and presidents Horst Eggers Nicolaus Richter Prof. Alessandra Althoff-Pugliese Prof. Dr. Hans-Michael Schneider Jacques Bouffier Prof. Dr. Günter Cisek Georg Riesner Andrea Buchanan Rainer Fineske Selma Gudmundsdottir Gisbert Lehmhaus Karl Russwurm Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Weyringer Christian Ducor Dr. Matthias Lachenmann Richard Wagner International Congress Every year members of the local Wagner Societies gather for the Richard Wagner International Congress, to share experiences and to plan for the future in sessions. The congress takes place in a different city each year: 2019: Venice 2018: Innsbruck 2017: Budapest 2016: Strasbourg 2015: Dessau 2014: Graz 2013: Leipzig 2012: Prague 2011: Wrocław 2010: Stralsund 2009: Dresden 2008: Geneva 2007: Weimar 2006: Tallinn and Helsinki 2005: Leipzig 2004: Augsburg 2003: Copenhagen 2002: Seville 2001: Freiburg im Breisgau 2000: Berlin 1990: Hannover 1986: Vienna Congresses have also taken place in Frankfurt am Main, Bordeaux, Trier, and Budapest. See also Bayreuth Festival Irene Sloan, Wagner Society of Southern California founder Richard Wagner Ca' Vendramin Calergi (Venice association and Wagner Museum) Richard Wagner Canada Official website The Wagner Verband website – contains links or contact information for all individual societies. Wagner studies Richard Wagner International music organizations Organisations based in Bavaria Musical groups established in 1991 1991 establishments in Germany