It’s a wrap! The 23rd SPARTAN Annual Meeting – the biggest (nearly 200), the most international (attendees from Korea, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, US, Canada), the best fun (at the Hockey Hall of Fame).

Save the dates when we return to Toronto May 14-16, 2026.

We’ve recorded the review course, MRI workshop, and annual meeting scientific and project sessions – attendees will receive information when they are available.

Certificates of attendance are available info@spartangroup.org

SPARTAN members and all trainees will be reimbursed for travel expenses according to the 2025 reimbursement policy

Download Annual Meeting Agenda Overview PDF

Thursday, May 8

7:00 AM	Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM	Spondyloarthritis Review Course
11:00 AM	LUNCH (for Spondyloarthritis Review Course and MRI Workshop attendees only)
11:45 AM	SpA Physical Exam Workshop
1:00 PM	PT: Practical Points & Exercise Guidelines for Patients with axSpA
1:30 PM	BREAK
2:00 PM	MRI Workshop: Protocol, Findings, and Mimickers
5:30 PM	Annual Meeting Welcome Reception and Poster Session

Friday, May 9

7:00 AM	Breakfast for Annual Meeting attendees REFRESH Breakfast for interested early career investigators, trainees, or spondy newbies
8:00 AM	Welcome
8:10 AM	SPARTAN Award Presentations
8:20 AM	SESSION I: Year in Review
9:50 AM	BREAK
10:10 AM	SESSION II: T cells
12:00 PM	LUNCH
12:45 PM	Keynote Address
1:45 PM	SPARTAN Projects Part I
	CLASSIC
3:15 PM	BREAK AND POSTER TOUR
4:15 PM	Breakout Sessions
5:15 PM	BREAK
5:30 PM	Breakout Session Report
7:00 PM	Annual Reception and Presentations at Hockey Hall of Fame

Saturday, May 10

7:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM	SPARTAN Projects Part II
9:00 AM	SESSION III: Diagnosis and Classification of axSpA: WIN
10:00 AM	BREAK
10:15 AM	Abstracts and Grants
11:45 AM	The Great Debate
12:30 PM	Closing Comments
12:45 PM	LUNCH

Save the 2026 dates May 14-16 in Toronto

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