HISTORY OF THE WORLD CONGRESS

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies has hosted a World Congress of Neurosurgery every four years since 1957. The most recent congresses have recently been hosted in Bogotá, Colombia (2022), Istanbul, Turkey (2017), and Seoul, South Korea (2013).

An Interim Meeting has also been on a 4-yearly basis, with the most recent being Beijing, China (2019), Rome, Italy (2015) and Recifé, Brazil (2011).

The WFNS took a decision in 2015 that the Interim Meeting will be replaced by a World Congress, and the 2023 World Congress will be the first in this new cycle.

It is with great anticipation that the World Congress will be held in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time, in Cape Town in December 2023.

Scam Alert! Please be aware that there are scam artists that use congresses to offer fake travel booking facilities or ask for money to secure visas or other travel services. You should only communicate with the WFNS 2023 Congress Organiser using the official channels available on this website. We will only contact you from the following domains: @africanagenda.com, @kit-group.org, and wfns2023.com). Please ignore any attempts to extract payment from you through any email address that is not linked to the congress. No payments should be made unless you are possession of a verifiable invoice. If in doubt, please check with us before sharing any personal details or processing any transaction

HISTORY OF THE WORLD CONGRESS

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