International Public Conference on Vaccination

The International Public Conference on Vaccination is a conference held beginning in 1997, originally at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia by the National Vaccine Information Center to question the safety of the current vaccination schedule, and promote the idea that certain vaccines May Be dangerous. It describes its purpose as "...talk[ing] AbOUT why and how vaccines cause injury, death and chronic illness and what to do about it."

The 1st Conference

The first day of the first conference was held at a Holiday Inn in Alexandria, Virginia. Presenters included Mark Geier and Andrew Wakefield (the latter of whom would publish a fraudulent paper in the Lancet the following year). Presenters on the second day included H. Hugh Fudenberg. Topics included chronic immune and neurological disorders, the alleged danger of the whole-cell pertussis vaccine, the potential for the Hepatitis B vaccine to cause CNS dysfunction or death, and the contamination of polio vaccines with SV40 and their potential role in the development of AIDS.

The 2nd Conference

The second conference was held from September 8 to 10, 2000. Presenters on the first day included Paul Shattock and Vijendra K. Singh. Presenters on the second day included recurring guests Andrew Wakefield and Marcel Kinsbourne, as well as Bonnie S. Dunbar, Ronald C. Kennedy, and guest speaker Dan Burton.

The 3rd Conference

The third conference was held from November 7 to 9, 2002 in Arlington, Virginia. Presenters on the first day included Bernard Rimland and Paul Shattock (again). On the second day presenters included Andrew Wakefield (who appeared at all 4 conferences), Mark Geier (again) and Boyd Haley. Presenters on the third and last day included Adil Shamoo.

The 4th Conference

The fourth conference was held from October 2-4, 2009 in Reston, Virginia. Guest speakers included Diane Harper, Bonnie S. Dunbar (again), Dr. Bob Sears, Joe Mercola, Gary Null, Dan Olmsted, and Rick Rollens. At this conference, Wakefield received a Humanitarian Award for "his compassion, brave spirit and uncompromising commitment to improving the health of children and the biological integrity of future generations.” At this conference, Harper's remarks about the HPV vaccine, including the argument that the rate of cervical cancer will not decrease as a result of this vaccine's use, were particularly controversial.