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Committees and Councils

As of 8 February 2010

WAO Standing Committees (of the Board)

WAO Councils

WAO Semi-Autonomous Governing Bodies

 

Audit and Finance Committee

Chair: Mario Sánchez-Borges, Venezuela
Richard F. Lockey, USA
Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Michael A. Kaliner, USA
Carlos Nunes, Brazil
Ashok Shah, India
Ron Walls, Australia

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Bylaws Committee

Chair: Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Co-Chair: Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Anthony Frew, United Kingdom
Edgardo Jares, Argentina
Dennis Ledford, USA
Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
Hugo Van Bever, Singapore
Osman Yusuf, Pakistan

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Congress Organizing Committee, World Allergy Congress 2011

Chair: Richard F. Lockey, USA
Co-Chair: Noel Rodríguez Peres, México
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Sandra González-Díaz, México
Tari Haahtela, Finland
Michael A. Kaliner, USA
Richard Lockey, USA
José Antonio Ortega Martell, México
Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Paul C. Potter, South Africa
Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
María Isabel Rojo Gutiérrez, México

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Scientific Program Committee, World Allergy Congress 2011

Chair: Richard F. Lockey,* USA
Cezmi Akdis,*, Switzerland
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, Argentina
Mark Ballow, USA
Thomas B. Casale,* USA
Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Marek Kowalski,* Poland
Mario Morais de Almeida, Portugal
Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
Ruby Pawankar,* Japan
Johannes Ring, Germany
Noel Rodriguez Peres, Mexico
Nelson Rosario, Brazil
Lanny J. Rosenwasser,* USA
Hirohisa Saito, Japan
Mario Sánchez-Borges,* Venezuela
*Members of the Steering Committee of the Scientific Program Committee - Thomas B. Casale, Chair, Steering Committee.

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Credentials Committee

Chair: Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Argentina
Vice Chair: Michael Blaiss, USA
Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
Elham Hossny, Egypt
Tatyana Slavyanskaya, Russia

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Editorial Committee

Chair: Richard F. Lockey, USA
Zenia E. Baz, Lebanon
Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Dennis Ledford, USA
Xiaoping Lin, China
Rene Maximiliano Gomez, Argentina

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Executive Committee

President: Richard F. Lockey, USA
Treasurer: Mario Sánchez-Borges, Venezuela
Secretary-General: Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
President-Elect: Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Past-President: G. Walter Canonica, Italy

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Nominating Committee

Chair: Richard F. Lockey, USA
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
Mario Sánchez-Borges, Venezuela
8-10 members, as nominated by Regional Societies, will be decided later.

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Communications Council

Chair: Marek Kowalski, Poland
Vice Chair: Motohiro Ebisawa, Japan
Luis Caraballo, Columbia
Carlos Cristi, Argentina
Paul Greenberger, USA
Filipe Inacio, Portugal
Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Argentina
Fusun Klapaklioglu, Turkey
Amir Latiff, Malaysia
Paul Potter, South Africa
Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
Revaz Sepiashvili, Georgia
Mimi L.K. Tang, Australia
Lianglu Wang, China
Fares Zaitoun, Lebanon
Myron Zitt, USA

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Congress Council

Chair: Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
Vice Chair: Ignacio Ansotegui, Italy
Ioana Agache, Romania
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Renata Cocco, Argentina
Linda Cox, USA
Luigi Fontana, Italy
Takeshi Fukuda, Japan
Jorge Máspero, Argentina
John Oppenheimer, USA
Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Harald Renz, Germany
Menachem Rottem, Israel
Dana Wallace, USA
Ho Joo Yun, South Korea

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Education Council

Chair: Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Vice Chair: Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Sami Bahna, USA
Michael Blaiss, USA
Maria A. Buzman, Chile
Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, Ecuador
Mary Beth Fasano, USA
Takao Fujisawa, Japan
Amir Hamzah Latiff, Malaysia
Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Argentina
Omer Kalayci, Turkey
Marek Kowalski, Poland
Fancesco Marcucci, Italy
Hee-Bom Moon, South Korea
Tatiana Slavyanskaya, Russia

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GLORIA™ Advisory Board

Members of the 2010-2011 Board of Directors
Chair: Richard F. Lockey, USA
Mario Sánchez-Borges, Venezuela
Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
Ruby Pawankar, Japan
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Michael Kaliner, USA
Ignacio Ansotegui, Spain
Michael Blaiss, USA
Thomas B. Casale, USA
Motohiro Ebisawa, Japan
Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Sandra González-Díaz, Mexico
Tari Haahtela, Finland
Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Argentina
Marek Kowalski, Poland
Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
Paul C. Potter, South Africa
Tatiana Slavyanskaya, Russia
Myron Zitt, USA

US GLORIA™ Advisory Committee

USA members of the 2010-2011 Board of Directors:
Chair: Richard F. Lockey
Michael Blaiss
Thomas Casale
Lanny J. Rosenwasser
Michael A. Kaliner
Myron Zitt
To Be Decided: 6 members to be appointed at the discretion of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

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World Allergy Forum Advisory Board

Chair: Richard F. Lockey, USA
Vice Chair: Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Mark Ballow, USA
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Motohiro Ebisawa, Japan
Sandra González-Díaz, Mexico
Jan Lotvall, Sweden
Nelson Rosario, Brazil

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Emerging Societies Program Council

Chair: Myron Zitt, USA
Co-Chair: Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, Argentina
Co-Chair: Sandra Gonzáles, Díaz, Mexico
Co-Chair: Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Mathia Balo-Banga, Hungary
Pantipa Chatchatree, Thailand
Lawrence DuBuske, USA
Kamal Maurice Hanna, Egypt
Marek Kowalski, Poland
Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
Angelo Passaleva, Italy
Mario Sánchez-Borges, Venezuela
Tatiana Slavyanskaya, Russia
Jiu-Yao Wang, Taiwan

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Scientific & Clinical Issues Council

Chair: Tari Haahtela, Finland
Vice-Chair: G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Claus Bachert, Germany
Michael Blaiss, USA
Thomas Casale, USA
Álvaro Cruz, Brazil
Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Kenji Izuhara, Japan
Young Koo Jee, South Korea
Petr Kucera, Czech
Amir Latiff, Malaysia
Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
John Warner, United Kingdom
Mario Zernotti, Argentina

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Special Committee on Anaphylaxis

Chair: Estelle Simons, USA
Individual members to be posted later

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Special Committee on Food Allergy

Chair: Alessandro Fiocchi, Italy
Individual members to be posted later

More information about this committee

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Special Committee on Evidence Based Medicine

Chair: Holger Schunemann, Canada
Individual members to be posted later

More information about this committee

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Special Committee on Clinical Trials

Chair: Sergio Bonini, Italy
Individual members to be posted later

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Special Committee on Drug Allergy

Chair: Pascal Demoly, France
Individual members to be posted later

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Special Committee on Immunotherapy

Co-Chair: Dennis Ledford, USA
Co-Chair: Gianni Passalacqua, Italy
Individual members to be posted later

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Special Committee on Asthma

Chair: Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Individual members to be posted later

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Special Committee on Climate Change

Chair: Gennaro D'Amato, Italy
Individual members to be posted later

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Specialty & Training Council

Chair: Paul Potter, South Africa
Vice-Chair: Sergio Del Giacco, Italy
Letit Ardusso, Argentina
Claus Bachert, Germany
Fernan Caballero Fonseca, Venezuela
Jose Gereda, Peru
Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Michael A. Kaliner, USA
Connie Katelaris, Australia
Bryan L. Martin, USA
Makoto Nagata, Japan
Ilja Striz, Czech Republic
John Warner, United Kingdom
Myron Zitt, USA

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Ethics Committee

Chair: Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
Co-Chair: Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Ron Dahl, Denmark

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WAO Journal Editorial Board

 Lanny J. Rosenwasser, Editor-in-Chief
For list of WAO Journal Editorial Board members, click here

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Web Editorial Board

Web Editor-in-Chief: Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Argentina
For list of WAO Journal Editorial Board members, click here

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