For more than 60 years, the WSA stands for top international exchanges and training in the areas of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. We look back on a successful story of our Society. This timeline provides an overview of our global conferences.
Past World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 27–28 September, 1963
Venue: New York, NY, USA
Chair and Organizer: William W.L. Glenn
Date: 17–19 November, 1968
Venue: New York, NY, USA
Chair and Organizer: Seymour Furman, Hans Lagergren and Edgar Sowton
Date: 17–18 September, 1970
Venue: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Chair and Organizer: Bernard Dodinot
Date: 17–19 April, 1973
Venue: Groningen, The Netherlands
Secretary General: Hilbert J. Th. Thalen
Date: 14–18 March, 1976
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Secretary General: Motokazu Hori
Date: 2–5 October, 1979
Venue: Montreal, Canada
Secretary General: Claude Meere
Date: 1–5 May, 1983
Venue: Vienna, Austria
Secretary General: Konrad Steinbach
Date: 7–11 June, 1987
Venue: Jerusalem, Israel
Secretary General: Shlomo Feldman
Date: 28–31 May, 1991
Venue: Washington D.C., USA
Organized by: NASPE
Secretary General: Jerry C. Griffin
Date: 22–26 October, 1995
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Secretary General: Alejandro Dussaut
Date: 27–30 June, 1999
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Secretary General: Eckhard Alt
Date: 19–23 February, 2003
Venue: Hong Kong, China
Secretary General: Chu Pak Lau
Date: 2–6 December, 2007
Venue: Rome, Italy
Secretary General: Massimo Santini
Date: 4–7 December, 2011
Venue: Athens, Greece
Secretary General: Panos Vardas
Date: 17–20 September, 2015
Venue: Beijing, China
Secretary General: Shu Zhang
Date: 2–4 November, 2019
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Secretary General: Oscar Oseroff
Date: 2–4 November, 2023
Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
Secretary General: Ali Oto
