IVU World Vegetarian Congresses
and other International Vegetarian/Vegan Events

A listing of all known events specifically inviting people from more than one country
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IVU World Vegetarian Congresses

Global events since 1908. For full reports, photos, texts and audios from the Centenary Congress in Dresden, Germany, July/August 1908, go to: www.ivu.org/congress/2008

For the latest update on the next WVC in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia, October 2010 go to: www.ivu.org/congress/2010

For full details of every WVC since 1908 go to: www.ivu.org/history

Other Global Events:

Regional Events:

Africa

IVU fully financed the first ever African Veg Congress in Nigeria in 2007. For reports from that and plans for more as they are made go to: www.ivu.org/africa

  The 2nd West Africa Vegetarian Congress will take place in Accra, Ghana Oct 28-Nov 1, 2009. Korblah Wisdom from Ghana is putting an exciting  programme for the congress. Start now to plan to be in Ghana for the Congress. For regular updates join the ivu-africa email group.

Asia

The Asian Vegetarian Union (AVU) was founded in 1999 during the IVU World Veg Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Asian Veg Congresses have been held in Goa, India; Bangkok, Thailand and in Taiwan. The next event is on Batam Island, Indonesia, November 6-10, 2009. For info go to: www.avc2009.org

China Xiamen International Vegetarian Food Fair this year: 12-15 Nov, 2009. With a forum on Thursday 12.

	International Meatless Day on November 25 each year, coordinated from Malaysia	For more events across Asia and Oceania see: - India, South & West Asia - Asia-Pacific

Europe

The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) started holding regional Congresses in 1985. In recent years they have held 'EVU Talks' in different countries in May of each year. The 2009 talks were held in Croatia in May 2009.

Vegan Music and Arts Festival - 19-26 Aug, 2009, Largentière, Ardèche, France. There will be concerts, discussions, food and more at this first ever event. They are looking for volunteers and associations/groups to get involved.

For more about Europe see www.ivu.org/europe

Latin America

The Unión Vegetariana Latino-Americana (UVLA) was founded during the IVU World Veg Congress held in Brazil, 2004. They have organised one Regional Congress so far, in Sao Paulo, 2006, with more planned for the future. For details as they become available see: www.ivu.org/uvla (Español / Português)

- and, as above, this year's International Vegan Festival in Rio July 22-25, 2009

For more events in Latin America and the Caribbean see: www.ivu.org/lac

North America

The North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) was founded in 1974 to help promote the first IVU World Veg Congress to be held in North America in 1975. NAVS has organised an annual Regional Congress ever since - now called the Summerfest, and usually held in Johnstown, PA. For details of past Summerfests, and plans for the next one, in July 2009, go to: vegetariansummerfest.org

VegSource.com has been hosting its annual Health Expo in downtown Los Angeles for many years. The 2009 event will be in October. For the latest info go to: www.healthylifestyleexpo.com - also see videos of talks at past Health Expos

FARM alternates its annual Animal Rights Conference between DC and LA, 2009 in LA in July - full details at www.arconference.org

Green Lifestyle Film Festival - every year in March, Los Angeles, California, USA - Live Organic Vegan Experiences

For more events around North America see: www.ivu.org/northam

If you have an International Vegetarian/Vegan Event to be added to this page John Davis, IVU Manager