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18th Asia-Pacific Environmental and Occupational Symposium

12-13 May, 2026

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Initially the members of the ICDRG met twice yearly as a group to discuss various aspects of patch testing. This led to the development of the concept of the ‘standard’, now called ‘baseline’ patch test series. The group also contributed to many joint publications regarding contact dermatitis.

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Munich, Germany, Aug 1967
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London, UK, Dec 1968
Asserbo, Denmark, May 1969
Rottach-Egern, Tysk, Germany, Nov 1969
Rome, Italy, May 1970
Dordogne, France, Oct 1970
Arnhem, the Netherlands, June 1971
Malmö, Sweden, Nov 1971
Venice, Italy, May 1972
Asserbo, Denmark, Nov 1972
Helsinki, Finland, June 1973
London, UK, Nov 1973
Spoleto, Italy, May 1974
Gentofte, Denmark, Oct 1974
Vorauf-Feichten, Tysk, Germany, May 1975
Skövde, Sweden, Sept 1975
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 1976
Amersham, UK, Oct 1976
Helsingör, Denmark, March 1977
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45.		Mexico City, Mexico, Sept 1977
Geneva, Switzerland, March 1978
Munich, Germany, Oct 1978
San Francisco, USA, April 1979
Dordogne, France, Sept 1979
Barcelona, Spain, March 1980
Rome, Italy, Oct 1980
Simrishamn, Sweden, June 1981
The Hague, the Netherlands, Nov 1981
Helsinki, Finland, Oct 1982
Cincinnati, USA, March 1983
Erfurt, Germany, June 1983
Ardennes, Belgium, Sept 1983
London, UK, March 1984
Landshuit, Tyskl, Germany, Oct 1984
Valbonne, France, April 1985
Helsinki, Finland, Sept 1985
Cambridge, UK, March 1986
Mollans-sur-Ouveze, France, Oct 1987
Frnca Mari, Italy, 1987
Heidelberg, Germany, March 1988
Virtual meeting, 2 August, 2020
Virtual meeting, 13 March, 2021
Virtual meeting, 11 September, 2021

International Symposia

In 1974, the first international symposium (International Contact Dermatitis Symposium-ICDS) was organised. These have generally been held biennially, and more recently in association with other meetings.
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1 Gentofte, Denmark, Oct 1974 25 Berlin, Germany, Sept 2006 in association with 8th Congress ESCD
2 Helsingor, Denmark, March 1977 26 Gold Coast, Australia, Sept 2007 in association with 9th APEODS and Australasian College of Dermatologists Spring Meeting
3 Geneva, Switzerland, March 1978 27 Estoril, Portugal, May 2008 in association with 9th Congress ESCD
4 San Francisco, USA, March 1979 28 Contact Dermatitis Course in cooperation with the South African Society of Dermatology, April 2009
5 Barcelona, Spain, March 1980 29 Kyoto, Japan, November 2009 in association with 10th APEODS
6 Tokyo, Japan, March 1982 30 Strasbourg, France, Sept 2010 in association with 10th Congress ESCD
7 Erfurt, Germany, June 1983 31 Seoul, Korea, May 24-29, 2011, in association with World Congress of Dermatology
8 Cambridge, UK, June 1986 32 Toronto, Canada, June 5-8, 2011. In association with Occupational and Environmental Exposure of the Skin to Chemicals
9 Heidelberg, Germany, May 1988 33 Chandigarh, India, October 14-16 2011, in association with 11th APEODS and the 3rd National Conference of Contact and Occupational Dermatoses Forum of India (CODFICON 2011)
10 Sollentuna, Sweden, May 1990 34 Malmö, Sweden, June 13-16, 2012, in association with 12th Congress, ESCD
11 Brussels, October 1992 in association with 1st Congress ESCD 35 Yogyakarta, October 22-25, 2013, in association with 12th APEODS and PIT meeting
12 Barcelona, October 1994 in association with 2nd Congress ESCD 36 Barcelona, June 2014 in association with the 12th ESCD Congress
13 Nagoya, March 1995 in association with 3rd APEODS (Asia-Pacific Environmental and Occupational Dermatology Symposium) 37 Manila, Philippines, November 2015 in association with 13th APEODS
14 London UK October 1996, in association with 3rd Congress ESCD 38 Manchester, UK, September 2016 in association with 13th ESCD Congress
15 Singapore, June 1997 39 Bangkok, Thailand, 22-24 March 2017, ICDRG and Dermatological Society of Thailand organised by Dr Pailin Puangpet
16 Helsinki , Finland, June 1998 in association with 4th Congress ESCD 40 Taipei, Taiwan, November 2017 in association with 14th APEODS
17 San Francisco, USA, 1999 41 Ottawa, Canada, June 2018 in association with NACDG organised by Prof Melanie Pratt
18 Amsterdam, May 2000 in association with 5th Congress ESCD 42 Rosario, Argentina, August 2018, International Contact Dermatitis Congress organised by Dr Alicia Cannavo
19 Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov 2001 43 Milan, Italy, 17-20 October 2018 in association with 14th ESCD Congress
20 Rome, Italy, June 2002 in association with 6th Congress ESCD 44 Zagreb, Croatia, March 29-30, 2019, International Contact Dermatitis Course organised by Assoc Prof Suzana Ljubojevic Hadzavdic
21 Seoul, Korea, Sept 2003 in association with 7th APEODS 45 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12-15 September 2019 in association with 15th APEODS
22 Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2004 in association with 7th Congress ESCD 46 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2022 in association with 15th ESCD Congress
23 Paphos, Cyprus, November 2005 in association with 5th International Symposium on Irritant Contact Dermatitis 47 Seoul, Korea (online), in association with 16th APEODS
24 Manila, October 2005 in association with 8th APEODS 48 Dresden, Germany, September 2024, in association with 16th ESCD
49 Chandigarh, India, October 2025 in association with 17th APEODS and CODFICON
  1. London, UK, Oct 1966
  2. Munich, Germany, Aug 1967
  3. Bari, Italy, April 1968
  4. London, UK, Dec 1968
  5. Asserbo, Denmark, May 1969
  6. Rottach-Egern, Tysk, Germany, Nov 1969
  7. Rome, Italy, May 1970
  8. Dordogne, France, Oct 1970
  9. Arnhem, the Netherlands, June 1971
  10. Malmö, Sweden, Nov 1971
  11. Venice, Italy, May 1972
  12. Asserbo, Denmark, Nov 1972
  13. Helsinki, Finland, June 1973
  14. London, UK, Nov 1973
  15. Spoleto, Italy, May 1974
  16. Gentofte, Denmark, Oct 1974
  17. Vorauf-Feichten, Tysk, Germany, May 1975
  18. Skövde, Sweden, Sept 1975
  19. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 1976
  20. Amersham, UK, Oct 1976
  21. Helsingör, Denmark, March 1977
  22. Mexico City, Mexico, Sept 1977
  23. Geneva, Switzerland, March 1978
  24. Munich, Germany, Oct 1978
  25. San Francisco, USA, April 1979
  26. Dordogne, France, Sept 1979
  27. Barcelona, Spain, March 1980
  28. Rome, Italy, Oct 1980
  29. Simrishamn, Sweden, June 1981
  30. The Hague, the Netherlands, Nov 1981
  31. Helsinki, Finland, Oct 1982
  32. Cincinnati, USA, March 1983
  33. Erfurt, Germany, June 1983
  34. Ardennes, Belgium, Sept 1983
  35. London, UK, March 1984
  36. Landshuit, Tyskl, Germany, Oct 1984
  37. Valbonne, France, April 1985
  38. Helsinki, Finland, Sept 1985
  39. Cambridge, UK, March 1986
  40. Mollans-sur-Ouveze, France, Oct 1987
  41. Frnca Mari, Italy, 1987
  42. Heidelberg, Germany, March 1988
  43. Virtual meeting, 2 August, 2020
  44. Virtual meeting, 13 March, 2021
  45. Virtual meeting, 11 September, 2021

International Symposia

In 1974, the first international symposium (International Contact Dermatitis Symposium-ICDS) was organised. These have generally been held biennially, and more recently in association with other meetings.
  1. Gentofte, Denmark, Oct 1974
  2. Helsingor, Denmark, March 1977
  3. Geneva, Switzerland, March 1978
  4. San Francisco, USA, March 1979
  5. Barcelona, Spain, March 1980
  6. Tokyo, Japan, March 1982
  7. Erfurt, Germany, June 1983
  8. Cambridge, UK, June 1986
  9. Heidelberg, Germany, May 1988
  10. Sollentuna, Sweden, May 1990
  11. Brussels, October 1992 in association with 1st Congress ESCD
  12. Barcelona, October 1994 in association with 2nd Congress ESCD
  13. Nagoya, March 1995 in association with 3rd APEODS (Asia-Pacific Environmental and Occupational Dermatology Symposium)
  14. London UK October 1996, in association with 3rd Congress ESCD
  15. Singapore, June 1997
  16. Helsinki , Finland, June 1998 in association with 4th Congress ESCD
  17. San Francisco, USA, 1999
  18. Amsterdam, May 2000 in association with 5th Congress ESCD
  19. Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct 2001
  20. Rome, Italy, June 2002 in association with 6th Congress ESCD
  21. Seoul, Korea, Sept 2003 in association with 7th APEODS
  22. Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2004 in association with 7th Congress ESCD
  23. Paphos, Cyprus, November 2005 in association with 5th International Symposium on Irritant Contact Dermatitis
  24. Berlin, Germany, Sept 2006 in association with 8th Congress ESCD
  25. Gold Coast, Australia, Sept 2007 in association with 9th APEODS and Australasian College of Dermatologists Spring Meeting
  26. Estoril, Portugal, May 2008 in association with 9th Congress ESCD
  27. Kyoto, Japan, November 2009 in association with 10th APEODS
  28. Strasbourg, France, Sept 2010 in association with 10th Congress ESCD
  29. Seoul, Korea, May 24-29 2011, in association with World Congress of Dermatology In association with Occupational and Environmental Exposure of the Skin to Chemicals
  30. Toronto, Canada, June 5-8, 2011. In association with 11th APEODS and the 3rd National Conference of Contact and Occupational Dermatoses Forum of India (CODFICON 2011)
  31. Chandigarh, India, October 14-16 2011. 12th Congress, ESCD
  32. Malmö, Sweden, June 13-16, 2012. 12th APEODS and PIT meeting.
  33. Yogyakarta, October 22-25, 2013 In association with the 12th ESCD Congress.
  34. Barcelona, June 2014
  35. Manila, Philippines, November 2015 in association with 13th APEODS meeting
  36. Manchester, UK, Sep 2016 in association with 13th ESCD Congress
  37. Taipei, Taiwan 2017 in association with 14th APEODS meeting
  38. Ottawa, Canada June 2018 in association with NACDG organised by Prof Melanie Pratt
  39. Rosario, Argentina August 2018 , International Contact Dermatitis Congress.
  40. Milan, Italy in association with 14th ESCD congress- 17-20 October, 2018
  41. Zagreb, Croatia, International Contact Dermatitis course organised by Assoc Prof Suzana Ljubojevic Hadzavdic , March 29-30, 2019
  42. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in association with 15th APEODS meeting, 12-15 September, 2019