PAST EVENTS
List of All ORCA Congresses to Date
| Year | Congress City | Country | President | Co-President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Konstanz | German Federal Republic | H R Held | |
| 1954 | Salzburg | Austria | A J Held | H Leonhardt |
| 1955 | Geneva | Switzerland | A J Held | H R Held |
| 1956 | Marburg | German Federal Republic | H R Held | H Heuser |
| 1957 | Malmö | Sweden | H R Held | A Syrrist |
| 1958 | Brüssel | Belgium | H R Held | M Joachim |
| 1959 | Pavia | Italy | O Backer Dirks | S Palazzi |
| 1960 | Hamburg | German Federal Republic | O Backer Dirks | F Bramstedt |
| 1961 | London | UK | A Syrrist | J Forrest |
| 1962 | Paris | France | A Syrrist | J Delibéros |
| 1963 | Geneva | Switzerland | A Syrrist | A J Held |
| 1964 | Sandefjord | Norway | G Toverud | G Toverud |
| 1965 | Utrecht | The Netherlands | G Toverud | O Backer-Dirks |
| 1966 | Perugia | Italy | R Weill | A Seppilli |
| 1967 | Würzburg | German Federal Republic | R Weill | R Naujoks |
| 1968 | Basel | Switzerland | R Naujoks | M Gutherz |
| 1969 | Stockholm | Sweden | J L Hardwick | Y Ericsson |
| 1970 | Debrecen | Hungary | J L Hardwick | P Adler |
| 1971 | Århus | Denmark | G N Jenkins | I J Møller |
| 1972 | Leipzig | German Democratic Republic | G N Jenkins | W Künzel |
| 1973 | Zürich | Switzerland | H R Held | H R Mühlemann |
| 1974 | London | UK | H R Mühlemann | L M Silverstone |
| 1975 | Vienna | Austria | H R Mühlemann | K Binder |
| 1976 | Szeged | Hungary | Y Ericsson | K Tóth |
| 1977 | Megève | France | Y Ericsson | R Weill |
| 1978 | Turku | Finland | L M Silverstone | K Mäkinen |
| 1979 | Stirling | UK | L M Silverstone | K W Stephen |
| 1980 | Marburg | German Federal Republic | W Künzel | G Ahrens |
| 1981 | Erfurt | German Democratic Republic | W Künzel | H-J Maiwald |
| 1982 | Annapolis | USA | T Ericson | J P Carlos |
| 1983 | Dublin | Ireland | T Ericson | D M O'Mullane |
| 1984 | Noordwijkerhout | The Netherlands | G Ahrens | J D Stoppelaar |
| 1985 | Stenungsund | Sweden | G Ahrens | T Ericson |
| 1986 | Ullensvang | Norway | R Z M Triller | G Rølla |
| 1987 | Budapest | Hungary | R Z M Triller | J Bánóczy |
| 1988 | Angers | France | J A Weatherell | R Z M Triller |
| 1989 | York | UK | J A Weatherell | M E J Curzon |
| 1990 | Lubljana | Yugoslavia (Slovenia) | J Arends | V Vrbic |
| 1991 | Corfu | Greece | J Arends | A Athanassoulis |
| 1992 | Helsinki | Finland | K G König | K Paunio |
| 1993 | Dresden | Germany | K G König | L Stösser |
| 1994 | Cork | Ireland | D A M Geddes | H Whelton |
| 1995 | Noordwijkerhout | The Netherlands | D A M Geddes | C van Loveren |
| 1996 | Århus | Denmark | D M O'Mulane | B Nyvad |
| 1997 | Dundee | UK | D M O'Mulane | C M Pine |
| 1998 | Stockholm | Sweden | J M ten Cate | B E Angmar-Månsson |
| 1999 | Barcelona | Spain | J M ten Cate | I Martínez-Lizán |
| 2000 | Alghero | Italy (Sardinia) | C Robinson | G Falcolini |
| 2001 | Graz | Austria | C Robinson | P Staedtler |
| 2002 | Turku | Finland | B E Angmar-Månsson | J Tenovuo |
| 2003 | Konstanz | Germany | B E Angmar-Månsson | H Duschner |
| 2004 | Marburg | Germany | B Nyvad | K Pieper |
| 2005 | Indianapolis | USA | B Nyvad | G Stookey |
| 2006 | Glasgow | UK | A Lussi | A Hall |
| 2007 | Helsingör | Denmark | A Lussi | K Ekstrand |
| 2008 | Groningen | The Netherlands | N B Pitts | M-C Huysmans |
| 2009 | Budapest | Hungary | N B Pitts | Zs Tóth |
| 2010 | Montpellier | France | C van Loveren | P Tramini |
| 2011 | Kaunas | Lithuania | C van Loveren | V Machiulskiene |
| 2012 | Cabo Frio | Brazil | C Ganss | S Groisman |
| 2013 | Liverpool | UK | C Ganss | S Higham |
| 2014 | Greifswald | Germany | A Schulte | C Splieth |
| 2015 | Brussels | Belgium | A Schulte | J Carvalho |
| 2016 | Athens | Greece | V Machiulskiene | C Rahiotis |
| 2017 | Oslo | Norway | V Machiulskiene | A Young |
| 2018 | Copenhagen | Denmark | J Carvalho | K Ekstrand |
| 2019 | Cartagena | Colombia | J Carvalho | S Martignon |
| 2020 | ORCA goes digital | (organized by Sardinia Meeting) | C Splieth | G Campus |
| 2021 | ORCA goes digital | (organized by Zagreb Meeting) | C Splieth | H Juric |
| 2022 | Cagliari | Italy (Sardinia) | M-C Huysmans | G Campus |
| 2023 | Egmond aan Zee | The Netherlands | M-C Huysmans | M van der Veen |
| 2024 | Heraklion | Greece | M Fontana | C Rahiotis |
| 2025 | Leeds | UK | M Fontana | G Douglas |