About
About
MISSION
International Society for Organ Donation Professionals is the organization advancing donation through science, developing professionals and inspiring networks supporting organ donation to improve organ transplantation worldwide.
VISION
The practice of legitimate organ donation will continue to advance world wide until transplant waitlists are decreased substantially or eliminated.
HISTORY
Founding members were interested in issues related to donation, procurement, preservation and transplantation and included Drs. Felix T. Rapaport (USA), Luis Toledo-Pereyra (USA), Raffaello Cortesini (Italy), G. Koostra (Netherlands), Oscar Salvatierra (USA), and Joseph Lloveras (Spain).
The first three conferences held were entitled the International Organ Procurement and Preservation Symposiums and started in 1987. Then a formal organization was created as the Society for Organ Sharing (SOS) in 1990 with the first official meeting in Rome. In 2003, the organization was formally incorporated as the International Society of Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP) and then became an official section of The Transplantation Society (TTS) in 2004. The Congresses have been held every other year in numerous geographic regions of the world to highlight organ donation and transplantation with intent to share best practices and improve organ donation for that country. The Congress usually attracts approximately 500 to 700 participants.
The organization was renamed in 2024 as the International Society for Organ Donation Professionals.
COMMITTEES
Congress Board
Helen Opdam, Australia
ISODP President
Jeffrey Orlowski, United States
ISODP President-Elect
Stephen Beed, Canada
ISODP Past-President
Anthony Clarkson, United Kingdom
ISODP Treasurer
Howard Nathan, United States
ISODP Secretary
Matthew Weiss, Canada
ISODP 2025 Program Chair
Norihide Fukushima, Japan
ISODP 2025, Local Organizing Committee Chair
Juntaro Ashikari, Japan
ISODP 2025, Local Organizing Committee
Sumihito Tamura, Japan
ISODP 2025, Local Organizing Committee
Shunichi Yoshikai, Japan
ISODP 2025, Local Organizing Committee
Masanobu Yanase, Japan
ISODP 2025, Local Organizing Committee
Scientific Program Committee
Matthew Weiss, Canada (Program Chair)
Brian Alvarez, Spain
Juntaro Ashikari, Japan
Norihide Fukushima, Japan
Maria Paula Gomez,
Wenshi Jiang, People’s Republic of China
Guenter Kriste, Germany
Helen Opdam, Australia
Jeffrey Orlowski, United States
Sumihito Tamura, Japan
David Thomson, South Africa
Ines Ushiro-Lumb, United Kingdom
Shunichi Yoshikai, Japan
Ik Jin Yun, South Korea
KYOTO
Temperature in early December
Maximum temperature: 13℃-9℃/Minimum temperature: 5℃-1℃
Currency and exchange rate
Japanese yen/1USD=150.54JPY, 1EU=158.44KPY as of Dec. 2, 2024
Tipping and local customs
No customs of tipping. Especially in Kyoto, please say ‘thank you’ (Ookini, Kyoto dialect) when receiving good hospitalities.
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Places to visit
JTB Group offers various tours for foreigners in Japan.
A wide range of tours are available for one person or more, as well as tours to enjoy hands-on experiences.
Please visit https://www.sunrise-tours.jp/en/.
*Please visit https://kyoto.travel/en/aboutkyoto.html for further information.