The ANZMS was founded in 1980 and since then has held premier biannual meetings for basic and clinical scientists passionate about microcirculation research and clinical translation. The ANZMS provides the forum for encouraging the exchange and dissemination of information on the microcirculation in a most convivial atmosphere! There is great comradery amongst our members, and many a new collaboration fostered at our meetings has spawned publications in the leading international cardiovascular and microcirculation journals.