Why NEEC?

The NEEC was born from the desire to always do better for our community. Our mission at this event is to bring our incredible partners, cutting-edge technology, and the most brilliant minds under one roof for the most impactful three days our epilepsy community has ever experienced.

Our convention has three pillars: Education, Resources, and Community. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to learn from over 50 industry-leading professionals, meet with dozens of businesses providing life-changing resources, and have quality time with friends, new and old, to create memories lasting a lifetime.

The New England Epilepsy Convention is EFNE’s most ambitious event yet. Whether you’re a provider, parent, patient, researcher, or advocate, this weekend is built with you in mind.

Join us September 4–6 at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge and get ready to learn, share, and grow—together.

This is more than a conference… It’s a movement.
Are you in?

NEEC is being produced in conjunction with the Professional Advisory Board for Epilepsy Foundation New England.

Thank you to each of those members that help to make this event possible!

  • Chair
    Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
    Boston Children's Hospital
    William G. Lennox Chair and Professor of Neurology
    Harvard Medical School 

  • Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
    Director, EEG Lab
    Chief, Division of Adult Epilepsy
    Rhode Island Hospital
    Director, Neurology Residency Training Program
    Associate Professor of Neurology
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • Epilepsy Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital

  • Advisory Dean and Director, Francis Weld Peabody Society
    Associate Professor of Neurology
    Harvard Medical School
    Comprehensive Epilepsy Center,
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Director, Pediatric Epilepsy
    Director, Telehealth Epilepsy Care Collaborative
    Division of Child Neurology
    Boston Medical Center

  • Chief, Epilepsy Division
    Director, Edward B. Bromfield Epilepsy Program
    Department of Neurology
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

  • Neurologist
    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

  • Chair, Department of Neurological Sciences
    University of Vermont College of Medicine

  • Professor of Neurology
    Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Director, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Epilepsy Center
    Vice Chair, Department of Neurology

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
    Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
    Co-Director, Hobscotch Institute for Cognitive Health & Well-Being
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Epilepsy Center
    Managing Epilepsy Well Network Coordinating Center at Dartmouth

  • Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program
    Tufts Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery

  • Neurologist
    Harvard Medical School

  • Director of EEG Laboratory and Epilepsy Division
    VA Boston Healthcare System
    Assistant Professor in Neurology
    Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
    Senior Director of Health Information and Resources,
    Associate Editor of Epilepsy.com Epilepsy Foundation

  • Licensed Genetic Counselor

    Epilepsy Genetics Program

    Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital

  • Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program
    Director, Herscot Center for TSC Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Neurology
    Harvard Medical School

  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology,
    Alpert Medical School
    Brown University
    Director of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology,
    Rhode Island Hospital

  • Boston Medical Center

  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  • Director of Functional Neurosurgery
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Charles Pappas Associate Professor of Neurosciences
    Harvard Medical School

  • Certified School Nurse Teacher

Together We Are Better!

We are thrilled to be working with two other amazing nonprofits to help bring you the best possible NEEC experience!

Be sure to visit them at the convention and learn about their services that could help you!

REN has worked dilligently with our education team to bring the best possible resources, sessions, and speakers on all things Rare. We are so grateful to have their assistance at this event!

HTP has put a tremendous amount of effort into offering some incredible workshops during our convention. Make sure to check out their booth and say hi!

  • The convention will be located at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge Hotel.

  • Thursday, September 4th 2025 through Saturday, September 6th 2025.

    All three days will be packed with education and activities!

  • The Convention does have a registration fee. This fee also includes lunch at the hotel each day.

    There are discount codes available for some demographics, and financial aid is available for those eligible.

  • We do have options for 1-Day and 3-Day passes to the Convention.

    1-Day pass members will have to choose they day they wish to attend so we can properly track capacity requirements.

  • There is a public transportation stop right outside the hotel on Bus Line: CT2. The stop is Amesbury St @ Vassar St.
    The CT2 can be connected onto relatively easily from the Green Line near Fenway and Red Line near Kendall/MIT

  • Education! Six different educational themes covering almost 60 different topics

    Resources! An expo hall filled with companies and organizations that want to help you live a better life!

    Socializing! Community building activities, a youth formal, and adult mixer!

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