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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)