Regional Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (RCISTM)

Regional Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine is an infectious diseases congress organized by the International Society of Travel Medicine. The most recent edition, RCISTM9: Going Far Together: Shaping the Future of Travel Medicine in Africa, took place from 14 to 17 October 2026 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Dates for the next edition are not listed yet.

RCISTM is the regional conference series of the International Society of Travel Medicine, numbered from RCISTM1 to RCISTM9. The International Society of Travel Medicine lists these meetings as its regional partnered conferences. Travel medicine, a field of infectious disease prevention for travellers, is the subject of the series. Meetings have been held on several continents, in Scotland, Australia, the USA, Singapore, South Africa and Tanzania. The series runs at irregular intervals: regional meetings in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 were followed by RCISTM9 in 2026. The ISTM Regional/Partnered Conferences page on istm.org is the stable official page of the series.

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Questions and answers

Who organizes RCISTM?

RCISTM conferences are listed by the International Society of Travel Medicine as its regional partnered conferences.

When and where was RCISTM9?

RCISTM9 ran from 14 to 17 October 2026 at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Courtyard in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

How often does RCISTM take place?

RCISTM has no fixed rhythm; the ISTM page shows a gap between the 2016 meeting and RCISTM9 in 2026.

What is the official website of RCISTM?

The series is documented on the ISTM Regional/Partnered Conferences page at istm.org.