Past IMS Meetings and Presidents
| IMS Congress | Location | Dates | President of IMS | Congress President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | Istanbul, Turkiye | 5/8/2025- 5/11/2025 | Suresh Nair | Necmettin Pamir |
| 12th | Jaipur, India | 9/1/2023-9/3/2023 | Vladimir Benes | Hemant Bhartiya |
| 11th | Mumbai, India | 12/1/2019-12/4/2019 | Michael McDermott | Basant Misra |
| 10th | Prague, Czech Republic | 8/30/2018-9/1/2018 | Michael McDermott | Vladimir Benes |
| 9th | Osaka, Japan | 6/12/2016-6/16/2016 | Kenji Ohata | Kenji Ohata |
| 8th | Napa, California, USA | 8/10/2014-8/12/2014 | William T Couldwell | Michael McDermott |
| 7th | Little Rock, Arkansas | 11/4/2012-11/7/2012 | Necmettin Pamir | Ali Krisht |
| 6th | Salvador Bahia, Brazil | 9/15/2010-9/16/2010 | Necmettin Pamir | Evandro de Oliviera |
| 5th | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 9/3/2008-9/7/2008 | Peter Mc Black | Peter Mc Black |
| 4th | Fujiyoshida, Japan | 11/27/2006-11/29/2006 | Takeshi Kawase | Takeshi Kawase |
| 3rd | Istanbul, Turkiye | 6/3/2002-6/8/2002 | Necmettin Pamir | |
| 2nd | Matsumoto, Japan | 5/31/2000-6/2/2000 | Shigeaki Kobayashi | |
| 1st | Little Rock, Arkansas | 3/21/1997-3/25/1997 | Ossama Al-Mefty | |
| Preliminary Meeting | Osaka, Japan | 9/12/1994-9/14/1994 | Akira Hakuba | |
| Preliminary Meeting | Bamberg, Germany | 6/21/1992-6/22/1992 | Rudolf Fahlbusch |