Past Congress & Conference Venues
The IFSCC Congress is the most important annual global scientific cosmetic conference there is.
Prior to 2023 we alternated between a Congress in even years, and a Conference in odd years. Beginning in 2023, however, the IFSCC began offering only Congress every year.
Here is the list of past Congress and Conference venues:
2024: Iguazu Falls, Brazil – 34th Congress
2023: Barcelona, Spain – 33rd Congress
2022: London, UK – 32nd Congress
2021: Cancún, México – 26th Conference (held virtually)
2020: Yokohama, Japan – 31st Congress (held virtually)
2019: Milan, Italy – 25th Conference
2018: Munich, Germany – 30th Congress
2017: Seoul, South Korea – 24th Conference
2016: Orlando, USA – 29th Congress
2015: Zurich, Switzerland – 23rd Conference
2014: Paris, France – 28th Congress
2013: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 22nd Conference
2012: Johannesburg, South Africa – 27th Congress
2011: Bangkok, Thailand – 21st Conference
2010: Buenos Aires, Argentina – 26th Congress
2009: Melbourne, Australia – 20th Conference
2008: Barcelona, Spain – 25th Congress
2007: Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 19th Conference
2006: Osaka, Japan – 24th Congress
2005: Florence, Italy – 18th Conference
2004: Orlando, USA – 23rd Congress
2003: Seoul, South Korea – 17th Conference
2002: Edinburgh, UK – 22nd Congress
2001: Stockholm, Sweden and Taipei, Taiwan – 15th and 16th Conferences
2000: Berlin, Germany – 21st Congress
1999: Santiago, Chile and Johannesburg, South Africa – 13th and 14th Conferences
1998: Cannes, France – 20th Congress
1997: Budapest, Hungary and Acapulco, Mexico – 11th and 12th Conferences
1996: Sydney, Australia – 19th Congress
1995: Montreux, Switzerland – 10th Conference
1994: Venice, Italy – 18th Congress
1993: Platja D’Aro, Spain – 9th Conference
1992: Yokohama, Japan – 17th Congress
1991: Helsinki, Finland – 8th Conference
1990: New York City, USA – 16th Congress
1989: Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Santiago, Chile – 6th and 7th Conferences
1988: London, UK – 15th Congress
1987: Munich, Germany – 5th Conference
1986: Barcelona, Spain – 14th Congress
1985: Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia – 4th Conference
1984: Buenos Aires, Argentina – 13th Congress
1983: San Francisco, USA -3rd Conference
1982: Paris, France – 12th Congress
1981: Helsingor, Denmark – 2nd Conference
1980: Venice, Italy – 11th Congress
1979: Basel, Switzerland – 1st Conference
1978: Sydney, Australia – 10th Congress
1976: Boston, USA – 9th Congress
1974: London, UK – 8th Congress
1972: Hamburg, Germany – 7th Congress
1970: Barcelona, Spain – 6th Congress
1968: Tokyo, Japan – 5th Congress
1966: Paris, France – 4th Congress
1964: New York City, USA – 3rd Congress
1962: London, UK – 2nd Congress
1960: Munich, Germany – 1st Congress
