Meeting report: the Human Genome Meeting (HGM) 2019 in Seoul, Korea

The 2019 Human Genome Meeting (HGM2019) of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) was held in Seoul, Korea, from 24 to 26 April 2019, at Ewha Woman's University on their beautiful campus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewha_Womans_University). The twenty-third HGM was a truly international event, attracting some 507 registrants from 29 countries spanning 6 continents who interacted both formally and informally at 4 plenary lectures, 10 parallel scientific sessions, 10 ancillary events, such as workshops, luncheon sessions, 2 social events, poster sessions, and interactions with exhibitors. (https://www.hugo-hgm.org/program/scientific). Furthermore, the HGM in Seoul featured 42 international and 7 local distinguished speakers highlighting the worldwide draw of this annual meeting.