Upcoming Congress
Past Congresses
APDW 2003
Singapore
Total Participation: 1200
APDW 2004
Beijing
Total Participation: 2000
APDW 2005
Seoul
Total Participation: 2400
APDW 2006
Cebu
Total Participation: 1200
APDW 2007
Kobe
Total Participation: 1500
APDW 2008
New Delhi
Total Participation: 2000
APDW 2009
Taipei
Total Participation: 2300
APDW 2010
Kuala Lumpur
Total Participation: 2600
APDW 2011
Singapore
Total Participation: 2300
APDW 2012
Bangkok
Total Participation: 2400
APDW 2013
Shanghai
Total Participation: 5500
APDW 2014
Bali
Total Participation: 2900
APDW 2015
Taipei
Total Participation: 3100
APDW 2016
Kobe
Total Participation: 2900
APDW 2017
Hong Kong
Total Participation: 2800
APDW 2018
Seoul
Total Participation: 3500
APDW 2019
Kolkata
Total Participation: 5000
APDW 2021
Kuala Lumpur (Virtual)
Total Participation: 2400
APDW 2022
Xi'an (Hybrid)
Total Participation: 3100
APDW 2023
Bangkok
Total Participation: 3200
APDW 2024
Bali
Total Participation: 3600
APDW 2025
Singapore
Total Participation: 3100
APDW Congress Presidents
Geoff Farrell
APDW 2001Sydney
Termchai Chainuvati
APDW 2002Bangkok
Kwong-Ming Fock
APDW 2003Singapore
Shu-Dong Xiao
APDW 2004Beijing
Young-Il Min
APDW 2005Seoul
In-Sung Song
APDW 2005Seoul
Jose Sollano
APDW 2006Cebu
Kenji Fujiwara
APDW 2007Kobe
Hirofumi Niwa
APDW 2007Kobe
Rakesh Tandon
APDW 2008New Delhi
Cheng-Shyong Wu
APDW 2009Taipei
Khean-Lee Goh
APDW 2010Kuala Lumpur
Eng-Kiong Teo
APDW 2011Singapore
Udom Kachintorn
APDW 2012Bangkok
Dai-Ming Fan
APDW 2013Shanghai
Aziz-Rani
APDW 2014Bali
Jaw-Town Lin
APDW 2015Taipei
Kentaro Sugano
APDW 2016Kobe
Justin CY Wu
APDW 2017Hong Kong
Won-Ho Kim
APDW 2018Seoul
Mahesh Goenka
APDW 2019Kolkata
Raja Affendi Raja Ali
APDW 2021Virtual
Kai-Chun Wu
APDW 2022Virtual
Somchai Leelakusolvong
APDW 2023Bangkok
Dadang Makmun
APDW 2024Bali
Stephen Tsao
APDW 2025Singapore
Ian Homer Cua
APDW 2026Manila
Interested in Hosting APDW?
APDW is an annual conference hosted by cities in the Asia-Pacific. Members from any of the APDWF Founding Member Societies are eligible to bid as host of an APDW congress. The bidding process will take place on every EVEN year during the annual meeting of the Board of Directors at APDW.
Interested parties must download all the documents below and complete them as instructed. The first set of documents must be submitted together with the notice of interest no later than 6 months before the congress that falls on the even year.
APDW Bidding Instructions
Click here to download the Bid Document Requirements
Click here to download the Guidelines for the Bid and Conduct of an APDW
Click here to download the JGHFoundation-APDWF Named Lecture Guidelines
Click here to download the APDWF-JGHFoundation Emerging Leaders Lectureship Guidelines
Click here to download the APDWF-JGHFoundation Awards and Grants Guidelines
Click here to download the APDWF-JGHFoundation Young Clinical Investigator Program (YCIP)
Click here to download the APAGE-WGO Distinguished Global Lecture Guideline
Click here to download the JGHF Emerging Leader in Allied Health & Nursing Award Guideline