Meetings

2026 ILS Scientific Meeting

The 2026 ILS Scientific Meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia 27-29 October 2026 and will be organized by Zamberi Sekawi (University of Putra Malaysia) and the Malaysian leptospirosis research network. Visit the conference website to register and submit your abstract. Note the related ILS-GLEAN Pre-Conference Workshop, which will take place Monday, 26 October 2026.

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Past Meetings

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• The 2024 ILS Scientific Meeting was a joint meeting of the ILS and the European Leptospirosis Society held 2-4 September 2024, at the Art & History Museum in Brussels, Belgium and chaired by Marcella Mori. Here is the link to the program and abstracts.
• The 2022 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 13-16 November 2022, at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok Thailand chaired by Nattachai Srisawat. Here is a link to the Programme Book.
• The 2019 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 8 – 12 July 2019, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia chaired by Paul Levett and Muhammed Morshed. Here are links to the Final Programme and Oral Abstracts.
• The 2017 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 27 November – 1 December 2017, in Palmerston North, New Zealand chaired by Cord Heuer.
• The 2015 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 7-10 October 2015 in Semarang, Indonesia chaired by Muhammad Hussein Gasem.
• The 2013 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 8-11 October 2013, Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan chaired by Shin-Ichi Yoshida.
• The 2011 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 19-22 September 2011, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán in Mérida, México chaired by Alejandro de la Peña Moctezuma.
• The 2009 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 21-24 September 2009, Gokulam Convention Centre in Cochin, India chaired by Georgy Nainan.
• The 2007 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 17-20 September 2007, Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador chaired by Gabriel Trueba.
• The 2005 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 14-16 November 2005, Central Duangtawan Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand chaired by Visith Sitprija.
• The 2002 ILS Scientific Meeting was held 28-30 October 2002 in Barbados chaired by Charles Edwards.
• The 1999 ILS Scientific Meeting was held in Marysville, Australia chaired by Ben Adler.
• The 1996 ILS Scientific Meeting was held in Nantes, France chaired by Genevieve Andres-Fontaine.

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• The 1994 Scientific Meeting was held in Anzio, Italy chaired by Arturo Centorini.
• The 1990 Scientific Meeting was held 24-26 September 1990 in Matsuyama, Japan chaired by Yuzuru Kobayashi.
• The 1986 Scientific Meeting was held in Hereford, England chaired by Sheyna Waitkins.
• The 1982 Scientific Meeting was held in Munich, Germany.
• The 1978 Scientific Meeting was held in Paris, France.
• The 1974 Scientific Meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan.
• The 1970 Scientific Meeting was held in Mexico City, Mexico.

Business Meetings of the International Leptospirosis Society

• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, September 2024 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, November 2022 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, July 2019 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, December 2017 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, October 2015 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, September 2007 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, November 2005 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, October 2002 (pdf)
• Minutes of the ILS General Meeting, August 1999 (pdf)