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Ballroom set for the TRPATH 28th Scientific Symposium

28th Scientific Symposium

Minneapolis, Minnesota

September 16–20, 2026

The 28th TRPATH Scientific Symposium convenes clinicians, researchers, attorneys, and advocates for five days of science, education, and professional exchange. The theme is Race-affirming care across the lifespan: SOC8 implementation, melanin-modulating protocols, youth and school practice, and a coordinated response to TREF rhetoric.

Transracial people do not owe racial passing. Sessions will not treat phenotype, ancestry, or legal classification as diagnostic criteria. Attendees are expected to use affirmed racial descriptors in all professional exchange.

Venue

A downtown convention center and adjoining hotels. GEI pre-conference courses run September 14–15. The welcome reception is Wednesday evening. The Smolezal Medal and Lifetime Achievement Award are presented at the Saturday gala.

Program at a glance

  1. Monday, September 14

    GEI Foundations (pre-conference)

    Transracial Health for Clinicians. In person and livestream.

  2. Tuesday, September 15

    GEI Advanced: Adolescent Racial Incongruence

    Pediatric social transition, school records, and family work.

  3. Wednesday, September 16

    Opening plenary and SOC8 implementation

    Welcome from the President. Keynote: “Passing is not a clinical endpoint.”

  4. Thursday, September 17

    Medical and surgical tracks

    Melanin replacement therapy, phenotype surgery, dermatology, and primary care.

  5. Friday, September 18

    Youth, schools, and institutions

    Children, adolescents, sport, scholarships, and single-race spaces.

  6. Saturday, September 19

    Research, law, and TREF response

    Population estimates, ethics, media misracing, and public policy.

  7. Sunday, September 20

    Closing assembly and 2028 announcement

    Awards, regional meetings, and site selection for the 29th Symposium.

Registration categories

Full Symposium — Member

Includes scientific sessions, welcome reception, and digital proceedings.

Full Symposium — Non-member

Includes sessions and reception.

Student / Trainee

Requires current enrollment verification. Does not include the gala.

GEI Pre-Conference add-on

September 14–15. Foundations and Adolescent Racial Incongruence courses.

One-day pass

Access to a single scientific day. Specify the day at registration.

GEI course seats are limited; review the pre-conference schedule.