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The International Society for Blood Transfusion, founded in 1935, is composed of almost 1,400 medical, scientific, technical, or managerial individuals involved with blood transfusion. Members represent more than 100 countries. The mission of the International Society for Blood Transfusion is to establish close and mutually beneficial working relationships with international and national professional societies, together with intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations. By this means, it is possible to disseminate knowledge of how blood transfusion medicine and science may best serve the patient; to create global and regional opportunities for the presentation of research, new developments, and changing concepts in blood transfusion medicine and science and related disciplines; to make provision for the exchange of views and information among members; to promote and to maintain a high level of ethical, medical, and scientific standards in blood transfusion medicine and science throughout the world; and to encourage the development of collaborative programs of good manufacturing and laboratory and user practices in all countries, particularly those with less well‐developed blood transfusion services. The Society publishes Vox Sanguinis, a scientific journal on blood transfusion, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, and a newsletter, Transfusion Today. It also sponsors world and regional congresses, which provide an excellent forum for discussion of not only highly technical subjects and innovations but also issues important to less developed blood transfusion situations.