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Onsite:  A Room with a Zoo (Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp), Belgium (aside from Saturday 18th Oct)

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Online: Zoom links will be shared on the What's on this Week calendar (pre-registration is not required)

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PRE-CONFERENCE: Saturday October 18, 2025 (Onsite & Online) (Times in CEST - local Antwerp time)

LOCATION:LINDNER HOTEL, ANTWERP
09:00-17:00 CEST

Working Group
Closed (By Invitation Only)
Terminology Management Working Group
Chair: Rory Davidson
Room: TBC

(Catered breaks: Coffee: 10:30-11:00 & 15:00-15:30, served in room)



Sunday, October 19, 2025 (Onsite & Online) (Times in CEST - local Antwerp time)

08:00 CESTRegistration Desk Opens (Gorilla 1+3)
09:00-12:00

(Catered break:
10:30-11:00
in Gorilla 1 +3)

Governance
Closed - MF only
Member Forum
Chairs: Anne Højen & Paul Wright

Room: Okapi 1-3

Room: Gorilla 4Room: Gorilla 5
12:00-13:00Catered Lunch Break (Gorilla 1+3)

13:00-17.00

(Catered break:
15.00-15:30
in Gorilla 1 +3)

Governance
Closed - MF only
Member Forum
Chairs: Anne Højen & Gaur Sunder

Room: Okapi 1-3

Working Group
Open to all 
SNOMED on FHIR Working Session
Chair: Peter G. Williams

Room: Gorilla 4

Governance
(13:00-15:00)
Closed - MB only
Management Board Technical Innovation Committee
Chair: Christian Hein


(15:30-17:30)
Closed - MB only
Management Board Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
Chair: Anne-Marie Grey

Room: Gorilla 5

17:30-19:00

Governance
Closed (By Invitation Only)
Management Board Chair & General Assembly Executive
Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Gorilla 5



Monday, October 20, 2025 (Onsite & Online) (Times in CEST - local Antwerp time)

07:30 CESTRegistration Desk Open (Atrium)
09:00-10:30

October 2025 Business Meetings Opening Plenary & SNOMED International and Community of Practice Updates
Open to all 

Welcome address from SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete.

Followed by a series of SNOMED International updates, delivered to all delegates.

Room: Marble Hall


Catered coffee break (Atrium) 
11:00-12:30
Governance
Closed - GA/MB only
Joint GA/MB (pt. 1)
Chair: Alfhild Stokke
Room: Darwin Hall
Advisory Group
Open to observers  
Managed Service User Group (pt.1)
Chair: Terance Shird
Room: Gorilla 1
Working Group
Open to all
Drug Extension User Support Group 
Chairs: Shane Byrnes & Alejandro Lopez Osornio  

Room: Gorilla 3

Working Group
Open to observers
Dentistry Clinical Reference Group (pt. 1)
Chair: Mark Jurkovich

Room: Gorilla 4

Working Group
Open to all 
Nursing Clinical Reference Group (TBC)
Chair: Erica Culp & Christine Spisla
Room: Gorilla 5
Room: Okapi 3
12:30-13:30Catered Lunch Break (Atrium) 
13:30-17:00

(Catered break:
15:00-15:30 in Atrium)

Governance
(13:30-15:00)
Closed - GA/MB only
Joint GA/MB (pt. 2)
Chair: Alfhild Stokke

(15:30-17:00)
Closed - GA only
Closed General Assembly (pt.1)
Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Darwin Hall

Advisory Group
Open to observers  
Managed Service User Group (pt.2)
Chair: Terance Shird
Room: Gorilla 1

Working Group
Open to all
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Clinical Reference Group (pt. 1)
Chair: W. Scott Campbell 

Room: Gorilla 3

Working Group
Open to observers
Dentistry Clinical Reference Group (pt. 2)
Chair: Mark Jurkovich

Room: Gorilla 4

Advisory Group
Open to observers
E-Learning AG
Chair: Ian Spiers

Room: Gorilla 5

Advisory Group
Open to observers
Modeling AG
Chairs: Peter G Williams & Yongsheng Gao

Room: Okapi 3

17:00-18:00

Governance
Closed - MB only
Management Board HR & Remuneration Committee
Chair: Andrew Roddam

Room: Gorilla 5

18:00-20:00

Networking Event - Open to All (free of charge, registration required)
Welcome Reception

Venue: To be announced!



Tuesday, October 21, 2025 (Onsite & Online) (Times in CEST - local Antwerp time)

08:00 CEST

Registration Desk Open (Atrium)

09:00-12:30

(Catered break:
10:30-11:00 in Atrium)

Governance
(09:00-10:30)
Closed - GA only
Closed General Assembly (pt.2)

Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Darwin Hall

Advisory Group
Open to observers 
Terminology Release AG
Chair: Andrew Atkinson 

Room: Gorilla 1


Working Group
Open to all
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Clinical Reference Group (pt. 2)
Chair: W. Scott Campbell 

Room: Gorilla 3


Working Group
Open to all
Translation User Group
Chair: Ole Våge

Room: Gorilla 4

Governance
(09:00-10:30)
Closed - MB only
Management Board
Chair: Andrew Roddam

(11:00-12:30)
Closed - MB & GA Exec only
Management Board
& GA Executive
Chair: Andrew Roddam

Room: Gorilla 5

Seminar
Open to all 
Clinical Seminar: SNOMED CT in Cancer Care
Chair: Ian Green

Room: Okapi 1+2

Advisory Group
Open to observers  
Content Managers AG
Chairs: Cathy Richardson & Monica Harry

Room: Okapi 3


12:30-13:30

Catered Lunch Break (Atrium)

13:30-15:00


Governance
Open to observers
Open General Assembly
With a special presentation by Tom Van Renterghem, Head of Data & Policy Information, Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (Belgium)
Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Marble Hall

15:00-15:30

Catered coffee break (Atrium)

15:30-17:30

Governance
Closed - GA/MB only
Joint GA/MB (pt. 3)
Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Darwin Hall


Working Group
Open to observers 
SNOMED Computable Languages Project Group (TBC)
Chair: Kai Kewley

Room: Gorilla 1

Working Group
Open to all
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Clinical Reference Group (pt. 3)
Chair: W. Scott Campbell 

Room: Gorilla 3


Working Group
Open to all
Anesthesia Clinical Reference Group
Chairs: Andrew Marchant & Patrick McCormick

Room: Gorilla 4


Working Group
Open to all
Mental & Behavioural Health Clinical Reference Group
Chair: Piper Ranallo

Room: Gorilla 5


Governance
Closed - MF Members only
Member Forum Discussion
Chairs: Anne Højen &
Paul Wright

Room: Okapi 1+2

Room: Okapi 3


19:00-23:00

Networking Event - Open to All (registration & ticket purchase required)
SNOMED International 2025 Awards Gala

Venue: Horta Grand Café & Art Nouveau Zaal



Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - including  SNOMED CT EXPO 2025 Pre-Conference Sessions (Onsite & Online) (Times in CEST - local Antwerp time)

08:00 CEST

Registration Desk Open (Atrium)

09:00-12:30

(Catered break:
10:30-11:00
in Marble Hall)

Governance
Closed - GA only
Closed General Assembly (pt.3)
Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Darwin Hall


Advisory Group
Open to observers 
SNOMED CT Editorial AG
Chair: Jim Case

Room: Gorilla 1


Room: Gorilla 3

Working Group
Open to observers
German Translation Project Group
Chairs: Frank Geier

Room: Gorilla 4

Room: Gorilla 5

Expo Pre-Con
Open to all 
FHIR Terminology Services supporting EHDS 
Chair: Kate Ebrill

Room: Okapi 1+2

Room: Okapi 3

12:30-13:30

Catered Lunch Break (Marble Hall)

13:30-17:00

(Catered break:
15:00-15:30
in Marble Hall)

Advisory Group
Open to observers 
Joint Advisory Group Session (MAG, TRAG & EAG)
Chair: Peter G Williams

Room: Darwin Hall

Working Group
Closed (By Invitation Only)
Member Forum EU Working Group
Chairs: Theresa Barry & Silvia van Laar

Room: Gorilla 1


Working Group
Open to all
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Clinical Reference Group (pt. 4)
Chair: W. Scott Campbell 

Room: Gorilla 3

Working Group
Open to observers
Common French Translation Project Group
Chairs: François Macary & Linda Parisien

Room: Gorilla 4

Governance
(13:30-15:00)
Closed (By Invitation Only)
GA Executive, Management Board Chair & CEO

Chair: Alfhild Stokke

Room: Gorilla 5

Expo Pre-Con
Open to all 
BE/NL FHIR Terminology Server User Day
Chair: David Op de Beek

Room: Okapi 1+2

Room: Okapi 3