Since its foundation in 1960, the International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) has pursued the worldwide advancement of education, science and patient care in endocrinology.
The main activity of ISE throughout the years was the organization of the International Congress of Endocrinology, held every 4 years and since 2008 – every 2 years.
The International Congress of Endocrinology (ICE) is one of the most widely attended medical conference of its field. The rich, diverse and outstanding scientific content of the event coupled with its global perspective make it a congress not to be missed by academics, clinicians, researchers and industry partners from across the globe.
Previously held every four years the ISE now works with its member societies to hold a biennial ICE meeting in regional rotation across The Americas/Europe/Africa and Asia/Oceania therefore allowing for more frequent and geographically diverse exchange of scientific information. For the first time due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the ICE in 2020 and in 2022 were held fully virtually providing even greater opportunity to people to join from all around the world.
Past Congresses:
| Event Year | Location |
|---|---|
| ICE 2018 | Cape Town, South Africa |
| ICE 2016 | Beijing, China |
| ICE/ENDO 2014 | Chicago, USA |
| ICE/ECE 2012 | Florence, Italy |
| ICE/JES 2010 | Kyoto, Japan |
| ICE 2008 | Rio, Brazil |
| ICE 2004 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| ICE 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
| ICE 1996 | San Francisco, USA |
| ICE 1992 | Nice, France |
| ICE 1988 | Kyoto, Japan |
| ICE 1984 | Québec, Canada |
| ICE 1980 | Melbourne, Australia |
| ICE 1976 | Hamburg, Germany |
| ICE 1972 | Washington DC, USA |
| ICE 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| ICE 1964 | London, UK |
| ICE 1960 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Future Congresses:
- ICE 2024, 1-3 March, Dubai, in partnership with the EDES
Memories from ICE
- 1960Copenhagen, Denmark
1960 - ICE 1960, Copenhagen, Denmark
Held at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen, the Congress President was Bernado A. Houssay, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1947 for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar.
ICE 1960 - 1964London, UK
1964 - ICE 1964, London, UK
Held at Imperial College Kensington, Congress President George W Corner said “There is no such person as an endocrinologist pure and simple. A physician or medical scientist calling himself an endocrinologist must besomething more…Our gathering is therefore a Congress of more than endocrinology; we might even be justified in calling it the Second International Congress of Endocrinology and All the Other Medical Arts and Sciences!”
ICE 1964 - 1968Mexico city, Mexico
1968 - ICE 1968, Mexico city, Mexico
Sheldon J. Segal gave the Plenary Lecture entitled “Population Growth. A Challenge to Endocrinology”.
ICE 1968 - 1972Washington DC, USA
1972 - ICE 1972, Washington DC, USA
“Endocrinologists coming from the whole world met for the first time in 1960. It is strange that they hesitated so long to gather on an international scale, because endocrinology surely had already an excellent tradition” – Josef Charvat, Honorary President to the Office of the Congress.
ICE 1972 - 1976Hamburg, Germany
1976 - ICE 1976, Hamburg, Germany
The Congress took place at the Congress Centrum of Hamburg with Plenary Lecture from H. G. Friesen – “Human Prolactin Receptors and Placental Lactogens” and J. Gorski – “Steroid Hormone Reaction”.
1976 - 1980Melbourne, Australia
1980 - ICE 1980, Melbourne, Australia
Over 2000 participants from 41 countries around the world gathered for Australia’s first International Endocrinology Congress.
ICE 1980 - 1984Quebec, Canada July 1-7
1984 July 1-7 - ICE 1984, Quebec, Canada
In collaboration with the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, this was the largest ICE meeting so far where
over 2781 abstracts were presented in addition to 200 symposia, 10 plenary lectures and 20 meet-the-professor sessions.ICE 1984 - 1988Kyoto, Japan July 17-23
1988 July 17-23 - ICE 1988, Kyoto, Japan
“This Congress provides an invaluable wealth of information on the latest findings and results of endocrinological research, in this way helping to maintain the public health and promoting welfare” – Jiro Kondo, President, Science Council of Japan.
ICE 1988 - 1992Nice, France August 30
1992 August 30 - 5 September - ICE 1992, Nice, France
“Three decades after the first International Congress of Endocrinology, endocrinology still appears as an exponentially expanding field of biological and health sciences having meanwhile altogether incorporated the major conceptual and technical breakthroughs in molecular biology and immunology, and extended the concepts of basic mechanisms of hormone production and action to all fields of intercellular communication” – Rene Mornex.
ICE 1992 - 1996San Francisco, USA June 12-15
1996 June 12-15 - ICE 1996, San Francisco, USA
The 10th anniversary of this prestigious global gathering was held in collaboration with The Endocrine Society in June in San Francisco, USA.
ICE 1996 - 2000Sydney, Australia October 29
2000 October 29 - 2 November - ICE 2000, Sydney, Australia
Following the Olympic Games, this Congress was hosted at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre in the Millennium year and attracted 3300 registrants from 75 countries.
ICE 2000 - 2004Lisbon, Portugal
2004 - ICE 2004, Lisbon, Portugal
The football fans in Lisbon for the Euro 2004 tournament had departed and were replaced with over 3200 endocrinologists attending this meeting at the Lisbon Congress Centre. A comprehensive program of plenary lectures, symposia, oral communications, ‘meet the professor’ workshops and poster sessions made for a most fruitful congress.
ICE 2004 - 2008Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 8-11
2008 November 8-11 - ICE 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This well attended and lively meeting presented cutting edge clinical and basic science of current interest to all those involved in endocrine care and discovery in the bright and exciting milieu of a Rio Springtime.
ICE 2008 - 2010Kyoto, Japan January 10-11
2010 January 10-11 - ICE 2010, Kyoto, Japan
This was the first new style ICE meeting under the revised statutes of the ISE. The Japan Endocrine Society organised an outstanding Congress that brought together over 5,000 leading endocrinologists from around the world. The Congress was honoured to welcome the Emperor andEmpress of Japan to the Opening Ceremony!
ICE 2010 - 2012Florence, Italy May 5-9
2012 May 5-9 - ICE/ECE 2012, Florence, Italy
This prestigious joint meeting with our regional partners, the European Society of Endocrinology, took place in the unique setting of the Fortezza da Basso, a masterpiece of the military Renaissance in the centre of Florence, Italy. With a challenging and stimulating program, a concentration of colleagues and friends and of course, the high quality Italian and food and wine, this was a highly enjoyable and memorable Congress.
ICE/ECE 2012 - 2014Chicago, USA June 21-24
2014 June 21-24 - ICE 2014, Chicago, USA
The 16th International Congress of Endocrinology was held in partnership with the Endocrine Society in June 2014 and turned out to be a hugely successful meeting.
ICE 2014 - 2016Beijing, China
2016 - ICE 2016, Beijing, China
With more than 5000 delegates from 76 countries theInternational Congress of Endocrinology organized in collaboration with the Chinese Society of Endocrinology in 2016 was one of the most successful events of ISE
ICE 2016 - 2018Cape Town, South Africa
2018 - ICE 2018, Cape Town, South Africa
The first ever endocrine meeting in Africa marked the launch of the pan African federation of endocrine societies.
ICE 2018
