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The historic city of Lisbon, Portugal hosted the 16th BiennialMeeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS 2016), October 29–31, 2016. Over 2500 attendees representing over 100 countries participated in the meeting, which successfully executed the tradition of previous IGCS meetings in showcasing the latest developments in clinical practice, research, and education in the care ofwomenwith gynecologic cancers. Since 1999, IGCS has recognized leadership within the specialty. This year, the IGCS Council expanded its recognition to recognize more members for their commitment and contributions to improve the lives of women with gynecologic cancers. Ali Ayhan, MD (Turkey)was presented the 2016 LifetimeAchievementAward,Michael Bookman, MD (USA), the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award, Lynette Denny, MD, PhD (South Africa), the 2016 Global Humanitarian Award, and Kathleen Schmeler, MD (USA), the 2016 Award for Community Advancement in the Developing World. The 2016meeting was organized under the leadership of IGCS President Richard Barakat, and Program Chairs Christian Marth and Uzi Beller. The program featured innovation in surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pathology, psycho-social, socio-economic, and sexual aspects relevant to the care of women with gynecologic malignancies as well as palliative and end-of-life care. In the summary that follows,we report on notable studies and innovation from the meeting. Meeting abstracts are available at http://journals.lww.com/ijgc/Citation/2016/10003/ 16th_Biennial_Meeting_of_the_International.1.aspx.