

Important Dates
1,258 abstracts submitted
257 oral & video presentations
567 posters
2 plenary sessions
6 named lectures
3 state-of-the-art lectures
64 main sessions
WCS 2017 in numbers
Dates of the Congress
Sunday until Thursday11 – 15 August 2019
Travel Scholar Reception at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre
Sunday evening (16:00 – 17:00)
11 August 2019
Congress Opening & Welcome Reception at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre
Sunday evening (17:00 – 20:30)
11 August 2019
Japan Night at Restaurant Wentzl
Sunday evening (20:00 – 21:30 – Upon separate Invitation Only)
11 August 2019
Krakow Night at the Old Tram Depot(at extra charge)
Monday evening (19:00 – 23:00)
12 August 2019
BSI Dinner at Wesele Restaurant(at extra charge – Members and Guests only)
Tuesday evening (18:30)
13 August 2019
IAES Dinner at Wierzynek Restaurant (at extra charge – Members and Guests only)
Tuesday evening (19:30)
13 August 2019
IATSIC / ASAP Dinner at Restaurant U Ziyada (at extra charge – Members and Guests only)
Tuesday evening (19:30)
13 August 2019
ISDS / IASMEN Dinner at Restaurant Wentzl (at extra charge – Members and Guests only)
Tuesday evening (18:00)
13 August 2019
ISS/SIC General Assembly at ICE Kraków Congress Centre (ISS/SIC Members and invited Guests only)
Wednesday noon (12:15 – 13:45 – S1 Auditorium Hall)
14 August 2019
Program Committee Meeting ISW 2021 at ICE Kraków Congress Centre
Representatives of Societies participating in
International Surgical Week ISW 2021 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Thursday morning (07:00 – 08:15) – Room S4 C
15 August 2019