Committee for the XIIth ISHA


The bidding process for selecting the venue and host for the XIIth International Symposium on the History of Anesthesia 2029 will take place during the ISHA2025 in Paris.
The presentation by potential applicants should cover all the following. At the end of the presentation, questions can be put to the applicants by any of the committee members. Following the presentation and questions, the applicants will be asked to leave the room and we will discuss the application under the following headings.

 City and venue proposed
 Constituents of the committees – planning and scientific
 Brief biographies of the committee members, including previous ISHA attendance
 Previous meeting organising experience of committee members
 Proposed dates, climate, weather
 Travel logistics
 Budget
 Other things to do in the city – e.g local historical attractions, planned outings, etc…
 Number of parallel sessions planned
 Potential guest speakers, planned local speakers, historians
 Number of people expected to attend
 Plans to publish the proceedings – proposed editors, publisher and previous experience. Ideally some indication that there is a member of the editorial team who has experience working with papers from non-english speaking backgrounds
 Sponsorship plans

Individuals or organizations interested in making a bid for XIIth ISHA in 2029 should please contact Dominique Simon at contact at isha2025.com