Fifty years of the ICSH: 1964 to 2014

Abstract

The year 2014 marks 50 years since the founding of the International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH). It is therefore appropriate that, for the first time, a list of ICSH publications since 1964 has been compiled and archived at www.icsh.org.The ICSH was first initiated as a standardization committee by the European Society of Haematology (ESH) in 1963 and then officially constituted by the International Society of Hematology (ISH) and the ESH at the Xth World Congress of the ISH in Stockholm in 1964 [1].The ICSH is a not-for-profit organization that co-ordinates Working Groups of experts to examine laboratory methods and instruments for haematological analyses, to deliberate on issues of standardization and to stimulate and co-ordinate scientific work as necessary towards the development of evidence-based guidelines and international standardization materials.

The International Council for Standardization in Haematology: 60 years (1963–2023)

“…Over the 60 years, the ICSH has been chaired by Jan Spaander (1963)(1964)(1965)(1966)(1967)(1968)(1969)(1970)(1971)(1972)(1973)(1974)(1975)(1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980)(1981)(1982), S. Mitchell Lewis (1982Lewis ( -1994, Onno van Assendelft (1995-2005), Samuel Machin (2007-2020) and currently Wendy Erber (since 2020). [5][6][7] ICSH membership is comprised of Corporate (industry representatives) and Affiliate Members; the latter being representatives of national, regional and international haematology associations and societies. The ICSH holds annual meetings (the "General Assembly") where ICSH activities are discussed.…”

“…The Board includes a Chair, past‐Chair, Vice‐Chair (Haemostasis), Treasurer, Scientific Secretary and corresponding liaison members with the ISLH and WHO. Over the 60 years, the ICSH has been chaired by Jan Spaander (1963–1982), S. Mitchell Lewis (1982–1994), Onno van Assendelft (1995–2005), Samuel Machin (2007–2020) and currently Wendy Erber (since 2020) 5–7 . ICSH membership is comprised of Corporate (industry representatives) and Affiliate Members; the latter being representatives of national, regional and international haematology associations and societies.…”

The International Council for Standardization in Haematology: 1964‐2021

“…The International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) was originally formed as a standardizing committee associated with the European Society for Hematology in 1963 and was then ratified as an organization in 1964 during a meeting of the International Society for Hematology 1 . It was later reformed and re‐registered in 2007 as an independent foundation in the Netherlands and not‐for‐profit corporation in the United States 2,3 . The ICSH has evolved and developed over the intervening years.…”