World Congress of Dermatology - Canadian Dermatology Association

April 2015
Update on the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology
www.derm2015.org
Tours and Activities: Space is Limited! Booking deadline April 20
Please take this opportunity to discover all that the West Coast has to offer through our extensive
Tour and Activity Program. This program has been designed to offer exciting and memorable
experiences to suit all tastes, ages and abilities. Highlights include:
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Cruise to Alaska – Registration is now open! Choose from one of three seven-day cruises
through some of the most majestic and pristine landscapes in North America
Luxury train trip through the Rocky Mountains on the world-renowned Rocky Mountaineer
Victoria day trip featuring Butchart Gardens tour and tea
Floatplane Sightseeing Tour – Departs from downtown Vancouver
UBC’s Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden and the Museum of Anthropology
Sky-High Adventure: Zipline tour at Grouse Mountain
West Coast Whale Watching and Wildlife Adventure
Ocean kayaking in Deep Cove (North Vancouver)
Silk Roads Adventure – Exploring Chinatown
Majestic North Shore – Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain
Granville Island Market culinary tour
Salmon fishing
derm2015.org/visitor-information/pre-post-tours/
ILDS Member Society Meetings
On Monday, June 8, over 30 ILDS Member Societies will hold their own half-or-full day
meetings at spaces within or near the #WCD2015 site.
There is a wealth of interesting meetings to choose from!
This current list of links to each of the meetings will provide you with all of the information you
will need to attend.
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American Academy of Dermatology
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Cosmetic Dermatology Society of India
European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP)
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American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Association of Cutaneous Surgeons
Association of Professors of Dermatology
British Association of Dermatologists
Chinese Society of Dermatology / Global Chinese Dermatology Summit / International Society of Chinese
Dermatology
European Society for Laser in Dermatology
European Society for Photodermatology & The Photomedicine Society (celebrating UNESCO’s International Year
of Light 2015 on World Photodermatology Day)
European Society of Contact Dermatitis / American Contact Dermatitis Society / International Contact Dermatitis
Research Group
Gulf Corporation Council League of Dermatologists (GCCLD)
Ibero Latin American College of Dermatology (CILAD)
Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists
Indian Society of Teledermatology
International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology
International Dermatology Patient Organization
International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS)
International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI)
International Foundation of Dermatology
International Psoriasis Council (IPC)
International Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction (iSCAR 2015)
International Skincare Nursing Group / Dermatology Nurses’ Association Joint Meeting
International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin
International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas
International Society of Dermatology
International Society of Dermatopathology / American Society of Dermatopathology
Iranian Society of Dermatology
North American Hair Research Society
Société française de dermatologie /Association des dermatologistes du Québec / Association des dermatologistes
francophones
The Turkish Society of Dermatology
Women’s Dermatologic Society
Program Calendar
The complete, interactive WCD2015 Program Calendar is now available online. The Congress
will feature over 200 sessions, 1,500 speakers and 3,500 abstracts. You can access full speaker
and topic listings at derm2015.org/calendar
Follow us on Twitter @derm2015, Facebook and Instagram for the
latest #WCD2015 congress highlights and updates.
Editorial Board /
Conseil de rédaction
National editor/
Rédacteur en chef
Regional editors /
Rédacteurs régionaux
Robert Jackson, MD
Ottawa, ON
Paul Kuzel, MD
Edmonton, AB
Charles W. Lynde, MD
Markham, ON
Benjamin Barankin, MD
Toronto, ON
Ian Landells, MD
St. John’s, NL
G. Daniel Schachter, MD
Toronto, MD
Marc Bourcier, MD
Moncton, NB
Catherine McCuaig, MD
Montréal, QC
Victoria Taraska, MD
Winnipeg, MB
Nicole Hawkins Scoon, MD
Saskatoon, SK
Kathleen Moses, MD
Ottawa, ON
Catherine Zip, MD
Calgary, AB
Chief Executive Officer /
Chef de la direction
Chantal Courchesne
Ottawa, ON
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CHANTAL COURCHESNE
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