ISAKOS Historical Timeline 1995 - Present

President
Peter J. Fowler, MD, FRCSC CANADA
Board of Directors

• Establishment of ISAKOS, the merger of IAA and ISK in Hong Kong
• ISAKOS logo was developed and bylaws were adopted
• ISAKOS was managed by the AAOS in Chicago, IL, USA
• ISAKOS becomes an all-inclusive Society

1^st Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 1997
Buenos Aires, Argentina

President
Roland Jakob, Professor Emeritus SWITZERLAND
Board of Directors

• Established ISAKOS headquarters in California, United States
• Branded ISAKOS society, building upon the ISAKOS logo
• First Honorary Members of ISAKOS awarded at the Congress in Montreux

3^rd Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2001
Montreux, Switzerland

President
Per Anders Renström, MD, PhD SWEDEN
Board of Directors

• ISAKOS holds first Global Leadership Retreat with ISAKOS leaders and industry partners in Boston, MA, United States
• Committees increased activities with publications and current concept meetings on topics such as Biomechanics of then Patellofemoral Joint, Osteoarthritis of the Knee Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty, Ankle Instability, and Complications in Upper Extremity Arthroscopy
• ISAKOS Collaborative Courses completed with FIMS, SLARD, India Arthroscopy Society, and Chinese Speaking Orthopaedics Society
• First ISAKOS Member Survey sent

5^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2005
Hollywood, Florida, United States

President
Paolo Aglietti, MD ITALY
Board of Directors

• Committee activities continued to increase with current concept meetings and publications on shoulder instability; the role of navigation in knee surgery; sports and activity in the elderly; recommendations, injuries and injury prevention; survey on elbow dislocation
• ISAKOS increased collaborations around the world with the Chinese Sports Medicine Association, SLARD, ESSKA and Czech Society for Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, South African Knee Society, APOSSM, Indian Arthroscopy Society, and Aspetar Arabian Gulf Sports Medicine Meeting
• ISAKOS partnered with AOSSM to hold the first ever ISAKOS & AOSSM pre-conference, hands on surgical skills demonstration and workshop course

7^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2009
Osaka, Japan

President
Moises Cohen, MD, PhD, Prof. BRAZIL
Board of Directors

• First ISAKOS Booklets are Published and distributed at the 2013 ISAKOS Congress in Toronto
• ISAKOS Knee Committee published the “Biologic Treatment Options for the Knee,” a follow up to the 2011 Congress Pre-Course
• Committee projects included an article in JBJS on “The Art and Science of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscle Injuries” by the ISAKOS Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Committee; and a Consensus Meeting on Rotator Cuff. Tendinosis, Impingement and Ruptures
• Collaborative efforts included ISAKOS’ participation in the Chinese Orthopaedic Association Specialty Day 2011; ISAKOS & IAS & APOSSM course on Rehabilitation After Sports Medicine Surgery; Collaborative Course by ISAKOS & IAS & APOSSM – Update on Knee Surgery
• ISAKOS & Chinese Society for Sports Medicine: 9th International Forum on Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Surgery
• ISAKOS Website was redesigned and member access was improved with myISAKOS and myCongress
• The ISAKOS Global Connection Campaign and Godfather programs were launched to support growing educational initiatives

9^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2013
Toronto, Canada

President
Philippe Noel Neyret, MD, PhD, Prof. FRANCE
Board of Directors

• ISAKOS celebrates its 20^th Anniversary in 2015
• ISAKOS launches its official journal – The Journal of ISAKOS, under the editorial guidance of Editor in Chief, Niek van Dijk MD, PhD Netherlands, and publisher, BMJ
• ISAKOS Strategic Retreat held in Clearwater, Florida—5-year strategic plan implemented
• ISAKOS-ISMF Sports Medicine Fellows Conference scholarship established
• Knee Committee held a Current Concepts Meeting and published Knee Arthritis in Young and Active Patients
• Eight ISAKOS publications are published by Springer and distributed to members at the Congress
• The Congress in Shanghai hosted the most attendees to date—4,100+!

11^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2017
Shanghai, China

President
Willem M. van der Merwe, MBChB, FCS(SA)Ortho SOUTH AFRICA
Board of Directors

• Sue Reimbold, MA, CAE is hired as ISAKOS Executive Director & CEO
• ISAKOS celebrates 25^th Anniversary in 2020
• JISAKOS announces awards to recognize top articles published since its launch in 2016
• ISAKOS launches a new online Career Center
• ISAKOS introduces webinars, enhancing education for surgeons around the world
• ISAKOS hosts its first Virtual Course, focused on Knee Arthroplasty

13^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2021
ISAKOS's first virtual Congress!
ISAKOS 2021: Global

President
David Parker, MBBS, BMedSc, FRACS AUSTRATLIA
Board of Directors

• Held second interim meeting: ISAKOS Knee Arthroplasty Forum in Kyoto, Japan
• JISAKOS obtains its first Journal Impact Factor and launches inaugural JISAKOS Excellence in Authorship Program
• Launches the ISAKOS Peter J. Fowler Career Clinical Educator Award Award
• ISAKOS earns platinum seal of transparency from Candid's Guidestar
• Held 2024 Strategic Planning Forum and developed the 2024-2027 ISAKOS Strategic Plan

15^th Biennial ISAKOS Congress - 2025
Munich, GERMANY