Timeline
| Timeline | |
|---|---|
| 1890 – 1920 1930 – 1960 1980 – 2000 Today | |
| 1890 – 1920 | |
| 1898 | The National Association for the Study of Epilepsy and the Care and Treatment of Epileptics was founded by William Pryor Letchworth, L.L.D., and Frederick Peterson, M.D. Membership was for “any person interested in the scientific study of epilepsy, or in the study of ways and means to improve the condition of epileptics, or in sociological subjects generally.” |
| 1901 | The first meeting of the association was held in Washington, D.C., May 14 and 15, 1901. |
| 1909 | The National Association became the American affiliate of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) when ILAE was established in August 1909, in Budapest, Hungary. |
| 1925 | The National Association ceased to exist as an autonomous society in 1925. All members also were members of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and, in 1927, the National Association became the first organized APA Section on Convulsive Disorders. |
| 1930 – 1960 | |
| 1936 | The American Branch of the ILAE was organized during the American Medical Association (AMA) meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. Its members were concerned “with research and with treatment of extramural patients,” in contrast to the Section on Convulsive Disorders, whose members were concerned with institutional care of patients. In May, 1936, the American Branch held a joint scientific session with the Section on Convulsive Disorders. Thereafter, until 1946, annual meetings were held during the AMA meetings. |
| 1946 | A joint meeting was held on December 13, 1946, that included the American Branch of ILAE, ILAE and the Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases (ARNMD). This is considered the founding year of the AES. |
| 1952 | The American Branch of the ILAE was incorporated in 1952, and in 1954 changed its name to the American Epilepsy Society. |
| 1980 – 2000 | |
| 1984 | A task force was organized to attract neuroscientists to join the Society. |
| 1988 | AES launched a tradition of proactive initiatives to identify education and investigative priorities, beginning with an effort to address issues on childhood onset epilepsy. |
| Today | |
| A strategic operational plan was created to achieve the AES vision of leadership in the 21st century. A major meeting of AES leadership was convened in June, 2002 to revisit and update the Strategic Plan. AES supports the Benchmarks established at the Curing Epilepsy Conference, co-sponsored by AES, NINDS, CURE, and EF. These benchmarks are the keystone to our legislative and research efforts. | |