversity and inclusion are organizational priorities of IASP, and programming must ensure representation of all members. IASP encourages and promotes participation, accessibility, active representation, and leadership from diverse populations, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, disability, age, and religion. Beyond promoting diversity, the association promotes an environment that is supportive of all diverse groups in the interest of advancing science.

Submission Guidelines

• Hands-On Workshop proposals must be submitted via the online submission site only. Workshop proposals submitted by email or fax will not be accepted.  

• Login with your IASP credentials. If you do not have an IASP account, you can create one. 

• After clicking on “Start Application,” you will be required to agree to a privacy notice.  You will then see a drop-down menu where you need to click on "Hands-On Workshop."   

• Hands-On Workshop proposals must be received by 1 August 2025. Workshop proposals received after the deadline will not be considered.

• All presenters are required to register and attend the IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain.  
  Please note that speaker discounts are not available for the 2026 World Congress on Pain. 

• Submission of a Hands-On Workshop proposal acknowledges your acceptance of the Hands-On Workshop for inclusion in the official meeting publications.

• Hands-On Workshop proposals must be submitted and presented in English.

• No changes will be made to the submitted and accepted Hands-On Workshop proposal.

• If accepted, you will be required to submit a workshop equipment requirement survey as soon as possible, detailing the equipment requirements and setup for each station.

Conflicts of Interest / Disclosure: If accepted, Hands-On Workshop proposal submitters will be requested to declare any conflict of interest in their presentation at the IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain.

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