72nd BAPS Congress
17th-19th June 2026
University Place, Manchester University
Welcome to our 72nd Congress
BAPS had its inaugural scientific meeting in London in 1953.
Since then, the meeting has become an annual event and has been held in many locations both in the UK and overseas (you can see a full list here). Over time we have endeavoured to make the annual meeting important both for the scientific content and the social aspects, offering paediatric surgeons from around the world networking opportunities to meet and discuss work.
This year's outstanding line up of speakers
Abebe Bekele
Rwanda
Dean, School of Medicine, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity, Professor of Surgery
Arnaud Bonnard
Paris
Arnaud Bonnard is currently a Professor in Paediatric Surgery at the Robert Debré Children University Hospital and Chief of the Paediatric Surgery department in Paris,
Marie-Klaire Farrugia
London
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Marie-Klaire Farrugia MD MD(Res) FRCSEd(Paed.Surg) is a Consultant Fetal and Paediatric Urologist at the Chelsea and Westminster (C&W) and Imperial College Hospitals; and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London.
Shawn St Peter
USA
Senior Vice President and Chair, Department of Surgery at Children’s Mercy, and the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program at Children's Mercy, where he is also the Director of the Center for Prospective Trials.
Key dates
Event
Date
Earlybird registrations opens
9th March 2026
Earlybird registration ends
6th April 2026
Submission Period for Congress Edition of Journal of Pediatric Surgery
1st -26th May 2026
Registration closes
12th June 2026
Conference
17th -> 19th June 2026
Journal of Pediatric Surgery guidelines
See requirements for this year's abstract submissions
Our Insiders Guide to Manchester
Our Local Organising Committee share their favourite venues
Our Sponsors
