ECIS History

How it all began: The events that lead to the foundation of ECIS

Previous and current members of the ECIS board

ECIS Presidents
Epameinondas Leontidis (CY) 2022-2023
Dganit Danino (IL) 2020-2021
Elena Mileva (BG) 2018-2019
Piotr Warszynski (PL) 2016-2017
Debora Berti (IT) 2014-2015
Reinhard Miller (DE) 2012-2013
Andrew Howe (UK) 2010-2011
Maria da Graça Miguel (PT) 2008-2009
Kenneth Dawson (IR) 2006-2007
Martin Cohen Stuart (NL) 2004-2005
Helmut Möhwald (DE) 2003
Otto Glatter (AT) 2002
Thomas Zemb (FR) 2001
Jarl Rosenholm (SE) 2000
Björn Lindman (SE)1998-1999
Conxita Solans (ES) 1997
Henk Lekkerkerker (NL)1996
Peter Schurtenberger (CH) 1995
Per Stenius (FI) 1994
Dominique Langevin (FR) 1993
Peter Laggner (AT) 1992
Mats Almgren (SE) 1991
Ronald H Ottewill (UK) 1990
Mario Corti (IT) 1989
Pierre Bothorel (FR) 1988
Heinz Hoffmann (DE) 1987

ECIS Secretaries
Pierandrea Lo Nostro, IT (2021-present)
Peter A. Kralchevsky, BG (2010-2021)

ECIS General Secretaries
Peter Schurtenberger, CH (2002-2010)
Jarl Rosenholm, SE (2000-2002)
Heinz Hoffmann, DE (1990-2000)
Gerd Olofsson, SE (1987-1989)

ECIS Treasurers
Andreas Fery, DE (2016-present)
Hans-Jürgen Butt, DE (2010-2016)

ECIS Webmasters
Dominik Horinek, DE (2021-present)
Pierandrea Lo Nostro, IT (2010-2021)
Otto Glatter, AT (2002-2010)
Peter Schurtenberger (1994-2002)

Honorary members of ECIS

Pierre Bothorel
Mario Corti
Heinz Hoffmann
Björn Lindman
Peter Schurtenberger
Brian Vincent

Our forerunners

Maria Miguel

Vittorio Degiorgio

Peter Kralchevsky

Agienus Vrij

Ivan Boyanov Ivanov

Helmuth Möhwald

Kåre Larsson

Dotchi Exerowa and Dimo Platikanov

Johannes (Hans) Lyklema