2023年第18届国际免疫学大会

2023年第18届国际免疫学大会(IUIS2023)将于2023年11月27日至12月2日在南非开普敦举行，本次会议由国际免疫学会联合会(IUIS)、南非免疫学学会(SAIS)、非洲免疫学会联合会(FAIS)联合组织。国际免疫学大会是国际免疫学领域规模最大、最具权威、涉及面最广的学术盛会，每三年召开一次，届时将有来自70个国家/地区的5000多名免疫学家及相关专业人士与会（上届IUIS北京大会有来自80多个国家与地区的6500余名代表参会）。

国际免疫学会联合会(IUIS)成立于1969年，是一个由全世界83个国家免疫学会组成的伞形组织，大多数学会都隶属于包括欧洲、拉丁美洲、非洲和大洋洲在内的4个区域联盟之一，或是北美学会之一，IUIS代表着全球60,000多位免疫学家。IUIS的宗旨是组织免疫学国际合作，并宣促进免疫学各不同分支和所有相关科目之间的相互交流；鼓励各国及地区学会之间的合作，为免疫学的发展做出贡献。

IUIS 2023 - The 18th International Congress of Immunology
Date: 27 November-2 December 2023
Venue: /Cape Town, South Africa

Theme: TURN DISCOVERIES INTO TREATMENTS

Organied by:
International Congress of Immunology (IUIS)
Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS)
South African Immunology Society (SAIS)

THE IUIS 2023 CONGRESS
The International Congress of Immunology (IUIS) is the world’s leading conference in the field of immunology. It assembles immunologists from industry, university, health providers, and independent research organisations.

Dear Global Immunology Community

The 18th IUIS International Congress of Immunology, to be held in Cape Town from 27 November-2 December 2023, will be a landmark occasion for Cape Town, South Africa, Africa and the Global immunology community. This will be the first time the congress will be held in Africa and I think will represent a watershed moment for the immunology field. This is also the first such meeting that will be held since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and where many of us are piecing together the immunology of SARS-CoV-2 infections. The rapidity of having what appears to be an effective suit of vaccines and introduction of various treatment regimens is the exemplar of what can be achieved when immunology, drug and vaccine development come together. Our Congress needs to reflect this intersection and brings into focus our meeting theme: Turning Discoveries into Treatments.

As President of the 18th IUIS Congress, I will enthusiastically welcome you to South Africa and to beautiful Cape Town. Our sub-theme “from Basic to Translational Immunology and Back” will guide us in tapping into the global immunology dialogue to effectively translate basic immunological findings into actionable protocols to address the disease burden challenge in Africa. Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, the wide spectrum of communicable and non-communicable diseases that exist in Africa also represents an ecology of diseases that exist in many other parts of the World. Thus, the International Congress of Immunology being held in Africa will reflect the variety of global exceptional challenges for immunology. In turn, our theme further encompasses studies of human diseases, involving immune networks, microbiomes and genetic variation that can also inform basic immunology. By so doing, we aim to harness the connectivity between basic immunology and human health. We believe that this focus and theme, woven into the scientific programme, can provide new inspiration to the global immunology community.

We wish to be inclusive of immunology from all regional societies: FAIS, EFIS, FIMSA, ALACI and AAI. Our Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Mark Davis and Miriam Merad, comprises a mix of immunologists from across all national and regional societies and promises to put together an exciting cohesive and inspiring scientific agenda. Importantly, this is also an African meeting and there is incredible enthusiasm and exhilaration being generated across North, West, Central, East and Southern Africa. Both the South African Immunology Society and the Federation of African Immunology Societies are your hosts, and we will make this a memorable experience.

We hope that by November 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic will be under control and the recent news of efficacious vaccines is heartening. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we were discussing the possibilities of introducing a hybrid of physical and online sessions. It is more likely that this will now be a reality and we look forward to warmly welcoming you either in person or as virtual guests.

Sincerely yours,

Clive Gray
President of the IUIS 2023 Congress

会议对象: 免疫学家，医生、医院科室主任/副主任、住院医师、医院管理者、医护人员以及从事该领域研究的科学家、研究人员、医药企业代表等等。