FAQs for in-person attendance

The 36th International Symposium on ALS/MND is being held in San Diego, USA at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort Hotel.

You can pick up your name badge and delegate bag for the International Symposium on ALS/MND from the registration desk in the entrance to the Loews Coronado Bay Resort Hotel in San Diego from 16.00 – 18.00 on Thursday 4 December.

The registration desk will also be open from 07.00 - 18.00 on Friday 5 December, 07.00 - 18.00 on Saturday 6 December and 07.00 - 12.00 Sunday 7 December.

For security purposes, please bring photographic ID (passport, driving licence, ID card, etc) and be prepared to have this checked at registration in order to collect your badge.

For any guests who require accessibility assistance, lifts are available by the registration desk. Accessible facilities are available on the ground floor.
Please advise symposium@mndassociation.org if you have particular access requirements that need to be considered.

Yes! Your registration gives you access all sessions.

Additionally, you will have access to all of the sessions on-demand until 4 March 2026. All session recordings will be available to view after the event. You will receive details on how to access the recordings after the Symposium.

For security purposes, please bring photographic ID (passport, driving licence, ID card, etc) and be prepared to have this checked at registration in order to collect your badge. If you are not wearing your delegate badge, we cannot guarantee you entry into any sessions.

Don’t forget to bring power adapters compatible with US power sockets to charge your electronic devices. Adapters will not be provided by the Symposium organisers.

Please bring a water bottle as water fountains will be available throughout the venue.

Download the Symposium Mobile App!

Make the most of the Symposium experience by downloading the official Symposium Mobile App. You can use the app to browse and build your own agenda, view presenters’ information and abstracts, chat to other delegates, make notes and more.

Download the "The Event App by EventsAIR" from Google Play (for Android devices) or the App Store (for iOS devices). Once you have installed the app, enter the app code "alsmnd25" then your email and PIN (which will be included in your pre-event email) to use all features of the app. If you downloaded the app for last year's event, please ensure your app is fully updated.

You can pick up your name badge and delegate bag for the International Symposium on ALS/MND from the registration desk, in the entrance of the Loews Coronado Bay Resort Hotel from 16.00 – 18.00 on Thursday 4 December.

The registration desk will also be open from 07.00 - 18.00 on Friday 5 December, 07.00 – 18.00 on Saturday 6 December and 07.00 - 12.00 Sunday 7 December. Registration prior to the opening session of the Symposium on Friday 5 December will be busy, so we recommend that you arrive early.

For security purposes, please bring photographic ID (passport, driving licence, ID card, etc) and be prepared to have this checked at registration in order to collect your badge.

Wifi will be available for free at the venue. Details will be released closer to the event.

Mid-morning and afternoon refreshments will be served throughout the venue and delegates will have the opportunity to network and engage with exhibitors during the refreshment breaks.

A buffet lunch will be served downstairs on the Marina Terrace and Bay Terrace.

The venue has been advised of all dietary requirements detailed at the time of your registration. Please advise symposium@mndassociation.org if you have particular dietary requirements that need to be considered.

Poster sessions will be held on Friday 5 December, Saturday 6 December and Sunday 7 December outside in the Poster Hall (bay pavilion) from 17.30 – 19.00 and 08.30-10.00 on Sunday morning.

We encourage you to ask questions during the sessions using the microphones that will be available for you to address the speaker. Time is limited for questions, therefor you may only ask one question at the microphone but we will endeavour to answer as many as possible. If you have follow up questions, please see the speaker after the session.

Don't worry if you miss a session as all of the session recordings will be available to watch on-demand from 9 December 2025 to 4 March 2026. You will receive details on how to access the recordings after the Symposium.

Please join us at the 36th International Symposium on ALS/MND Welcome Networking Reception, on Thursday 4 December at 18:00-19:30. This reception is another opportunity to network with the ALS/MND community before the start of the scientific sessions. Please note that spaces for this reception are limited and delegates will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis. If the venue reaches capacity, we will not be able to admit any more delegates.

There are also a range of satellite meetings happening before and during the Symposium. Our Satellite meetings page will be published shortly on the website.

We would like to advise you that photographs and videos will be taken during the Symposium. The MND Association and the Symposium host, ALS Association, will use the images and/or video footage for promotional purposes on social and digital media channels and in publications, normally within a five-year period from the date the picture was taken.

If you do not wish to appear in any photographs, please let a member of staff know during registration (or email symposium@mndassociation.org) and they will make sure that you are not included in any images.

We do not usually supply certification of poster presentations. Please use the confirmation of poster acceptance email should you require proof of this.