During a Clinical Engineering Forum at the AAMI Conference 1989 in St. Louis, there was a calling for a new professional society dedicated to the interests of clinical engineers, without consensus. However, on February 16-17, 1990, Tom Bauld, Matt Baretich, Yadin David, Gerald Goodman, Tom Judd, Wayne Morse, Frank Painter, Ira Tackel, and Alvin Wald met in Houston and ACCE was formed with 53 founding members. Today, we are going strong, with CE leader members from all over the globe! Historical Dates
- May 16, 1989: Roundtable to discuss the need to create a National Clinical Engineering Society, St. Louis, MO
- November 11, 1989: 1st Organizational Meeting, Seattle, Washington
- Nov/Dec 1989: Feature article at the Journal of Clinical Engineering describes Emergence of a New Bioengineering Infrastructure and "College of Clinical Engineering"
- February 16-17, 1990: 2nd Organizational Meeting, Houston, Texas
- May 7, 1990: 3rd Organizational Meeting, Anaheim, California
- June 19, 1990: ACCE was incorporated in Seattle, Washington
- August 8, 1990: First group of recommended members
- May 15-26, 1991: first annual membership meeting, the first Advanced Clinical Engineering Workshop (ACEW) was conducted, and Code of Ethics and the Definition of Clinical Engineer were published, Washington, DC
- May 30, 1998: First ACCE Symposium: The Future of Clinical Engineering
First Board of Directors (1990-1991)
President: Yadin David Secretary: Wayne Morse Treasurer: Larry Fennigkoh Membership Chair: Tom Judd Advocacy Chair: Joe Dyro Newsletter Editor: Ira Tackel
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