Society for Invertebrate Pathology

The Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP) was endowed in 1967 as an interdisciplinary scientific society that would draw together members from varied scientific backgrounds under the unified discipline of invertebrate pathology.

The aims as defined in the Society's constitution are:

• Promotion of scientific knowledge of pathology of invertebrate animals and of related subjects through completed, reports and publications.
• Stimulation of scientific investigations and their applications
• Planning, organization and administration of projects for the advancement of scientific knowledge in invertebrate pathology
• Improvement of education and of professional qualifications in invertebrate pathology
• Promotion of international cooperation in achieving the above objectives.

The Society really became viable at the first general meeting held, as promised, in 1968. It is affiliated with the American Institute of Biological Sciences and gathered 22 other societies at the 19th Annual American Institute of Biological Sciences Meeting at Ohio State University in early September