World Allergy Forum
The World Allergy Forum (WAF) is the longest running educational program series sponsored by the World Allergy Organization (WAO). World Allergy Forum symposia are held at major international allergy meetings. Each symposium is developed by an international expert advisory panel to provide up-to-the-minute presentations on scientific and clinical developments in the field of allergic disease.
World Allergy Forum is funded through an unrestricted educational grant from
Recently Presented WAF Programs
An Update on Severe Asthma
XXVII EAACI Congress
Monday, 9 June 2008
15:30 – 17:00
Barcelona, Spain
The Application of Monoclonal Therapies and Therapeutics to Asthma and Allergy
2008 AAAAI Annual Meeting
Sunday, 16 March 2008
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Immune Tolerance
XXVI Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Göteborg, Sweden
A Global Perspective on Genetics, the Environment and Allergy
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
23-27 February 2007
San Diego, CA, USA
World Allergy Congress 2007 Symposium
"Global Issues in Allergy: Answers for a Worldwide Problem"
Allergic Emergencies
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting
9-15 November 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Life-Threatening Allergy – An Homage to Von Pirquet
XXV Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
10-14 June 2006
Vienna, Austria
Sublingual Immunotherapy - Is There a Role?
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
3-7 March 2006
Miami Beach, Florida
Past WAF Symposia
2008-2009 World Allergy Forum Advisory Board:
Chair
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Vice Chair
Richard Lockey, USA
Core Advisors
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, Argentina
Jean Bousquet, France
Thomas Casale, USA
Roy Gerth Van Wijk, The Netherlands
Stephen Holgate, United Kingdom
Michael Kaliner, USA
Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Advisors-at-Large
Bee-Wah Lee, Singapore
Takeshi Fukuda, Japan
Jorge Maspero, Argentina
Klaus Rabe, the Netherlands
Lanny Rosenwasser, USA
Pakit Vichyanond, Thailand
For more information, please contact the WAO Secretariat:
WAO Secretariat
555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA
Tel. +1 414 276 1791
Fax. +1 414 276 3349
E-mail: info@worldallergy.org
