中文简介
国际食用菌大会是国际食用菌科技界和产业界规模最大的盛会。大会致力于促进国际食用菌科技交流和合作，推动全球食用菌科技和产业的发展。国际蘑菇学会设有执行委员会，委员来自不同国家和地区，负责历届大会的筹备指导工作。
自1950年举行第一届国际食用菌大会以来，以后每3-5年召开一次，截至2010年，已经先后在英国、法国、德国、日本、澳大利亚、荷兰、美国等国家召开了17届国际食用菌大会，会议代表由第一届的几十人发展到2008年第17届的600人。历次会议简况见下表。
| 年份 | 地点 | 国家/地区 |
| 1950 | 彼得伯勒 | 英国 |
| 1953 | 让布卢 | 比利时 |
| 1956 | 巴黎 | 法国 |
| 1959 | 哥本哈根 | 丹麦 |
| 1962 | 费城 | 美国 |
| 1965 | 瓦赫宁根/阿姆斯特丹 | 荷兰 |
| 1968 | 汉堡 | 德国 |
| 1971 | 伦敦 | 英国 |
| 1974 | 东京/台北 | 日本/台湾 |
| 1978 | 波尔多 | 法国 |
| 1981 | 悉尼 | 澳大利亚 |
| 1987 | 不伦瑞克 | 德国 |
| 1991 | 都柏林 | 爱尔兰 |
| 1995 | 牛津 | 英国 |
| 2000 | 马斯特里赫特 | 荷兰 |
| 2004 | 迈阿密 | 美国 |
| 2008 | 开普敦 | 南非 |
| 2012 | 北京 | 中国 |
第18届国际食用菌大会将于2012年8月26-30日在北京召开，由国际蘑菇学会、中国农业科学院、中国食用菌协会、中国食品土畜进出口商会联合主办，中国农业科学院农业资源与农业区划研究所承办。大会将为食用菌科技界和产业界人士提供良好的交流平台，使全世界的食用菌同行共享食用菌科学研究与技术进步的最新成果。大会的主旨是促进全球食用菌产业的发展，同时展示中国的食用菌产业发展的成果，大会的主要内容包括：⑴产业现状与发展展望；⑵生产技术；⑶食用菌营养与健康，主要议题包括种质资源及其多样性、生物化学和分子生物学、遗传与育种、病虫害管理与质量控制、市场管理、营养与药用、菌种制作和栽培技术、菌根菌。
除学术交流外，大会同时举办食用菌新品种、新技术、新产品和新书刊展览，并组织参观食用菌生产。组委会还设计了多条会后旅游线路供代表们选择，例如北京的长城、故宫和颐和园等，让参会代表在收获学术成果的同时领略光辉灿烂的中华文明。
About the ISMS Congresses
The congress of the International Society for Mushroom Science is a regular forum for the world's mushroom researchers to exchange research results and development activities across all segments of the mushroom industry and promote international communication and cooperation. An executive committee consisting of representatives from different regions of the world gives guidance to the conference planners. Being the top international conference for the mushroom research community and the industry at large, seventeen congresses have been held in different countries since its launch in 1950. The participants have been expanded from dozens of people at the first Congress of the ISMS to 600 at the 17th.
A brief history of the previous congresses is shown in the following:
| Year | Location | Country/Region | Mushroom Science |
| 2012 | Bei Jing | China | Mush.Sci. XVIII |
| 2008 | Cape Town | South Africa | Mush.Sci. XVII |
| 2004 | Miami | USA | Mush.Sci. XVI |
| 2000 | Maastricht | The Netherlands | Mush. Sci. XV |
| 1995 | Oxford | England | Mush. Sci. XIV |
| 1991 | Dublin | Ireland | Mush. Sci. XIII |
| 1987 | Braunschweig | Germany | Mush. Sci. XII |
| 1981 | Sydney | Australia | Mush. Sci. XI |
| 1978 | Bordeaux | France | Mush. Sci. X |
| 1974 | Tokyo and Taipei | Japan and Taiwan | Mush. Sci. IX |
| 1971 | London | England | Mush.Sci. VIII |
| 1968 | Hamburg | Germany | Mush. Sci. VII |
| 1965 | Wageningen and Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Mush. Sci. VI |
| 1962 | Philadelphia | USA | Mush. Sci. V |
| 1959 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Mush. Sci. IV |
| 1956 | Paris | France | Mush. Sci. III |
| 1953 | Gembloux | Belgium | Mush. Sci. II |
| 1950 | Peterborough | England | Mush. Sci. I |
The 18th Congress of the ISMS will be held from August 26th to 30th, 2012 in Beijing. It is hosted by International Society for Mushroom Science (ISMS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China Edible Fungi Association (CEFA), China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products (CFNA), and will be organized by Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IARRP, CAAS). The 18th Congress will provide a good platform for the world's edible mushroom peers to share the scientific researches and the latest achievements of technological progress on edible mushroom industry. The main purpose of the 18th Congress is to promote the development of edible mushroom industry as well as to present the latest development of edible mushroom industry in China. The contents include: (I) The development and prospect of industrial situation; (II) Production and technology; (III) Nutrition and Health of edible mushroom. The main topics will consist of germplasm diversity, biochemistry and molecular biology, genetics and breeding, disease, pest and quality control, marketing management, nutritional and medicinal aspects, technology of cultivation and spawn-making, and mycorrhizal mushroom.
Apart from the scientific exchange, we will also showcase new varieties, new products, new technologies and latest publications. Furthermore, post-conference tours to mushroom farms in China and the scenic and/or cultural sites will feature your tour in China, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and so on, which will enable the participants not only to gain academic rewards but also to enjoy the splendid Chinese civilization.
