History
The first international conference on tuberculosis was held in 1867, well before the cause of TB was discovered by Prof Robert Koch in 1882. The Union traces its origins to these gatherings of experts from around the world who were determined to collaborate and find a common solution to "the White Plague" – tuberculosis. The International Union Against Tuberculosis (IUAT) was formed by 31 national lung associations at the first meeting after World War I, held in Paris in 1920. This is known as the Constitutional Conference.
Year
City
President
2016
Liverpool
Dr E Jane Carter
2015
Cape Town
Dr E Jane Carter
2014
Barcelona
Dr E Jane Carter
2013
Paris
Dr E Jane Carter
2012
Kuala Lumpur
Dr E Jane Carter
2011
Lille
Dr S Bertel Squire
2010
Berlin
Dr S Bertel Squire
2009
Cancun
Dr S Bertel Squire
2008
Paris
Dr S Bertel Squire
2007
Cape Town
Dr Asma El Sony
2006
Paris
Dr Asma El Sony
2005
Paris
Dr Asma El Sony
2004
Paris
Dr Asma El Sony
2003
Paris
Prof Anne Fanning
2002
Montreal
Prof Anne Fanning
2001
Paris
Prof Anne Fanning
2000
Florence
Dr Kjell Bjartveit
1999
Madrid
Dr Kjell Bjartveit
1998
Bangkok
Dr Songkram Supcharoen
1997
Paris
Dr Songkram Supcharoen
1996
Paris
Dr Songkram Supcharoen
1995
Paris
Dr Songkram Supcharoen
1994
Mainz
Prof Rudolf Ferlinz
1990
Boston
Mr James Swomley
1986
Singapore
Dr N C Sen Gupta
1982
Buenos Aires
Prof H Rodriguez Castells
1978
Brussels
Prof A Gyselen
1975
Mexico
Mr Miguel Jimenez
1973
Tokyo
Mr T Shimatzu
1971
Moscow
Prof V Chebanov
1969
New York
Dr James E Perkins
1967
Amsterdam
Prof Jan K Kraan
1965
Munich
Prof Erich Schröder
1963
Rome
Prof Attilio Omodei Zorini
1961
Toronto
Dr G J Wherrett
1959
Istanbul
Prof Ismail Tewfik Saglam
1957
New Delhi
Dr P V Benjamin
1954
Madrid
Prof A Crespo Alvarez
1952
Rio de Janeiro
Prof Manoel de Abreu
1950
Copenhagen
Prof K A Jensen
1937
Lisbon
Dr Loro de Carvalho
1934
Warsaw
Dr Eugenjusz Piestrzynski
1932
Amsterdam
Prof Willelm Nolen
1930
Oslo
Prof Théodor Frölich
1928
Rome
Dr F A Piomarta
1926
Washington
Dr Theobald Smith
1924
Lausanne
Dr F Morin
1922
Brussels
Dr E Dewez
1921
London
Prof Robert Philip
1920
Paris
IUAT Constitutional Conference
