Historical Background
Presidents, secretaries and treasurers of the ESS
Founding President: David H. Lewis
1983 - 1984
President: lan Mc. A. LEDINGHAM (UK)
General Secretary: Ulf Haglund
Treasurer: Roderick A. Little
Constitutional Meeting (1983): Malmö (SWE)
1st congress (1984): Manchester (UK)
1985 - 1986
President: David H. LEWIS (SWE)
2nd congress (1986): Linköping (SWE)
1987 - 1988
President: Konrad MESSMER (GER)
3rd congress (1988): Bologna (ITA)
1989 - 1990
President: Lambertus G. THIJS (NED)
4th congress (1990): Amsterdam (NED)
1991 - 1992
President: Günther SCHLAG (AUT)
5th congress (1991) : Vienna (AUT)
1993 - 1994
President: Ulf HAGLUND (SWE)
6th congress (1994): Arensberg (SWE)
1995 - 1996
President: Roderick A. LITTLE (UK)
Secretary: Heinz Redl
Treasurer: Uwe Brückner
7th Congress (1996): Manchester (UK)
1997 - 1998
President: Jean-Louis VINCENT (BEL)
Secretary: Heinz Redl
Treasurer: Uwe Brückner
8th Congress (1998): La Hulpe (BEL)
1999 - 2000
President: R. Jan GORIS (NED)
Secretary: Heinz Redl
Treasurer: Uwe Brückner
9th Congress (2000): Nijmegen (NED)
2001 - 2002
President: Ansgar O. AASEN (NOR)
Secretary: Michael Bauer
Treasurer: Uwe Brückner
10th Congress (2002): Oslo (NOR
2003 - 2005
President: Heinz REDL (AUT)
Secretary: Michael Bauer
Treasurer: Ulrich Schade
11th Congress (2005): Vienna (AUT)
2005 - 2006
President: Uwe B. BRÜCKNER (GER)
Secretary: Monty Mythen
Treasurer: Ulrich Schade
12th Congress (2006): Ulm (GER)
2007 - 2009
President: Christoph THIEMERMANN (UK)
Secretary: Monty Mythen
Treasurer: Ulrich Schade
13th Congress (2009): Lisbon (POR)
2010 - 2011
President: Salvatore CUZZOCREA (ITA)
Secretary: Inge Bauer
Treasurer: Ingo Marzi
14th Congress (2011): Taormina (ITA)
2012 - 2013
President: Soheyl BAHRAMI (AUT)
Secretary: Inge Bauer
Treasurer: Marcin F. Osuchowski
15th Congress (2013): Vienna (AUT)
2014 - 2015
President: Edmund A. NEUGEBAUER (GER)
Secretary: Inge Bauer
Treasurer: Marcin F. Osuchowski
16th Congress (2015): Cologne (GER)
2016 - 2017
President: Jean-Marc CAVAILLON (FRA)
Secretary: Inge Bauer
Treasurer: Marcin F. Osuchowski
17th Congress (2017): Paris (FRA)
2018 - 2019
President: Markus HUBER-LANG (GER)
Secretary: Inge Bauer
Treasurer: Marcin F. Osuchowski
18th Congress (2019): Chania/Crete (GR)
2020 - 2021
President: Evangelos J. GIAMARELLOS-BOURBOULIS (GR)
Secretary: Andrea Szabó
Treasurer: Borna Relja
19th Congress (2021): WEB Conference, Athens (GR)
2022 - 2023
President: Marcin F. OSUCHOWSKI (AUT)
Secretary: Andrea Szabó
Treasurer: Marc Maegele
20th Congress (2023): Vienna/Austria (AUT)
2024 - 2025
President: Borna RELJA (GER)
Secretary: Andrea Szabó
Treasurer: Sina Coldewey
21th Congress (2025): Dubrovnic / Croacia (CRO)