The IPA World Congresses, held every two years, are the leading PDT meetings bringing together members of the global photodynamic community to advance scientific and clinical research relating to photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapies. Physicians, scientists and industry partners gather to share ideas, research findings and new discoveries in the field of photodynamic medicine, technology and applications.
Upcoming Congresses
Summer 2025: 19th International Photodynamic Association World Congress, Shanghai, China
19th IPA World Congress, Shanghai, China
Summer 2025
Conference Chair: Xiuli Wang, MD, PhD
More information coming soon.
Summer 2027: 20th International Photodynamic Association World Congress, Istanbul, Turkey
20th IPA World Congress, Istanbul, Turkey
Summer 2027
Conference Chair: Fabienne Dumoulin, PhD
More information coming soon.
Post-Meeting Recap and Attendee Resources
Conference Chair: Lothar Lilge, PhD
Conference Chair: Tayyaba Hasan, PhD
Link to Abstracts - 17th IPA World Congress
Technical Program - 17th IPA World Congress
Conference Chair: Luis Arnaut, PhD
Past Conferences
1986 Tokyo, Japan
Chair, Y. Hayata
1988 London, England
Chair, J. Carruth
1990 Buffalo, USA
Chair, T. Dougherty
1992 Milan, Italy
Chair, P. Spinelli
1994 Amelia Island, USA
Chair, D. Cortese
1996 Melbourne, Australia
Co-Chairs, A. Kaye & J. Hill
1998 Nantes, France
Chair, T. Patrice
2001 Vancouver, Canada
Chair, S. Lam
2003 Miyazaki, Japan
Chair, H. Kato
2005 Munich, Germany
Chair, D. Jocham
2007 Shanghai, China
Chair, Z. Zhu
2009 Seattle, USA
Chair, D. Kessel
2011 Innsbruck, Austria
Chair, H. Kostron
2013 Seoul, South Korea
Chair, W. Ahn
2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chair, V. Bagnato
Chair, L. Arnaut
Chair, T. Hasan
Chair, L. Lilge