IMSC Past Conferences
The International Mass Spectrometry Conference (IMSC) was held once every three years from 1958-2012, but is now held every two years.
| Conference | Year | Location | Country | Affiliate | Conference Chair(s) | IMSF President |
| 26th | 2026 | Lyon | France | SFSM, DGMS, SGMS | I. Fournier, I. Compagnon | R. Heeren (The Netherlands) |
| 25th | 2024 | Melbourne | Australia | ANZSMS | G. Reid | R. Heeren (The Netherlands) |
| 24th | 2022 | Maastricht | The Netherlands | NVMS | A. Heck, R. Heeren, M. Wuhrer | G. John Langley (UK) |
| 23rd – cancelled | 2020 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | BrMASS | M. E. Eberlin | G. John Langley (UK) |
| 22nd | 2018 | Florence | Italy | DSM | G. Giorgi | Cathy Costello (USA) |
| 21st | 2016 | Toronto | Canada | CSMS | P. Mayer | Cathy Costello (USA) |
| 20th | 2014 | Geneva | Switzerland | SGMS | R. Zenobi | Marcos Eberlin (Brazil) |
| 19th | 2012 | Kyoto | Japan | MSSJ | Y.Wada | Marcos Eberlin (Brazil) |
| 18th | 2009 | Bremen | Germany | DGMS | J. Grotemeyer | John Traeger (Australia) |
| 17th | 2006 | Prague | Czech Republic | Z. Herman | John Monaghan (UK) | |
| 16th | 2003 | Edinburgh | UK | BMSS | J. J. Monaghan | Nico Nibbering (The Netherlands) |
| 15th | 2000 | Barcelona | Spain | SEEM | E. Gelpi | R. Graham Cooks (USA) |
| 14th | 1997 | Tampere | Finland | FMSS | H. Aldercreutz, A. Hesso | |
| 13th | 1994 | Budapest | Hungary | HSMS | I. Cornides | |
| 12th | 1991 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | NVMS | N. M. M. Nibbering | |
| 11th | 1988 | Bordeaux | France | SFSM | Y. Hoppilliard | |
| 10th | 1985 | Swansea | UK | BMSS | J. H. Beynon | |
| 9th | 1982 | Vienna | Austria | J. F. K. Huber | ||
| 8th | 1979 | Oslo | Norway | NSMS | O. H. J. Christie | |
| 7th | 1976 | Florence | Italy | DSM | S. Facchetti | |
| 6th | 1973 | Edinburgh | UK | BMSS | A. Quayle | |
| 5th | 1970 | Brussels | Belgium | BSMS | P. Goldfinger, J. Kistemaker | |
| 4th | 1967 | Berlin | Germany | DGMS | H. D. Beckey, A. Quayle, N. M. Rosenstock, E. Roth | |
| 3rd | 1964 | Paris | France | SFSM | R. R. Gordon, E. Roth, V. H. Dibeler, P. Laurent | |
| 2nd | 1961 | Oxford | UK | BMSS | R. R. Gordon | |
| 1st | 1958 | London | UK | BMSS | R. R. Gordon |
