▁App ia ' s ▁friend ▁and ▁colle ague ▁Thé odore ▁Ma un oir , ▁from ▁the ▁Gene va ▁H yg iene ▁and ▁Health ▁Commission ; ▁and ▁Guillaume - Hen ri ▁D uf our , ▁a ▁Swiss ▁Army ▁general ▁of ▁great ▁ren own . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁five ▁men ▁decided ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁committee ▁to ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Committee ▁for ▁Rel ief ▁to ▁the ▁W ounded ". ▁In ▁October ▁( 2 6 – 2 9 ) ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁international ▁conference ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Gene va ▁to ▁develop ▁possible ▁measures ▁to ▁improve ▁medical ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁battle field . ▁The ▁conference ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁ 3 6 ▁individuals : ▁eigh teen ▁official ▁deleg ates ▁from ▁national ▁govern ments , ▁six ▁deleg ates ▁from ▁other ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations , ▁seven ▁non - o fficial ▁foreign ▁deleg ates , ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Committee . ▁The ▁states ▁and ▁kingdom s ▁represented ▁by ▁official ▁deleg ates ▁were : ▁Aust rian ▁Empire , ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Baden , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁French ▁Empire , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over , ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁H esse , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁Russian ▁Empire , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Spain , ▁United ▁Kingdom s ▁of ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Norway , ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁propos als ▁written