History of the Stereotactic Societies
1961: International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy founded, Philadelphia
1963: International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy chartered, Philadelphia
1968: American Branch of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy meeting, Atlantic City, NJ
1973: Name changes to World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Tokyo
1980: First Meeting of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Houston, TX
1981: European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery becomes independent society, Zurich