International Congresses of Orthopterology (ICOs) of the Orthopterists’ Society and Past Executive Officers
1st ICO
(as the Pan American Acridological Society (PAAS))
San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina
December, 1976
Executive Officers for 1977-1979
President Elect: S.K. Gangwere (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.)
President Elect: R.A. Ronderos (La Plata, Argentina)
Executive Secretary: Irving J. Cantrall (Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.)
2nd ICO
(PAAS)
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.
1979
Executive Officers for 1979-1981
President: Ricardo A. Ronderos (La Plata, Argentina)
President Elect: John E. Henry (Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.)
Executive Secretary: S.K. Gangwere (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.)
3rd ICO
(PAAS)
Maracay, Venezuela
1981
Executive Officers for 1981-1985
President: John E. Henry (Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.)
President Elect: V.R. Vickery (Ste. Anne de Bellevie, Quebec, Canada)
Executive Secretary: S.K. Gangwere (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.)
4th ICO
(hereafter, the Orthopterists’ Society)
Saskatoon, Canada
1985
Executive Officers for 1985-1989
President: V.R. Vickery (Ste. Anne de Bellevie, Quebec, Canada)
President Elect: Daniel Otte (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Executive Secretary: S.K. Gangwere (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.)
5th ICO
Valsain, Segovia, Spain
1989
Executive Officers for 1989-1993
President: Daniel Otte (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S.A.)
President Elect: R.F. Chapman (United Kingdom)
Executive Director: S.K. Gangwere (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.)
6th ICO
Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.A.
1993
Executive Officers for 1993-1997
President: David C.F. Rentz (Australia)
President Elect: Theodore J. Cohn (San Diego, California/Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.)
Executive Director: Jeffrey Lockwood (Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.A.)
7th ICO
Cairns, Australia
1997
Executive Officers for 1997-2001
President: Theodore J. Cohn (San Diego, California/Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.)
President Elect: Nick Jago (United Kingdom)
Executive Director: Jeffrey Lockwood (Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.A.)
8th ICO
Montpellier, France
2001
Executive Officers for 2001-2005
President: Theodore J. Cohn (San Diego, California/Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.)
President Elect: Michel Lecoq (France)
Executive Director: Greg Sword (Sidney, Montana, U.S.A.)
9th ICO
Canmore, Canada
2005
Executive Officers for 2005-2009
President: Michel Lecoq (France)
President Elect: María Marta Cigliano (Argentina)
Executive Director: Charles Bomar (Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
10th ICO
Antalya, Turkey
2009
Executive Officers for 2009-2013
President: María Marta Cigliano (Argentina)
President Elect: Michael J. Samways (South Africa)
Executive Director: Charles Bomar (Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
11th ICO
Kunming, Yunnan, China
August 11-15, 2013
Co-organized by China Agricultural University (CAU), Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), and Yunnan University (YU)
Executive Officers for 2013-2016
President: Michael J. Samways (South Africa)
President Elect: Alexandre Latchininsky (Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.A.)
Executive Director: David M. Hunter (Australia)
12th ICO
Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
October 30 – November 3, 2016
Co-organized by Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB)
Executive Officers for 2016-2019
President: Alexandre Latchininsky (Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.A./Rome, Italy)
President Elect: David M. Hunter (Australia)
Executive Director: David M. Hunter (Australia)
13th ICO
Agadir, Morocco
March 24-28, 2019
Co-organized by the IBN ZOHR University of
Agadir and the National Center for Control of the Desert Locust
Executive Officers for 2019-2023
President: David M. Hunter (Australia)
President Elect: Axel Hochkirch (Germany)
Executive Director: Mohamed Abdellahi Ould Babah Ebbe (Mali)
14th ICO
Mérida, Mexico
October 16-19, 2023
Co-organized by Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA),
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASICA), Comité Estatal de Sanidad Vegetal de Yucatán (CESVY), and
Secretaría de Desarrollo Rural (SEDER), Yucatán State Goverment
Executive Officers for 2023-2026
President: Axel Hochkirch (Germany)
President Elect: Fernando Montealegre-Z (United Kingdom)
Executive Director: Mohamed Abdellahi Ould Babah Ebbe(Mali)