World Congress of Neurology (WCN)
XXIII WCN 2017
Kyoto, Japan
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XXII WCN 2015
Santiago, Chile
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XXI WCN 2013
21 - 26 September 2013 | Vienna, Austria
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XX WCN 2011 - With Africa, For Africa
12 - 17 November 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco
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XIX WCN 2009 – Innovation in Neurology
24 - 30 October 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand, hosted by The Neurological Society of Thailand
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Past International and World Neurological meetings
| INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY | |||
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| 1907 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
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| INTERNATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL CONGRESSES | |||
| 1st | 1931 | Berne, Switzerland | President: Dr Bernard Sachs; Vice President: Sir Charles Sherrington; Secretary-General: Dr Henry Alsop Riley |
| 2nd | 1935 | London, U.K. | President: Dr (later Sir) Gordon Holmes; Honorary President: Dr Bernard Sachs; Secretary-General: Dr Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson |
| 3rd | 1939 | Copenhagen, Denmark | President: Professor Viggo Christiansen; Honorary President: Dr Bernard Sachs; 2nd Honorary President: Sir Charles Sherrington; 3rd Honorary President: Dr (later Sir) Gordon Holmes); 11 Vice-Presidents (incl. Dr Ludo van Bogaert) |
| 4th | 1949 | Paris, France | |
| 5th | 1953 | Lisbon, Portugal | President: Dr António Flores; Secretary-General: Dr Almeida Lima); Honorary Presidents: Sir Gordon Holmes, Dr Georges Charles Guillain, Dr André-Thomas, Dr Théophile Alajouanine, Dr Egas Moniz |
| 6th | 1957 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 7th | 1961 | Rome, Italy | President: Mario Gozzano; Vice President: H.Houston Merritt; Secretary: Giovanni Alema |
| 8th | 1965 | Vienna, Austria | President: Hans Hoff; Vice-President: Franz Seitelberger; Secretary: Helmuth Tschabitscher |
| 9th | 1969 | New York, USA | President: H. Houston Merritt; Secretary-General: Melvin D. Yahr. Treasurer: Morris B. Bender |
| 10th | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | President: A. Subirana; Vice-President: I. Barraquer Bordas; Secretary: J.M. Espadaler |
| WORLD CONGRESSES OF NEUROLOGY | |||
| 11th | 1977 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | President: W.A. den Hartog Jager; Secretary: George Bruyn; Treasurer-General: A.P.J.Heijstee. |
| 12th | 1981 | Kyoto, Japan | President: S. Katsuki; Secretary-General: Tadao Tsubaki |
| 13th | 1985 | Hamburg, Germany | President: Klaus Poeck; Vice President: H. Gänshirt.; General Secretary: H-G. Mertens |
| 14th | 1989 | New Delhi, India | President: Eddie P. Bharucha; Secretary-General: Jagjit Chopra |
| 15th | 1993 | Vancouver, Canada | President: Henry Barnett; Secretary-General: Donald W. Paty |
| 16th | 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | President: Salomon Muchnik; Secretary: Leonor Gold; Treasurer: Lorenzo Bauso Toselli; Chairman of the Scientific Programme Committee: Roberto Sicca |
| 17th | 2001 | London, UK | President: Ian MacDonald; Secretary: Christopher Kennard |
| 18th | 2005 | Sydney, Australia | President: William Carroll; Secretary-General: Geoffrey Donnan; Chairman of the Scientific Program Committee: Sam Berkovic |
| 19th | 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | President: Niphon Poungvarin; Chairman: Kammant Phanthumchinda; Secretary-General: Somsak Laptikultham; Treasurer: Somchai Towanabut |
| 20th | 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco |
President: Mostafa El Alaoui Faris; 1st Vice-President: Chafiq Hicham; 2nd Vice-President: Mohamed Yahyaoui; Secretary: Maria Benabdeljil |
| 21st | 2013 | Vienna, Austria | President: Prof Eduard Auff |
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