Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Conference Reports


The 2009 IACFS/ME Conference in Reno, Nevada

The Conference Reports From Phoenix Rising



2009 Invest in ME Conference

 - Chris provides another fine conference report.

The May 2008 'Invest In ME' Conference

A report from Chris, a frequent conference attendee and father of a daughter with fibromyalgia.

The Symposium on Viruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) 2008)

  - The first ever symposium on viruses and ME/CFS occurs in conjunction with the International HHV-6 Conference. By Cort Johnson
  • Part One - Valcyte Trials, Endogenous Retrovirus, the Sith Returns, Smoldering Infection in the Heart?  and more.
  • Part Two- Neuro-Immune Subset, Breakthrough in Dubbo, Biomarker(?), Dirt in the Gears, Future Antivirals and more.

The 2007 P.A.N.D.O.R.A./ IACFS/ME 8th International Patient Conference

 - The Patient Conference organized by Marla Silverman and P.A.N.D.O.R.A. occupied two days and featured many of the top names in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

The Phoenix Rising Reports From Cort Johnson - The only extensive coverage of the patient conference was written by a patient for patients.  
  • Part I: Politics and Advocacy / Dr. Teitelbaum and D-Ribose / Ask the Experts
  • Part II: Sleep and CFS / Dr. De Meirleir and the Gut / P.A.N.D.O.R.A. Sand Castle Awards / Dr. Cheney's Keynote Address

The 2007 IACFS/ME 8th International Research Conference 

- The four-day conference was full of intriguing presentations and prompted the production of several more or less comprehensive overviews.

The Phoenix Rising Reports From Cort Johnson - The most extensive coverage of the conference was written by a patient for patients.

  • Part I: Fatigue Session / Introduction / Vascular & Cardiovascular / Exercise Studies
  • Part II: The Brain / Gene and Genetics Studies
  • Part III: The Immune System / the Gut /Pain / and Sleep
  • Part IV: The Clinical Trials
  • Part V: Defining ME/CFS /Costs /Takeaway Points

Other 2007 IACFS/ME Conference Reports

  • Dr. Vallings - Dr. Vallings has been doing these reports for almost ten years now. Her reports have the distinction of covering every talk, paper and poster covered in the conference (!)
  • Dr Charles Lapp- As always Dr. Lappe's report is engaging and informative. Not only does he summarize most of the papers/presentations he gives us his comments on many of them plus at the end of the paper he tells how this conference will change his practice.
  • Virginia Teague - From the IACFS/ME website Virginia Teague gives her illuminating retrospective on the Conference

The 2005 Fatigue Science Conference in Japan  - this major conference on the cause of fatigue featured many internationally known CFS researchers 

AACFS 2004 Seventh International Conference

Rich Von Konynenburg -  an independent CFS researcher and longtime contributor to numerous chat groups, Rich gave us detailed overviews of four talks;

The Vallings Reports

Dr. Vallings, a general practitioner from Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand whose practice consists mostly of CFS patients, has consistently given us detailed reports from the AACFS/IACFS Conferences over the past seven years.