Past Conferences

The 1st Conference of the Autoantibody Network
October 20 – 21, 2005
London, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Update – Testing, New Technologies & Clinical Applications
Local Chair: Marguerite Zeale
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Pierre Youinou
Keynote Address: A Handful of New Autoantibodies in Sjögren Syndrome

 

The 2nd Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 21 – 22, 2006
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Diagnostics – Scanning the Past and Illuminating the Future
Local Chair: Dale Tozer
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eng M. Tan
Keynote Address: Autoantibody Diagnostics – Scanning the Past and Illuminating the Future

 

The 3rd Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 20 – 21, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibodies – Prediction, Prevention and Pathogenesis in Autoimmune Diseases
Local Chair: Dr. Ronald Booth
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yehuda Shoenfeld
Keynote Address: Autoantibodies – Prediction, Prevention and Pathogenesis in Autoimmune Diseases

 

The 4th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 18 – 19, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Testing Standardization
Local Chair: Dr. Michael Moss
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marvin Fritzler
Keynote Address: Standardization of Autoantibody Testing

 

The 5th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 17 – 18, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibodies & Their Clinical Significance
Local Chair: Dr. Donglai Ma
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Edward K.L. Chan
Keynote Address: Human Autoantibodies of Clinical & Biological Significance

 

The 6th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 22 – 23, 2011
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Diagnostics: Which Way to Go
Local Chair: Dr. Donglai Ma

 

The 7th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 27 – 28, 2012
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Quality, Innovation & Integration
Local Chair: Dr. Donglai Ma
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Pier Luigi Meroni
Keynote Address: Pathogenesis of antiphospholipid syndrome: understanding the antibodies

 

The 8th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
May 22 – 23, 2014
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Diagnostics: Is the Foundation Shaking?
Local Chair: Dr. Donglai Ma

 

The 9th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
October 8 – 9, 2015
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Diagnostics: Care or Care Less
Local Chair: Dr. Donglai Ma
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Luis Eduardo C. Andrade
Keynote Address: Standardization on Autoantibodies

 

The 10th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 29 – 30, 2016
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Theme: Mountains, Lakes & Autoantibodies
Local Chair: Dr. Connie Prosser
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Winfried Stöcker
Keynote Address: Multiparameter Autoantibody Screening in Diagnosis of Neurological Autoimmune Diseases

 

The 11th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 21 – 22, 2017
Meadowvale, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Open a New Page of Autoantibody Diagnostics
Local Chair: Dr. Maria Pasic
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shirley Chow
Keynote Address: Choosing Wisely in Autoantibody Testing

 

The 12th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
October 4 – 5, 2018
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Wine, Falls & Autoantibodies
Local Chair: Dr. Maria Pasic
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deborah Levy
Keynote Address: The 1000 Faces of Childhood-onset Lupus

 

The 13th Conference of the Autoantibody Network
September 19 – 20, 2019
Meadowvale, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibody Diagnostics – The Amazing Future
Local Chair: Dr. Donglai Ma

 

Autoantibody Summit 2022 (The 14th Conference of AAN)
September 22 – 23, 2022
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibodies – Open a New Chapter
Local Chair: Dr. Waliul Khan

Autoantibody Summit 2023 (The 15th Conference of AAN)
September 21 – 22, 2023
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Theme: Autoantibodies: Practical Challenges & Promising Future
Local Chair: Dr. Vathany Kulasingam
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marvin Fritzler
Keynote Address: Autoantibodies: History, Pragmatic Challenges & Promising Future

 

Autoantibody Summit 2024 (The 16th Conference of AAN)
September 12 – 13, 2024
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Theme: Autoantibodies: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis & Prognosis
Local Chair: Dr. Yu Chen
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andrew McKeon
Keynote Address: Novel Neural Antibody Biomarker Discovery: Why Bother Anymore?