PVRI 2026 Gala Dinner & Awards Presentation Evening

Friday 30 January 2026, 19:30 - 00:30

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the PVRI 2026 Gala Dinner & Awards Presentation evening, set in the iconic Guinness Storehouse in the heart of Dublin. In days gone by it was a fermentation plant, but today it has been transformed into Ireland's number one international visitor attraction. Celebrate 20 years of PH innovation with colleagues from around the world over fine food, drinks, and live entertainment. Your ticket also includes an immersive self-guided tour of interactive exhibits showcasing the brewing process, advertising history, and the story of Arthur Guinness.

The evening runs from 19:30 - 00:30. Please arrange your own transport to the venue and arrive promptly to ensure there is enough time to enjoy the immersive self-guided tour before our awards ceremony kicks off.

Tickets are priced at $100/€88/£75 per person. Early career professionals and trainees can purchase a ticket for the discounted rate of $88/€75/£65. Congress attendees may also purchase one guest ticket at full price to share this special night — places are limited, so secure your tickets early!

Please use the PVRI 2026 registration form to book your place at the Gala Dinner & Awards Presentation evening.

Register your place

PVRI 2026 Awards

Nominations are now open for the PVRI Lifetime Achievement Award 2026, PVRI Achievement Awards 2026, and PVRI Special Recognition Awards, which will be presented at PVRI 2026 Dublin. 

PVRI members are invited to recognise colleagues who have made outstanding contributions to pulmonary hypertension (PH) and to our global community. The closing date for nominations is Monday 1st December 2025.  

• PVRI Lifetime Achievement Award - a prestigious Award given to a senior PH investigator or clinician who has made direct and substantive contributions to the PH world and, ideally, to the PVRI. Many of our past winners have expressed the huge honour of receiving this Award
   
• PVRI Achievement Award - given to one or more mid-career PVRI members who have made a significant contribution to basic or clinical research 
   
• PVRI Special Recognition Award - awarded to PVRI members (an individual or group) for their service to PVRI and to the field of PH  
   
• The Rupert Swift Award - celebrates the life of Rupert Swift, who developed PH and sadly died in 2018. It is awarded to an outstanding young scientist under 35 years of age, in recognition of an exceptional abstract submitted to PVRI 2026. We thank the Swift family who fund the Award, and we look forward to welcoming the winner to present a lecture at our Annual Congress in Rupert’s name. This Award is judged by the PVRI 2026 Scientific Organising Committee 
   
• The Butrous Foundation Award - established by Ghazwan Butrous, one of PVRI’s founders, this award is given to a promising young investigator under 25 years old, who submits the best abstract for PVRI 2026. This Award is judged by the PVRI 2026 Scientific Organising Committee
   
• Early Career Abstract Awards - presented for the 3 best abstracts. The winners will each receive a travel grant and be invited to present their abstract in the main programme. Certificates will be awarded at the Gala Dinner on Friday 30 January. To qualify for this wonderful award, you must be a young investigator and hold a current PVRI membership. Winners will be notified on 24 October 2025
   

Past award winners  Submit your nomination here