| Date | Location | Co-Chairmen |
| 2009 | Sorrento, ITALY | Christofer Hierold, Lina M. Sarro |
| 2008 | Tucson, Arizona/USA | Oliver Brand, Yitshak Zohar |
| 2007 | Kobe/JAPAN | Jong-Uk Bu, Satoshi Konishi |
| 2006 | Istanbul/TURKEY | Tayfun Akin, Roland Zengerle |
| 2005 | Miami, Florida/USA | Gary Fedder, Victor Bright |
| 2004 | Maastricht/THE NETHERLANDS | Paddy French, Oliver Paul |
| 2003 | Kyoto/JAPAN | Young-Ho Cho, Osamu Tabata |
| 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada/USA | Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Yu-Chong Tai |
| 2001 | Interlaken/SWITZERLAND | Henry P. Baltes, Siebe Bouwstra |
| 2000 | Miyavaki/JAPAN | Hiroki Kuwano, Isao Shimoyama |
| 1999 | Orlando, Florida/USA | Khalil Najafi, Kaigham J. Gabriel |
| 1998 | Heidelberg/GERMANY | Hermann Sandmaier, Göran Stemme |
| 1997 | Nagoya/JAPAN | Kazuo Sato, Shuichi Shoji |
| 1996 | San Diego, California/USA | Mark G. Allen, Michael Reed |
| 1995 | Amsterdam/THE NETHERLANDS | Miko Elwenspoek, Nico F. de Rooij |
| 1994 | Oiso/JAPAN | Toshiro Higuchi, Koji Ikuta |
| 1993 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida/USA | Jeffrey Lang, Albert P. Pisano |
| 1992 | Travemünde/GERMANY | Wolfgang Benecke, Jan Fluitman |
| 1991 | Nara/JAPAN | Masayoshi Esashi, Hiroyuki Fujita |
| 1990 | Napa, California/USA | Roger T. Howe, John E. Wood |
| 1989 | Salt Lake City, Utah/USA | Stephen C. Jacobsen, Kurt E. Petersen |
| 1987 | Hyannis, Massachusetts/USA | Kaigham J. Gabriel, William S.N. Trimmer |
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