The World Parkinson Congress, often referred to as the WPC, is a non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making organization concerned with the health and welfare of people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their families and caregivers.
Founded in 2004, the WPC aims to bring the Parkinson's community together, under one roof, to allow for cross-pollination of community leaders to create opportunities to generate more robust ideas around the science and care of Parkinson's.
Each World Parkinson Congress provides a unique forum for partnership between international patient and neurological organizations, the pharmaceutical industry.
Those delegates included a unique mix of: health professionals and researchers; 1100 people with Parkinson's, care partners and guests; and members of press.
The last congress took place in Kyoto, Japan, in June 2019 which attracted 2,777 delegates from 60 countries to hear 180 speakers over the course of four days.