The ESR was founded in 1996 and the inaugural meeting of the
Committee was held in Leuven, Belgium, on 4th March 1997.
List of committee meetings:
| Date | Place |
| 4th March 1997 | Leuven, Belgium |
| 8th September 1998 | Portoroz, Slovenia |
| 21st August 2000 | Cambridge, UK |
| 3rd September 2002 | Erlangen, Germany |
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