Meetings

2026 Gordon Research Conference

The 2026 Biology of Spirochetes Gordon Research Conference (GRC) will be held in Pomona, California, USA on January 18 through 23, 2026 and is chaired by Melissa Caimano (UConn Health, USA). REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Register soon – space is limited.

The Biology of Spirochetes Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will take place in the same location on January 17 through 18, 2026. The GRS provides an opportunity for graduate students and post docs to present their research among their peers. Registration for the GRS is required to attend, even if you have already registered for the Biology of Spirochetes GRC.

2026 ILS Scientific Meeting

The 2026 ILS Scientific Meeting will be held in Putrajaya, Malaysia in October 2026 and will be organized by Zamberi Sekawi (University of Putra Malaysia) and the Malaysian leptospirosis research network. Additional information will be posted here as it becomes available.

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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 ILS 2022 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 ILS 2019 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 ILS 2017 Scientific Meeting was held 27 November – 1 December 2017, in Palmerston North, New Zealand chaired by Cord Heuer.
• The ILS 2015 Scientific Meeting was held 7-10 October, 2015 in Semarang, Indonesia chaired by Muhammad Hussein Gasem.
• The ILS 2013 Scientific Meeting was held 8-11 October, 2013, Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan chaired by Shin-Ichi Yoshida.
• The ILS 2011 Scientific Meeting was held 19-22 September, 2011, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán in Mérida, México chaired by Alejandro de la Peña Moctezuma.
• The ILS 2009 Scientific Meeting was held 21-24 September, 2009, Gokulam Convention Centre in Cochin, India chaired by Georgy Nainan.
• The ILS 2007 Scientific Meeting was held 17-20 September, 2007, Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador chaired by Gabriel Trueba.
• The ILS 2005 Scientific Meeting was held 14-16 November, 2005, Central Duangtawan Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand chaired by Visith Sitprija.
• The ILS 2002 Scientific Meeting was held 28-30 October, 2002 in Barbados chaired by Charles Edwards.
• The ILS 1999 Scientific Meeting was held in Marysville, Australia chaired by Ben Adler.
• The ILS 1996 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)