Presidents and Meetings:

• 1994 – Dr. Morey Moreland (USA)
  Pescara, Italy
  Inaugural meeting; continuation of 3D and surface topography conferences.
• 1996 & 1998 – Dr. Dirk Uyttendaele (Belgium)
  Stockholm, Sweden & Burlington, Vermont, USA
  Led the first and second IRSSD Scientific Meetings.
• 2000 – Dr .Stig Willner (Sweden) †
  Clermont-Ferrand, France
  Passed away during his term; Dr Uyttendaele served as acting President.
• 2002 – Dr. N. Suzuki (Japan)
  Athens, Greece
  Emphasised clinical applications and international collaboration.
• 2004 – Dr. Hubert Labelle (Canada)
  Vancouver, Canada
  Oversaw a significant expansion in scientific contributions.
• 2006 – Dr. Ian Stokes (USA)
  Ghent, Belgium
  Meeting held at the historic Het Pand; strengthened biomechanical focus.
• 2008 – Dr. Keith Bagnall (Canada)
  Liverpool, UK
  Hosted during Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture.
• 2010 – Dr. Theo Grivas (Greece)
  Montreal, Canada
  Returned to the Society’s roots in a key scoliosis research hub.
• 2012 – Dr. C.E. Aubin (Canada)
  Poznan, Poland
  Promoted biomechanical modelling and translational research.
• 2014 – Dr. Jack Cheng (Hong Kong)
  Sapporo, Japan
  Advanced the Society’s outreach in the Asia-Pacific region.
• 2016 – Dr. Jim Raso (Canada)
  Banff, Canada
  Joint meeting with SOSORT; broadened inter-organisational links.
• 2018 – Dr. Rene Castelein (Netherlands)
  Utrecht, Netherlands
  Continued support for multidisciplinary and translational research.
• 2020 – Prof. Tomasz Kotwicki (Poland)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (meeting held in 2021 because of the pandemic)

Focused on biomechanics and Gait Analysis.

• 2022 – Dr. Peter Dangefield
• Adhoc online conference – Hong kong
• Invited presentation on State of the Art
• 2024 – Dr. Peter Dangerfield
• Hongkong Polytechnic University – Hong Kong, China

Note: Dr. Stig Willner (Sweden) died in office, and Dr. Dirk Uyttendaele was acting President at Clermont Ferrand