Past Conventions and Awards

IDC members have met all over the world since 1959 to exchange ideas and learn from each other. Meetings on five continents have added richness to the experience for attendees. In addition to educational forums and seminars, the conventions have also given members the opportunity to travel together before and/or after the convention to wonderful destinations.

A highlight of every convention since 1966 has been the awarding of the International Drycleaner of the Year Award (among other awards) to an individual who has given outstanding service on behalf of the industry.

Past Convention Locations:

Year	Location	Presiding Officer	Drycleaner of the Year
1959	Tokyo, Japan	Takeo Igarashi
1960	Long Beach, CA, USA	Tom Jones
1961	Honolulu, HI, USA	Mel E. Lindstrom
1962	Long Beach, CA, USA	Jack Stacey
1963	Honolulu, HI, USA	Tom Jones
1964	Mexico City, Mexico	Moses Kang
1965	Tokyo, Japan	Takeo Igarashi
1966	Portland, OR, USA	Robert Depper	Takeo Igarashi, Japan
1967	Honolulu, HI, USA	Jack M. Wada	Jack Stacey, USA
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	Edward A. Sloan	Tom Jones, USA
1969	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Gene Nordin	Jack Wada, USA
1970	Kyoto, Japan	Takeo Igarashi	Kinji Tanabe, Japan
1971	Kona, HI, USA	Richard H. F. Yee	Setsuko Yokoyama, USA
1972	Long Beach, CA, USA	Steve D. Carroll	Edward A. Sloan, USA
1973	Caracas, Venezuela	Thomas L. Morrill III	Thomas L. Morrill III, Venezuela
1974	Melbourne, Australia	Roger D. Bancroft	John P. Murray, Australia
1974	Nairobi, Kenya	Z.K. Gakunju
1974	Stratford, England	T.B.S. Johnson
1975	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Robert J.R. Kerr	Gene Nordin, Canada
1976	Honolulu, HI, USA	Roy T. Merakami	Moses Kang, USA
1977	Tokyo-Sapporo, Japan	Keiichi Igarashi	Tadashi Kunitomo, Japan
1978	Augsburg, West Germany	Rudiger Bohler	Makoto Igarashi, Japan
1979	Queensland, Australia	John Patrick Murray	Roger D. Bancroft, Australia
1979	Auckland, New Zealand	Jack Taylor
1979	Honolulu, HI, USA	Roy Murakami
1980	Anaheim, CA, USA	Claude A. Bigelow	Rudiger Bohler, West Germany
1981	Vancouver, BC, Canada	James Fletcher	Robert J.R. Kerr, Canada
1982	London, England	Gordon W. Jones	Campbell E. Redenbach, Australia
1983	Singapore	Joseph Lee Kok Han	Doris E. Easley, USA
1984	Tokyo, Japan	Tadashi Kunitomo	Julius Bruck, USA
1985	Quebec City, Canada	Georges E. Malenfant	Malcolm MacGregor, Canada
1986	Perth, Australia	Campbell E. Redenbach	Robert A. Heald, USA
1987	San Francisco, CA, USA	Doris E. Easley	Marcia Todd, Canada
1988	Stratford, England	William H. Davidson	Max Zimmerman, USA
1989	Taipei, Taiwan	Rong-Ma Wu	Rong-Ma Wu
1990	Augsburg, Germany	Rudiger Boehler	Leroy Burch, USA
1991	Victoria, BC, Canada	Glead Weidner	Willam W. Pulley, USA
1992	Boston, MA, USA	Bill Pulley	James Fletcher, Canada
1993	Melbourne, Australia	Nick Moufarrige	Willam H. Davidson, England
1994	Caracas, Venezuela	Thomas Morrill III	Nick Moufarrige, Australia
1995	Yokohama, Japan	Makoto Igarashi	Yoshehei Nishikawa, Japan
1996	Edinburgh, Scotland	Peter Crane	Ray Edwards, USA
1997	Orlando, FL, USA	Ray Edwards	Egon Burchard, Germany
1998	Munich, Germany	Manfred Wentz	Tom Hopkins, Canada
1999	Toronto, ON, Canada	Tom Hopkins	Jack Barron, USA
2000	Canberra, Australia	Peter Hudson	Peter Hudson, Australia
2001	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Tom Gosselin	Tom Gosselin, USA
2002	London, England	Simon Murray	Simon Murray, England
2003	Kobe, Japan	Nobuyasu Igarashi	Nobuyasu Igarashi, Japan
2004	Frankfurt, Germany	Kai Burchard	Jim Barry, USA
2005	Orlando, FL, USA	Marcia Todd	William Fisher, USA
2006	Bologna, Italy	Jack Barron	David Hillary, Canada
2007	San Francisco, CA, USA	Carol Memberg	Milton Chortkoff, USA
2008	Ottawa, ON, Canada	Malcolm MacGregor	Toshiyuki Izumi, Japan
2009	Beijing, China	Junichi Kato	Malcolm MacGregor, Canada
2010	Dublin, Ireland	Murray Simpson	Lynnette Watterson, USA
2011	Paris, France	Murray Simpson
2012	Baltimore, MD, USA	Marie-Louise Hallak
2013	New Orleans, LA, USA	Patricia Bond
2015	Osaka, Japan	Toshiyuki Izumi	Ken Uchikoshi, Japan
2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Lynnette Watterson
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	Marcus Taslim