IUIS - International union of immunological societies

Latin American Association of Immunology (ALAI)
ALAI website: http://www.alai.sld.cu/alaiin.htm

President
Jose Daniel Lopes, Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology
and Parasitology, Discipline of Immunology
Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP
Rua Botucatu, 862 - 6º andar,
Vila Clementino
São Paulo, 04023-062, SP – Brazil,
Phone: 5511 55496073
Fax: 5511 55723328
E-mail: jdlopes@ecb.epm.br Secretary-General
Ieda Maria Longo-Maugéri,
Assoc. Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Immunology and Parasitology,
Discipline of Immunology
Federal University of
São Paulo – UNIFESP
Rua Botucatu, 862 - 6º andar,
Vila Clementino
São Paulo, 04023-062, SP – Brazil,
Phone: 5511 55496073
Fax: 5511 55723328
E-mail: longomaugeri@ecb.epm.br

Permanent Secretary:
Oliver G Pérez Martín, MD
Finlay Institute
17 ave. and 198, Siboney, Playa
Havana City
PO. Box 16017, Cuba.
Phone: 53 (7) 2088409.
Fax: 53 (7) 2086075
E-mail: oliverp@finlay.edu.cu

ALAI (Asociacón Latinoamericana de Inmunología) was founded in 1984 and incorporated into IUIS in 1987. It includes the immunology societies of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay with a total membership of more than 1600 immunologists.
Presidents of ALAI since its inauguration have been L. Cristina Giraudo Conesa (Argentina, 1984-1987), Nelson Mendes (Brazil, 1987-1990), Arturo Ferreira (Chile, 1991-1993), E. Garcia-Latorre (Mexico, 1993-1996), Alberto Nieto (Uruguay, 1996-1999), Jorge V. Gavilondo (Cuba, 1999-2002) and Clelia Riera (Argentina, 2002-2005)

The main goals of ALAI are the improvement of education, training, and collaborative laboratory and clinical research in immunology in Latin America, through sponsorship of regional and international courses and workshops and the triennial Latin American Congresses of Immunology. ALAI Congresses have been held in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1987), Sao Paulo, Brazil (1990), Santiago, Chile (1993), Zacatecas, Mexico (1996), Punta del Este, Uruguay (1999), Havana, Cuba (2002) and Cordoba, Argentina (2005).

The 8th Latin American Immunology Congress
http://www.immunorio2007.org.br will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
August 21 - 25, 2007 together with ICI2007

European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)
Web site: http://www.efis.org/

President
Stefan H.E. Kaufmann
Max-Planck-Institut für
Infektionsbiologie
Abteilung Immunologie
Charitéplatz 1
D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: (49)30-28460-500
Fax: (49)30-28460-501
E-Mail: kaufmann@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
Secretary-General
Anna Erdei
Department of Immunology
University Eötvös Lorand
Pazmany s. 1/C
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
Tel.: (36)1381-2175
Fax.: (36)1381-2176
E-mail: anna.erdei@freemail.hu

EFIS now represents more than 17,000 individual members from 28 member societies in 31 European countries (all European Union member states and all other European states) and reaches beyond the classical European boundaries to Russia, Turkey and Israel : Austria, the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
EFIS was founded in Amsterdam in September 1975 under the auspices of IUIS. Presidents of the Federation since its inauguration have been A. Bussard (France, 1975-1978), C. Steffen (Austria, 1978-1980), J. Gergely (Hungary, 1980-1983), R. Arnon (Israel, 1983-1986), M. Hess (Switzerland, 1986-1989), A. Capron (France, 1989-1992), K. Eichmann (Germany, 1992-1995), I. Pecht (Israel, 1995-1998) and W. Knapp (Austria, 1998-2000), S. Romagnani (Italy, 2000-2003), F. Y. Liew (UK, 2003-2006).

The major regular meetings of the Federation are the European Immunology Meetings which have been held in Strasbourg (1973), Amsterdam (1975), Copenhagen (1976), Budapest (1978), Istanbul (1982), Interlaken (1984), Jerusalem (1985), Zagreb (1987), Rome (1988), Edinburgh (1990), Helsinki (1991), Barcelona (1994), Amsterdam (1997), Poznan (2000), Rhodes (2003), and Paris (2006). The next meeting will be held in Berlin in September 2009.

The European Journal of Immunology (EJI) is now an official journal of EFIS (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/25061/home). Immunology Letters remains the other official journal of EFIS (http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/immlet).

Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS)
Web site: http://www.faisoc.org/

President
Prof. Ahmed El-Gohary
Faculty of Medicine,
Suez Canal University,
Ismailia, Egypt
Phone: +20-64-32 32 456
Fax: +20-64-32 22 733
Email: agohary@idsc.net.eg Secretary-General
Dr Thomas M. Kariuki
Institute of Primate Research
National Museums of Kenya
PO Box 24481, Karen 00502
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 882571-4
Fax: +254 20 882546
Email: tkariuki@africaonline.co.ke

FAIS was founded in 1992 and accepted as a federation of IUIS in the same year. It encompasses the societies of immunology of Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Senegal, Egypt, Ghana and West Africa.

Presidents of the Federation since its inauguration have been A. G. Tumbo-Oeri (Kenya, 1992-1994), C. E. Anyiwo (Nigeria, 1994-1997), Rose G. F. Leke (Cameroon, 1997- 2000), Elopy Sibanda (Zimbabwe, 2000-2003) and Alioune Dieye (Senegal, 2003-2006).

The focus of FAIS is to foster development of immunology in Africa by encouraging and participating in teaching, training and research activities. FAIS has held major regular Immunology meetings in Harare (1992), Nairobi (1994), Cape Town (1997), Yaoundé (2000; in conjunction with the 42nd Council Meeting of IUIS), Victoria Falls (2003) and Dakar (2006; in conjunction with the 50th Council Meeting of IUIS).

The 7th International Conference of the Federation of African Immunological Societies will be held in 2009 in Red Sea, Egypt, hosted by the Egyptian Immunology Society.

Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA)
Website: http://www.fimsa.org/

President
Kiyoshi Takatsu
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Institue of medical Sciende University, University of Tokyo
4-6-1 Shirokane-dai, Minato-ku
J - 108-8639 Tokyo, Japan
Phone: 0081 3 5449 5260
Fax: 0081 3 5449 5407
E-mail: takatsuk@Ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp Secretary-General
Secretary-General:
Dr. Sansanee Chaiyaroj
Department of Microbiology
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
Rama 6 Rd.
BKK. 10400
Phone: 02-201-5677
Fax: 02-644-5411
E-mail: scscy@mahidol.ac.th

FIMSA was founded in 1992 under the auspices of IUIS and includes the immunology societies of Australia and New Zealand (Australasia), People's Republic of China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea and Hong Kong.
Presidents of FIMSA since its inauguration have been G.P. Talwar (India, 1992-1995), R. Scollay (Australia, 1995-1996) and T. Sasazuki (Japan, 1996-2000).

North America

Currently there is no single Regional North American Federation of Immunology however Immunologists in North America are members of one or more of the following Associations:

Canadian Association for Immunology (CSI)

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

The Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) (representing an amalgamation of Clinical Immunology Societies)

These organizations share a common interest in promoting Immunology nationally and globally and each hold annual meetings and have participated in hosting International Congresses of Immunology. For more information please refer to the individual Society websites.

Latin American Association of Immunology (ALAI) ALAI website: http://www.alai.sld.cu/alaiin.htm
President Jose Daniel Lopes, Professor Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Discipline of Immunology Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP Rua Botucatu, 862 - 6º andar, Vila Clementino São Paulo, 04023-062, SP – Brazil, Phone: 5511 55496073 Fax: 5511 55723328 E-mail: jdlopes@ecb.epm.br	Secretary-General Ieda Maria Longo-Maugéri, Assoc. Professor Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Discipline of Immunology Federal University of São Paulo – UNIFESP Rua Botucatu, 862 - 6º andar, Vila Clementino São Paulo, 04023-062, SP – Brazil, Phone: 5511 55496073 Fax: 5511 55723328 E-mail: longomaugeri@ecb.epm.br
Permanent Secretary: Oliver G Pérez Martín, MD Finlay Institute 17 ave. and 198, Siboney, Playa Havana City PO. Box 16017, Cuba. Phone: 53 (7) 2088409. Fax: 53 (7) 2086075 E-mail: oliverp@finlay.edu.cu

ALAI (Asociacón Latinoamericana de Inmunología) was founded in 1984 and incorporated into IUIS in 1987. It includes the immunology societies of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay with a total membership of more than 1600 immunologists. Presidents of ALAI since its inauguration have been L. Cristina Giraudo Conesa (Argentina, 1984-1987), Nelson Mendes (Brazil, 1987-1990), Arturo Ferreira (Chile, 1991-1993), E. Garcia-Latorre (Mexico, 1993-1996), Alberto Nieto (Uruguay, 1996-1999), Jorge V. Gavilondo (Cuba, 1999-2002) and Clelia Riera (Argentina, 2002-2005) The main goals of ALAI are the improvement of education, training, and collaborative laboratory and clinical research in immunology in Latin America, through sponsorship of regional and international courses and workshops and the triennial Latin American Congresses of Immunology. ALAI Congresses have been held in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1987), Sao Paulo, Brazil (1990), Santiago, Chile (1993), Zacatecas, Mexico (1996), Punta del Este, Uruguay (1999), Havana, Cuba (2002) and Cordoba, Argentina (2005). The 8th Latin American Immunology Congress http://www.immunorio2007.org.br will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 21 - 25, 2007 together with ICI2007

European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) Web site: http://www.efis.org/
President Stefan H.E. Kaufmann Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie Abteilung Immunologie Charitéplatz 1 D-10117 Berlin, Germany Phone: (49)30-28460-500 Fax: (49)30-28460-501 E-Mail: kaufmann@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de	Secretary-General Anna Erdei Department of Immunology University Eötvös Lorand Pazmany s. 1/C H-1117 Budapest, Hungary Tel.: (36)1381-2175 Fax.: (36)1381-2176 E-mail: anna.erdei@freemail.hu
EFIS now represents more than 17,000 individual members from 28 member societies in 31 European countries (all European Union member states and all other European states) and reaches beyond the classical European boundaries to Russia, Turkey and Israel : Austria, the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. EFIS was founded in Amsterdam in September 1975 under the auspices of IUIS. Presidents of the Federation since its inauguration have been A. Bussard (France, 1975-1978), C. Steffen (Austria, 1978-1980), J. Gergely (Hungary, 1980-1983), R. Arnon (Israel, 1983-1986), M. Hess (Switzerland, 1986-1989), A. Capron (France, 1989-1992), K. Eichmann (Germany, 1992-1995), I. Pecht (Israel, 1995-1998) and W. Knapp (Austria, 1998-2000), S. Romagnani (Italy, 2000-2003), F. Y. Liew (UK, 2003-2006). The major regular meetings of the Federation are the European Immunology Meetings which have been held in Strasbourg (1973), Amsterdam (1975), Copenhagen (1976), Budapest (1978), Istanbul (1982), Interlaken (1984), Jerusalem (1985), Zagreb (1987), Rome (1988), Edinburgh (1990), Helsinki (1991), Barcelona (1994), Amsterdam (1997), Poznan (2000), Rhodes (2003), and Paris (2006). The next meeting will be held in Berlin in September 2009. The European Journal of Immunology (EJI) is now an official journal of EFIS (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/25061/home). Immunology Letters remains the other official journal of EFIS (http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/immlet).

Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS) Web site: http://www.faisoc.org/
President Prof. Ahmed El-Gohary Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt Phone: +20-64-32 32 456 Fax: +20-64-32 22 733 Email: agohary@idsc.net.eg	Secretary-General Dr Thomas M. Kariuki Institute of Primate Research National Museums of Kenya PO Box 24481, Karen 00502 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 882571-4 Fax: +254 20 882546 Email: tkariuki@africaonline.co.ke
FAIS was founded in 1992 and accepted as a federation of IUIS in the same year. It encompasses the societies of immunology of Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Senegal, Egypt, Ghana and West Africa. Presidents of the Federation since its inauguration have been A. G. Tumbo-Oeri (Kenya, 1992-1994), C. E. Anyiwo (Nigeria, 1994-1997), Rose G. F. Leke (Cameroon, 1997- 2000), Elopy Sibanda (Zimbabwe, 2000-2003) and Alioune Dieye (Senegal, 2003-2006). The focus of FAIS is to foster development of immunology in Africa by encouraging and participating in teaching, training and research activities. FAIS has held major regular Immunology meetings in Harare (1992), Nairobi (1994), Cape Town (1997), Yaoundé (2000; in conjunction with the 42nd Council Meeting of IUIS), Victoria Falls (2003) and Dakar (2006; in conjunction with the 50th Council Meeting of IUIS). The 7th International Conference of the Federation of African Immunological Societies will be held in 2009 in Red Sea, Egypt, hosted by the Egyptian Immunology Society.

Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA) Website: http://www.fimsa.org/
President Kiyoshi Takatsu Department of Microbiology and Immunology Institue of medical Sciende University, University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Shirokane-dai, Minato-ku J - 108-8639 Tokyo, Japan Phone: 0081 3 5449 5260 Fax: 0081 3 5449 5407 E-mail: takatsuk@Ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp	Secretary-General Secretary-General: Dr. Sansanee Chaiyaroj Department of Microbiology Faculty of Science, Mahidol University Rama 6 Rd. BKK. 10400 Phone: 02-201-5677 Fax: 02-644-5411 E-mail: scscy@mahidol.ac.th
FIMSA was founded in 1992 under the auspices of IUIS and includes the immunology societies of Australia and New Zealand (Australasia), People's Republic of China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea and Hong Kong. Presidents of FIMSA since its inauguration have been G.P. Talwar (India, 1992-1995), R. Scollay (Australia, 1995-1996) and T. Sasazuki (Japan, 1996-2000).

North America
Currently there is no single Regional North American Federation of Immunology however Immunologists in North America are members of one or more of the following Associations: *Canadian Association for Immunology (CSI)* *The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)* *The Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS)* (representing an amalgamation of Clinical Immunology Societies) These organizations share a common interest in promoting Immunology nationally and globally and each hold annual meetings and have participated in hosting International Congresses of Immunology. For more information please refer to the individual Society websites.