The 24th Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, organized by the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM), is an international congress dedicated to disaster medicine, emergency medicine, prehospital care, humanitarian response, emergency management, and public health preparedness. The 2027 theme is "Research, Relevance, Resilience: Enhancing performance in disaster and emergency medicine for communities, responders, and ecosystems." The congress brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, emergency responders, government agencies, military representatives, NGOs, and policymakers to share research, best practices, and innovations in disaster and emergency medicine.