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Vancouver: The Experience

Discover the city hosting WCA2028 — a waterfront convention centre, mountains, ocean, and a genuinely global community.

Explore what awaits delegates, from sustainability credentials to delegate perks.

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Journey to WCA2028

From Scheveningen in 1955 to Vancouver in 2028, the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists has crossed six continents and twenty editions.

Follow the road to WCA2028 — its legacy, its people, and why this Congress is different.

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About WCA2028

Singapore. Marrakech. Vancouver.
Every two years, the world’s anaesthesiology community unites at the World Congress.


WCA2026 in Marrakech welcomed 3,705 delegates from 132 countries. In 2028, the congress comes to Vancouver — the next chapter starts here.

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Organising Committees

Meet the expert committees shaping the scientific and organisational vision of WCA2028.

WCA2028 is co-organised by WFSA and the Canadian Anaesthesiologists’ Society, led by Congress Organising Committee co-chairs Carolina Haylock Loor and Giuseppe Fuda.

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WCA2028: The Journey to Vancouver

WCA2028 comes to Vancouver, Canada — one of the world’s most liveable cities, set between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains.