About the symposium
The Spierfonds Young Talent Symposium (formerly known as Muscles2Meet) is a biennial event designed for all PhD students working on neuromuscular diseases in the Netherlands, to get to know each other and the research field. The program is made by an organization committee of PhD students. The registration is now open, so join us on June 5th – 6th 2026.
All neuromuscular PhD students working in The Netherlands are invited, so please help us spread the word about the Spierfonds Young Talent Symposium!
The program
The program is currently being developed. More information will follow soon.
Friday
- A keynote lecture
- Patient’s perspective
- Parallel sessions
- Interactive discussion sessions to get to know each other and careers in the neuromuscular field.
- A dinner and informal evening program, followed by an overnight stay
Saturday
- Workshops on career development
- A closing keynote to send you home inspired
Details & registration
You can register online.
- Date & times: Friday June 5th, 10.00 a.m. – Saturday June 6th ~13.00 p.m.
- Location: Woudschoten conference centre, Zeist
- Registration deadline: Tuesday May 5th
- Registration fee: early registration € 90,- (before April 1st), late registration € 100,-
- The registration fee includes an overnight stay and is nonrefundable
- If you can’t attend both days of the symposium, please contact us for alternative options
Organizing committee
The organizing committee of the Spierfonds Young Talent Symposium 2026 consists of:
- Fay-Lynn Asselman – UMC Utrecht
- Roy Augustinus – LUMC
- Dennis Kool – MUMC
- Lianne Potters – Erasmus MC
- Leander Vonk – Amsterdam VU MC
- Fleur Sevriens – Spierfonds
Muscles2Meet 2022
Watch the teaser for Muscles2Meet 2022.