MEETING HISTORY
4-7 Sept 1977
International Kupffer Cell Symposium
Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
Organized by E. Wisse and D.L. Knook
29 Aug – 2 Sept 1982
2nd International Kupffer Cell Symposium
Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
Organized by E. Wisse and D.L. Knook
23 -27 Sept. 1985
3rd International Kupffer Cell Symposium
Strasbourg, France
Organized by A. Kirn
Scientific Organizing Committee: A. Kirn, K. Decker, D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, K. Wake, E.Wisse
25-29 Sept. 1988
4th International Kupffer Cell Symposium
Titisee, Fed. Rep. of Germany
At this meeting, it was decided to change the name of subsequent meetings to, “International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid” and to hold the meetings every two years.
26-30 Aug. 1990
5th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Tucson, AZ, USA
Organized by R.S. McCuskey
Scientific Organizing Committee: R.S. McCuskey, K. Decker, A. Kirn, D.L. Knook, K. Wake, E.Wisse
23-27 Aug. 1992
6th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Antwerp, Belgium
Organized by E. Wisse
Scientific Organizing Committee: E.Wisse, K.Decker, V. Desmet, A. Kirn , D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, K. Wake
4-8 Sept. 1994
6th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Antwerp, Belgium
Scientific Organizing Committee: E.Wisse, K.Decker, V. Desmet, A. Kirn , D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, K. Wake
4-8 Sept. 1994
7th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Kyoto, Japan
Organized by K. Wake
Scientific Organizing Committee: K. Wake, M.J.P. Arthur, C. Balabaud, K. Decker, A.M. Gressner, A. Kirn, D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, E.Wisse
1-5 Sept. 1996
8th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Bordeaux, France
Scientific Organizing Committee: C. Balabaud, M.J.P. Arthur, K. Decker, A.M. Gressner, A. Kirn , D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, K. Wake, E.Wisse
27 Sept.- 1 Oct. 1998
9th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Christchurch, New Zealand
Organized by R. Fraser
Scientific Organizing Committee: R. Fraser, M.J.P. Arthur, C. Balabaud, K. Decker, A.M. Gressner, H. Jaeschke, A. Kirn, D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, Y. Shiratori, K.Wake, E.Wisse
3-7 Sept. 2000
10th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Southampton, U.K.
Organized by M.J.P. Arthur
Scientific Organizing Committee: M.J.P. Arthur, C. Balabaud, A.M. Gressner, H. Jaeschke, D.L. Knook, R.S. McCuskey, M. Naito, Y. Shiratori, B. Smedsrød, K. Wake, F. Vidal-Vanaclocha, E.Wisse
At this meeting, it was decided to reorganize the Scientific Organizing Committee for the next meeting by having rotating terms of office (normally 6 years) and two representatives from each of the following areas of the world: Europe, USA/Canada, Japan/Pacific. The Southampton meeting also was last to have the Proceedings published by the Kupffer Cell Foundation.
25-29 Aug. 2002
11th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Tucson, AZ, USA
Organized by R.S. McCuskey
Scientific Organizing Committee: R.S. McCuskey, H. Jaeschke, M. Naito, Y. Shiratori, B. Smedsrød, F. Vidal-Valenclocha
At this meeting it was decided to publish the proceedings in a supplement issue of the new “on line” journal, Comparative Hepatology.
5-9 Sept. 2004
12th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Bilbao, Spain
At this meeting, it was decided to discontinue publication of a Proceedings due to cost and potential conflicts with publication in journals.
3-6 Sept. 2006
13th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Niigata, Japan
Organized by M. Naito
Scientific Organizing Committee: M. Naito, H. Jaeschke, Y. Shiratori, B. Smedsrød, H. Tsukamoto, F. Vidal-Vanaclocha
31 Aug. – 4 Sept. 2008
14th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Tromsø, Norway
Organized by B. Smedsrød
Scientific Organizing Committee: B. Smedsrød, H. Jaeschke, M. Naito, H. Tsukamoto, F. Vidal-Vanaclocha
At this meeting a motion was made and approved by an overwhelming majority to form an official society in support of mutual interest in research and education for liver non-parenchymal and parenchymal cells.
December 2008
Election was held for a new society. International Society for Hepatic Sinusoidal Research (ISHSR) has been adopted and new governing Council members were elected.
29 Aug. – 1 Sept. 2010
15th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Pasadena, California, USA
Organized by H. Tsukamoto
Scientific Organizing Committee: H. Tsukamoto, H. Jaeschke, D. Brenner, L. DeLeve, V. Kalra, K. Asahina.
22-24 Sept. 2011
16th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Florence, Italy
Organized by M. Pinzani
23-25 Sept. 2013
17th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Osaka, Japan
Organized by N. Kawada
Scientific Organizing Committee: Hepatic Sinusoidal Research Japan (HSRJ), Japanese Society of the Research of Hepatic Cells
11-13 Nov. 2015
18th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Asilomar, California, USA
Organized by L. Nagy
14-17 June 2017
19th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Galway, Ireland
Organized by A. Wheatley
Local Organizing Committee: J. Gracia-Sancho, P. Lalor, B. Mallard, M. Muhamad, A. McCormick, R. McCuskey, K. Rombouts, A. Wheatley
4-7 September 2019
20th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Sydney, Australia
Organized by V. Cogger
Local Organizing Committee: J. Gracia-Sancho, D. LeCouteur, P. McCourt
1-2 September 2022
21st International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid
Shanghai, China
Organized by WF. Xie & FS. Wang
Local Organizing Committee: J. Gracia-Sancho, CP. Zhu