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After eight years managing the International Cytokine & Interferon Society (cytokinesociety.org), it is time to pass the torch to Stephanie Flores, CAE, who also took over another former client (casss.org) that outgrew us, which is the goal of Rhema Association Management! One size absolutely does not fit all when it comes to managing and directing dynamic international scientific societies. We will continue to guide & manager smaller cytokine related organizations and meetings, bringing all our energy, expertise, contacts and experience to organizations and meetings that fit under our roof, with the goal of letting them go if and when they outgrow us.

Cytokine Society has outgrown us!

After eight years managing the International Cytokine & Interferon Society, it is time to pass the torch to Stephanie Flores, CAE, who also took over another former client (casss.org) that outgrew …

Cytokines 2024 Highlights Video

Cytokines 2024 Highlights Video

Cytokines 2024 joint meeting with KAI 2024 International: Highlighting the scientific presentations and discussion, engaging poster session and gala dinner. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens …

Cytokines 2023 Closing Day Highlights

Cytokines 2023: final day, at the Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece. Highlighting the scientific presentations and discussion, engaging poster session and gala dinner condensed into a 3 minute video.  Wednesday …

Over 750 immunologists, inflammation, infection and cancer researchers will be in Athens for Cytokines 2023

Visit the Website We welcome you to participate in the premier international meeting on ‘Cytokines’ that takes place worldwide and is regularly attended by 750-1,000 participants. The 11th edition comes …

Joan Oefner is honored with the 2020 ICIS Distinguished Service award in recognition for her extraordinary contributions and service to the ICIS and to the cytokine research community at large. Since she joined our Society as Managing Director in 2016, she has reached far beyond expectations to ensure the administrative, conference, and financial success of ICIS and has devoted significant time and energy to further the goals of the Society.

2020 ICIS Distinguished Service Award goes to ICIS Managing Director, Joan Saluzzi-Oefner

Society Announcement Joan Saluzzi-Oefner, Managing Director, International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)Joan Oefner is honored with the 2020 ICIS Distinguished Service award in recognition for her extraordinary contributions and service …

Cytokines 2023 Highlights Video

When World Renown Scientists are also Great Musicians!

Joan Oefner is honored with the 2020 ICIS Distinguished Service award in recognition for her extraordinary contributions and service to the ICIS and to the cytokine research community at large. Since she joined our Society as Managing Director in 2016, she has reached far beyond expectations to ensure the administrative, conference, and financial success of ICIS and has devoted significant time and energy to further the goals of the Society.

Society Announcement

Joan Oefner, Managing Director, International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)

Joan Oefner is honored with the 2020 ICIS Distinguished Service award in recognition for her extraordinary contributions and service to the ICIS and to the cytokine research community at large. Since she joined our Society as Managing Director in 2016, she has reached far beyond expectations to ensure the administrative, conference, and financial success of ICIS and has devoted significant time and energy to further the goals of the Society.

Joan founded her association management company in San Francisco in 1993 to support international scientific and medical societies. After moving to Germany in 2005, she found it surprisingly difficult to convince prospective new clients that a virtual business model is the most efficient and responsive way to support the missions and goals of international non-profit scientific and medical societies. Past-President Nancy Reich and the ICIS Council, however, had no issues with this concept and boldly hired Joan’s “Virtual Office”.

Joan received her Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, in 1982 from the University of Colorado, Boulder.  She obtained the CAE (certified association executive) designation in November 1998 from the American Society of Association Executives. She is not a scientist but loves working with scientists and even married her favorite one, Peter Oefner, who is Chair of the Department of Functional Genomics, Institute of Functional Genomics at the University of Regensburg (thus the move to Germany).

Managing Non-Profit Scientific & Medical Societies and their International Conferences since 1992.

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Cytokines 2023 Athens Last Day Highlights

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