{"id":2763,"date":"2025-08-22T12:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/wcn\/?page_id=2763"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:18:12","slug":"interactive-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/wcn\/program-experiences\/interactive-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1755526529125{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759413469361{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;}&#8221;]While there\u2019s a whole lot to learn from the <a href=\"https:\/\/events.theisn.org\/wcn26\/program\/mar-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientific Program<\/a>, WCN delegates are also encouraged to set aside time to enrich their congress experience by taking part in a variety of interactive sessions and activities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Explore the congress program&#8221; 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