The Conference

The 2010 conference is an international forum for spreading scientific results about the positive effects of pets on human health. The name of the conference has a double meaning. It symbolizes the increased quality of life experienced by people who want and can be close to an animal, as well as the life-long relationship between humans and animals.

The conference is the largest event of its kind. The conference attracts the leading researchers and people in the human-animal interactions field and gives a thousand delegates from around the world the chance to listen, learn and network. The focus is on the importance of animal companions for human beings and the society we live in; the physical, social, psychological and economic effects the animals have on us. Here, most of the research done in the field since the last conference will be presented. This is the research that Manimalis and other neighboring organizations lean on in their arguments concerning the positive effects of pets. Sweden was awarded the conference due to the advances made when it comes to the status of pets in society.

  • The conference symbolizes the development and innovation achieved in an area that affects a lot of people.
  • The conference provides ideas and inspiration for new healthcare solutions.
  • When attending the conference you get a very good overview, inspiration and ideas as well as a great opportunity to make new contacts with people from all over the world.

Former IAHAIO Conferences

  • 1977 London, Great Britain
  • 1980 Philadelphia, USA
  • 1983 Vienna, Austria
  • 1986 Boston, USA
  • 1989 Monaco
  • 1992 Montreal, Canada
  • 1995 Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1998 Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2004 Glasgow, Scotland
  • 2007 Tokyo, Japan
  • 2010 Stockholm, Sweden

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