Session Details
WHAT DOES THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME INCLUDE?
At ISPPD-14 we plan to have an informative and exciting programme that highlights the areas of substantial recent progress while also posing the tough questions where progress has been more challenging.
- Wherever possible, Plenary sessions will take a cross-disciplinary approach to major areas in the field.
- Parallel sessions will allow you to explore specific topics that include but are not limited to clinical issues, host-immune interactions, genomics, immunology, microbiology, epidemiology and the interface between these areas.
- Meet-the-Expert sessions and Pre-Meeting Workshops will provide opportunities for interaction with professionals in smaller-structured settings.
- Researchers at all levels will have an opportunity to present their work in interactive Poster sessions. Attention will be given to how to exchange knowledge and translate findings into policy that benefits individuals affected by or at risk of pneumococcal diseases worldwide.
- Interactive Learning: All scientific sessions include Q&A portions to provide interactive learning opportunities for the attendees. We encourage the audience to ask questions and interact with the presenters during these portions.
For more details of each session type, please review the sections below.
- Plenary sessions at ISPPD-14 aim to take a cross-disciplinary approach to major areas in the field wherever possible.
- Renowned experts in the area of pneumonia and pneumococcal diseases will cover a variety of important topics.
- Each presentation is 15 minutes long followed by 5 minutes of Q&A, which is included in each speaker’s presentation duration. The audience is encouraged to send questions to the speakers from the beginning of their presentations via the ISPPD-14 Virtual Platform or Mobile App.
PLENARY TOPICS
- Preventing pneumonia and pneumococcal disease in special populations
- Diagnostic and treatment dilemmas posed by changes in pneumonia etiology
- Pneumonia and pneumococcal vaccines in a changing world – climate, conflict, and coverage
- Optimising the enfant PCV schedule
- Bacterial and viral interactions
- Hot topics and new ideas – results from Robert Austrian Research Award winners
- Combatting antimicrobial resistance in pneumonia and pneumococcal disease
- Pneumococcal carriage – guidelines, gaps, and global use
- Extended-valency pneumococcal vaccines – opportunities and immunological challenges
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If you are a presenter in a Plenary session, please check the presentation guidelines page.
- Meet-the-Expert sessions will provide opportunities for interaction with professionals in smaller-structured settings.
- Join our MTE sessions to discuss current hot topics and trends in smaller groups led by expert discussants.
- These sessions are meant to provide opportunities for closer interaction between researchers from all levels and experts in the field, to exchange knowledge and to debate various subjects.
MEET-THE-EXPERT TOPICS
- Implementation and uptake of new pneumococcal vaccines in immunocompromised populations – barriers and solutions
- What to pick – conventional or molecular methods for pneumococcal surveillance
- The difficult Streptococcus mitis group
- Mediators of mucosal immunity to pneumococcus
- Pneumococcal disease in an aging world and vaccination strategies
- Pneumococcal serotype-specific epidemiology – outbreaks
- Pneumococcal Human Challenge Studies
- Pneumococcal pneumonia and evaluation of the immune system – primary immune defects
- Pneumococcal vaccine coverage and equity in a changing world
- Global pneumococcal sequence clusters – a guide for the perplexed
- The microbiome and pneumococcal carriage – emerging insights
- Pro and con – adjunctive macrolide for CAP
- Hib Initiative Reunion Session
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If you are a presenter in a MTE session, please check the presentation guidelines page.
- Workshops will provide opportunities for interaction with professionals in limited-number groups.
- All Workshops will take place on Sunday, 17 May 2026, and will help participants to immerse themselves in the subject of pneumonia and pneumococcal diseases before the official start of the meeting on Monday, 18 May 2026.
- Please note that a spot for participation in a Workshop has to be reserved during registration for a fee. If you have missed your chance to book your spot or require further help with registration, please contact us at reg_isppd26@kenes.com.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Workshop 01: Getting the most out of conferences
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 09:00 – 12:00
- Venue: Onsite (Bella Center Copenhagen)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 30 EUR, Regular Rates – 50 EUR
- Please note: After registration, Workshop 01 attendees are kindly requested to complete a survey. Survey details will be sent to all registered attendees.
Workshop 02: WGS-based pneumococcal species and strain characterization
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 09:00 – 12:00
- Venue: Onsite (Bella Center Copenhagen)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 30 EUR, Regular Rates – 50 EUR
Workshop 03: Target Trial Emulation
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 09:00 – 12:00
- Venue: Onsite (Bella Center Copenhagen)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 30 EUR, Regular Rates – 50 EUR
Workshop 04: Back to basics – pneumococcal identification and serotyping with classic techniques
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 09:00 – 16:00 (including a break of up to 1 hour)
- Venue: Offsite (SSI Diagnostica, Hilleroed)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 50 USD, Regular Rates – 70 USD
- Please note: The workshop is appropriate for individuals with basic laboratory skills and experience working with bacteria. As this workshop includes a hands-on laboratory component, participants are asked to wear closed-toe shoes and tie long hair back for safety- PPE will be provided.
Workshop 05: How well do pneumococcal vaccines really work? Connecting trial immunogenicity with real-world outcomes
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 13:00 – 16:00
- Venue: Onsite (Bella Center Copenhagen)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 30 EUR, Regular Rates – 50 EUR
Workshop 06: Advances in metagenomics, syndromic panels, and PCR for diagnosing airway infections
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 13:00 – 16:00
- Venue: Onsite (Bella Center Copenhagen)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 30 EUR, Regular Rates – 50 EUR
Workshop 07: Sustaining Strong Pneumonia Control Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026
- Time: 13:00 – 16:00
- Venue: Onsite (Bella Center Copenhagen)
- Cost: Early Registration Rates – 30 EUR, Regular Rates – 50 EUR
Visit the interactive programme for session details and speaker information.
If you are a presenter in a Workshop session, please check the presentation guidelines page.
- Parallel sessions will allow you to explore specific topics that cover areas that include but are not limited to clinical issues, clinical aspects of pneumonia, host-immune interactions, genomics, immunogenicity, vaccine effects, epidemiology and the interface between these areas.
- In these sessions, researchers from diverse backgrounds will present their work and answer questions from the audience.
PARALLEL SESSION TOPICS
- Pneumococcal serotype dynamics and genomic diversity
- Clinical Management
- Pneumococcal Immunology and Host Defense
- Childhood Vaccines
- Vaccine Design and Immunogenicity
- Vaccination, AI and Antimicrobial Resistance
- Carriage, Transmission and Ecology
- Innovation and Modelling
Visit the interactive programme for session details and speaker information.
If you are a presenter in a Parallel session, please check the presentation guidelines page.
- Researchers at all levels and from diverse backgrounds will showcase their work onsite via traditional printed posters and online via an interactive E-Poster gallery. Additionally, E-Poster spotlight presentations of selected abstracts will take place on Monday (18 May) and Tuesday (19 May).
- Attention will be given to how to exchange knowledge and translate findings into policy that benefit individuals affected by or at risk of pneumonia and pneumococcal diseases worldwide.
- For more details on the different poster presentation types, please see below.
E-Poster Spotlight Sessions
- The E-Posters of selected abstracts will be presented in dedicated E-Poster Spotlight sessions at the meeting venue in Copenhagen as indicated in the programme.
- The presenters of spotlight posters will give short oral talks in front of each of the 4 E-Poster stations onsite. The talks will take place onsite only and will not be recorded.
- E-Poster Spotlight topics include:
- Pneumococcal Biology and Host Response
- Clinical Manifestations and Pneumonia
- Vaccine Development and Immunogenicity
- Epidemiology, Surveillance and AI
- From Bench to Bedside
- Vaccine Impact and Population Health
- Treatment, Outcomes and Resistance
Poster Viewing
- There is no designated presentation time for abstracts accepted for Poster Viewing. However, we have scheduled two dedicated Poster Coffee Breaks within the programme, providing excellent opportunities for presenters to stand by their posters and engage directly with delegates interested in their work. Presenting authors are also encouraged to be available during the longer programming breaks to maximise visibility and interaction. In addition, registered attendees can connect with presenters at any time through the interactive E-Poster Gallery by sending direct messages.
Visit the interactive programme for session details.
Please view the presentation guidelines page if you are a presenter of an abstract selected for E-Poster Spotlight presentation, or an abstract selected for Poster Viewing.