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WAO Standing Committees (of the Board)

• Audit and Finance Committee
• Bylaws Committee
• Congress Organizing Committee
• Congress Scientific Program Committee
• Credentials Committee
• Editorial Committee
• Executive Committee
• Nominating Committee

WAO Councils

• Communications Council
• Congress Council
• Education Council
  • International & US GLORIA™ Advisory Board
  • World Allergy Forum Advisory Board
     
• Emerging Societies Program Council
• Scientific & Clinical Issues Council
  • Special Committee on Asthma
  • Special Committee on Anaphylaxis
  • Special Committee on Climate Change
    
  • Special Committee on Drug Allergy
  • Special Committee on Evidence Based Medicine and Methodology
  • Special Committee on Food Allergy
  • Special Committee on Immunotherapy
     
• Specialty and Training Council

WAO Semi-Autonomous Governing Bodies

• Ethics Committee
• WAO Journal Editorial Board
• WAO Website Editorial Board

 

Audit and Finance Committee

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

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

Congress Organizing Committee, World Allergy Congress 2011

Chair: Richard F. Lockey, USA
Co-Chair: Noel Rodríguez Perez, México
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Helen Chan, Hong Kong
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

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.

Credentials Committee

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

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

2012-2013 Executive Committee

President: Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Treasurer: Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Secretary-General: Mario Sánchez Borges, Venezuela
President-Elect: Lanny J. Rosenwasser, USA
Past-President: Richard F. Lockey, USA

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.

Communications Council

Chair: Marek Kowalski, Poland
Vice Chair: Motohiro Ebisawa, Japan
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

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

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

International 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

2011 US GLORIA Advisory Board
Chair: Lanny Rosenwasser, USA
Timothy Craig, USA
Richard Gower, USA

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, Brazi

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
Andrea Apter, USA
Mathia Balo-Banga, Hungary
Pantipa Chatchatree, Thailand
Lawrence DuBuske, USA
Kamal Maurice Hanna, Egypt
Marek Kowalski, Poland
Harriet Mpairwe, Uganda
Pars Poulsen, Denmark
Hae-Sim Park, South Korea
Angelo Passaleva, Italy
Mario Sánchez-Borges, Venezuela
Tatiana Slavyanskaya, Russia
Jiu-Yao Wang, Taiwan

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

Special Committee on Allergy Diagnosis

Chair: Tari Haahtela, Finland
Lars Poulsen, Denmark
Vito Brusasco, Italy
Torsten Zuberbier, Germany
Ignacio Ansotegui, Spain
Dennis Ledford, USA
John Oppenheimer, USA
Chein-Soo Hong, Korea
Suwat Benjaponpitak, Thailand
Akihiro Morikawa, Japan
Jessie du Bruyne, Malaysia

Special Committee on Anaphylaxis

Chair: Estelle Simons, Canada
Ledit Ardusso, Argentina
Beatrice Bilo, Italy
Yehia El-Gamal, Egypt
Dennis Ledford, USA
Johannes Ring, Germany
Mario Sanchez-Borges, Venezuela
Gian Enrico Senna, Italy
Aziz Sheikh, United Kingdom
Bernard Thong, Singapore

Special Committee on Food Allergy

Chair: Alessandro Fiocchi, Italy
Sami Bahna, USA
Barbara Ballmer-Weber, Switzerland
Motohiro Ebisawa, Japan
Maria Antonieta Guzman, Chile
Ralf Heine, Australia
Chng Hiok Hee, Singapore
Gideon Lack, United Kingdom
Haiqi Li, China
Hugh Sampson, USA
Stefan Vieths, Germany

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Special Committee on Evidence Based Medicine

Chair: Holger Schünemann, Canada
Philippe Bousquet, France
Jan Brozek, Poland
Enrico Compalati, Italy
Martin Penagos, United Kingdom
Alvaro Teijeiro, Argentina
Carlo Tomino, Italy
Luigi Terracciano, Italy
Gary Wong, Hong Kong

More information about this committee

Special Committee on Drug Allergy

Chair: Pascal Demoly, France
Patrizia Bonadonna, Italy
Mariana Castells, USA
Diana Dumitrascu, Romania
Marek Kowalski, Poland
Werner Pichler, Switzerland
Antonino Romano, Italy
Bernard Thong, Singapore
Anahi Yanez, Argenti
Mario Sanchez-Borges, Venezuela

Special Committee on Immunotherapy

Co-Chair: Dennis Ledford, USA
Co-Chair: Gianni Passalacqua, Italy
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, Argentina
Desiree Larenas-Linnemann, Mexico
Erkka Valovirta, Finland
G. Walter Canonica, Italy
Hans-Jorgen Malling, Denmark
Harold Nelson, USA
Hugo Van Bever, Singapore
Jing Long Huang, China
Jose M. Olaguibel, Spain
Moises Calderon, United Kingdom
Paul Potter, South Africa
Ruby Pawankar, Japan
Stephen Durham, United Kingdom

Special Committee on Asthma

Chair: Stephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom
Ioana Agache, Romania
Louis-Philippe, Boulet, Canada
Tom Casale, USA
Micahel Foggs, USA
Harold Nelson, USA
Ken Ohta, Japan
Nelson Rosario, Brazil

Special Committee on Climate Change

Chair: Gennaro D'Amato, Italy
Lorenzo Cecchi, Italy
Michael Blaiss, USA
Isabella Annesi-Maesano, France
Lawrence DuBuske, USA
Erminia Ridolo, Italy
Nelson Rosario, Brazil
Menachem Rottem, Israel
Ignacio Ansotegui, Spain

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

Ethics Committee

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

WAO Journal Editorial Board

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

Web Editorial Board

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