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These meetings are the premier international scientific forum in Toxinology, drawing IST members and many others from around the world.

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Past IST World Congresses:

2024              Singapore, Singapore
Organizer: K.R.Manjunatha

2022              Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates
Organizer: T.Mohamed

2019              Buenos Aires, Argentina
Organizers: J.Fox, A.de Roodt, S.Bustillo

2017              Hainan, China
Organizer: S.Luo 

2015              Oxford, UK
Organizers: D.Warrell, E.Rowan, M.Sohail

2012              Hawaii, USA
Organizers: C.Vogel & S.Seifert

2009              Recife, Brazil
Organizers: M.E.deLima, C.RRibeiro.da Silva Carlini & colleagues

2006              Glasgow, UK
Organizers: A.Harvey & E.G.Rowan 

2003              Adelaide, Australia
Organizers: J.White & V.Williams

2000              Paris, France
Organizer: A.Menez

1997              Cuernavaca, Mexico
Organizer: L.Possani

1994              Tel-Aviv, Israel
Organizer: E.Kochva 
Proceedings: Abstracts published in Toxicon 33, 257-306, 1995

1991              Singapore, Singapore
Organizer: P.Gopalakrishnakone
Proceedings: Recent Advances in Toxinology Research, (P.Gopalakrishnakone and C.K.Tan, eds.), 3. vol., Nat.Univ.Singapore, Singapore, 1992.

1988              Stillwater, OK, USA 
Organizers: C.L.Ownby, G.V.Odell, L.L.Rolf, G.E.Burrows 
Proceedings: Natural Toxins (C.L.Ownby and G.V.Odell, eds.) Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1989. 

1985              Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Organizers: D.S.Chapman and J.B.Harris 
Proceedings: Natural Toxins. Animal, Plant, and Microbial (J.B.Harris, ed.) Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986. 

1982              Brisbane, Australia
Organizers: R.Endean and A.Cameron 
Proceedings: Toxicon, suppl.3, 1983.

1979              Uppsala, Sweden 
Organizers: B.Uvnäs and D.Eaker 
Proceedings: Natural Toxins (D.Eaker and T.Wadström, eds.) Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1980. 

1976              San José, Costa Rica 
Organizer: R.Bolanos 
Proceedings: Toxins: Animal, Plant and Microbial, (P.Rosenberg, ed.), Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1978. 

1974              Tokyo, Japan
Organizers: Y.Sawai and A.Ohsaka 
Proceedings: Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins 
(A.Ohsaka, K.Hayashi and Y.Sawai, eds.), 2 vol., Plenum Press, New York, 1976. 

1972              Darmstadt, Germany
Organizer: G.G.Habermehl 
Proceedings: Tier- und Pflanzengifte (E.Kaiser, ed.), W.Goldmann Verl., München, 1973. 

1970              Tel-Aviv, Israel 
Organizers: A.de Vries and E.Kochva 
Proceedings: Toxins of Animal and Plant Origin (A.de Vries and E.Kochva, eds.), 3 vol., Gordon and Breach, New York, 1971. 

1966              Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Organizers: F.E.Russell and P.R.Saunders