History

The First International Pollen Conference was organized in Tucson, Arizona, in 1962, by Gerhard O.W. Kremp. It was followed by the Utrecht Conference in 1966 and the Novosibirsk Conference in 1971. At the Fourth Conference, in Lucknow, the General Assembly passed the first constitution, forming the International Commission for Palynology (ICP). The original affiliate societies were the AASP, APLE, APLF, BMS, CAP, CIMP, CPS, GPSBI, OCP, PK, PPAA, PSC, PSI, PSL, PSJ, and RPC. At the 1984 Calgary meeting, the ICP became the International Federation of Palynological Societies (IFPS), and the meetings became known as International Pollen Congresses.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY OF THE ICP AND IFPS
PALYNOS 16 (2): 2, 1993.
James E. Canright

In December of 1976 the Fourth International Palynological Conference (4^th IPC) convened at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany in Lucknow, India. For many palynologists the most important event occurring at these meetings was the acceptance by the General Assembly of the draft constitution for the International Commission for Palynology (ICP) that had been proposed by Norman Hughes and his 12-person council. This constitution stipulated that the ICP would serve as an umbrella organization for the regional, linguistic and national palynological societies; this concept directly opposed the proposal made at the 3^rd IPC in Novosibirsk in 1971 that the ICP serve as an international organization comprised of individual palynologists.

Articles of the new ICP Constitution specified that each affiliated society should name or elect a Councillor to represent them on the ICP Council. If an affiliated society had a membership greater than 200, they were entitled to designate two Councillors. Furthermore, the President was to be elected by the Council for a 4-year term, but could not succeed him- or herself. Although the Constitution permits Councillors to serve two successive 4-year terms, in actual practice some societies replace their representatives at irregular intervals. In the past the exercise of this option has caused some confusion regarding responsibilities of Councillors, as well as difficulty in determining eligibility for their succession and / or candidacy for the presidency in election years.

Accordingly, by digging thorough my correspondence files, as well as back copies of the ICP Newsletter and PALYNOS, I have attempted to delineate the Officers and Councillors of ICP (now IFPS) from the inception of the first constitution until the present time. If individual palynologists or society officers find errors in the following historical list, I would appreciate hearing from them in order to correct the records.

The History of Officers and Councillors of Current (2004) Affiliate Societies
	1977-80 IPC5 Cambridge	1980-84 IPC6 Calgary	1984-88 IPC7 Brisbane	1988-92 IPC8 Aix-en-Provence	1992-96 IPC9 Houston	1996-00 1PC10 Nanjing	2000-04 IPC11 Granada	2004-08 IPC12 Bonn	2008-12/13 1PC13 –
President	A. Traverse	C. Caratini	C. McGregor	H. Visscher	J. Canright	O. Davis	A. Le Thomas	Thomas Litt	Thomas Servais
Secr/Treas.	G. Norris	R. Jan du Chene	D. Jarzen	W. Punt	O. Davis	R.S. Anderson	M. Harley	Jiri Bek	Charles Wellman
Editor	J. Canright	“Committee”	J. Canright	J. Canright	J. Wrenn	F. Rich	A.M. Lezine	Charles Wellman	Jean-Nicolas Haas
AASP	J. Canright C. McGregor	J. Canright C. McGregor	D. Nichols H. Kaska	D. Nichols H. Kaska	V. Bryant J. Jansonius	Oboh-Ikuenobe R. Wicander	Oboh-Ikuenobe R. Wicander	Owen Davis James Riding	Owen Davis James Riding
APLE	F. Cramer	M. Risueno	M. Risueno	Rodriguez-Garcia	Rodriguez-Garcia	A.T. Romero-Garcia	A.T. Romero-Garcia	C.Fernández	C.Fernández
APLF	C. Caratini J. Chateauneuf	A. LeThomas J.L. deBeaulieu	A. LeThomas G. Lachkar	A. LeThomas J.P. Suc	J.L. de Beaulieu J.P. Suc	J.L. de Beaulieu E. Masure	M.-P. Ledru E. Masure	M.-P. Ledru N.Combourieu-Nebout	N.Combourieu-Nebout
APP	H. Grebe	W. Riegel	W. Riegel	F. Schaarschmidt	E. Schrank	E. Schrank	T. Litt	R. Brocke	R. Brocke
CAP	J. Utting	J. Utting	J. Utting	D. Jarzen	D. Jarzen	J.Szeicz & G.Chmura	G.Chmura&R.Mathewes	Jean-Nicolas Haas	Jean-Nicolas Haas
CIMP	C. Downie H. Visscher	C. Downie H. Visscher	H. Visscher B. Owens	B. Owens F. Paris	G. Clayton F. Paris	G. Clayton F. Paris	T. Servais C. Wellman	T. Servais C. Wellman	Zelia Pereira
CPS	S. Nilsson	U. Hafsten	U. Hafsten	K. Rau.-Pederson	K. Rau.-Pederson	S. Piasecki	S.Piasecki&DagfinMoe	Dagfin Moe	(T.B.D. IPC12)
GPSBI	D. Marchetti	D. Marchetti	M. Follieri	M. Follieri	D. Magri	D.Magri & L.Sadori	Laura Sadori	Laura Sadori	Anna M. Mercuri
IAA					J. Emberlin	E.Dominguez-Vilches	E.Dominguez-Vilches	C.G.Soldevilla	Bernard Clot
LSPG			S. Blackmore	S. Blackmore	M. Harley	M. Harley	Rob Marchant	Rob Marchant	Guy Harrington
OCP	B. Pacltova	B. Pacltova	B. Pacltova	M. Vavrdova	M. Vavrdova	Jiri Bek	Jiri Bek	Olda Fatka	J. Daskova
PK	C. Jansen	C. Jansen	W. Punt	P. Cleveringa	P. Cleveringa	O. Abbink	O. Abbink	H.Hooghiemstra	H.Hooghiemstra
PPMB				M. Streel	M. Streel	Emile Roche	Emile Roche	P. Steemans	P. Steemans
PSC	Hsu Jen	Hsu Jen	Hsu Jen	Song Zhichen	Song Zhichen	Gengwu Liu	Gengwu Liu	Huaicheng Zhu	Huaicheng Zhu
PSJ	S. Tokunaga	S. Tokunaga	K. Takahashi	K. Takahashi N. Fuji	N. Fuji H. Miki-Hirosige	T. Uchiyama M. Sado	T. Uchiyama M. Sado	Y. Takahashi	Shinya Sugita
PSP			E. Turnau	Turnau/Sadowska	A. Sadowska	D. Nalepka	D. Nalepka	M. Malkiewicz	Ewa Durska
RPC	L. Rovnina E Zaklinskaya	L. Rovnina A. Chlonova	E Zaklinskaya A. Chlonova	L. Rovnina M. Oshurkova	L. Rovnina M. Oshurkova	N. Bolikhovskaya A. Gomankov	Khomutova & O.Dzyuba V. Federova	Olga Dzyuba V. Federova	(T.B.D. 10/4/08)
TCP		V. Ediger	V. Ediger	Z. Bati	Z. Bati	K. Ertug	K. Ertug	Z. Bati	Z. Bati
TMS	J. Richardson	M. Fisher	M. Boulter	M. Boulter	D. Batten	D. Jolley	P. Dodsworth	Ian Harding	Ian Harding