The International Union for the Study of Social Insects has at its purpose to promote and encourage the study of social insects and other social organisms in the broadest sense. Both research and the dissemination of knowledge about social insects and other social organisms through publications, educational programs, and activities are encouraged. The Union further pursues these objectives via the organization of Congresses and Symposia, publication of the journal Insectes Sociaux, and recognition of distinguished service with awards. National and regional sections play a key role in the IUSSI, with the sections organizing meetings, symposia, and newsletters. The Union was founded in 1951 as a result of discussions at the International Entomological Congress in

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. Key figures in the establishment of the IUSSI were Pierre-Paul Grassé (France), T. C. Schneirla (U.S.A.), Carlo Jucci (Italy), K. Gösswald (Germany), D. R. Gonçalves (Brazil), an
Tohru Uchida
(Japan). Grassé took the lead in many matters in the early years of the IUSSI, including establishment of the Union's quarterly scientific journal, published since 1954, called

Insectes Sociaux ''Insectes sociaux'' is a scientific journal dedicated to the study of eusociality, social insects. It is the official journal of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), and is published by Birkhäuser Verlag. References ...

. The Union was also originally referred to by its name in French, L'Union Internationale pour l'Étude des Insectes Sociaux, or UIEIS Union Officers include a Secretary-General, who provides overall coordination and management of Union finances, the Editor of Insectes Sociaux, and the President. These offices are filled by recommendation of the international committee and vote of the general assembly at the Union's quadrennial International Congress. The President is the scientific organizer for the next International Congress and is a member of the section that will host the next Congress. It follows that the Union is organized into sections based on nationality or geographic region. Each section has its own activities, possibly including meetings and publications.

Secretaries-General

Until the 1973 Congress in London, the IUSSI was led by a committee consisting of the Presidents of the sections. Under the leadership of Charles D. Michener and G. LeMasne, a new constitution was adopted at the London Congress and the position of Secretary-General was created. Philip Howse of the University of Southampton was elected the first Secretary-General. * 2022-presen
Mark Brown
* 2014-202
Madeleine Beekman
* 2006-201
Joan Herbers
* 2002-200

* 1994-200

* 1986-199

* 1977-198
Philip Howse

Editors, Insectes Sociaux

2022-present
Miriam Richards
2018-2022

2014-2018
Johan Billen
1991-2014 * Pierre Jaisson 1982-1990
Hubert Montagner
1973-1982 * Jacques Lecomte 1963-1972 * G. Richard 1954-1962

Sections

* African Section *

ustralian Sectio

* Bolivarian Section (Spanish speaking Latin America

* Brazilian Sectio

* Central European Section (former German Section

* French Sectio

* Indian Sectio

* Italian Sectio

* Japanese Sectio

* North American Sectio

* Northwest European Section (former British Section

* Russian-speaking Sectio

Congresses

* XIX Congress of the IUSSI, 03.07 - 07.07, 2022, San Diego, California, United States President: Jennifer Fewell, Arizona State University * XVIII Congress of the IUSSI, 2018, Guarujá,

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President: Klaus Hartfelder, University of São Paulo * XVII Congress of the IUSSI, 13.07 - 18.07, 2014,

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2014 Congress site
President: Benjamin Oldroyd, University of Sydney Proceedings: http://www.iussi2014.com/downloads/IUSSI2014_Abstract_Book.pdf * XVI International Congress of the IUSSI, 08.08 - 14.08, 2010,

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2010 Congress site
President:

Jacobus Boomsma Jacobus Jan "Koos" Boomsma (born 1951) is a Dutch evolutionary biologist who studies social evolution and the evolution of mating systems. Education Boomsma obtained an MSc and PhD degree in biology in 1976 and 1982 at the Vrije Universiteit A ...

, University of Denmark, Copenhagen Proceedings: http://www.iussi.org/IUSSI2010/Media/IUSSI2010AbstractBook.pdf * XV Congress of the IUSSI, 30.07 - 04.08, 2006, Washington, D.C.,

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President: Walter Tschinkel, Florida State University * XIV Congress of the IUSSI, 27.07 - 03.08, 2002,

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President: Tadao Matsumoto Proceedings: Kikuchi, T. N., N. Azuma and S. Higashi, eds. 2003. Genes, Behaviors and Evolution of Social Insects (314 pp). Hokkaido University Press ISBN： 978-4-8329-0317-3 * XIII Congress of the IUSSI, 29.12.98 - 04.01.99, 1998,

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President: Ross Crozier * XII Congress of the IUSSI, 21.08 - 27.08, 1994,

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President: Pierre Jaisson, University of Paris XIII, Villetaneuse Proceedings: Lenoir, Alain, Gérard Arnold & Michel Lepage, eds. Les insectes sociaux : UIEIS 94 : 12ème congrès de l'Union internationale pour l'étude des insectes sociaux, Paris, Sorbonne, 21-27 août 1994 = IUSSI 94 : 12th congress of the International union for the study of social insects / Villetaneuse : Publications Université Paris Nord, 1994. xxiv, 583 p. ; 22 cm. * XI Congress of the IUSSI, 05.08 - 11.08, 1990,

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

President: G. K. Veeresh Proceedings: Veeresh, G. K., B. Mallik, and C. A. Viraktamath. 1991. Social Insects and the Environment: Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Iussi, 1990 (International Union for the Study of Social Insects) Brill Academic Pub * X Congress of the IUSSI, 18.08 - 22.08, 1986,

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President: Heinz Rembold Proceedings: Eder, Jörg and Heinz Rembold, eds. 1987. Chemistry and biology of social insects: proceedings of the 10th International Congress, München, August 18–22, 1986, IUSSI (International Union for the Study of Social Insects) Munchen : Peperny, 1987. * IX Congress of the IUSSI, 1982,

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Charles D. Michener Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his ''magnum opus'' being ''The Bees of the World'' published in 2000. __TOC__ Biograp ...

, University of Kansas Proceedings: Breed, M.D., Michener, C.D., Evans, H.E., eds. 1982. The biology of social insects: Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the IUSSI. Westview Press: Boulder. 419 + xii pp. * VIII Congress of the IUSSI, 05.09 - 11.09, 1977,

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President: J. de Wilde Proceedings: Velthuis, H.H.W. and J.T.Wiebes 1977. Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Wageningen, the Netherlands, September 5–10, 1977. Wageningen : Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, * VII Congress of the IUSSI, 10.09 - 15.09, 1973,

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President: C. G. Butler Proceedings: Proceedings of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects VIIth International Congress, London, 10–15 September 1973. c/o Dr P.E. Howse, Department of Zoology, The University, Highfield, Southampton SO9 5NH, 1973. vi, 418 p. * VI Congress of the IUSSI, 15.09 - 20.09, 1969,

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President:

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Honorary President: Professor P. P. Grassé Proceedings: Proceedings of the VI Congress, Bern, 15–20 September 1969. Bern, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, 1969 309 p. * V Congress of the IUSSI, 05.07 - 10.07, 1965,

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President: Jacques LeComte, Station de Recherches sur l'Abeille et les Insectes Sociaux, Bures-Sur-Yvette * IV Congress of the IUSSI (IV Congresso dell'UIES), 09.09 - 14.09, 1961,

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President: Carlo Jucci * III Congress of the IUSSI (III Congres De L'Union), 09.07 - 13.07, 1957,

President: P. P. GrasséInsectes Sociaux 1957, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 409-415 IIIe Congrès de l'Union Internationale pour l'Étude des Insectes Sociaux * II Congress of the IUSSI (II Internationalen Kongresses), 03.04-06.04, 1955,

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President: K. Gösswald * I Congress of the IUSSI, 1952,

* Foundation of the IUSSI, 1951,

Special IUSSI symposium: Noirot Ch., P.E. Howse, G. Le Masne., eds. 1975. Pheromones and defensive secretions in social insects : the proceedings of a symposium f the International Union for the Study of Social Insects held on 18th, 19 and 20 September 1975, at the University of Dijon / Dijon : French Section of the I.U.S.S.I., 1975. vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

References

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