On behalf of SPLIT, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation, taking place May 6–7, 2027, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. We are especially grateful to our local host, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, for partnering with us to bring this year's meeting to life.

This meeting is an opportunity for our community to come together to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and strengthen the collaborations that continue to advance pediatric liver transplantation. Whether you are presenting new research, reconnecting with colleagues, or attending your first SPLIT meeting, we hope you will find the program engaging, thought-provoking, and relevant to your practice.

This year's program has been thoughtfully developed around the theme "Multidisciplinary Care of the Critically Ill Pediatric Liver Transplant Patient". Topic highlights are:  

• Advances in pediatric portal hypertension management
• State-of-the-art care for pediatric acute liver failure
• Patient and caregiver experiences of critical illness
• SPLIT Registry, research, and quality-improvement updates
• Immune dysregulation and other complications after transplantation
• Innovations in donor organ preservation, graft monitoring, and immunosuppression
• Heart–liver and liver–kidney care for children with multiorgan disease
• Transplant infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship
• Nutrition, psychological care, and multidisciplinary family support
• Successful transition from pediatric to adult transplant care
• Mental health, rehabilitation, and recovery after critical illness
• Training the next generation of transplant professionals
• Living-donor advocacy and organ-allocation updates

Beyond the educational program, we hope you will take time to enjoy Chicago, one of North America's great cities, while reconnecting with friends and colleagues from across the globe.
Thank you for being part of the SPLIT community. We look forward to welcoming you to Chicago in May 2027 for two inspiring days of learning, collaboration, and connection.

Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, President
Amy Feldman, President-Elect