World Stroke Congresses

WSO organizes World Stroke Congresses every 2 years.
The regional sequence of hosts for the World Stroke Congresses is proposed to be as follows*:

• Asia
• Americas
• Europe
• Africa / Middle East

* The regional sequence is not an absolute requirement. It may be modified based on criteria such as support of local organizations, suitability of the venue, likely financial viability…

7th World Stroke Congress
October 13-16, 2010 – Seoul, Korea
WSO Members get a reduced registration fee

6th World Stroke Congress
September 24-27, 2008 – Vienna, Austria

Speech at the Opening Ceremony, Y. Yamagouchi

Pictures from the Congress

The Stroke Waltz now available in digital format

In the past:
World Stroke Congresses were convened every 4 years.
Congress sites during the past 15 years were Kyoto, Japan (1989), Washington, D.C., USA (1992), Munich, Germany (1996), Melbourne, Australia (2000), Vancouver, Canada (2004) and Austria (2008).
The Joint World Congress on Stroke, co-organized with the Mediterranean Stroke Society and the Southern African Stroke Foundation, was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2006.

Congresses and Conferences Co-Organized by WSO

WSO organized the 2nd Helsingborg Consensus Conference “European Stroke Strategies” (March 2006)in collaboration with WHO-Europe, the International Society of Internal Medicine (ISIM) and the European Stroke Council (ESC).

Congresses Endorsed by WSO

2010 | 2009 | 2008

The WSO endorses important national and regional stroke conferences and events worldwide.

2010

4th Portuguese Stroke Congress
February 4-6, 2010 - Porto, Portugal
www.spavc.org

5th National Congress of Indian Association and the International Stroke Conference
March 13-14, 2010 - New Delhi, India

Sixth International Stroke Summit
July 9-11, 2010 - Nanjing, China
www.stroke.net.cn

4th Intl congress of the Egyptian Cerebro-Cardio-Vascular Association (ECCVA)
July 21-23, 2009 - Alexandria, Egypt
www.eccvc2010.com

2009

International Stroke Update 2009
January 17-18, 2009 - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
www.strokeupdate2009.com

12th Annual Meeting of the Austrian Society for Stroke Research
January 30-31, 2009 - Krems, Austria

3rd Portuguese Stroke Congress
February 5-7, 2009 - Porto, Portugual
Contact: Prof. Castro Lopes, Chairman
Email: secretariado@spavc.org

17th Annual Saudi Neuroscience Symposium &  2nd Annual Saudi Stroke Association meeting
February 10, 2009 - Al-Madinah. Al-Munawarah
www.ssa.org.sa

4th National Congress of Indian Stroke Association
March 14-15, 2009 - Hyderabad, India
www.ncisa2009hyderabad.com

CME course "Stroke: Recent Advances in Medical Management and Rehabilitation" 
April 3, 2009 - Punjab, India
www.cmcludhiana.in

8th Scientific Stroke Awareness Day 
June 11, 2009 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
www.ssa.org.sa

Tiantan International Stroke Conference (TISC)
June 20-21, 2009 - Beiijing, China
http://www.t-isc.com/en

National Stroke CME 2009 "Emerging trends in management of stroke" 
June 27-28, 2009 - Pune, India
www.strokeafng.webs.com

3rd Intl congress of the Egyptian Cerebro-Cardio-Vascular Association (ECCVA)
July 22-24, 2009 - Alexandria, Egypt
www.eccvc2009.com

4th WSO Regional Meeting in Tbilisi
September 24-26, 2009 – Tbilisi, Georgia
Contact: Alexander Tsiskaridze, Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Email: tsisk@gol.ge

World Hypertension Congress 2009
October 29 - November 1, 2009 - Beijing, China  
www.worldhypertension2009.com

UK Stroke Forum Conference
December 1-3, 2009 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
www.ukstrokeforum.org 

2008

2nd Portuguese Stroke Congress
January 24-26, 2008 - Lisbon, Portugal

3rd National Congress of Indian Stroke Association
February 8-10, 2008 - Amritsar, India
www.ncisa2008amritsar.com

5th Asia Pacific Conference Against Stroke – APCAS
March 12 – 15, 2008 - Pasig City, Philippines
www.apcas2008.org/

XVI World Congress of Cardiology
May 18-21, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.world-heart-federation.org

Tiantan International Stroke Conference (TISC)
June 13-15 2008 - Beijing, China
www.T-isc.com

2nd Intl congress of the Egyptian Cerebro-Cardio-Vascular Association (ECCVA)
July 23-25, 2008 – Alexandria, Egypt
www.eccvc2008.com

Fourth International Stroke Summit
July 25-27, 2008 - Nanjing, China
www.stroke.net.cn

7th Saudi Stroke Awareness Day
August 8, 2008

Xth International Symposium on Thrombolysis and Acute Stroke Therapy – TAST
September 21-23, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary
www.kenes.com/tast2008

Lancet Asia Medical Forum
14-16 November, 2008 - Beijing, China
http://www.thelancetforum.com

International Stroke Conference & 2nd Scientific Sessions of the Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists
22-23 November 2008 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
www.asn.lk/

In the past:
Yokohama (Japan), Tbilisi(Georgia), Hyderabad (India), Buenos Aires (Argentina),New York (USA), Beijing (China), Granada (Spain), Chennai (India), Nanjing (China), Cheju (Korea), Hong Kong (China), Porto (Portugal), New Delhi (India), Cairo (Egypt).

International Congresses

2010 | 2009 | 2008

2010

International Stroke Conference and State-of-the-Art Nursing Symposium
February 14-26, 2010 – San Antonio, USA
http://strokeconference.americanheart.org/portal/strokeconference/sc/
Submit Abstracts - Deadline: Aug. 7, 5 p.m. CDT

3rd Intl conference on Hypertension, Lipids, Diabetes and Stroke prevention
March 4-6, 2010 - Berlin, Germany
http://www.kenes.com/strokeprevention

2010 Annual Meeting of AAN
April 10–17, 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://am.aan.com

XVIII European Stroke Conference
25–28 May 2010 - Barcelona, Spain
http://www.eurostroke.eu

23rd Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH 2010)
September 26-30, 2010 - Vancouver, Canada
http://www.seatoskymeetings.com/ish/index.html

14th EFNS Congress
September 25-28, 2010 - Geneva, Switzerland
www2.kenes.com/efns2010/Pages/home.aspx

2009

International Stroke Conference
February 18-20, 2009 – San Diego, USA
http://strokeconference.americanheart.org/portal/strokeconference/sc/sandiego2009

2009 Annual Meeting of AAN
April 25- May 2, 2009, Seattle, WA
http://am.aan.com

XVII European Stroke Conference
May 26-29, 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden
www.eurostroke.eu

13th EFNS Congress
September 2009 - Florence, Italy
www2.kenes.com/efns/Pages/Home.aspx

19th World Congress of Neurology
October 24-30, 2009 - Bangkok, Thailand
www.wcn2009bangkok.com

9th International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery
Nov.11-13, 2009 - Nagoya, Japan
http://www.iccvs2009.jp/index.html

4th UK Stroke Forum Conference
Dec. 1-3, 2009 - Glasgow, UK
http://www.ukstrokeforum.org

2008

2nd International Conference on Hypertension, Lipids, Diabetes & Stroke Prevention
March 6 - 8, 2008 - Prague, Czech Republic
www.kenes.com/strokeprevention

5th Asia-Pacific Conference Against Stroke (APCAS)
March 13-15, 2008 - Pasic City, Philippines
http://apcas2008.org

60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology
April 12-19, 2008 - Chicago, IL, USA
http://am.aan.com

XVII European Stroke Conference
May 13 – 16, 2008 - Nice, France
www.eurostroke.eu

5th International Symposium on Neuroprotection and Neurorepair
May 17-20, 2008 in Magdeburg, Germany
www.neurorepair-2008.de

18th Meeting of the European Neurological Society
June 7-11, 2008 - Nice, France
www.akm.ch/ens2008

12th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
August 23 - 26, 2008 - Madrid, Spain
www.kenes.com/efns2008

XI Congress of the Iberoamerican Cerebrovascular Diseases Society
September 10-13, 2008 - Catagena, Columbia
www.congresos.siecv.net/

Xth International Symposium on Thrombolysis and Acute Stroke Therapy – TAST
September 21-23, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary
www.kenes.com/tast2008

6th World Stroke Congress
September 24 – 27, 2008 - Vienna, Austria
www.kenes.com/stroke2008

4th Korean-Japanese Joint Stroke Conference
November 21-23, 2008 - Fukuoka, Japan