Dates of next meetings Press releases / past meetings VICH Statements
1st meeting
April 28-29, 1997, London
Written approval (Feb. 97)
2nd meeting
September 28 - 30, 1997, Bethesda
Approved (2nd VICH SC)
3rd meeting
July 11, 1998, Australia Changed to August 26-28, 1998, Tokyo
Approved (3rd VICH SC)
4th meeting
August 11-13, 1999, Ghent
Approved (4th VICH SC)
5th meeting
Mid 2000, Australia Postponed to January 5-7, 2001, Australia
Approved (6th VICH SC)
No further meeting
May 10-11, 2000, London, Europe
October 12-13, 2000, USA
Approved (7th VICH SC)
May 9-10, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
Approved (8th VICH SC)
September 25-26, 2003, London, Europe
Approved (12th VICH SC)
February 24-26, 1999, Tokyo, Japan
November 14-16, 1999, Brussels, Europe
Approved (5th VICH SC)
July 11-14, 2000, Ames, USA
May 28-June 1, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
October 15, 2001, Strasbourg, Europe
Approved (9th VICH SC)
6th meeting
October 2002, Tokyo, Japan
Approved (10th VICH SC)
7th meeting
March 10-14, 2003, Washington, USA
Approved (11th VICH SC)
8th meeting
September 2-4, 2003, Strasbourg, Europe
9th meeting
On hold
March 3-5, 1997, Washington, USA
September 1-3, 1997, London, Europe
May 11, 1998, Tokyo, Japan Changed to August 31- September 3, 1998
November 12-16, 1999, Brussels, Europe
Approved (4th & 5th VICH SC)
November 6-9, 2000, Washington, USA
May 15-18, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
October 6-9, 2002, Japan
July 22-25, 2003, Bilthoven, The Nederlands
September 6-10, 2004, USA
Approved (14th VICH SC)
May 6-8, 1997, Brussels, Europe
March 9-12, 1998, Washington, USA
November 15-16,1999, Brussels, Europe
Approved ( 5th VICH SC)
No further meeting proposed
March 23-24, 1999, Washington, USA
November 15-16, 1999, Brussels, Europe
April 3-6, 2000, Tokyo, Japan
May 7-11, 2001, USA
April 17-19, 2002, London, Europe
Approved at (9th VICH SC)
October 8-9, 2002, Tokyo, Japan
October 13-17, 2003, Washington, USA
Progress through electronic discussion (14th VICH SC)
October 3-5, 2005, London, Europe
Approved (16th VICH SC)
10th meeting
May 15-19, 2006, Tokyo
Approved by written procedure (after 17th VICH SC)
11th meeting
September 17-21, 2007
Approved (18th VICH SC)
March 11-12, 1997, Tokyo, Japan
September 29-30, 1997, London, Europe
July 13 - 14, 1998, Washington, USA
April 27-28, 1999, Tokyo, Japan
On hold until 12th SC meeting
Decided at 11th SC
May 2005 (before the VICH3 conference), Washington DC, USA
Approved (15th VICH SC)
April 8-10, 1997, Rockville, USA
April 26-28, 1999, London, Europe
Written approval (Feb. 99)
April 12, 2000, Japan
November 14-16, 2000, USA
May 21-23, 2001, London, Europe
October 2-4, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
August 2002, USA
October 7-8, 2002, Japan
April 28-30, 2003, Brussels
March 3-5, 2004, Williamsburg, VA
1st TF
July 2000,
2nd TF
May 14-18, 2001, Brussels, Europe
3rd TF
October 9-11, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
4th TF
September 2002, USA
No further meeting requested
Special meeting
January 2003, London, Europe
November 14-16, 2000, Japan
May 15-17, 2001, Berlin, Europe
October 30 - November 1, 2001, USA
October 7-9, 2002, Tokyo, Japan
March 3-5, 2003, Strasbourg, Europe
September 9-12, 2003, USA - postponed
Spring 2004, USA
Approved (13th VICH SC)
September 21-24, 2004, Japan
May 21-23, 2005, Washington DC, USA
Progress by written procedure (17th VICH SC)
June 4-5, 2007, France
Approved by SC
Spring 2006, Europe
Approved (17th VICH SC)
2st meeting
October 15-17, 2007 (meeting venue tbc)