ISIRD - History

The International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction & Development was founded in 1975 when it held an inaugural meeting in India.

Past Presidents of the Society
1975-1979 - Ken Adiyodi (India)
1980-1989 - Wolf Engels (Germany)
1990-1992 - Motonori Hoshi (Japan)
1993-1995 - Ian Howie (Ireland)
1996-1998 - John Pearse (USA)
1999-2001 - Marijke de Jong-Brink (The Netherlands)
2002-2004 - Alan Hodgson (South Africa)
2005-2007 - Matt Bentley (U.K.)
2008-2010 - Rachel Collin (Panama)

Conferences (International Congress of Invertebrate Reproduction & Development - ICIRD)
1975 - Founding conference Calicut, India
1979 - Davis, California, USA
1981 - "In-between congress" Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1983 - Tübingen, Germany
1986 - Lille, France
1989 - Nagoya, Japan
1992 - Dublin, Ireland
1995 - Santa Cruz, California, USA
1998 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001 - Grahamstown, South Africa
2004 - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
2007 - Panama City, Republic of Panama
2010 - Prague, Czech Republic