Graphonomics - History and Conferences

History and Conferences

The first international conference relating to graphonomics was held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in July 1982. The term 'graphonomics' was used there for the first time.

The second conference was held in July 1985 in Hong Kong and, at that meeting, a decision was taken to form the International Graphonomics Society. The IGS became a legal non-profit organization under Netherlands law on January 30, 1987.

Subsequently, an international conference, symposium and/or workshop has been held every two years. Past events have been held in various locations with most events having a specific theme, as follows:

• Nijmegen, The Netherlands (1982), Motor Aspects of Handwriting
• Hong Kong (1985), Graphonomics
• Montreal, QC, Canada (1987), Third International Symposium on Handwriting and Computer Applications
• Trondheim, Norway (1989), Fourth IGS Conference. The Development of Graphic Skills (DOGS)
• Tempe, AZ, USA (1991), Fifth Handwriting Conference of the IGS. Motor Control of Handwriting
• Paris, France (1993), Sixth International Conference on Handwriting and Drawing (ICOHD93)
• London, ON, Canada (1995), Seventh Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Basic and Applied Issues in Handwriting and Drawing Research. Note: this conference was held jointly with Annual Symposium of the Association of Forensic Document Examiners
• Genoa, Italy (1997), Eighth Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Motor Control and Neuroscience
• Singapore, Singapore (1999), 9th Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Written Oriental Languages
• Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2001), Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Motor Disorders
• Scottsdale, AZ, USA (2003), 11th Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Connecting Sciences Using Graphonomlc Research
• Salerno, Italy (2005), 12th Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Advances in Graphonomics: Perceiving, Deciding, Acting
• Melbourne, Australia (2007), 13th Conference of the International Graphonomics Society
• Dijon, France (2009), 14th Biennial Conference of the International Graphonomics Society. Advances in Graphonomics
• Live Aqua Cancun, Mexico (2011), The 15th International Graphonomics Society Conference. Translational Graphonomics