The field of membrane repair has exploded in the past five years. Membrane repair has been closely linked to Parkinson's disease and other diseases. The mechanistic cell biology of membrane repair has taken off just as fast as the disease implications. Hundreds of laboratories working on this new topic have been drawn from the older fields of autophagy, cell death, lysosome biology, membrane traffic, neurodegeneration, and beyond. While recent meetings on the topics of autophagy and lysosome biology have included individual sessions on membrane repair, there has been no single international forum dedicated to the topic. The topic is particularly close to the vibrant field of autophagy, with many traditional autophagy researchers drawn into the topic of membrane repair by the common role of ATG8/LC3 conjugation. A joint symposium with Autophagy is therefore a natural fit.