Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, 
 
on behalf of the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pilsen, I am pleased to invite you to the Annual Congress

of the Czech Neurosurgical Society and the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně, which will be held on 4–6 November 2026 at the Parkhotel Congress Center Plzeň. 
 
This congress will take place as a Joint Meeting with the German Society of Neurosurgery and the Croatian Neurosurgical Society. It is a great honour for us to host this congress within the framework of international cooperation, combined  

with the exchange of professional experience. 
 
The  scientific  programme  will  cover  the  core  fields  of  neurosurgery,  including  neuro-oncology,  vascular  neurosurgery, neurotraumatology, pediatric neurosurgery, spinal surgery, and varia, and will reflect current trends  
in modern neurosurgery. 
 
The congress will also include a nursing section and a poster section. 
 
The scientific programme will be complemented by social and sporting events. The social evening will take place 
at the Pilsner Brewery, as befits the city of beer. Following the great success of the international match between Czech  
and  Polish  neurosurgeons  in  Ostrava,  I  would  like  to  organize  a  football  mini-tournament  between  the  Czech  Republic, Croatia, and Germany in Pilsen. 
 
The congress will be preceded, on November 2 – 3 in Pilsen, by a microvascular workshop focused on experimental bypass surgery.  Invited  experts  will  include  Fady  Charbel  (Chicago)  and  David  Langer  (New  York).  We  warmly  invite  young physicians from all three participating societies to attend this event. 
 
The congress will be held under the auspices of the Governor of the Pilsen Region, Kamal Farhan, the Director of University Hospital  Pilsen,  Assoc.  Prof.  Václav  Šimánek,  MD,  PhD,  and  the  Dean  of  the  Faculty  of  Medicine  in  Pilsen,  Charles University, Prof. Milan Štengl, MD, PhD. 
 
I look forward to meeting you in Pilsen. 
 
Prof. Vladimír Přibáň, MD, PhD 
Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen,  Charles University and University Hospital Pilsen