In December 2003 microsimulation practitioners from around the world were drawn together in Canberra to attend the conference Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future. During this conference many delegates expressed the need for a forum to provide a greater interchange of ideas and expertise. As a result the International Microsimulation Association was founded. Following a period of gestation the association was formally launched in October 2005.

Organising Committee

The IMA provides its services to members free-of-charge, relying solely upon the voluntary donation of member time and institutional resources to further its ends.The present organsiational structure is outlined below. If the launch of the IMA proves to be a success, a more conventional organisational structure will be adopted in due course, including the election of committee members.

President: Ann Harding As co-organiser of the conference Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future, Ann Harding was proposed and unanimously approved as the first President of the IMA during a close-of-conference plenary session. She was subsequently elected to serve a second term at the close of the 1st General Conference of the International Microsimulation Association, held in Vienna in 2007.

Vice-President: Asghar Adeleh Principal organise of the 1st General Conference of the International Microsimulation Association, held in Vienna in 2007, Asghar was elected unopposed at that conference to act as vice-president.

Host Institution: Email discussion lists and IMA web-site kindly hosted by the University of Liverpool, UK.