Chronology of Presidents

Chairmen, and Congress Sites

(A) IMS
#	Year	President	Chairmen	Congress Site
1	1970		DW VonBekkum	Rijwijik, Holland
2	1972		MJ Orloff & Cortesini	San Diego, CA, USA
3	1974		G Mazzoni	Rome, Italy
*4	1976	I Hashimoto	F Chavez Pcon	Mexico City, Mexico
5	1978	E Owen	TS Lie	Bulin, Germany
6	1981	E Owen	E Owen	Sydeny, Australia
7	1982	JM Dubernard	JM Dubernard	Lyon, France
+8	1984	S Arena	S Arena	Pittsburg, PA, USA
9	1986	G Brunelli	G Brunelli	Brexcia, Italy
10	1989	K Harii	TS Chang	Shanghai, China (cancelled)
11	1992	JK Terzis	P Soucacos	Rhodes, Greece
12	1994	S Tamai	S Tamai	Nara, Japan
13	1996	HB Williams	HB Williams	Montreal, Canada
14	1998	W Boeckx	Malizos	Corfu, Greece
*approved the name as "International Microsurgical Society" and has been incorporate + Sun Lee: Honorary President approved.
(B) ISRM
#	Year	President	Chairmen	Congress Site
1	1972	H Millesi	H Millesi	Vienna, Austria
2	1973	H Millesi	H Millesi	Vienna, Austria
3	1975	J Cobbett	J Cobbett	East Grinstead, England
4	1977	H Buncke	H Buncke	San Francisco, CA, USA
5	1979	MC Ferreira	MC Ferreira	Guaruja, Brazil
6	1981	BM O'Brien	BM O'Brien	Melbourne, Australia
7	1983	B Strauch	B Strauch	New York, USA
8	1985	S Tamai	A Gilbert	Paris, France
9	1988	ZW Chen	K Harii	Fuji, Japan
10	1991	GI Taylor	E Biemer	Munich, Germany
11	1992	E Biemer	H Millesi	Vienna, Austria
12	1996	JB Steichen	R Pho	Singapore
13	1999	J Baudet	W Shaw	Los Angeles, CA, USA
In June 1999, IMS and ISRM Joined and the "World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery" was established.
(C) WSRM
#	Year	President	Chairmen	Congress Site
1	2001	V Meyer	FC Wei	Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
2	2003	FC Wei	G Germann, H Steinau	Heidelberg, Germany
3	2005	W Morrison	G Loda	Buenos Aires, Argentina
4	2007	Julia K. Terzis MD, PhD	P. Soucacos, MD C. Vlastou, MD	Athens, Greece