ESACP was founded on Nov.19, 1986 in Munich/Langwieder See at a meeting of the Concerted Action for Automated Cytometry (CAAC). CAAC was a concerted action within the framework of the European Economic Community (EEC).
Participants of the foundation meeting were: G.Auer(Sweden), P.Benedetti(Italy), G.Brugal(France), G.Burger(Germany), Y.Collan(Finland), C.J.Cornelisse(Netherlands), O.A.N.Husain(UK), A.Reith(Norway), F.Rilke(Italy), D.Rutovitz(UK), E.Sprenger(Germany), B.Stenkvist(Sweden), G.Valet(Germany), P.Viallet(France), L.Vindelov(Denmark), G.P.Vooijs(Netherlands). These scientists formed later the foundation council (1986-92).
The goal of the society is to promote the advancement of clinically oriented cytometry (medically oriented cell and tissue imaging).
The society organised meetings in:
1st Congress: Schloß Elmau, Germany 1986
2nd Congress: Schloß Elmau, Germany 1989
3rd Congress: Nijmegen, NL 1992
4th Congress: Grenoble, France 1994
Sponsorship: Southampton, UK 1995 (CYTO95, together with Royal Microscopic Society (RMS))
5th Congress: Oslo, Norway 1997
Past Presidents: A.Böcking (1992-97), B.Stenkvist, Uppsala, (1989-94), P.Vooijs, Nijmegen (1986-92)
Secretaries: I.Ellis, Nottingham (1992-97), G.Burger, Munich (1986-92),
Treasurers: G.Feichter, Basel (1992-97), M.Oberholzer, Basel (1986-92)
The society journal: Analytical Cellular Pathology (ACP) was founded in 1989. G.Brugal, Grenoble is editor since 1989, IOS-Press, Amsterdam is publisher since 1997 while Elsevier, Amsterdam published the journal between 1989-96.