Historical Note

The Portuguese Electron Microscopy Society (SPME) was founded in 1966, in the General Assembly meeting of the Portuguese Natural Sciences Society, becoming an autonomous scientific society. In 1990 this society become the Portuguese Electron Microscopy and Cellular Biology Society (SPME-BC), having the main purpose to contribute for the development of the scientific research in the fields of Electron Microscopy and Cellular Biology. In 2005 the name of the society was changed to Portuguese Microscopy Society (SPMicros).

Since its foundation the SPME / SPME-BC / SPMicros has been organizing an annual scientific meeting were the associates present their scientific work. For these meetings are usually invited Portuguese and international conferencists of recognized merit. Most of the meetings took place at Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon. However, in 1973 the SPME meeting took place at Luanda, and in 1987 at Evora.

Joint meetings with other scientific societies, Portuguese and international, also took place. Two joint meetings with the Portuguese Anatomic Society took place. The first took place at Porto, in 1980, and the second at Lisbon, in 1985. The early joint meetings with the Spanish Electron Microscopy Society originated two Iberian Congresses of Electron Microscopy. The first took place at Ronda (Spain), in 1984, and the second (IBEREM) at Lisbon, in 1988. In 1991, the meeting took place at Barcelona as a Franco-Iberian Congress of Electron Microscopy, corresponding to a joint meeting of the Portuguese, Spanish and French Electron Microscopy Societies.

Founding Members

Dr. Maria de Lourdes Borges
Prof. Dr. António Coimbra
Prof. Dr. Manuel Miranda Magalhães
Eng. Miguel Galvão de Melo e Mota
Prof. Dr. Armando Laroze Rocha
Prof. Dr. Manuel Teixeira da Silva
Prof. Dr. José Fernando Castro-Correia
Prof. Dr. José David-Ferreira
Prof. Dr. Amarilis Varenes e Mendonça
Dr. Luisete da Conceição Rijo
Prof. Dr. Roberto Salema 

 

Society Directive Boards in the periods 1966-2015
2014 – Porto
Filomena Viana
Carlos Moreira de Sá
Graça Casal
João Pedro Araújo
Carla Batista Pinto

2012 – Lisbon
António Alves de Matos
Patrícia Carvalho
Lia Santos e Sousa

2010 – Aveiro
Paula Vilarinho
Ana Senos
António Calado

2008 – Porto
Henrique Almeida
Delminda Neves
Fernando Jorge Monteiro
Carlos Reguenga
Manuel Vieira

2007 - Coimbra
Valdemar Fernandes
Maria de Fátima Martins
Bruno Trindade
Fernando Simões
Carlos Moucho

2006 - Braga
Cecília Leão
Nuno Sousa
Rui Reis
Armando Almeida
Paula Ludovico

2005 - Lisbon
António Alves de Matos
Patrícia Almeida Carvalho
Sofia Oliveira

2004 - Aveiro
Maria Lourdes Pereira
Conceição Santos
Violante Gomes

2003 - Ponta Delgada
Vasco Manuel Garcia
António dos Santos Martins
Jorge Ricardo Medeiros

2002 - Funchal
Rúben Antunes Capela
António Manuel Brehm
Ana Mafalda Fonseca

2001 - Coimbra/Barcelona
Firmino Mesquita
Augusto Dinis
Jorge Canhoto

2000 - Porto/Goiânia
Carlos Azevedo
Alexandre Lobo da Cunha
Eduardo Rocha

1999 - Lisbon
Rui Malhó
Teresa Antunes
Lia Ascenção

1998 - Porto
Carlos Azevedo
Alexandre Lobo da Cunha
Eduardo Rocha

1997 - Coimbra
Augusto Magalhães Santana
João Poiares da Silva
Joaquim Sousa Barros

1996 - Lisbon
Maria do Carmo Fonseca
Leonor Parreira
João Ferreira

1995 - Porto
Maria Conceição Magalhães
José Castro Lopes
Delminda Neves

1994 - Coimbra
José Firmino Mesquita
Vasco Bairos
Augusto Dinis
Maria de Fátima Martins

1993 - Oeiras
Lucinda Mata
Sérgio Gulbenkian
João Ferreira
Teresa Antunes

1992 - Oeiras
Lucinda Mata
Sérgio Gulbenkian
João Ferreira
Teresa Antunes

1991 - Porto
Carlos Azevedo
Rogério Monteiro
Mário Sousa

1990 - Porto
Carlos Azevedo
Rogério Monteiro
Mário Sousa

1989 - Coimbra
Vasco Bairos
Augusto Magalhães Santana
Maria Helena Figueiredo

1988 - Lisbon
José David-Ferreira
Maria do Carmo Fonseca
António Cidadão

1987 - Évora
Miguel Mota
Ivone Henriques
Fernando Henriques

1986 - Porto
Maria Conceição Magalhães
Carlos Resende
Deolinda Lima

1985 - Lisbon
Mário Nascimento Ferreira
José Esperança Pina
João Goyri O'Neil

1984 - Coimbra
José Firmino Mesquita
Adelaide Santos Cardoso
Maria Helena Figueiredo

1983 - Porto
Carlos Azevedo
Fernanda Castilho
Fernanda Pinto

1982 - Oeiras
Miguel Mota
Fausto Leitão
Maria Leonilde Calado

1981 - Coimbra
José Firmino Mesquita
José Santos Dias
Augusto Magalhães Santana

1980 - Porto
Manuel Miranda Magalhães
Maria da Conceição Magalhães
Carlos Resende

1979 - Oeiras
José David-Ferreira
Fernando Guerra Rodrigo
José Cardoso Pessoa

1978 - Coimbra
José Firmino Mesquita
Maria de Fátima Santos
José Santos Dias

1977 - Porto
Roberto Salema
Elvira Brandão
Arlete Santos

1976 - Lisbon
José Moura Nunes
Fernando Guerra Rodrigo
António Gomes da Costa

1975 - Coimbra
José Firmino Mesquita
Maria de Fátima Santos
José Santos Dias

1974 - Porto
Manuel Teixeira da Silva
Rui Seixas Abrunhosa
Mário Espiga de Macedo

1973 - Luanda
António Cadete Leite
António Freitas da Fonseca
Bernardo Sodré Borges

1972 - Oeiras
José David-Ferreira
Lucinda Mata
Fernando Guerra Rodrigo

1971 - Coimbra
Armando Tavares de Sousa
José Firmino Mesquita
Rogério Teixeira

1970 - Porto
António Coimbra
Manuel Miranda Magalhães
Maria da Conceição Magalhães

1969 - Lisbon
Miguel Mota
Amarilis Varennes e Mendonça
Luisete da Conceição Rijo

1968 - Coimbra
Abílio Fernandes
José Firmino Mesquita
António Carvalheira

1967 - Porto
Armando Laroze Rocha
Manuel Teixeira da Silva
António Coimbra

1966 - Porto
Armando Laroze Rocha
Manuel Teixeira da Silva
António Coimbra