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NOTES OF ALLERGY WATCHERS History of the World Allergy Organization: X International Allergy and Clinical Immunology CongressdJerusalem Israel Glazer, MD (WAO Journal 2012; 5:36–38) organizations, such as the European Academy of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology. During the early days of the State of Israel, there were History of the World Allergy Organization: In 1951, the severe restrictions on the use of foreign currency, thus limiting leaders in allergy from all over the world came our ability to travel abroad. I do not recall if any Israeli together to form the International Association of Aller- attended the second congress (1955) in Sao Paulo (Brazil). At gology and Clinical Immunology (IAACI). For the next the third congress in Paris (1958), we were at least 5 from 60 years, the allergy world converged at the IAACI Israel, all presenting papers. It was my privilege to attend all triennial meetings, which became biennial in 2003. the triennial congresses since 1958 (Paris) until 2005 (Munich). The international meetings, originally named the Inter- At the congress in Montreal (1967), as the official national Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immu- delegate of ISA, it was my pleasure to present for the first time nology (ICACI), are now the World Allergy Congress our invitation to hold a congress in Israel. I was elected to serve (WAC) hosted by the World