CUTICON WB 2025

28th Annual State Conference of IADVL WB Branch

Theme : Uniting Science, Art, & Mind in the Practice of Dermatology

14^th November 2025: Pre-Conference Workshop, Conference: 15^th & 16^th November 2025

Vivek Tirtha, Kolkata

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Greetings from Team CUTICON WB 2025, Kolkata, West Bengal.

With utmost pride and pleasure, we would like to announce that IADVL West Bengal State Branch is organizing CUTICON WB 2025, 28^th Annual State Conference of IADVL, WB Branch on 15^th & 16^th November 2025 at Vivek Tirtha, Kolkata, 1 Thackeray Road, Alipore Police Line, Alipore, Kolkata - 700027.

The theme of conference is “Uniting Science, Art, and Mind in the Practice of Dermatology”. Through this conference, we will celebrate the evolution of dermatology to the next level. It is our immense pleasure to invite you along with your family and friends to enjoy the academic extravaganza and rich cultural heritage.

In addition to the exhaustive scientific program, a spectacular range of social activities are being planned for all delegates and accompanying guests to experience West Bengal's most famous sites and iconic buildings & monuments.

The city has witnessed a tremendous growth across all sectors and is capable of accommodating any number of delegates. Hotels from the most luxurious to deluxe hotels, budget hotels & guest houses are available for all. The well equipped & staffed Hotels provide the best of hospitality, services, food facilities and overall pleasant ambience for the guests. There is a blend of culture, cuisine and comfort in Bengal which is extremely enjoyable. Kolkata is very pleasant in winter season with average temperature. Light woolens are advocated during this time. Although Bengali is a popular language, people can speak both English and Hindi.

We have chosen Vivek Tirtha Auditorium as conference venue which is considered one of the largest convention centre in the subcontinent.

We ensure this conference will be one of the biggest academic bonanzas, attended by more than 300 delegates including accompanying persons, from eastern india. The guest faculty will include renowned and distinguished academicians, researchers and clinical experts. Thus this is a brilliant opportunity for the pharmaceutical companies also company to further enhance their corporate visibility and advance brand promotion amongst the target group.

We welcome you to join us to teach, learn, enjoy and celebrate.

Dr. Dinesh Kr. Hawelia

President, IADVL WB

& Org. Chairperson

Dr. Suchibrata Das

Hony Secretary

IADVL, WB State Branch

Dr. Subhamoy Neogi

Org. Secretary

CUTICON WB 2025

Dr. Sudip Kr. Ghosh

Scientific Chairperson

CUTICON WB 2025

Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay

Scientific Secretary

CUTICON WB 2025

Highlights

Prof. B N Banerjee Memorial Oration

Prof. R K Panja Memorial Oration

Prof. A K Dutta Memorial Oration

Pre- Conference Workshop

Workshops on
Dermatopathology	Dermatosurgery

Sessions For PGTS

Award Session

E-Poster Session

Quiz

Lectures & panels:

Cutaneous infections
Psoriasis
Skin-endocrine link
Immunobullous disease

Case-based Panel discussions on:

Dermato Surgery
Dermatopathology
How should we manage common skin diseases?
Aesthetics
Drugs used in pregnancy and lactation
Pigmentary disorders
STI

Dedicated sessions for PGTs by the masters in the field
Free paper for all PLM and LM

Lectures on:

History of Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology
(genodermatoses, metabolic diseases, AICTDs)
Recent advances in Dermatology
Gentital ulcer
Leprosy reaction
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Acne
Cutaneous malignancies
Hair disorders
Ethics in Dermatology
Contact dermatitis

Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of West Bengal, located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, approximately 80 km west of the Bangladesh border. It serves as the main financial and commercial hub for eastern and northeastern India. With a city proper population of around 4.5 million, Kolkata ranks as the seventh most populous city in India. Its metropolitan region, known as the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, is the third largest in the country, home to over 15 million people. Often hailed as the cultural capital of India,

Kolkata holds significant historical and cultural importance in the region of Bengal. It is also the world's second largest Bengali-speaking city and boasts the highest number of Nobel laureates of any city in India.

Venue

The Vivek Tirtha, Kolkata
The Vivek Tirtha or Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences is an under construction cultural and education centre, owned by Ramakrishna Mission. In 2013, Government of West Bengal proposed the centre and on 11 November 2014 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, with the General Secretary of Ramakrishna Math and Mission Swami Suhitanandaji laid the foundation stone. The main building is being designed like the Art Institute of Chicago, where Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous speech on 11 September 1893.

The Salient Features of Vivek Tirtha:
It will house the administrative offices and an 1,400 seater auditorium. it includes the digital library, exhibition hall and meditation room. The campus is spread over a 5 acres (220,000 sq ft) area. Construction work started in March 2016, 2 years after foundation.