Past Events

• 23 Jan `18The Step Up for Vitiligo Gala
  Dallas-Fort Worth Vitiligo Support Group is organizing 'The Step Up for Vitiligo Gala' which will take place on April 28th in Austin, Texas at UT-Austin. Dr. Ammar Ahmed, Dermatologist at UT-Austin would attend the gala to give words of support. F...
• 11 Jan `18First NY Vitiligo Community Group meeting of 2018
  will be on Thursday, February 8th, from 7PM - 8:30PM on the 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center at 240 East 38th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue Since this is our first meeting of the year, we will provide an overview of our New York Vit...
• 10 Jan `18Vitiligo Working Group Meeting alongside AAD 2018
  This abstract session of the Global Vitiligo Foundation is held annually, the day prior to the start of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Conference in the Spring. It aims to serve as a resource for all groups working to improve vitiligo t...
• 10 Jan `18World Vitiligo Day 2018 Conference 'Children, Research, and Hope for the Future'
  In 2018, the 7th celebration of World Vitiligo Day will be will be held at UMass Medical School in Worcester, MA on June 22nd-24th, 2018, and hosted by Dr. John Harris, the Director of the Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center at UMass Medical Schoo...
• 18 Dec `17Expert Answers Most Frequently Asked Questions about Vitiligo
  Join us for a Live Facebook event with Erika Page from Living Dappled. We'll bust common myths about vitiligo and answer your most frequently asked questions. Date: January 25, 2018 at 12 noon. Where: Facebook Live - https://www.facebook.com/even...
• 21 Sep `17International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been annually observed on 3 December around the world. The theme for this years IDPD is Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all. This...
• 21 Sep `17High-level Meeting on the Asian and Pacific Decade of People With Disabilities
  The UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in cooperation with the China Disabled Persons Federation (CDPF), is organizing the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Deca...
• 21 Sep `1711th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
  The 11th session Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 12 to 14 June 2018. More information about the session, including agenda, programme, documentation and...
• 28 Aug `17NY Vitiligo Potluck Picnic
  NY Vitiligo Community will gather for Potluck Picnic this Sunday, September 3rd, at 12-3 PM, at Prospect Park. The event is being run by our group's own Tiffany Grant. Please let us know if you will be able to attend by email nyvitiligo@gmail.com
• 23 Aug `17XXIII Master Class in Cuba
  will be held as a part of INDERCOS Winter Meeting, in collaboration with Cuban Vitiligo Support and Research Group. International and national expert speakers will discuss the latest basic research, advances, evidence and guidelines on diagnosis, ...
• 10 Aug `17NY Vitiligo Community Meeting in September
  Our next meeting will be on Thursday, September 21st, at 7PM - 8:30PM on the 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center at 240 East 38th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Please let us know if you will be able to attend the meeting by email: ny...
• 10 Aug `17XXIV Master Class in Ha Noi, Vietnam
  will be held alongside 3rd Indo China Dermatology Conference and the Annual Scientific Meeting Of Dermatology and Venereology of the VSDV. Details
• 10 Jul `17Vitiligo Advocacy Day at the US Capitol
  Save-the-Date for the much anticipated Vitiligo Advocacy Day at the United States Capitol this fall. As many of you know, the Advocacy Committee of the Global Vitiligo Foundation is tasked with the following goals: Help educate, advocate and promo...
• 16 May `17United Nations ECOSOC session
  The tenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will take place from Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 June 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York. Theme: The Second Decade of the CRPD...
• 20 Apr `17Vitiligo Walk-A-Thon in Fort Dallas
  The annual Vitiligo Walkathon is organized by Dallas Fort Worth Vitiligo Support Group on May 20, 2017. This is an event held to raise awareness about vitiligo in the community and to raise money that goes towards vitiligo research. It's a great o...
• 20 Apr `17World Vitiligo Day celebration conference in Detroit, USA
  U.S. World Vitiligo Day 2017 Theme: 'Step Up for Vitiligo: A Call for Truth, Hope and Change!' Reflecting the mission of the Step Up for Vitiligo campaign that came out of the Vitiligo Working Group's 2016 campaign for awareness, the 2017 event th...
• 20 Apr `17New York Vitiligo Community Meeting
  Our next meeting will be after the World Vitiligo Day conference in Detroit on Thursday, July 20th, 2017, at 7PM - 8:30PM on the 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center at 240 East 38th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues! Dermablend, a company...
• 29 Mar `17NY Vitiligo community meeting
  We will be having a joint session with another community group, the alopecia areata group. Alopecia areata is an immune-related disease, like vitiligo, that causes hair loss usually in patches on the scalp and eyebrows. The meeting will be on: Thu...
• 28 Mar `17VITFriends Fundraising and Awareness Concert in Boston
  Featuring: M.C. - Mary-dith Tuitt Jazz vocalist - Katani Summer Steel drum instrumentalist - Justin Petty Vocalist - Emily Orji and Dr. Victor Huang, BWH Vitiligo Clinic with poetry, dance, raffle, sales and lots of fun! Tickets $20 in advance or ...
• 09 Jan `17'Introduction To Vitiligo' meeting by NY Vitiligo Community
  The theme for the first meeting of the year is an Introduction to Vitiligo. There will be a presentation, Question and Answers with Dr. Elbuluk and Dr. McLellan, and new vitiligo research updates. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 19, ...
• 09 Jan `17Master Class On Vitiligo alongside the World Congress Of Dermatology
  The Italian Society of Dermatology will host the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan, Italy, under the auspices of the International League of Dermatological Societies, on June 10-15, 2019. We are very proud that our master class will be h...
• 09 Dec `16NY Vitiligo Community Holiday Dinner
  We hope you are all having a delightful start to the Holiday season. We are excited to invite you all to the New York Vitiligo Community Holiday Dinner, which will be held on Friday, December 16, from 6.15 to 7.45 pm. Please join our patient leade...
• 31 Oct `16VITFriends Year Of End Celebration
  The end of year CELEBRATION is a chance to review of 2016 together over music and food, will be on December 17, 2016. For more details, please contact Valarie Molyneaux, President VITFriends Vitiligo Support Group vitfriends01@aol.comwww.vitfriend...
• 31 Oct `16VITFriends Talk Radio Show
  Our end of year 'I am THANKFUL for......' Blog TALK Radio Show is scheduled for Sunday, November 20 at 4pm. Folks can call in to SHARE things they are THANKFUL for as they reflect on 2016. For more details contact VITFriends Vitiligo Support Group...
• 21 Oct `16NYU Vitiligo Support Group Meeting on November 2nd.
  The next meeting of New York Vitiligo Support Group will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 6:30PM - 8:00PM on the 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center at 240 East 38th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. The theme for this meeting i...