The World Diamond Congress is an bi-annual industry event organized by World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association. The first World Diamond Congress was held in Antwerpen, Belgium in 1947. It was held annually till 1956 and since then - every two years. Every year in between the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association hold their Presidents' Meeting. Last 36th Congress was held in 2014 in Antwerpen, Belgium. Next, 37th Congress will take place in Dubai in May 2016.
Previous Congresses:
1947 1st World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1948 2nd World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1949 3rd World Diamond Congress London, United Kingdom1950 4th World Diamond Congress Amsterdam, Netherlands1951 5th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1953 6th World Diamond Congress London, United Kingdom1954 7th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1955 8th World Diamond Congress Paris, France1956 9th World Diamond Congress Tel Aviv, Israel1958 10th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1960 11th World Diamond Congress Johannesburg, South Africa1962 12th World Diamond Congress Vienna, Austria1964 13th World Diamond Congress New York, USA1966 14th World Diamond Congress Milan, Italy1968 15th World Diamond Congress Tel Aviv, Israel1970 16th World Diamond Congress Johannesburg, South Africa1972 17th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1975 18th World Diamond Congress Amsterdam, Netherlands1978 19th World Diamond Congress Ramat Gan, Israel1980 20th World Diamond Congress Johannesburg, South Africa1982 21st World Diamond Congress New York, USA1984 22nd World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1986 23rd World Diamond Congress Tel Aviv, Israel1988 24th World Diamond Congress Singapore1991 25th World Diamond Congress London, United Kingdom1993 26th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium1996 27th World Diamond Congress Tel Aviv, Israel1998 28th World Diamond Congress Bangkok, Thailand2000 29th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium2002 30th World Diamond Congress London, United Kingdom2004 31st World Diamond Congress New York, USA2006 32nd World Diamond Congress Tel Aviv, Israel2008 33rd World Diamond Congress Shanghai, China2010 34th World Diamond Congress Moscow, Russia2012 35th World Diamond Congress Mumbai, India2014 36th World Diamond Congress Antwerp, Belgium2016 37th World Diamond Congress Dubai, United Arab Emirates