The Federation of Animal Science Societies FASS was formed on January 1, 1998 by mutual consent and for the mutual benefit of three founding Member Societies: the American Dairy Science Association ADSA, the American Society of Animal Science ASAS, and the Poultry Science Association PSA. Since the early 1980s, the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of ASAS discussed the possibility of having joint scientific meetings of these societies and forming federated societies. Initial efforts were not successful, but, from 1986 to 1988, considerable correspondence and facetoface interaction took place, and, while C. Brent Theurer was President of ASAS 19871988, Presidents of three other societies or their representatives met to consider a proposal to establish a federation. These individuals were Jack Van Horn, ADSA; Michael Dikeman, AMSA; and David Snetsinger and Helene Cecil, PSA. The proposal was accepted and approved by the Board of each society. After considerable discussion, the officers and Board members of all four societies and Robert Zimbelman, Executive Vice President of ASAS, agreed on the name, Federation of American Societies of Food Animal Sciences FASFAS, which was established in 1989. In 1995, a society structure committee was formed to explore a new structure for the four animal science societies. Out of this committee came the formation of FASS in 1998 with ADSA, ASAS, and PSA as founding members. Currently, FASS provides services to over 10,000 professionals from animal agriculture. FASS purchased the building and assets originally owned by the American Dairy Science Association at the Savoy, Illinois location as its first headquarters.

Address: 1111 N. Dunlap Ave., Savoy, IL USA 61874
Telephone: +1-217-356-3182
Fax: +1-217-398-4119
Website: http://www.fass.org/