Both engaging and insightful, our congresses are unlike any other meeting in Surgery.
It is an extraordinary and high-value scientific event in the field of Surgery that brings together the world's leading experts in different disciplines.
Through the efforts of hundreds of specialists, ISS/SIC congresses are a vivid platform for scientific and clinical working groups that lay the foundation for future diagnostic and surgical challenges, discussing novel approaches and standards that allow the field to work together toward real-time and patient-oriented solutions in global Surgery.
Future Congresses
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Past Congresses
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47th World Congress of Surgery WCS 2017, Basel, Switzerland
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46th World Congress of Surgery WCS 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
45th International Surgical Week ISW 2013, Helsinki, Finland
44th International Surgical Week ISW 2011, Yokohama, Japan
Application to host a congress
Invitations to host the International Surgical Week ISW - the World's Congress of Surgery can only be made by the National Delegate of the inviting National Chapter with the assurance of strong support by the National Surgical Society and authorities of the host country.
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Attendance and exhibition details
YEAR City, Country Nr. of delegates Exhibition m2
2024 50th Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1'588 200m2
2022 49th Vienna, Austria 888 (no exhibtion)
2019 48th Krakow, Poland 2’050 300 m2
2017 47th Basel, Switzerland 1’750 150 m2
2015 46th Bangkok, Thailand 2’500 850 m2
2013 45th Helsinki, Finland 2’050 350 m2
2011 44th Yokohama, Japan 1’700 300 m2
2009 43rd Adelaide, Australia 1’400 400 m2
2007 42nd Montréal, Canada 1’300 450 m2
2005 41st Durban, S. Africa 1’900 950 m2
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Bid information and documents to download​
Download Bid Information and Criteria
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