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

Upcoming WAF Programs

XXIX Congress of the EAACI
Sunday, 6 June 2010- 13:30 - 15:00
London, UK
Severe Asthma
Moderators: Richard F. Lockey (USA) and Jan Lotvall (Sweden)
Phenotypes of severe asthma - Sally Wenzel (United States)
Effect of asthma exacerbations on natural history - Robert Lemanske (United States)
Severe asthma treatment in children - Ulrich Wahn (Germany)

Recently Presented WAF Programs

Asthma Phenotypes and Heterogeneity of Theraputic Responses: Personalized Medicine in the 21st Century
2010 AAAAI Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA, USA

The Future use of Biologicals in Allergy and Asthma
XXVIII Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Warsaw, Poland

New Insights into Immunotherapy for Allergic Disorders
2009 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
Washington DC, USA

An Update on Severe Asthma
XXVII Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Barcelona, Spain

The Application of Monoclonal Therapies and Therapeutics to Asthma and Allergy
2008 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Immune Tolerance
XXVI Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Göteborg, Sweden

A Global Perspective on Genetics, the Environment and Allergy
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA, USA

Past WAF Symposia

2010-2011 World Allergy Forum Advisory Board:

Chair
Richard F. Lockey, USA

Vice Chair
Ruby Pawankar, Japan

Advisors
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Motohiro Ebisawa, Japan
Sandra González- Díaz, Mexico
Nelson Rosario, Brazil
Jan Lotvall, Sweden
Mark Ballow, United States

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