The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists - Its founding andearly years

The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists was founded in 1976 to facilitate an exchange of knowledge about gynecological disease through out the world. The Society moved quickly to schedule companion meetings wit h established international and regional pathology and gynecology societies , including the International Academy of Pathology, its United States-Canad ian Division, and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics , and to sponsor smaller meetings within individual countries. In 1981 the Society founded this journal, and in 1983, at the invitation of the World H ealth Organization, it assumed the responsibility of revising the WHO class ifications of tumors of the female genital tract. The foundation of the Soc iety appears to have been solid in view of its present robust health.