Scientific Program

WCI 2027 — Preliminary Program

Browse the preliminary day-by-day schedule for WCI 2027 at The Ananta, Udaipur. Details may be updated closer to the congress.

17–19 Oct 2027 Hall A & Hall B Preliminary
Congress Format

Dual-Hall Scientific Program

Sessions run in parallel across Hall A and Hall B. Shared breaks, posters, and ceremonies bring the full congress together.

Hall A

Plenaries, named lectures, opening and closing ceremonies, and core scientific sessions.

Hall B

Parallel clinical and research sessions, workshops, and interactive formats.

Full Schedule

Day-by-Day Program

Preliminary program of the 14th World Congress on Itch (IFSI). Topics and timings may be updated closer to the congress.

DAY 1 · SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER 2027
Hall A

Opening ceremonies, named lectures, and core Day 1 sessions

03:00 – 05:00
Session

SIG Session

05:00 – 05:30
Break

Tea Break

05:30 – 06:00
Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

06:00 – 06:25
Lecture

Bernhard Lecture

06:25 – 06:50
Lecture

Kuraishi Lecture

06:50 – 07:10
Lecture

Special Invited Lecture

Topic to be decided

07:30 onward
Social

Reception

DAY 2 · MONDAY 18 OCTOBER 2027
Hall A

Plenaries, science sessions, and IFSI General Assembly

09:00 – 10:00
Plenary

Neuroimmune and Barrier Crosstalk

10:00 – 11:00
Session

Psyche–Itch Axis

11:00 – 11:30
Break

Tea Break & Posters

11:30 – 12:30
Session

Neural Circuits — Coding and Modulating Itch

12:30 – 01:30
Session

Itch Omics

01:30 – 02:30
Break

Lunch Break & Posters

02:30 – 03:30
Session

Chronic Urticaria

03:30 – 04:30
Session

Molecular Pruritogen Signaling from Skin to Nerve

04:30 – 05:30
Break

Tea Break & Posters

05:30 – 06:00
Assembly

IFSI General Assembly

DAY 3 · TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2027
Hall A

Therapeutics plenary, panel discussion, and closing ceremony

09:00 – 10:00
Plenary

Targeting the Itch — The New Era of Biologics in Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disease

10:00 – 11:00
Session

Immune Dysfunction and Chronic Itch

11:00 – 11:30
Break

Tea Break & Posters

11:30 – 12:30
Session

Beyond Traditional Itch

12:30 – 01:30
Session

Hot Topics in Itch Treatment

Focus on small molecules

01:30 – 02:30
Break

Lunch Break & Posters

02:30 – 03:30
Panel

Panel Discussion

03:30 – 04:00
Session

Future Perspectives: Basic & Therapeutics

04:00 – 05:00
Break

Tea Break & Posters

05:00 – 06:00
Ceremony

Closing Ceremony with Awards

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