The Australian Vascular Biology Society was formally conceived during the Australian Atherosclerosis Society meeting in Queensland, July 1992. Following further work on a constitution around and during the VIIth International Symposium on the Biology of Vascular Cells, San Diego, CA November 1992 the Society officially came into existence with the acceptance of a set of rules in Melbourne, Victoria on Saturday December 12, 1992 at a meeting held during the 2nd Baker Medical Research Institute Symposium ('Current Concepts in Vascular Biology'). The Society was legally incorporated on 26th January (Australia Day !), 1993.

The inaugural Committee of the Society was chaired by Dr Julie Campbell with Dr Peter Little (Secretary), Dr Carolyn Geczy (Treasurer) and Prof. Mathew Vadas and Prof. Colin Chesterman.

The major focus of the Society is an annual scientific meeting. In accord with the wishes of members the Society, meetings are to have two special characteristics. Firstly, the meetings should be held in venues which allow for all of the members to stay together for the meeting; appropriate venues will usually be outside major cities. Secondly, the Society will generally meet on its own with very careful consideration being given to holding joint meetings on special occasions when obvious advantages may exist.

The Society has held 16 very successful annual scientific meetings, including International Vascular Biology Meetings in 1998 (Cairns) and 2008 (Sydney).

Past Annual Scientific Meetings

1st Annual Scientific Meeting
August 19-21, 1993, Sunshine Coast, QLD.

2nd Annual Scientific Meeting
November 17-20, 1994, Hahndorf, SA

3rd Annual Scientific Meeting
October 5-7, 1995, Terrigal, N. S. W.

4th Annual Scientific Meeting
October 17-20, 1996, Marysville, Victoria

5th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 11-13, 1997, Leura, NSW

6th Annual Scientific Meeting & 10th International Vascular Biology Meeting
August 23-27, 1998
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, QLD

7th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 16-19, 1999, Paradise Wirrina Cove Resort, SA

8th Annual Scientific Meeting
October 6-8, 2000, Marysville, Victoria
Featured Lecture: Professor Gary Jennings

9th Annual Scientific Meeting
August 30-September 2, 2001, Noosaville, QLD

10th Annual Scientific Meeting
August 29-September 1, 2002, Hunter Valley Gardens, Pokolbin, NSW

11th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 4-7, 2003, Ballarat, Victoria
(Joint Meeting with Australian Atherosclerosis Society)

12th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 9-12, 2004, Barossa Valley, SA
(Joint Meeting with Australian Atherosclerosis Society)

13th Annual Scientific Meeting
August 6-7, 2005, Sydney Convention Centre, NSW

14th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 7-10, 2006, SeaWorld Nara Resort, Gold Coast, QLD

15th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 6-9, 2007, Hepburn Springs, Victoria
(Joint Meeting with ANZ Microcirculation Society

16th Annual Scientific Meeting & 15th International Vascular Biology Meeting
June 1-5, 2008, Sydney Convention Centre

 


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