Past International Congresses of Vexillology:
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Flags of the International Congresses of Vexillology

Vexillologists from around the world have gathered together every two years since 1965 to attend International Congresses of Vexillology. Beginning in 1969, the Congresses have been sponsored by the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (FIAV). In 1967, a tradition was begun at the Second International Congress of Vexillology of using a flag as the Congress symbol. These flags have been designed either by members of the host association or institution or by recognized vexillologists from around the world.

NAVA commissioned world-renowned flag artist Alfred Znamierowski of Warsaw, Poland to draw the Congress flags. NAVA member and Peter Orenski rendered them in computer graphic format so that they may be presented here for your information and enjoyment.

	First International Congress of Vexillology 4-5 September, 1965 Muiderberg, North Holland, Netherlands No flag was designed for this congress.
	Second International Congress of Vexillology 1-3 September, 1967 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Flag Designed by M. Mühlemann and Peter Krog
	Third International Congress of Vexillology (NAVA 3) 5-7 September, 1969 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Flag Designed by Whitney Smith
	Fourth International Congress of Vexillology 24-27 June, 1971 Turin, Piedmont, Italy Flag Designed by Aldo Ziggioto
	Fifth International Congress of Vexillology 13-18 September, 1973 London, United Kingdom Flag Designed by Jack Verhoeven
	Sixth International Congress of Vexillology 16-20 April, 1975 IJsselmeer (Zuider Zee), Netherlands Flag Designed by Klaes Sierksma
	Seventh International Congress of Vexillology (NAVA 11) 10-14 June, 1977 Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Flag Designed by Steve Stringfellow
	Eighth International Congress of Vexillology 26-29 June, 1979 Vienna, Austria Flag Designed by Herbert Breiteneder
	Ninth International Congress of Vexillology (NAVA 15) 24-28 August, 1981 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Flag Designed by Whitney Smith
	Tenth International Congress of Vexillology 25-30 September, 1983 Oxford, United Kingdom Flag Designed by J. P. Brooke-Little
	Eleventh International Congress of Vexillology 26-31 May, 1985 Madrid, Spain Flag Designed by A. M. Lahoz
	Twelfth International Congress of Vexillology (NAVA 21) 12-16 August, 1987 San Francisco, California, USA. Flag Designed by James Croft, Jim Ferrigan and Whitney Smith
	Thirteenth International Congress of Vexillology 24-29 September, 1989 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Flag Designed by Antony C. Burton
	Fourteenth International Congress of Vexillology 30 June - 5 July, 1991 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Flag Designed by A. Sanchez
	Fifteenth International Congress of Vexillology 23-27 August, 1993 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Flag Designed by Emil Dreyer and Peter Mäder
	Sixteenth International Congress of Vexillology 1-5 July, 1995 Warsaw, Poland Flag Designed by Alfred Znamierowski and Jan Sarnecki
	Seventeenth International Congress of Vexillology 10-16 August, 1997 Cape Town, South Africa Flag Designed by Frederick Brownell
	Eighteenth International Congress of Vexillology (NAVA 33) 28 July-2 August, 1999 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Flag Designed by Truman Pope
	Nineteenth International Congress of Vexillology 23-27 July, 2001 York, England Flag Designed by Nick Weekes.
	Twentieth International Congress of Vexillology 28 July - 1 August, 2003 Stockholm, Sweden Flag Designed by Gustav Söderlund & Tiina Trimeloni
	Twenty-first International Congress of Vexillology 31 July - 6 August, 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina Flag Designed by Pascal Gross