Pre-conferences and the Brain Health and Stroke Nursing Symposia are on February 9, 2027; the main conference runs February 10–12, 2027.

At the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

The American Heart Association and its division, the American Stroke Association.

Can I still submit research?

Late-breaking science and ongoing clinical trials abstracts are accepted from September 30 to October 28, 2026 via strokeconference.org.

Healthcare · Conference

International Stroke Conference 2027

Name: International Stroke Conference 2027
Start: 2027-02-09T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-02-12T17:00:00+00:00
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center

The American Stroke Association's scientific meeting on stroke research, treatment and care for clinicians and researchers.

9–12 February 2027 · Tue – Fri
George R. Brown Convention Center · Houston, United States
Registration open · on professional.heart.org

About this event

The International Stroke Conference (ISC) is the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's annual scientific meeting dedicated to cerebrovascular disease. Neurologists, emergency physicians, neurointerventionalists, nurses, rehabilitation specialists and researchers gather to hear new science, late-breaking clinical trials and practice updates across the stroke care continuum.

Programme

ISC 2027 opens with a day of pre-conferences and symposia, followed by three days of main conference sessions.

February 9: Pre-conferences, Brain Health and Stroke Nursing Symposia
February 10–12: International Stroke Conference main sessions
Late-breaking science and ongoing clinical trials abstracts
Award lectures including the Feinberg, Kenton, Sherman and Willis awards

Who attends

Physicians, nurses, scientists, rehabilitation and allied health professionals working in stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and brain health research.