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WPATH Symposia Materials

This page is an index of World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and related conferences (including EPATH, USPATH, CPATH, ANZPATH, AusPATH, PATHA) as well as digital materials (e.g., programs and abstracts).

WPATH Symposia

No.YearLocationFiles
1st (I)1969London, United Kingdom• Program
• Opening Remarks (Dewhurst)
• Audio Recording (Part 2, Part 3)
2nd (II)1971Elsinnore, Denmark• Program
3rd (III)1973Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia• Program
4th (IV)1975Stanford, CA, United States• Brochure
5th (V)1977Norfolk, VA, United States• Program
6th (VI)1979San Diego, CA, United States 
7th (VII)1981Lake Tahoe, NV, United States 
8th (VIII)1983Bordeaux, France• Program
• Abstracts
9th (IX)1985Minneapolis, MN, United States• Program
10th (X)1987Amsterdam, The Netherlands• Abstracts
11th (XI)1989Cleveland, OH, United States• Brochure
12th (XII)1991No meeting–
13th (XIII)1993New York, NY, United States 
14th (XIV)1995Kloster Irsee, Germany• Program & Abstracts
15th (XV)1997Vancouver, BC, Canada 
16th (XVI)1999London, United Kingdom• Program
17th (XVII)2001Galveston, TX, United States• Program
18th (XVIII)2003Ghent, Belgium• Program & Abstracts
19th (XIX)2005Bologna, Italy• Program
20th (XX)2007Chicago, IL, United States• Program
• Abstracts
• Selected Abstracts
21st (XXI)2009Oslo, Norway• Program (Alt)
• Abstracts
22nd (XXII)2011Atlanta, GA, United States• Program
• Abstracts
23th (XXIII)2014Bangkok, Thailand• Program
• Abstracts
24th (XXIV)2016Amsterdam, The Netherlands• Program
25th (XXV)2018Buenos Aires, Argentina• Schedule
26th (XXVI)2020Virtual symposium• Web Page
• Schedule
• Schedule at a Glance
• Surgeon’s Program
• Abstracts
27th (XXVII)2022Montreal, Canada• Web Page
• Schedule
• Schedule at a Glance
28th (XXVIII)2024Lisbon, Portugal• Web Page
• Schedule at a Glance
• Schedule
29th (XXIX)2026Mexico City, Mexico• Web Page

Note: WPATH was renamed from the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA) to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) in 2007.

EPATH Symposia

No.YearLocationFiles
1st2015Ghent, Belgium• Web Page
• Program Book
• Program Book Alt
• Abstracts
2nd2017Belgrade, Serbia• Web Page
• Program Book
• Abstracts
3rd2019Rome, Italy• Web Page
• Program
• Program Book
• Abstracts
4th2021Göthenburg, Sweden• Web Page
• Program
• Program Book
5th2023Killarney, Ireland• Web Page
• Program Page
• Simple Program Overview
• Detailed Program
• Surgeon Program
• Program Book
• Abstract Book (DOCX)
• Abstract Book PDF
• Conference Website
6th2025Hamburg, Germany• Web Page
• Simple Program
• Detailed Program
• Abstract Book

USPATH Symposia

No.YearLocationFiles
1st2017Los Angeles, CA, United States• Web Page
2nd2019Washington, DC, United States• Web Page
• Schedule
• Schedule at a Glance
3rd2021Virtual symposium• Schedule
• Schedule at a Glance
4th2023Westminster, CO, United States• Schedule
• Schedule at a Glance
• Surgeon’s Program
• WPATH GEI Pre-Course Schedule
• Program Book
• Abstract Book
• Poster Abstract Book
5th2025Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, United States• Web Page
• Schedule at a Glance

CPATH Symposia

No.YearLocationFiles
1st2008Toronto, ON, Canada• Web Page
• Program
• Abstracts
2nd2010Montréal, QB, Canada• Web Page
• Program
• Speaker Bios
3rd2012Winnipeg, MB, Canada• Web Page
• Program & Abstracts
• Speaker Bios
4th2015Halifax, NS, Canada• Web Page
• Program
• Speaker Bios
5th2017Vancouver, BC, Canada• Web Page
• Program & Abstracts
• Speaker Bios
6th2019Montréal, QB, Canada• Web Page
• Conference at a Glance

AusPATH/PATHAa Symposia

ANZPATH

No.YearLocationFiles
1st2011?• History
2nd???
3rd2014Adelaide, Australia• Web Page
• Blog Article
4th2017Sydney, Australia• Web Page
• Web Page
5th2019Fremantle, Australia• News Article
6th2022bDarwin, Australia• Program
• Workshop Day Program
7th2023Melbourne, Australiac• Web Page
• News Article
8th2025Nipaluna (Hobart), Tasmania• Web Page/Program Overview
• Abstract PDFs

PATHA

No.YearLocationFiles
1st2019Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand• Web Page
• Web Page
• Program
2nd2021Christchurch, New Zealand• Web Page
• Web Page
• Schedule
• Video Presentations
3rd2023Melbourne, Australiac• Web Page

Footnotes

a ANZPATH (Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health) was formed in 2009 at the 21st WPATH conference in Oslo, Norway. ANZPATH split into AusPATH and PATHA or ANZPATH was renamed to AusPATH in 2019. b Conference was postponed from August 2021 to May 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic. c AusPATH and PATHA joint conference.

Other Symposia

WPATH Symposia

Non-WPATH Symposia

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