Every two years, the ISVCA Congress brings together clinicians and scientists from all parts of the world in the fields of vascularized composite allotransplantation.

The most recent Congress was hosted in December 2023 in Los Angeles, CA, USA and spanned two days.

Our next Congress will take place in Helsinki, Finland, over June 28-29 2025. There are currently 55 invited speakers, as well as a workshop for the Chauvet Group. The Congress Chair is Patrik Lassus.

The Congress is organized by the ISVCA Council in conjunction with a Local Organizing Committee. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is typically composed of professionals involved in the transplantation community in their respective region or country. Aside from operational and legal responsibilities, the LOC assumes a major role in raising funds for the Congress and must be committed to taking a portion of the financial risk of organizing the Congress.

The Local Organizing Committees must demonstrate that they are:

• Members of ISVCA. Specifically, the Chairman of the LOC must be a paid member of ISVCA at the time of submitting the proposal until the conclusion of the event;
• Able to undertake and manage key elements of the Congress. Demonstrated previous experience by the Chair in organizing other meetings is required;
• Capable of promoting, organizing and hosting the Congress in a manner consistent with ISVCA’s profile, including adherence to quality standards of content, organization and additional Association principles with regards to the treatment of sponsors, ethical policy and communication.
• Legally permitted to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to host the Congress and carry out all contracts and negotiations. The MOU will underline obligations of all parties involved.

Proposals should be sent to ISVCA President-Elect, Dr. Patrik Lassus, at the ISVCA Secretariat address sections@tts.org. The ISVCA Council may request additional information and/or documentation in support of host city’s proposal.

Proposals should be forwarded to Katie Tait at (sections@tts.org) with attention to Dr. Patrik Lassus by February 7, 2025. Presentations in person or via Zoom of the bid to the ISVCA Council should be completed by end of April 2025. The final selection of the bid to host 2027 Congress will be informed in June 2025.

All proposals should contain the following information along with all aforementioned requirements:

• Contact information and brief description of host organization
• Full contact list of proposed committee members and Local Organizing Committee
• Local Organizing Committee internal structure