Over 275 participants from 20 countries have enjoyed over 100 presentations, including invited lectures, slides, and posters presented at the Sixth Event. The conference Website has all the details including all past conference proceedings with presented abstracts as well as more information about the future events (http://www.hmc.psu.edu/childrens/pedscpb). Social and scientific evaluations of the conference were also outstanding for each category. CONFERENCE AWARDS This event continues to recognize young investigators, residents, and students for their contributions to the advancement of cardiopulmonary bypass and mechanical circulatory support systems for pediatric patients. Based on full manuscripts, 10 Young Investigator Awards were awarded this year; Table 1 has the details regarding these awards. We were also pleased to see several previous young investigator awardees from the earlier events who have become faculty members around the globe and who brought their students to this event.