International Bone and Mineral Society explained

International Bone and Mineral Society
Abbreviation:IBMS
Type:Unincorporated association
Founding Location:Quebec, Canada
Defunct:?
Location:Chicago, Illinois, US
Formerly:International Conferences on Calcium Regulating Hormones (ICCRH)
Region Served:International
Remarks:Appears to have ceased activity in 2017

The International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS), formerly International Conferences on Calcium Regulating Hormones, is or was a learned society in the field of bone and mineral metabolism. There is no indication of activities or publications by the society since 2017.

History

The International Bone and Mineral Society has its origins in the Parathyroid Conferences, a triennial event run from 1960 to 1977.[1] The conferences started off focusing on the biology related to parathyroid hormones and calcitonin, but widened the scope to match participants' interests, and began covering osteoporosis, vitamin D, and the cellular and molecular biology of bone.[2]

In 1980, the group was incorporated in Quebec, Canada, under the name International Conferences on Calcium Regulating Hormones (ICCRH).[1] [3] The organization's rules were changed to make international representation on the board mandatory, thus becoming the only truly international society in the field.[2]

In 1995, at a meeting in Melbourne, Australia, co-hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS), the name was changed to International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS).[1] [3] and it was registered as a 501(c)(3) organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States.

At each conference and joint meeting, participant numbers grew. Joint meetings included:

Purpose and activities

The mission of IBMS is "to facilitate the generation and dissemination of knowledge of bone and mineral metabolism through communication, community, training, and multi-disciplinary meetings throughout the world".[2]

It holds annual scientific meetings produces a scientific website and journal.

Meetings and workshops

IBMS rotated its meetings among North America, Europe, and the Pacific region.[1]

From 2008, it organized the international Sun Valley workshop (on skeletal biology, held in Sun Valley, Idaho[4]). It also organized the biennial International Conference on Osteoporosis and Bone Disease, held in China, in collaboration with the International Chinese Hard Tissue Society and the Chinese Society of Osteoporosis and Bone and Mineral Research.[1]

The second joint meeting of IBMS and ANZBMS was held in Sydney, Australia, in March 2009.[5] A joint meeting was again held in Brisbane in June 2017.[6]

The 2nd Herbert Fleisch Workshop was held in Bruges, Belgium in February 2016. The purpose of this event was to Gordon Conference style of forum for students, post-doctoral researchers, and early stage principal investigators to present their work, network with colleagues, and obtain feedback from scientists experienced in the field.[7] [8]

Publications

Two scientific journals, Bone[1] [9] and Bone and Mineral[10] [11] merged under the title Bone, which became the official journal of IBMS, published monthly, until the relationship between the journal and IBMS ended on 31 December 2012. The journal Bone went on to become a leading journal in the field.[1]

IBMS started publishing IBMS BoneKEy in 2001 as an online open-access knowledge environment. Since 2011, Nature Publishing Group has published IBMS BoneKEy on behalf of the society. BoneKEy Reports is the official online journal of the society. Published online only, it started publishing original research in January 2013.[12] There is free public access to issues between 2012 and 2017,[13] when it appears to have ceased publication.[14]

Members

, ANZBMS was an affiliate member of IBMS.

Location

The last known location of IBMS is 330 N. Wabash, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60611.[1]

Awards

IBMS has in the past awarded a number of series of awards. These include the following.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IBMS : About Us Home . IBMS . 31 December 2012 . 1 April 2024.
  2. Web site: International Bone and Mineral Society . eMed Events . 2 April 2024.
  3. Web site: UIA Yearbook Profile . . 2 April 2024.
  4. Web site: About the Sun Valley Workshop . ORS . 23 November 2016 . 2 April 2024.
  5. Committees and Contact Information . Bone . Elsevier BV . 44 . 2009 . 8756-3282 . 10.1016/s8756-3282(09)00523-7 . S1–S6. 19324325 .
  6. Web site: Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Joint Meeting, Brisbane, Australia . eMedEvents . 17 June 2017 . 2 April 2024.
  7. Web site: 2nd Herbert Fleisch Workshop, Novotel Brugge Centrum, Brugge, Belgium . emedevents.com . 28 February 2016 . 2 April 2024.
  8. Web site: IBMS : 2016 Herbert Fleisch Workshop : Welcome Page . IBMS . 1 March 2016 . 2 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Bone : Official Journal of the International Bone and Mineral Society . WorldCat.org . library catalogue entry. Date=1985-. 8756-3282. 2 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Bone and mineral . WorldCat.org . library catalogue entry. Date: 1988-1992. 2 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Bone and mineral : international journal of bone, mineral and calcium regulation research : the official journal of the International Conferences on Calcium Regulating Hormones (ICCRH). Supplement . WorldCat.org . library catalogue entry. 2 April 2024.
  12. Web site: BoneKEy . IBMS : Publications . 2 April 2024.
  13. Web site: BoneKEy Reports . CLOCKSS . 28 August 2018 . 2 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Archive of "BoneKEy Reports". . . 14 March 2024 . 2 April 2024.
  15. Web site: IBMS Society Awards . IBMS . 2 April 2024.
  16. Web site: John Haddad Young Investigator Award . American Society for Bone and Mineral Research . 15 September 2023 . 2 April 2024.
  17. Book: Van Duijn, P. . https://dwc.knaw.nl/DL/levensberichten/PE00000325.pdf. Pieter Johannes Gaillard, 18 januari 1907 - 8 maart 1992: Levensbericht. Levensberichten en herdenkingen. 1993. Amsterdam. 25–28. Huygens Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). This PDF was made on 24 September 2010, from the Digital Library of the Dutch History of Science Web Center. .
  18. Web site: Pieter Johannes Gaillard . Universiteit Leiden. nl . 2 April 2024.
  19. Web site: Pieter Johannes Gaillard . Het Biografisch Portaal van Nederland . 2 April 2024.
  20. Web site: Douglas Harold Copp fonds. Krista . Hill. Compiled by Krista Hill (2007); Revised by Jennifer Pecho (2009), and Emma Wendel (2010); Last revised October 2011. University of British Columbia Archives. 2011.
  21. T John Martin, Jean‐Philippe Bonjour, R Graham G Russell, "Herbert Andre Fleisch, MD", Journal of Bone and
  22. Herbert Andre Fleisch, MD: 22 July 1933–15 May 2007 . Osteoporosis International . 18 . 8 . 2007 . 0937-941X . 10.1007/s00198-007-0416-y . 1019–1021. 17598066 .