2021 ANNUAL MEETING STATISTICS
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14,049 14,049 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 14,404 14,404 15,150 15,150 13,361 13,361 ANNUAL MEETING ATTENDEES 72% 28% 70% 30% 76% 24% 70.5% 29.5% Total attendees International professional attendees US and Canada professional attendees 2021 ANNUAL MEETING STATISTICS Attendee Profile The AAN Annual Meeting is the largest international meeting of neurologists and neuroscience professionals. The following information shows a breakdown of recent Annual Meeting participants. With the virtual format in 2021 and reduced barriers to attend like no need to travel, the 2021 Annual Meeting saw record-breaking professional attendance. Professional attendance is defined as those with a full registration to the meeting, which typically excludes exhibitor registrations. 2021 Attendance Virtual Total Attendance: 13,361 Professional Attendance: 12,851 US/Canada: 70.5% International: 29.5% 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2019 Attendance Philadelphia, PA Total Attendance: 15,150 Professional Attendance: 11,571 US/Canada: 76% International: 24% 2018 Attendance Los Angeles, CA Total Attendance: 14,404 Professional Attendance: 11,123 US/Canada: 70% International: 30% 2017 Attendance Boston, MA Total Attendance: 14,049 Professional Attendance: 10,764 US/Canada: 72% International: 28% Data was collected from Annual Meeting attendee list.
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2021 ANNUAL MEETING STATISTICS
Attendee ProfileThe AAN Annual Meeting is the largest international meeting of neurologists and neuroscience professionals. The following information shows a breakdown of recent Annual Meeting participants.
With the virtual format in 2021 and reduced barriers to attend like no need to travel, the 2021 Annual Meeting saw record-breaking professional attendance. Professional attendance is defined as those with a full registration to the meeting, which typically excludes exhibitor registrations.
2021 Attendance Virtual
Total Attendance: 13,361 Professional Attendance: 12,851 US/Canada: 70.5% International: 29.5%
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2019 Attendance Philadelphia, PA
Total Attendance: 15,150 Professional Attendance: 11,571 US/Canada: 76% International: 24%
2018 Attendance Los Angeles, CA
Total Attendance: 14,404 Professional Attendance: 11,123 US/Canada: 70% International: 30%
2017 Attendance Boston, MA
Total Attendance: 14,049 Professional Attendance: 10,764 US/Canada: 72% International: 28%
Data was collected from Annual Meeting attendee list.
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Regional ProfilesUS Region Attendees
Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
1,785
South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)
1,363
NE Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
1,235
Pacific (California, Oregon, Washington)
1,194
New England (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
775
SW Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)
647
NW Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
576
Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
541
SE Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)
287
US Territory (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands)
49
Non-contiguous US States (Alaska, Hawaii)
42
US Total 8,494
International Region Attendees Europe / Scandinavia 1,705
South / Central America 665
Asia 572
Canada 565
Middle East 386
Pacific Rim 217
Mexico 141
Africa 106
International Total 4,357
Following is a breakdown of 2021 Annual Meeting participants by stated subspecialty and practice setting.
Subspecialty*Primary Subspecialty Count Percentage General Neurology 2,353 18% Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis
754 6%
Movement Disorders 737 6% Epilepsy 641 5% Vascular Neurology and Stroke 588 5% Neuromuscular Medicine 577 4% Other 278 2% Headache Medicine 266 2% Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
245 2%
Clinical Neurophysiology 241 2% Sleep Medicine 152 1% Neurocritical Care 140 1% Neurohospitalist 135 1% Neuro-oncology 110 1% Neuro-ophthalmology 78 1% Geriatric Neurology 58 0.5% Neurogenetics 43 0.3% Infectious Diseases and Neurovirology
40 0.3%
Pain Medicine 36 0.3% Neuroimaging 31 0.2% Autonomic Disorders 29 0.2% Endovascular and Interventional Neurology
28 0.2%
Sports Neurology 24 0.2% Neural Repair and Rehabilitation 20 0.2% Traumatic Brain Injury 20 0.2% Neuro-otology 19 0.1% Neuroepidemiology 13 0.1% Palliative Neurology 12 0.1% Neuromuscular Pathology 4 0.03% No Data Available 5,180 40%
*Data was taken from attendees’ member profiles.
Practice Arrangement*Practice Arrangement Count Percentage Academic Based 3,184 25% Hospital Based 1,719 13% Neurology Group 1,022 8% Solo Practice 520 4% Multispecialty Group 488 4% Other Public or Private Hospital or Clinic
405 3%
Government Based 299 2% Industry (Pharmaceutical or Device Company)
236 2%
No Data Available 4,979 39%
2,700 +ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS, INCLUDING:
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Meeting Abstracts by TopicA vital part of the AAN Annual Meeting is the Science Program, which features the latest in cutting-edge research and scientific developments in neurology. Thousands of abstracts are presented each year in all subspecialties throughout the Annual Meeting. Formats of the Science Program might include plenary sessions, platform presentation, and poster sessions with time to ask questions of the author, etc.
Topic SubmittedEmerging Science
Aging and Dementia 128 12Autoimmune Neurology 158Autonomic Disorders 8Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology 67Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology
358 6
Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology
120 6
Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG) 189 6General Neurology 130 7Global Health 14 2Headache 199 10Health Care Disparities (new topic in 2021) 31 2History of Neurology 16Infectious Disease 128 7Movement Disorders 259 14MS and CNS Inflammatory Disease 337 14Neuro Trauma and Sports Neurology 17 1Neurocritical Care 80Neuroepidemiology 29 1Neuromuscular and Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG)
208 5
Neuro-oncology 60 1Neuro-ophthalmology/Neuro-otology 36Neuro-rehabilitation 16 2Pain and Palliative Care 20 1Practice, Policy, and Ethics 32 1Research Methodology and Education 72 1Sleep 45 2
Total 2,757 102
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NeuromuscularMedicine 8%Vascular Neurology and Stroke 8%
Movement Disorders 7%
Clinical Neurophysiology 5%
Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis 5%
Sleep Medicine 4%
Headache Medicine 3%
Neurocritical Care 3%
Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry 3%
Other 2%
Neurohospitalist 2%
Neuro-oncology 2% *
*The following subspecialties are each one percent or less: Pain Medicine, Neuro-ophthalmology, Geriatric Neurology, Endovascular and Interventional Neurology, Neurogenetics, Neural Repair and Rehabilitation, Neuroimaging, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports Neurology, Infectious Diseases and Neurovirology, Neuro-otology, Autonomic Disorders, Palliative Neurology, Neuromuscular Pathology,and Neuroepidemiology.
General Neurology 31%
AAN Member SubspecialtiesThe AAN represents over 36,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals consisting of 28,000 US members and 8,000 international members.
Of neurologist members, 31% of self-identify as general neurologists. Of the remaining neurologist members, their identified subspecialties are as follows:
