“My first annual meeting was around 1996 in Seattle,” said Hirschel McGinnis, MD, FSIR, who hasn’t missed a meeting since. “I keep coming back because the overall content is so deep and vast, and the expertise of speakers can’t be surpassed.”


Attendees say the peer interaction is what makes the meeting. According to a post-meeting survey, networking was ranked as one of the most important aspects of SIR 2024.


“IR practice has changed so much— especially in the last 5 years—and the annual meeting gives me access to the human dimension so I can interact with my peers and take the pulse of the community,” Dr. McGinnis said.


SIR 2024 featured a diverse array of speakers, which stuck out to Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR.


“We are most certainly seeing a generational shift,” Dr. Kothary said. “There were a lot of new faces on the podium, a lot of underrepresented minority representation and a younger energy all around. It’s an exciting time for IR.”


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