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[Congresses]

1948 - 3rd Congress 

1948 - 4th Congress  Washington (USA)  

(First time the ICTM was also devoted to malaria and became ICTMM)  

1953 - 5th Congress  Turkey (Istanbul)    

1958 - 6th Congress  Portugal (Lisbon)   

1963 - 7th Congress  Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)  

1968 - 8th Congress  Iran (Teheran) 

1973 - 9th Congress  Greece (Athens)    

1980 - 10th Congress Philippines (Manila)  

1983 - 11th Congress   Canada (Calgary)  

1988 - 12th Congress   Netherlands (Amsterdam)   

1992 - 13th Congress   Thailand (Pattaya)  

 (IFTM President: Dr. Adetokunbo O. Lucas, ICTM Organizer: Dr. Santasiri Sornmani)  

1996 - 14th Congress   Japan (Nagasaki) 

(IFTM President: Dr. Scott B. Halstead, ICTM Organizer: Dr. Keizo Matsumoto)  

2000 - 15th Congress   Columbia (Cartagena)  

(IFTM President: Dr. David A. Warrell, ICTM Organizer: Dr. Felipe Guhl)  

2005 - 16th Congress   France (Marseille)  

(IFTM President: Dr. Sornchai Looareesuwan, ICTM Organizer: Dr. Pierre Ambroise-Thomas)  

2008 - 17th Congress   South Korea (Jeju) 

(IFTM President: Dr. Eduardo Gotuzzo, ICTM Organizer: Dr. Jong-Yil Chai)  

2012 - 18th Congress   Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) (to be held)  

(IFTM President: Dr. Pierre Ambroise-Thomas, ICTM Organizers: Drs. Jose Rodrigues Coura & Claudio T. Daniel-Ribeiro)