Are you getting ready to join us in Hiroshima for #WMS2026? In this video, filmed at WMS 2025, Jordi Diaz Manera interviews our 2025 Victor Dubowitz Lecture presenter and 2026 Local Organising Committee Co-Chair, Ichizo Nishino, about myology in Asia. buff.ly/0VmfdxP

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At WMS 2025, Jordi Diaz Manera interviewed WMS 2026 Local Organising Committee Co-Chair, Ichizo Nishino about myology in Asia. This was also the subject of the 2025 Victor Dubowitz Lecture, presented…

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We are proud to share the details of our four #WMS2026 legacy token charities that will each receive a share of £10,000: DM-Family Japan Muscular Dystrophy Association Patients Association for ADSS1 Patients Association for Distal Myopathies Find out more on our website: buff.ly/KezlP8F.

Have you submitted your late-breaking abstract yet? The deadline is 31 August and you'll find the link to the abstract submission portal in your emails. We know there'll be some outstanding submissions this year! Find out more about submitting your late-breaking news on our website: buff.ly/dRTb1U4

Are you joining our latest members' masterclass today at 11:00 (BST)? Learn how to create a compelling presentation from WMS experts. It's not too late to sign up to join us on Zoom: www.worldmusclesociety.org/m/events/vie...

With just 50 spaces remaining for in-person attendance at #WMS2026 in Hiroshima, we're expecting to close registration in the coming days. If you're hoping to join us, but haven't registered yet, please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. You can register here: buff.ly/0ZRTAH9

The last chance to submit your work for #WMS2026 is as a late-breaking abstract. We're looking for the latest and most interesting abstracts. You need to be registered to attend first. We'll be accepting submissions from 1 to 31 August. Find out more on our website: buff.ly/zkto151.

Joining Giorgia as our LinkedIn takeover host this month is Ruchee Patel. Ruchee is a paediatric neurologist specialising in neuromuscular disorders based in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more about Ruchee here: buff.ly/ytTxrUq and join us over on LinkedIn to see what Ruchee has to share.

Our first LinkedIn Takeover host this month is Giorgia Coratti. Giorgia is Co-Chair of the WMS Communications Committee. She is a neuro and psychomotor therapist at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy. Read more here: buff.ly/ytTxrUq. And join us over on LinkedIn.

Meet the new WMS Communications Committee. Responsible for strengthening connections across our global neuromuscular community, each Committee member is also "taking over" on LinkedIn for a month at a time. To find out more about the Communications Committee, read this article: buff.ly/ytTxrUq

Anyone seeking to host the 2029 joint Congress of the Peripheral Nerve Society and the World Muscle Society has until 2 July to submit a bid. We are looking for European destinations with venues that can hold 3,000 delegates. You can find full specifications at buff.ly/yAPL6z5

There are now only 300 spaces still available to join us in Hiroshima, Japan for #WMS2026. Our Congress Dinner is fully booked, and there are 18 spaces available for the Opening Ceremony and Networking Reception on 29 September. You can still register through the Congress website: buff.ly/5fzyhrN

Are you still hoping to join us in Hiroshima, Japan for WMS 2026? We still have places for the Congress, but the Pre-Congress Teaching Course and several of our networking activities are already fully booked. Register by midnight (BST) on 5 June for early bird prices: buff.ly/I430Jnj

Our new WMS Communications Committee is up and running and hosting monthly takeovers over on LinkedIn. If you aren't already connected with the WMS on LinkedIn, you can find us at www.linkedin.com/company/worl.... This month, Michelle Lorentzos and Teerin Liewluck are running the takeover.

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We are now open for bids to host the 2029 joint Congress with the Peripheral Nerve Society and the World Muscle Society. We are looking for host cities in Europe for a Congress of around 3,000 delegates. Full details of how to prepare and submit your bid are available online: buff.ly/3uhsTxE

We're already two-thirds full for #WMS2026, and the earlybird deadline is less than a month away on 5 June. We encourage anyone who wants to join us in Hiroshima, Japan, to reserve their place at the earliest opportunity. You can register for WMS 2026 online today: www.wms2026.com/page/registr...

It's deadline day! We're accepting abstracts for #WMS2026 until midnight (BST) tonight (Friday 10 April). Don't forget, you need to register for WMS 2026 FIRST and use the submission portal link in your confirmation email to submit your abstract. All the information you need is at www.wms2026.com.

If you haven't already registered for #WMS2026 and are still hoping to submit an abstract, it's time to act. The abstract submission deadline is tomorrow (Friday 10 April) at midnight (BST). For full abstract submission guidelines and to register, visit www.wms2026.com.

Are you planning on submitting an abstract for #WMS2026? The deadline is midnight (BST) on Friday 10 April. You will need to be registered to attend WMS 2026 before you can submit your abstract. For our abstract submission guidelines and to register, visit www.wms2026.com.

General registration for #WMS2026 in Hiroshima, Japan is now live. Spaces are filling up fast. Our Executive Board has reduced registration fees and expanded fellowships and caregiver grants to make our 2026 Congress even more affordable. Book now: buff.ly/RrcTGmp

WMS members, don't miss your chance to learn from our experts. Our Myology Café masterclass on writing a strong abstract is today at 14:00 (GMT). Hear from WMS President, Laurent Servais and WMS 2026 Programme Committee Chair, Werner Stenzel. To sign up, visit our website: buff.ly/EMywStM

If you are a WMS member and want to help shape the scientific programme for #WMS2026, we're inviting you to be an abstract reviewer. We'll provide a virtual briefing on 15 April, and the reviewing window is open from 17 to 29 April. To get involved, contact our Abstract Manager: buff.ly/PqhH8kZ.

Members! Check your emails. Registration for WMS 2026 in Hiroshima, Japan is now open for members only (general registration goes live on 17 March. You'll need the exclusive membership registration code from your email to register before then.

Don't miss our February Myology Café! Join us on Thursday 26 February from 1300 (GMT) as Gisela Nogales-Gadea, a senior biomedical researcher and group leader at Badalona Neuromuscular Research Group (GRENBA) tells us about the DM1-Hub project. Sign up on our website: buff.ly/WRMlwBp .

We always work at least three Congresses ahead, so Clare and Marie-Claire flew to New Delhi, India, last month with Vishnu from the Local Organising Committee and Lindsay Alfano from the WMS Executive Board, to look at venues for WMS 2028. We hope you enjoy these photos from the successful visit.

We've reduced WMS membership and Congress fees for 2026, making the Society more accessible to everyone in our community. Student discounts and membership grants are available. Find out more about the fee reductions:https://buff.ly/Ao5xPRQ.

Please beware of scam emails. We are aware that some scammers are sending out emails that appear to be coming from the WMS President and supposedly asking for assistance. If you receive an email from someone at the WMS and have any suspicions, please contact us: buff.ly/OXTspCs

If you're a WMS member and interested in joining our Programme Committee to help shape future WMS Congresses, this is your last chance to apply. Watch this short video: buff.ly/C81jkjO and apply using this form: buff.ly/ni9pu3z. Appointments to the WMS Programme Committee are for three years.

WMS Programme Committee recruitment film

The WMS Programme Committee is seeking new members. In this video, recent committee members talk about the role they have played in shaping the WMS Congresses.

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WMS Congress delegates and members have already seen our 30th anniversary film. Now we're sharing it with the wider world. This six-minute film captures so much of what makes the WMS so successful and features a special appearance from founder, Victor Dubowitz. Enjoy the film: youtu.be/vWXGqFvfVeI.

30 years of the World Muscle Society

A video celebrating 30 years of the World Muscle Society, featuring various members, including founding President, Victor Dubowitz.

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If you were there, what did yoh make of the first session?

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We are ready to welcome our international audience to #MYOMRI2025. In case it's your first time visiting Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus in Berlin, Germany, we've put together this quick video showing you how to get from the street to the Conference. See you soon!

The new WMS Treasurer is Ichizo Nishino. Ichizo has been a member of the WMS Executive Board since 2007 and hosted the WMS 15th anniversary Congress in Koamamoto, Japan in 2010. He will also host WMS 2026 in Hiroshima, Japan.