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What is the IUIS?
The International Union of Immunological Societies is an umbrella organization for many of the regional and national societies of immunology throughout the world. As articulated in its Constitution, the objectives of IUIS are:
• to organize international co-operation in immunology and to promote communication between the various branches of immunology and allied subjects
• to encourage within each scientifically independent territory co-operation between the Societies that represent the interests of immunology
• to contribute to the advancement of immunology in all its aspects.
There are currently 54 Member Societies of IUIS, many of which belong to one of four Regional Federations encompassing Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia-Oceania. Links with other international scientific bodies are promoted through the International Affiliate Members of IUIS, membership of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and formal liaison with the World Health Organization.
Activities of IUIS are overseen by the Officers and Council, who are elected at the triennial General Assembly and are broadly representative of the interests and geographical distribution of member societies. Several Committees have also been established to conduct activities of ongoing interest to IUIS, currently in the areas of clinical immunology, education, nomenclature, quality assessment and standardization, and veterinary immunology.
International Congresses of Immunology are held every three years under the auspices of IUIS. IUIS also contributes to the staging of regular congresses and conferences by each of the four Regional Federations and to various educational activities in immunology.
History of the IUIS
Following a number of informal consultations, the International Union of Immunological Societies was officially founded at a meeting in Brugge (Belgium) on May 5 1969 by the representatives of ten Societies (American Association of Immunologists, British Society for Immunology, Canadian Society for Immunology, Dutch Society for Immunology, Gesellschaft für Immunologie, Israel Immunological Society, Polish Society of Immunology, Scandinavian Society for Immunology, Société Française d'immunologie, Yugoslav Immunological Society). The representatives of the Australian Society for Immunology and the Swiss Society of Allergy and Immunology were unable to attend but expressed support, and their societies were later accepted as founding members of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS).
The IUIS Constitution prepared by the Council was formally approved by the First General Assembly of the IUIS, which was held in Washington on July 30, 1971. This General Assembly also elected the IUIS officers and a new Council for the period 1971-74, according to the rules of the IUIS Constitution. New Officers and Council Members were elected for 3-year periods in Brighton (July 1974), in Sydney (July 1977), in Paris (July 1980), in Kyoto (August 1983), in Toronto (July 1986), in Berlin (July 1988), in Budapest (August 1992), in San Francisco (July 1995) and in New Delhi (November 1998). A revised Constitution was adopted by the General Assembly in 1995.
In 1976 the IUIS was accepted as a member of the International Council of Scientific Unions (now the International Council for Science) (ICSU), which is the highest international organization for interaction between scientific unions.
Past Officers, Councillors and Committee Chairmen
President: Bernard Cinader (1971-74), John Humphrey (1974-77), Michael Sela (1977-80), Baruj Benacerraf (1980-83), Alain L. de Weck (1983-86), Gustav J.V.Nossal (1986-89), Jacob B. Natvig (1989-92), Henry Metzger (1992-95), Tomio Tada (1995-98)
Vice-President: John Humphrey (1971-74), Michael Sela (1974-77), Baruj Benacerraf (1977-80), Alain L. de Weck (1980-83), Gustav J.V. Nossal (1983-86), Jacob B. Natvig (1986-89), Henry Metzger (1989-92), Tomio Tada (1992-95), Fritz Melchers (1995-98)
Secretary-General: Alain L. de Weck (1971-77), Jacob B. Natvig (1977-83), Henry Metzger (1983-89), Ruth Arnon (1989-92), Keith James (1992-98)
Treasurer: Peter A. Miescher (1971-77), Alain L. de Weck (1977-80), Henry Isliker (1980-83), Jacob B. Natvig (1983-86), J. Douglas Naysmith (1986-92), Paul Nieuwenhuis (1992-98)
Councillors:
1971-74 H. Ambrosius, G.L. Asherson, A. Bussard, G.N. Cooper, S. Dray, B.D. Jankovic, H. Metzger, I. Moraru, J.B. Natvig, K.W. Pondman, H.G. Schwick, M. Sela, M. Simonsen, S. Slopek, Y. Yamamura
1974-77 H. Ambrosius, J-C. Cerottini, G.N. Cooper, S. Dubiski, M. Feldman, J. Gergely, B.D. Jankovic, J. Lisowski, H. Metzger, I. Moraru, J.B. Natvig, D.M.V. Parrot, K.W. Pondman, G. Voisin, O. Westphal, Y. Yamamura
1977-80 N. Allegretti, R. Arnon, J-C. Cerottini, J. Dausset, S. Dubiski, T.E.W. Feltkamp, J. Gergely, L. Jager, I. Lepow, O. Makela, J. MacLennon, J.F.A.P. Miller, D.M.V. Parrot, K. Rother, T. Tada, M. Zembala
1980-83 R. Arnon, A. Capron, E. Clerici, T.E.W. Feltkamp, B.D. Jankovic, J.F.A.P. Miller, J.D. Naysmith, F. Ortiz, K. Rother, A.R. Sanderson, C. Steffen, A. Sulica, T.Tada, G.P. Talwar, J.W. Uhr, M. Zembala
1983-86 P.J.A. Capel, A. Capron, B. Cinader, E. Clerici, M. de Sousa, J. Gergely, W.J. Halliday, M.W. Hess, J.D. Naysmith, F. Ortiz, P. Perlmann, W. Ptak, A. Sulica, J.W. Uhr, J. Wybran, Y. Yagi
1986-89 G.L. Asherson, R. Ashman, S.X. Chen, B. Cinader, M.D. Cooper, M. de Sousa, J. Gergely, M.W. Hess, T. Kishimoto, L. Moretta, P. Nieuwenhuis, C.D. Pasqualini, P. Perlmann, M. Seligmann, G.P. Talwar, I. Witz
1989-92 G.L. Asherson, J. Bienenstock, S.X. Chen, M.D. Cooper, A. Coutinho, M. Fougereau, C. Geczy, R.H. Gisler, H. Kirchner, T. Kishimoto, L. Moretta, P. Nieuwenhuis, C. Pasqualini, R. Petrov, J. Thorbecke, A.S. Tillkalnen
1992-95 R.Arnon, P.A. Cazenave, W.F. Chen, M. de Sousa, G. Doria, R.H. Gisler, J. Ivanyi, J.R. Kalden, K.L. Knight, N.K. Mehra, R. Miller, G.G. Petranyi, R.V. Petrov, T. Sasazuki, G.R. Shellam, J. Sterzl
1995 - 1998 R. Arnon, J.-C. Cerottini, W.F. Chen, M. de Sousa, G. Doria, A. Ferreira, C.M. Hawrylowicz, J.R. Kalden, R. Miller, I. Nath, R. Petrov, T. Sasazuki, G.R. Shellam, J. Sprent, E. Shephard, J. Sterzl
Committee Chairmen:
Clinical Immunology: J.B. Natvig (1973-77), M. Seligmann (1976-86), R. Thompson (1986-89), Z.H. Bentwich (1989-92), J.L. Fahey (1992-98)
Education: E. Haber (1971-74), R. Hamers (1974-80), M. Fougereau (1980-86), F. Celada (1986-92), A. Örn (1992-98)
Nomenclature: S. Dray (1971-74), Z. Trnka (1974-80), B. Cinader (1980-83), K.F. Austen (1986-89), M.D. Kazatchkine (1989-95), M.W. Turner (1995-98)
Publications: G. Möller (1981-86)
Standardization: M. Raynaud (1971-74), R.E. Ritts (1974-86), J.R. Kalden (1986-92), W. Knapp (1992-95), J. Smolen (1995-98)
Symposia: B. Askonas (1971-74), K. Rajewsky (1974-77), M. Raff (1977-80), H. Metzger (1980-83),
F. Melchers (1983-86), H. von Boehmer (1986-89), D.B. Wilson (1989-92)
Veterinary Immunology: W.J. Herbert (1980-86), B.N. Wilkie (1986-92), B. Charley (1992-98)Regional Federation Presidents:
EFIS: A. Bussard (1974-77), C. Steffen (1977-80), J. Gergely (1980-83),R. Arnon (1983-86), M.W. Hess (1986-89), A. Capron (1989-92),K. Eichmann (1992-95), I. Pecht (1995-98)
ALAI: L.C. Giraudo Conesa (1984-87), N. Mendez (1987-90), A. Ferreira (1990-92), E. Garcia-Latorre (1992-96), A. Nieto (1996-1999), Jorge V. Gavilondo (1999-2002), Clelia Riera (2002-2005)
FAIS: A.G. Tumbo-Oeri (1992-94), C.E. Anyiwo (1994-97), R.G.F. Leke (1997- )
FIMSA: G.P. Talwar (1992-95), R. Scollay (1995-96), T. Sasazuki (1996- )