13 October 2021

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organising Committee, I would like to provide you an update as to our progress and planning efforts.

It was just 5 months ago that ICNMD2021 was hosted virtually due to the global pandemic. We are now in October and the situation, although could be argued is slightly better, is still not as good as it could be. We as an Organising Committee are still hopeful to host an in-person congress in Brussels next July. At this time, our planning efforts are in full flight including the creation of a fantastic scientific program. Soon we will be launching the Call for Abstracts and shortly after, we will have Registration Open including the ability for you to reserve your accommodations in Brussels. We are excited to welcome you to Brussels and very much look forward to seeing all of you again.

We will continue to monitor the situation and if there is a need to adjust our format, we will do so in a timely manner and make all of the necessary changes and announcements. The health and safety of the ICNMD community is of utmost importance and will always be a priority consideration in our planning efforts.

We wish you all well and we hope to see you in Brussels next year!