Our History
2006
August 2006
Dr Elizabeth Townsend retired as Vice President (Finance).
July 2006
ISOS convened the Inaugural International Occupational Science Think Tank (TT1) which was hosted by AOSC, the Australasian Occupational Science Centre, in Nowra, Australia. TT1 received local, national and international sponsorship.
Dr Ann Wilcock retired from her position as President of ISOS.
2005
May 2005
The Journal of Occupational Science (JOS) became the official journal of ISOS, and ISOS became an official associate of JOS.
2004
June 2004
The ISOS website was launched
2003
December 2003
ISOS was acknowledged as a tax exempt association.
2002
November 2002
The University of Southern California became the second ISOS Charter Institutional Member.
June 2002
An informal gathering of the ISOS executive, members and interested others was held in Stockholm
March 2002
The University of Texas, Medical Branch became the first ISOS Charter Institutional Member.
2001
October 2001
ISOS became an incorporated association.Peter Williamson, Australia, accepted the position of ISOS Public Officer.
May 2001
ISOS, in collaboration with the Australasian Society of Occupational Scientists (ASOS), launched the occ sci list server to facilitate global dialogue and dissemination of information among occupational scientists.
2000
December 2000
The inaugural ISOS Executive was elected by the membership:
- President: Ann Wilcock, Australia
- Vice President: Florence Clark, United States
- Vice President (Finance): Elizabeth Townsend, Canada
- Alison Wicks, Australia, accepted the position of Executive Assistant
May 2000
ISOS endorsed a proposal to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) to pilot an International Advisory Group: Occupational Science. This proposal was accepted by the WFOT Council.
1999
April 1999
The inaugural meeting of ISOS, originally called the International Interdisciplinary Group for the Promotion of Occupational Science, took place in a forum at the OT Australia National Conference in Canberra. 32 occupational therapists with a self-professed interest in occupational science were the founding members.
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