| Volume 5, Issue 1 | January 2008 |
The World Allergy Congress 2007, in Bangkok, was a huge success.
Thanks to all the wonderful participants and organizers.
We are proud to announce that there were almost 4200 participants, representing 99 countries!
Media Highlights from WAC 2007!
Photos | Speaker Interviews
Introducing a new resource, the World Allergy Organization Journal (WAO Journal), the official publication of the World Allergy Organization (WAO). Packed full of original research, in-depth reviews and up-to-the-minute reports, this online-only journal offers the deal forum for allergy/immunology professionals worldwide to share knowledge and explore groundbreaking topics.
For the first six months of publication (January - June 2008), the WAO Journal will be available for FREE online. Visit www.waojournal.org now and you'll get instant access to cutting-edge discoveries published exclusively online - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Make sure to sign up for eAlerts at www.waojournal.org to receive notice that a new posting of the WAO Journal is online.
The World Allergy Organization warmly wlecomes three new member societies who were voted in at the 2007 House of Delegates meeting during the World Allergy Congress in Bangkok, Thailand:
- The Slovenian Association for Allergology and Clinical Immunology
- The Honduran Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- The Allergy & Immunology Society of Sri Lanka
Member Societies: Don't miss the upcoming WAO Member Society Forum during the AAAAI Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, USA. More information will be provided to your Member Society soon.
This month's highlighted GLORIA Module is:
Module 9 - Diagnosis of IgE Sensitization
This module reviews the specificity and sensitivity of the major diagnostic tests - skin testing and allergen-specific IgE antibody serology - that help to determine the pathological mechanisms underlying allergic symptoms.
You Are Invited to Attend . . .
World Allergy Forum (WAF)
WAF Symposium: "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
Chairs:
G. Walter Canonica
Thomas B. Casale
Designer Drug Design: How are Monoclonal Antibodies Made in 2008?
Shyam S. Mohapatra
Adverse Effects in the Application of Biotechnology
Jean Bousquet
The Future Application of Monoclonal Antibodies to Asthma and Allergy
Stephen T. Holgate
World Allergy Forum is supported through an unrestricted educational grant from:
Upcoming Worldwide Allergy Meetings
February
Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (ESPAI)
6th International Congress
21-22 February 2008
Cairo, Egypt
WAO's mission is to be a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, advancing excellence in clinical care through education, research and training as a world-wide alliance of allergy and clinical immunology societies. Visit us on the Web at www.worldallergy.org
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