The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) (pronounced "eye-you-in-ess") is an international non-governmental organization established in 1948 to devote the advancement of nutrition. Since its 1948 foundation, the membership has grown to include 68 national affiliations with two in observer status and twelve affiliations.

Contents 1 IUNS International Congresses 2 Governing Council 3 Headquarters 4 External links

[edit] IUNS International Congresses

Year	City	Country	Number of Delegates	Countries attending
1948	London	United Kingdom	22	13
1952	Basel	Switzerland	150	18
1954	Amsterdam	Netherlands	360	32
1957	Paris	France	1000	22
1960	Washington, DC	United States	2000	65
1963	Edinburgh	United Kingdom/ Scotland	1500	63
1966	Hamburg	West Germany	2100	81
1969	Prague	Czechoslovakia	1800	62
1972	Mexico City	Mexico	2000	66
1975	Kyoto	Japan	2300	55
1978	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	3500	92
1981	San Diego, California	United States	2500	83
1985	Brighton	United Kingdom/ England	2300	92
1989	Seoul	South Korea	3500	104
1993	Adelaide	Australia	2600	91
1997	Montreal	Canada	3250	92
2001	Vienna	Austria	3550	113
2005	Durban	South Africa	2100	92
2009	Bangkok - scheduled for October 4 - 9	Thailand
2013	TBA	Spain

[edit] Governing Council

The council consists of the President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, Immediate Past-President, and six Members-At-Large. IUNS's current president is Ricardo Uauy of Chile.

[edit] Headquarters

IUNS is located as of 2007 in Los Angeles, California in the United States.

[edit] External links

• Official website