| The International MSB Symposium Series and its preceding HPCE Series have a long tradition as listed below together with the corresponding chairpersons: |
| 1989 |
Boston |
B. L. Karger |
|
1990 |
San Francisco |
B. L. Karger |
|
1991 |
San Diego |
J. Jorgenson |
|
1992 |
Amsterdam |
F. Everaerts |
|
1993 |
Orlando |
B. L. Karger |
|
1994 |
San Diego |
S. Terabe |
|
1995 |
Würzburg |
H. Engelhardt |
|
1996 |
Orlando |
B. L.Karger |
|
1997 |
Anaheim |
W. S. Hancock |
1997 |
Kyoto |
S. Terabe |
1998 |
Orlando |
B. L. Karger, S. Fanali |
1999 |
Palm Springs |
E. Yeung |
2000 |
Saarbrücken |
H. Engelhardt |
2001 |
Boston |
B. L. Karger, W. S. Hancock |
2002 |
Stockholm |
D. Westerlund |
2003 |
San Diego |
A. Paulus, A.Guttman |
2004 |
Salzburg |
W. Lindner |
2005 |
New Orleans |
M. Ramsey |
2005 |
Kobe |
Y. Baba, K. Otsuka |
2006 |
Amsterdam |
G. Rozing |
| 2007 | Vancouver | R. Kennedy |
| 2008 | Berlin | A. Manz |