Annual SMA Conference
The Annual SMA Conference is an invaluable resource for the entire spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) community and is an opportunity to strengthen the connections among individuals with SMA, their families, and researchers and healthcare providers.
2026 Annual SMA Conference
2026 Annual SMA Conference
We hope that you will join us at the 2026 Annual SMA Conference, which will take place from Thursday, June 25 through Sunday, June 28 at the Yacht & Beach Club in Orlando, Florida. Registration will be opening in the fall. Be sure to sign up for our email list to receive the latest updates!
We look forward to reuniting as a community and hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
If you have any questions regarding the Annual SMA Research & Clinical Care Meeting which is held for SMA researchers and clinicians, please contact [email protected].
Our 2025 Sponsors
The Annual SMA Conference could not happen without our dedicated sponsors. Please contact [email protected] with questions and for more information on sponsorship opportunities.
Presenting Sponsor
Diamond Sponsor
Title Sponsor
Visionary Sponsor
Supporting Sponsors
- The Dhont Family Foundation
- The Jacob Isaac Rappoport Foundation
- Luke 18:1
Gold Sponsor
Cure SMA Offers Scholarships For Individuals and Families Who Wish to Attend the Annual SMA Conference.
The Adults with SMA Scholarship program offers a scholarship to every adult with SMA and their personal care assistant. The scholarship will cover registration fees, a travel stipend and one hotel room for three nights at the specified conference hotel.
The First Time Attendee Scholarship program is a scholarship that covers any individual with SMA who has never attended the Annual SMA Conference previously, and up to four immediate family members. The scholarship covers registration fees for those attendees, as well as one hotel for three nights at the specified conference hotel. Thank you to the support from the Luke 18:1 Foundation for sponsorship of this scholarship!
For families who are not newly diagnosed, we offer general, needs-based scholarships as well. Attendees can reach out to Cure SMA to receive information on any of these scholarship opportunities.
Questions about the Annual SMA Conference?
Email [email protected] or call (800) 886-1762.
Our 2025 Exhibitors
Please contact Jesse Aynes at [email protected] with questions and for more information on exhibitor opportunities.
Presenting Exhibitors
Diamond Exhibitor
Title Exhibitor
Purple Exhibitors
Orange Exhibitors
- Adaptive Switch Laboratories
- Argenx
- Hayek Medical
- Neotech
- Orsini Specialty Pharmacy
- Partners in Medicine
Visionary Exhibitor
Learn More About the Annual SMA Conference
Our Annual SMA Conference is the largest spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) conference in the world. Through the conference, we bring together researchers, healthcare professionals, individuals with SMA, and their families to network, learn, and collaborate. Cure SMA has been hosting the Annual SMA Conference since 1988, and it has become a weekend filled with a wide variety of activities, including:
- Educational workshops
- Keynote sessions with leading researchers and clinicians
- Family-friendly poster session
- Memorable children’s program
- Meet and greet with a family fun fest
- Teens and adults with SMA social activities
- PJ party and movie night
- Dance party
Annual SMA Conference Booklets
- 2025 Annual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2024 Annual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2023 Annual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2022 Annual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2021 Virtual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2020 Virtual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2019 Annual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2018 Annual SMA Conference Booklet
- 2017 Annual SMA Conference Booklet