The history of IMSE conferences:
- 1985 and 1990: Arlington, Texas, USA.
- 1993: Sendai, Japan.
- 1996: Oulu, Finland.
- 1998: Houghton, Michigan, USA.
- 2000: Banff, Canada.
- 2002: Saint-Etienne, France.
- 2004: Orlando, Florida, USA.
- 2006: Niagara Falls, Canada.
- 2008: Santander, Spain.
- 2010: Brighton, United Kingdom.
- 2012: Bento Gonçalves (RS), Brazil
- 2014: Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2016: Padova, Italy