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History of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
 

1961 - International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy founded, Philadelphia

 

1963 - International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotorny chartered, Philadelphia

 

1973 - Name changes to World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Tokyo

 

1977 - First Speigel-Wycis Award presented to Lars Leksell at Seventh Meeting in São Paulo

 

1981 - European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery becomes independent society, Zurich

 

 
Past Meetins of the WSSFN
 

1961 - First International Symposium on Stereoencephatotomy (Philadelphia. PA)

 

1965 - Second International Symposium on Stereoencephalotomy (Copenhagen and Vienna)

 

1967 - Third International Symposium on Stereoencephalotomy (Madrid. Spain)

 

1968 - First Meeting of the Amerin Branch of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy (Atlantic City. NJ)

 

1969 - Fourth Symposium of the International Society for Research in Stereoenoephalotorny (New York, NY)

 

1970 - Fiflh Symposium of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy (Freiburg. Germany)

 

1973 - Sixth Symposium of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotorny Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Tokyo, Japan)

 

1977 - Seventh Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (São Paulo, Brazil)

 

1981 - Eighth Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Zurich. Switzerland)

 

1985 - Ninth Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Toronto, Canada)

 

1989 - Tenth Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Maebashi, Japan)

 

1993 - Eleventh Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Ixtapa, Mexico)

 

1997 - Twelflh Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Lyon, France)

 

2001 - Thirteenth Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Adelaide, Australia)

 

2005 - Fourteenth Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Rome, Italy)

 

2006 - First Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Shanghai, China)

 

2009 - Fifteenth Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (T oronto, Canada)

 

2011 - Second Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Cape Town. South Africa)

 

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