WAVD Host Organisation

The World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (WAVD) had its beginnings in a bar in Amsterdam at the time of a Voorjaasdagen meeting. Those present were familiar with both the North American and European veterinary dermatology meetings. There appeared to be a wonderful opportunity to capitalize on both, and develop the concept of an international, or a world meeting.

This would provide a focus for sharing the latest research and trends in treatment. By fostering interaction, the synergy and collaboration would surely yield results that surpassed the sum of the individual efforts. The concept of a World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was pursued with vigour and culminated when some 600 delegates from 35 countries assembled in Dijon from September 27th-30th, 1989.

The goal of this first congress, which was maintained in all subsequent congresses, was two-fold – firstly to provide a forum for presentation of the latest research, and secondly to present the best of continuing education for practitioners. Every four years the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology is organised under the auspices of the WAVD, with the goal to continually improve the event.

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Previous WCVD Host Cities
Dijon, France, 1989
Montreal, Canada, 1992 
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996
San Francisco, United States of America, 2000
Vienna, Austria, 2004
Hong Kong, China, 2008
Vancouver, Canada, 2012
Bordeaux, France, 2016
Sydney, Australia, 2020 (virtual)
Boston, United States of America, 2024