The International Research Program on Comparative Mycoplasmology (IRPCM) was launched in 1971 under auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as a consultative group. In 1986, IRPCM became a permanent standing committee of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM).

At each IOM Congress, IRPCM holds a Consultation. The place and year of previous Consultation:

1. Paris, FRANCE, 1971
2. London, UK, 1972
3. Jerusalem, ISRAEL, 1973
4. Bordeaux, FRANCE, 1974
5. London, UK, 1976
6. Freiburg, GERMANY, 1978
7. Custer, USA, 1980
8. Tokyo, JAPAN, 1982
9. Jerusalem, ISRAEL, 1984
10. Birmingham, AL, USA, 1986
11. Baden, AUSTRIA, 1988
12. Istanbul, TURKEY, 1990
13. Ames, IA, USA, 1992
14. Bordeaux, FRANCE, 1994
15. Orlando, FL, USA, 1996
16. Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA, 1998
17. Fukuoka, JAPAN, 2000
18. Vienna, AUSTRIA, 2002
19. Athens, GA, USA, 2004
20. Cambridge, UK, 2006

For more information, see: https://iom-online.org/the-organization/