Yusei Ohshima
Congress president,
The 60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Dear friends and colleagues,

The 60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology will be held on November 18 and 19, 2023, at Miyako Messe, Kyoto, Japan, with the theme “Returning to the basics of pediatric allergology and new challenges."

This year marks the 60th gathering of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology since its first meeting in 1966. During this period, there have been great advances in the management of allergic diseases due to innovations in allergology and clinical immunology, the development of new therapeutic agents, and the spread of guidelines. However, we have not yet established how to prevent and cure allergic diseases. In this meeting, we would like to discuss how allergic diseases should be prevented, treated, and managed from the viewpoints of allergology and clinical immunology in order to make progress in pediatric allergology.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the past three conferences have been held either online or in a hybrid format with online and onsite delivery. While online meetings are easier to attend, they are less conducive to face-to-face discussions. At the 60th meeting, we would like to return to the original format of the conference and hold active discussions as we did during the pandemic We are also planning to prepare on-demand delivery of the program so that those who are unable to attend can view the program at a later date.

We look forward to seeing many participants in Kyoto in November 2023.

Sincerely yours,