Congress Organizers & Officials

Steering Committee Members

Honorary Chancellor & Founder
J. Wada (Tokyo)

Chancellor
S. Jamieson (San Diego)

Vice Chancellors
F. Unger (Salzburg) 2002-2007
W. R. E. Jamieson (Vancouver) 2003-2008

Honorary Founding Members
C. E. Cabrol (Paris)
D. A. Cooley (Houston, TX)
C. J. Hahn † (Arzier, Valais)
N. E. Shumway † (Stanford, CA)

President
M. Matsumoto (Chuo-shi, Yamanashi) 2007-2008

Immediate Past President
T. Mussivand (Ottawa) 2006-2007

Incoming Chairman
S. Prapas (Athens)

Secretary General
W. R. Ade (Tokyo) 2005-2010
M. M. Madani (San Diego) 2007-2012

Historian
F. Robicsek (Charlotte NC) 2006-2011

Honorary Editor
A. Gunning (Oxford)

Executive Councillors
F. J. Benetti (Buenos Aires) 2005-2008
W. Dembitsky (San Diego CA) 2006-2009
R. R. Favaloro (Buenos Aires) 2006-2009
O. H. Frazier (Houston TX) 2005-2008
H. Osada (Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref.) 2005-2008

Regional Representatives

Africa/Europe
M. C. Aghaji (Enugu) 2005-2008
H. M. Elsayed (Cairo) 2005-2008
R. Deac (Tirgu Mures) 2005-2008
M. P. Gawdzinski (Warsaw) 2005-2008
G. K. Nachev (Sofia) 2005-2008
M. I. Perelman (Moscow) 2005-2008
S. N. Prapas (Athens) 2005-2008

America
R. C. J. Chiu (Montreal, Quebec) 2005-2008
N. Gonzâles (Ciudad de La Habana) 2005-2008
S. F. Khuri (West Roxbury, MA) 2005-2008
O. R. Rodrigues (São Paulo) 2005-2008
H. Spencer (Kingston) 2005-2008

Asia/Australia/Oceania
B. F. Akasheh (Amman) 2005-2008
A. Bagirov (Baku) 2005-2008
M. M. Al-Omeri (Baghdad) 2005-2008
S. S. Kabbani (Damascus) 2005-2008

Honorary Members
1988: Chawalit Ongcharit (Bangkok)
1991: Donald Ross (London, Eng.)
1994: Hans Georg Borst (München)
1996: Hermes C. Grillo † (Boston, MA)
2000: Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub (Harefield, Middlesex, Eng.)
2002: Alf Gunning (Oxford, Eng.)
2002: Francis Robicsek (Charlotte, NC)

Past Presidents
1991: Juro Wada (Tokyo)
1991-1992: Chawalit Ongcharit (Bangkok)
1992-1993: Ahmet Y. Bozer (Ankara)
1993-1994: Felix Unger (Salzburg)
1994-1995: Joseph B. Borman (Jerusalem)
1995-1996: Esteban I. Fernández Noda (Hato Rey, PR)
1996-1997: Kozo Suma (Tokyo)
1997-1998: Reiner Körfer (Bad Oeynhausen)
1998-1999: John C. Baldwin (Hanover, New Hampshire)
1999-2000: José M. M. H. Roquette (Lisbon)
2000-2001: W. R. Eric Jamieson (Vancouver)
2001-2002: N.A.G. Stolf (São Paulo)
2002-2003: L.K. von Segesser (Lausanne)
2003-2004: S. W. Jamieson (San Diego, Ca.)
2004-2005: X.-D. Zhu (Beijing)
2005-2006: V. Sirvydis (Vilnius)
2006-2007: T. Mussivand (Ottawa)

† deceased