The European Working Group of MDS and SAA in childhood (EWOG-MDS/ EWOG-SAA) is an international cooperative study group, which is dedicated to improving care and outcome of children and adolescents with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), predisposition syndromes to myeloid malignancies, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) and other rare myeloproliferative syndromes, and severe aplastic anemia and rare inherited bone marrow failure syndromes.
12th EWOG-MDS/SAA Symposium 2027
Utrecht, The Netherlands
The 12th EWOG-MDS/SAA Symposium will take place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 16–18 September 2027, hosted by Valerie de Haas and her team at the Munthuis Utrecht. Please save the date!
The meeting will once again bring together the EWOG community for an in-depth exchange on advanced diagnostics and innovative therapies in pediatric MDS, aplastic anemia, and other rare bone marrow failure syndromes. Further details will be shared in due course—we look forward to welcoming you to Utrecht.
2nd SAMD9 & SAMD9L Scientific Conference
We would like to draw your attention to the 2nd SAMD9 & SAMD9L Scientific Conference, taking place virtually on May 8–9, 2026.
This international meeting is hosted by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For further information, including registration and the preliminary agenda, please visit the conference website.
Genetic Basis of Blood Cancers and Bone Marrow Failure
FASEB Mtg in August 10-12, 2026, Niagara Falls, NY
This inaugural FASEB conference will highlight recent scientific advances in understanding the pathophysiology of inherited risk for hematopoietic malignancies and bone marrow failure.
Particular focus will be placed on newly identified germline conditions (e.g., DDX41, SAMD9, SAMD9L), alongside established disorders and emerging syndromes. The meeting will also provide a platform for collaboration and networking across career stages in this rapidly evolving field.
More details can be found on the conference website.
58th Annual SIOP Congress, San Antonio, USA
We would like to draw attention to the 58th Annual SIOP Congress, which will take place 15–18 September 2026 in San Antonio, USA. The international congress brings together colleagues from around the world and features a diverse program of current scientific developments, professional exchange, and discussion.
For further information, please refer to the official congress website, which we have linked here.
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We would like to sincerely thank all of you for your participation in the 11th Symposium of EWOG-MDS/EWOG-SAA, held from September 18 to 20, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. It was our great pleasure to welcome over 300 participants—220 in person and 105 virtually—from around the world to what proved to be a highly stimulating and enriching scientific program.
The presentations will be available for streaming on the Symposium-Website until March 31, 2026. Please note that access to the streaming content is exclusively reserved for registered participants of the meeting.
Additionally, photos from the meeting and the social event, kindly provided by some participants, will be shared in the members' section.
We very much look forward to welcoming you again in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 2027 for the 12th Symposium of EWOG-MDS/EWOG-SAA.