WAS Congresses 1974 - 2011

The First World Sexology Congress
1921
Berlin,  Germany
President:                   Magnus Hirschfeld

1^st International Congress of Medical Sexology
1974   3-6 July  
Paris,  France
President:                   Jacqueline Kahn-Nathan

2^nd International Congress of Sexology
1976   28-31 October
Montreal,  Canada
President:                   Robert Gemme

Theme:                       Progress in Sexology

3^rd International Congress of Medical Sexology
1978   25-28 October
Rome,  Italy
President:                   Romano Forleo

4^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1979   16-21 December  
Mexico City,  Mexico
President:                   Juan Luis Alvarez Gayou Jurgenson

5^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1981   21-26 June  
Jerusalem,  Israel
President:                   Zwi Hoch
Hon President:            Joseph M Brandes

6^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1983   22-27 May
Washington DC,  USA
President:                  
Scientific Chair:                             

Theme:                    Emerging Dimensions of Sexology

7^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1985   5-8 November  
New Delhi,  India
President:                   Prakash Kothari
Scientific Chair:     

8^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1987   June 14-20
Heidelberg,  Germany
Presidents:                 Wolf Eicher & Reinhard Wille
Treasurer:                   Hermann-J Vogt
Secretary:                  Volker Herms
Scientific Chairs:        Götz Kockott (Germany)
                                 Erwin Haeberle (USA)
                                 Herman Musaph (Netherlands)

9^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1989   3-8 December
Caracas,  Venezuela
President:                   Ruben Hernandez Serrano
Vice President:           José Garcia
Treasurer:                   Miguel Trujillo
Secretary:                   Aminta Parra C.
Scientific Chair:           Fernando Bianco

10^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1991   18-22 June
Amsterdam,  the Netherlands
President:                   Willeke Bezemer
Treasurer:                   Woet Gianotten
Secretary:                   Jelto Drenth
Hon. President:           Herman Musaph
Scientific Chair:           Peggy Cohen-Kettenis

Theme:                      Sex Matters

11^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1993   1-5 June
Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil
President:                   Isaac Charam                                        
Scientific Chair:

Theme:                       Youth, Love, and Ecology

12^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1995   12-16 August
Yokohama,  Japan
President:                   Sei-ichi Matsumoto
Scientific Chair:          

Theme:                       Sexuality and Human Bonding

13^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1997   25-29 June  
Valencia,  Spain
President:                   Maria Pérez Conchillo
Scientific Chair:          Juan José Borrás Valls

Theme:                       Sexuality and Human Rights

14^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
1999   23-27 August 
Hong Kong
President:                   Emil Man-Lun Ng
Scientific Chair:          

Theme:                                  

15^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
2001   24-28 June  
Paris,  France
President:                   Marc Ganem                                         
Scientific Chair:          

Theme:                       Back to the Future 

16^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
2003   10-14  March  
Havana,  Cuba
President:                   Mariela Castro-Espin
Scientific Chair:          

Theme:                      

17^th WAS World Congress of Sexology
2005   10-16 July  
Montreal,  Canada
President:                   Pierre Assalean
Scientific Chair:          

Theme:                     

18^th WAS World Congress of Sexual Health
2007   15-19  April 
Sydney,  Australia
President:                   Margaret Redelman
Scientific Chair:           Chris McMahon
                                  Kevan Wylie (UK)

Theme:                       Achieving Health, Pleasure and Respect      

19^th WAS World Congress of Sexual Health
2009   21-25 June  
Göteborg,   Sweden
President:                   Lars-Gösta Dahlöf
Scientific Chair:           Per Olov Lundberg

Theme:                       Sexual Health and Rights:  A Global Challenge

20^th WAS World Congress for Sexual Health
2011    Glasgow,  United Kingdom
President:                   Kevan Wylie
Scientific Chairs:         Roy Levin (UK)
                                  Alain Giami (France)
                                  Pierre Assalian (Canada)

Theme:                       Forging the Future;  Sexual Health in the 21^st Century