The Charing Cross Symposium (CX) first took place in 1978 at Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith, London, and has gone on to become the longest running vascular and endovascular symposium in Europe as well as one of the largest such meetings in the world.

London (UK) has been the host city of CX ever since. Until 1998, the symposium was held at Charing Cross Hospital, and between 1999 and 2012 at Imperial College. In 2013, it moved to Olympia London’s National Hall, and in 2014 to Olympia London’s Grand Hall.

The first CX had 100 attendees. In 2018, the Charing Cross Symposium – Controversies Update had more than 4,000 participants, from 86 countries, making it a leading global event.