HISTORY
The foundation of an International Society for Transgenic Technologies (ISTT) has been discussed since the beginning of the Transgenic Technology meetings. At the ocassion of the 6th Transgenic Technology Meeting (TT2005, Barcelona, Spain, 11-13 September 2005) Johannes Willbertz, Nelson Khoo and Lluis Montoliu took the initiative to organise a round-table to openly discuss the creation of a Transgenic Technology Society that eventually resulted in the foundation of the ISTT.
What follows is a short description of events that preceded the registration and formal establishment of the ISTT Society.
| Date | EVENT |
| 12 April 2006 | The ISTT is officially registered at the National Book-Register of Associations in Spain with number 586922 |
| 1 March 2006 | The ISTT is officially announced |
| 30 January 2006 | The ISTT WEB is established and released for testing |
| 18 January 2006 | The registration of ISTT at the National Book-Register of Associations in Spain is formally filed |
| 2 January 2006 | The Founding Members agree to create the ISTT (Foundation Minute) |
| November-December 2005 | Discussions to ellaborate the ISTT bylaws |
| 24 November 2005 | ISTT Logo Polls are closed. The winning logo is announced |
| 9 November 2005 | Request for ISTT logos |
| 4 November 2005 | An e-mail list is created to discuss the foundation of the ISTT with 60 volunteers |
| 12 September 2005 | Round-table discussion at the TT2005 meeting in Barcelona (Spain), the attendees agree to create the ISTT and nominate Lluís Montoliu and Johannes Wilbertz as interim President and Vice-President of the Society |
| January-September 2005 | Johannes Wilbertz, Nelson Khoo and Lluis Montoliu initiate the first discussions regarding the potential foundation of a Transgenic Technology society |
ISTT Prize
The ISTT has established a "Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of Transgene Technologies"
(This ISTT Prize is sponsored by genOway)
| ISTT Prize awarded persons | Meeting | Place and Date |
| Brigid Hogan | TT2008 | Toronto, Canada, October 2008 |
| Charles Babinet (1939-2008) | TT2007 | Brisbane, Australia, February 2007 |
| Andras Nagy | TT2005 | Barcelona, Spain, September 2005 |
| Qi Zhou | TT2004 | Uppsala, Sweden, March 2004 |
| Kenneth J. McCreath | TT2002 | Munich, Germany, October 2002 |
| Teruhiko Wakayama | TT2001 | Stockholm, Sweden, June 2001 |
All TT Prize winners are given Honorary Membership in the ISTT
The TT Prize represents a silver-made mouse blastocyst created by the Hungarian artist Mr. Bela Roznay
PREVIOUS TT Meetings
| TT meeting | Order | City | Country | Dates | Program | WEB | Abstracts | Meeting Report |
| TT2008 | 8th | Toronto | Canada | 27-29 October 2008 | program | WEB | abstracts | - |
| TT2007 | 7th | Brisbane | Australia | 12-14 February 2007 | program | WEB | abstracts | report |
| TT2005 | 6th | Barcelona | Spain | 11-13 September 2005 | program | WEB | abstracts | report |
| TT2004 | 5th | Uppsala | Sweden | 14-16 March 2004 | program | WEB | abstracts | report |
| TT2002 | 4th | Munich | Germany | 13-15 October 2002 | program | Poster | abstracts | - |
| TT2001 | 3rd | Stockholm | Sweden | 18-20 June 2001 | program | Poster | abstracts | - |
| TT2000 | 2nd | Stockholm | Sweden | 17-19 May 2000 | program | Poster | abstracts | - |
| TT1999 | 1st | Stockholm | Sweden | 15-16 April 1999 | program | Poster | - | - |
PREVIOUS additional ISTT co-sponsored Events
| Event | City | Country | Dates | Program | WEB | Organiser | Event Report |
| Course on "Genetics of Laboratory Rodents" | Montevideo | Uruguay | 24 November -
5 December 2008 |
Program | WEB | Martina Crispo | report |
| 1BSTT | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 10-12 March 2008 | Program | WEB | Joao Bosco Pesquero | report |
| Houston-ISTT | Houston, TX | USA | 11-13 January 2008 | Program | WEB | Jan Parker-Thornburg | report |
| LASA-ISTT | London | United Kingdom | 7-8 June 2007 | Program | WEB | Sarah Johnson | report |
PREVIOUS ISTT council members
| Year | President | Vice-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Officers |
| 2008 | Lluís Montoliu | Johannes Wilbertz* | Carlisle Landel | Belén Pintado | Thom Saunders, Shirley Pease, Jan Parker-Thornburg, Sarah Johnson, Boris Jerchow, Wojtek Auerbach, Tom Fielder |
| 2007 | Lluís Montoliu | Johannes Wilbertz | Carlisle Landel | Belén Pintado | Thom Saunders, Shirley Pease, Jan Parker-Thornburg, Sarah Johnson, Boris Jerchow, Wojtek Auerbach |
| 2006 | Lluís Montoliu | Johannes Wilbertz | Carlisle Landel | Belén Pintado | Thom Saunders, Shirley Pease, Jan Parker-Thornburg, Sarah Johnson, Harald Haugen, Hans van den Bout |
| at foundation | Lluís Montoliu | - | Belén Pintado | Belén Pintado | - |
(*) Johannes Wilbertz served as ISTT Vice-President up to March 31st, 2009
Last update: 1 April 2009