Year

ISY

ISSY

Location

Country

Organiser

Topic

1964

1

Smolenice

Slovakia

Kocková

1966

2

Bratislava

Slovakia

Kocková

1969

3

The Hague/Delft

The Netherlands

Wikén

1971

1

Smolenice

Slovakia

Kocková

Yeasts as models in science

1972

2

Kyoto

Japan

Terui

Technological, medical, and ecological aspects

1973

3

Otaniemi

Finland

Suomalainen

Metabolism and regulation of cellular processes

1974

4

Vienna

Austria

Klaushofer

1976

4

Berlin

Germany

Windish

Yeasts in industrial use

1977

5

Keszthely

Hungary

Novak

Yeast systematics and related problems

1978

6

Montpellier

France

Galzy

Metabolism and regulation of cellular processes

1980

5

London, Ontario

Canada

Stewart

1981

7

Valencia

Spain

Santandreu

Yeast cell surface

1983

8

Bombay

India

Subbaiah

Yeast technology

1983

9

Smolenice

Slovakia

Kocková

Yeasts in the human environment

1984

6

Montpellier

France

Galzy

1985

10

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Venkov

Molecular genetics

1986

11

Lisbon

Portugal

van Uden

Regulation and transport and metabolism in yeasts

1987

12

Weimar

Germany

Weber

Genetics of non-conventional yeasts

1988

7

Perugia

Italy

Martini

1989

13

Louvain

Belgium

Verachtert

Production of ethanol and fermented beverages

1990

14

Smolenice

Slovakia

Minarik

Yeast taxonomy: theoretical and practical aspects

1991

15

Jūrmala (Riga)

Latvia

Rappoport

Regulation of metabolism and biotechnology

1992

8

Atlanta, Georgia

U.S.A.

Meyer

1993

16

Arnhem

The Netherlands

Scheffers

Metabolic compartmentation in yeasts

1995

17

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Berry

Yeast growth and differentiation, biochemical, and genetic aspects

1996

9

Sydney

Australia

Fleet

1997

18

Bled

Slovenia

Raspor

Yeast nutrition and natural habitats

1998

19

Braga

Portugal

Leão

Yeasts in the production and spoilage of food and beverages

1999

20

Smolenice

Slovakia

Biely

Surface structure and membrane phenomena

2000

10

Papendal (Arnhem)

The Netherlands

van Dijken & Scheffers

2001

21

Lviv

Ukraine

Sibirny

Biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, and ecology of non-conventional yeasts

2002

22

Pilanesberg

South Africa

Prior

Yeast fermentations and other processes

2003

23

Budapest

Hungary

Deak

Interactions between yeasts and other organisms

2004

11

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Mendonça-Hagler

2005

24

Oropesa del Mar

Spain

Sentandreu

Yeast cell surface; plasma membrane; cell wall; dimorphism

2006

25

Espoo

Finland

Penttilä

Metabolic engineering and systems biology

2007

26

Sorrento

Italy

Romano

From alcoholic Beverages to bioethanol for transportation: a New Challenge for Fermenting Yeast

2008

12

Kiev

Ukraine

Sibirny

2009

27

Paris

France

Bolotin-Fukuhara

Pasteur's legacy: yeasts for health and biotechnologies

2010

28

Bangkok

Thailand

Charoenchai

Yeast Metabolic and Bioprocess Engineering for Sustainable Development

2011

29

Guadalajara

Mexico

Lappe

The Relevance of Yeast and Microbial Consortia in Traditional and Industrial Fermentations

2012

13

Madison, Wisconsin

U.S.A.

Jeffries, Abbas

2013

30

Stara Lesna, High Tatras

Slovakia

Hapala, Griac

Cell Surface and Organelles in Yeasts: from Basics to Applications

2014

31

Nova Gorica & Vipava

Slovenia

Piskur, Petrovič

Yeast Fermentation: from genes to Application Aspects

2015

32

Perugia

Italy

Buzzini  

Yeast Biodiversity and Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century

2016

14

Awaji Island

Japan

Takagi

Yeasts for Global Happiness

2017

33

Cork

Ireland

Morrissey, Doonan

Exploring and Engineering Yeasts for Industrial Application

2018

34

Bariloche

Argentina

Libkind

Yeast Odyssey: from Nature to Industry

2019

35

Antalya

Turkey

Erten

Yeast Cornucopia: Yeast for Health and Wellbeing

2021

15

Vienna

Austria

Mattanovich

The Spirit of Yeast

2022

36

Vancouver

Canada

Measday

Yeast Sea to Sky - Yeast in the Genomics Era