Past Meetings

Since its founding in 1991, the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) has convened biennial conferences that bring together leading clinicians, researchers, scientists, and patient advocates from around the world. These meetings provide a forum to share the latest advances in mesothelioma research, foster international collaboration, discuss emerging treatments and technologies, and shape future directions in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of mesothelioma.

Explore the history of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) through an archive of past biennial meetings. This collection provides a record of previous conference dates, host cities and venues, and meeting programmes where available. The archive highlights the evolution of iMig over more than three decades, documenting the scientific meetings that have brought together the global mesothelioma community to share research, foster collaboration, and advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mesothelioma.

2025 – Philadelphia, USA 

2023 – Lille, France

2021 – Virtual (organized by Australia team)

2018 – Ottawa, Canada

2016 – Birmingham, UK

2014 – Cape Town, South Africa

2012 – Boston, USA

2010 – Kyoto, Japan

2008 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

2006 – Chicago, USA

2004 – Brescia, Italy

2002 – Perth, Australia

1999 – Grantham, UK

1997 – Philadelphia, USA

1995 – Paris, France

1993 – San Francisco, USA

1991 -Paris, France

Officers

  • Anna Nowak, MD, PhD
  • President
  • Perth, Australia
  • anna.nowak@uwa.edu.au
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  • Arnaud Scherpereel, MD, PhD
  • Past President
  • Lille, France
  • arnaud.scherpereel@chu-lille.fr
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  • Jim te Water Naude, MD, PhD
  • Treasurer
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • dr@drjim.co.za
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  • Joseph Friedberg, MD
  • Secretary
  • Philadelphia, USA
  • Jfriedberg@som.umaryland.edu
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Past Presidents

  1. 2014 - 2016 Dean Fennell
  2. 2010 - 2014 Steve Mutsaers

Past Secretaries

  1. 1997 - 2010 Steve Mutsaers
  2. 1993 - 1997 Marjan Versnel

Past Treasurers

  1. 2002 - 2018 Paul Baas
  2. 1997 - 2002 Per Frederik Ekhold

Current Boardmembers

  • Andreas Rimner, MD
  • Freiburg, Germany
  • Rimnera@MSKCC.ORG
  • Anna Nowak, MD, PhD
  • President
  • Perth, Australia
  • anna.nowak@uwa.edu.au
  • Arnaud Scherpereel, MD, PhD
  • Past President
  • Lille, France
  • arnaud.scherpereel@chu-lille.fr
  • Bruce Robinson, MD, PhD
  • Perth, Australia
  • bruce.robinson@uwa.edu.au
  • Didier Jean, PhD
  • Paris, France
  • didier.jean@inserm.fr
  • Haining Yang, MD, PhD
  • New York, USA
  • haining@hawaii.edu
  • Hasan Batirel, MD
  • Istanbul, Türkiye
  • hbatirel@marmara.edu.tr
  • Isabelle Opitz, MD
  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Isabelle.Schmitt-Opitz@usz.ch
  • Jan van Meerbeeck, MD, PhD
  • Antwerp, Belgium
  • jan.van.meerbeeck@uza.be
  • Jim te Water Naude, MD, PhD
  • Treasurer
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • dr@drjim.co.za
  • Joachim Aerts, MD, PhD
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • j.aerts@erasmusmc.nl
  • Joseph Friedberg, MD
  • Secretary
  • Philadelphia, USA
  • Jfriedberg@som.umaryland.edu
  • Ken O’Byrne, MD, PhD
  • Brisbane, Australia
  • k.obyrne@qut.edu.au
  • Liz Darlison
  • London, UK
  • liz.darlison@mesothelioma.uk.com
  • Marc de Perrot, MD
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Marc.DePerrot@uhn.ca
  • Melissa Culligan, PhD
  • Philadelphia, USA
  • melissa.culligan@tuhs.temple.edu
  • Raphael Bueno, MD
  • Boston, USA
  • rbueno@partners.org
  • Sjaak Burgers, MD, PhD
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • s.burgers@nki.nl
  • Sonja Klebe, MD, PhD
  • Adelaide, Australia
  • sonja.klebe@flinders.edu.au
  • Tom Cecil, MD
  • Nottingham, UK
  • tom.cecil@hhft.nhs.uk

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