At the IInd Congress in Zagreb the Executive Board initiated the organization of special seminars in the time between congresses. The following "in-between seminars" were held:

2004, 11-13 October, Saint - Malo, France
Animal production in Europe : The way forward in a changing world
"in-between" congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene
Organizer: Francois Madec

2002, 7-11 July, Australia
ASAP/ ISAH Conference and Executive Board meeting, Adelaide, Australia
Organizer: Thomas Banhazi

1999, 22-25 April, Postojna, Slovenia
Environmental Protection and Animal Welfare. Postojna, Slovenia
Organizer: Marko Amon

1996, 6-7 November, Varna, Bulgaria
International Scietific Conference, Varna , Bulgaria
Organizer: Andrei Kozarov

1996, 28 -31 October, Mexico City, Mexico
"Demands on Animal Hygiene Education and Research" Mexico City , Mexico
Organizer: J. Saltieral O.

1996, 21 - 24 May, Kosice, Slovakia
"Ecology and Veterinary Medicine" Kosice, Slovakia ,
Organizer: Jan Venglovsky

1995, October- Budapest, Hungary
Symposium of the International Society for Animal Hygiene, Budapest , Hungary
Organizer: Pal Rafai

1994, Marz- Hannover, Germany-West
Hygiene and animal welfare during transportation.
Organizer: Prof. Dr. J. Hartung.
This conference continues with the tradition of "in-between-seminars" and is held under the ISAH heading. It concentrates on topical problems of environmental protection in relation to veterinary medicine, animal hygiene, hygiene and epidemiology.

1990, 18 - 19 September - Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany-West
Actual problems of disinfection of animal houses, of farm-yard manure and slurry.
Organizer Prof. Dr. D. Strauch

1987, Jun - Krakow , Poland
Microphysical problems in biology and animal hygiene.
Organizer Prof. Dr. T. Janowski

1984, August- Hannover, Germany-West
Dust in animal houses.
Organizer Prof. Dr.H.G. Hilliger

1980, 13 September - Vienna, Austria
Bacteriology, mycology and mycotoxicology of animal feeds.
Organizer Prof. Dr. H. Willinger

1978, 21 - 22 September - Altmünste, Austria
Hygiene of the disposal of animal carcasses, slaughterhouse offal and food wastes (animal rendering).
Organizer Prof. Dr. H. Willinger

1977, 5-7 September - Krakow, Poland
Methods and results of hygienic investigations of air in animal stables.
Organizer Prof. Dr. T. Janowski

The interest in this conference is indicated by the number of submitted papers and participants, also d from abroad. Thanks to the sponsors it includes also social events which can contribute to establishment of new and strengthening of existing contacts.

In conclusion, we can express our hope that this conference will meet even with greater success than the two previous ones and by its contents and atmosphere will be entered in a list of successful in-between-seminars of the International Society for Animal Hygiene.