The First Congress of the International Academy of Digital Pathology: Digital Pathology Comes of Age

The First Congress of the International Academy of Digital Pathology (IADP) was held August 3–5, 2011 in Quebec City, Province Quebec, Canada. The IADP aroses as an evolution of the International Academy of Telepathology (IAT). The IADP is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance information technology in the practice of pathology. The IADP aims to promote the standardization of digital pathology; promote research, innovation, development and good practice of information and communication technologies in pathology; exchange information between research scientists and pathologists through establishment of digital pathology networks; and provide education, research and development to enable the effective implementation of digital pathology in developing countries. The Congress held in Quebec City met the mission and aims of the IADP. It had presenters and attendees from eighteen (18) countries, with a broad range of professionals; including pathologists, researchers and engineers. There were a total of sixty-two (62) presentations at the Congress, including forty-nine (49)