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WORLD CONGRESS FORHAIR RESEARCH SCHEDULE
The AHRS interfaces with other international hair research societies in the International Federation of Hair Research Societies. The member societies rotate the responsibility to organize the World Congress for Hair Research every several years. This is the largest and most respected hair research meeting in the scientific community.
2030 WCHR Open Slot
We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2030 Open Slot bidding process. This is a new initiative introduced into the calendar of the World Congress for Hair Research. In this unique instance, a bid to host the Open Slot need not come from an existing IFHRS member society. However, the bid must come from a bid team with a genuine interest in promoting Hair Research with the strengths, confidence, and capabilities to organize and host this event and the team must outline compelling reasons for their choice of location/timing which make the event unique in the cycle of hair research congresses.
Questions or Advice:
We encourage those considering submitting an Expression of Interest application to contact us with questions or for consultation. We are here to help you make a successful application. Please contact Victoria Ceh at vceh@americanhairresearchsociety.org, and someone from the WCHR 2030 Open Bid Subcommittee will respond to you.
July 16, 2025
Two Bids Advance to the Next Stage for the 2030 World Congress for Hair Research
The International Federation of Hair Research Societies (IFHRS), comprised of 8 member societies, launched the 2030 Open Slot bidding process in April 2024. This new initiative introduced into the calendar of the World Congress for Hair Research an opportunity for bid teams not necessarily from an existing IFHRS sister society to host the 2030 World Congress for Hair Research.
It is an exciting time for hair research as the IFHRS Board received 7 bids from teams around the world including from Bangkok, Cancun, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. The IFHRS is grateful for the thoughtful proposals from each of the teams. The vetting and voting process resulted in the following two bid teams advancing to the next stage (listed in alphabetical order):
Shanghai Bid Team
Wenyu Wu – Huashan Hospital Fudan University
Xingqi Zhang – Sun Yat-Sen University The First Affiliated Hospital
Cheng Zhou – Peking University People's Hospital
Jinran Lin – Huashan Hospital Fudan University
Mingxin Lei – Chongqing University
Singapore Bid Team
Carlos Clavel – A*STAR, Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS)
Etienne Wang Cho Ee – National Skin Centre (NSC), Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS)
The next stage involves each bid team to prepare a full and detailed proposal that will be submitted to the IFHRS Board in April 2026 and further presented to the IFHRS Board in person at the IFHRS Board meeting on May 28, 2026, at the time of the WCHR2026 in Seoul, Korea.
Congratulations to the Shanghai and Singapore teams and good luck during the next stage!
| Year | City | Hosting Society | Dates | Meeting Name | URL | Congress President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1995 | Belgium | EHRS | Intercontinental Meeting of Hair Research Societies (IMHRS) | Dominique van Neste | ||
| 2nd | 1998 | Washington DC | AHRS | IMHRS | Ulrike Lichti, Jerry Shapiro, David Whiting | ||
| 3rd | 2001 | Tokyo | SHSR | June 13-15 | IMHRS | Hideoki Ogawa | |
| 4th | 2004 | Berlin | EHRS | June 17-19 | IMHRS | Ulrike Blume-Peytavi | |
| 5th | 2007 | Vancouver | AHRS | June 13-16 | International Congress of Hair Research (ICHR) | Jerry Shapiro | |
| 6th | 2010 | Cairns | AHWRS | June 16-19 | World Congress for Hair Research (WCHR) | www.hair2010.org | Rod Sinclair |
| 7th | 2013 | Edinburgh | EHRS | May 4-6 | WCHR | www.hair2013.org | Andrew Messenger |
| 8th | 2014 | Jeju | KHRS | May 14-17 | WCHR | www.hair2014.org | Won-Soo Lee |
| 9th | 2015 | Miami | AHRS | Nov. 18-21 | WCHR | www.hair2015.org | Wilma Bergfeld, Angela Christiano, Maria Hordinsky |
| 10th | 2017 | Kyoto | SHSR & JSCHR | Oct. 31- Nov. 3 | WCHR | www.congre.co.jp/wchr2017 | Ryoji Tsuboi, Satoshi Itami |
| 11th | 2019 | Barcelona | EHRS | April 24-27 | WCHR | www.barcelonahair2019.org | Juan Ferrando, Ramon Grimalt |
| 12th | 2022 | Melbourne | AHWRS | Nov. 18-21 | WCHR | www.hair2022.org | Rod Sinclair |
| 13th | 2024 | Dallas | AHRS | April 6-9 | WCHR | www.hair2024.org | Angela Christiano, John Seykora, Antonella Tosti, Maria Hordinsky |
| 14th | 2026 | Seoul | KHRS | May 28-31 | WCHR | www.hair2026.org | Chang-Hun Huh, Ohsang Kwon, Moon-Bum Kim |
| 15th | 2028 | Madrid | EHRS | May 23-26 | WCHR | Sergio Vañó Galvan | |
| 16th | 2030 | Open Slot | TBD | WCHR |