The International Society of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (ISCAM) was founded in 1991 to promote the growth and development of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant biology, to encourage the exchange, distribution, and publication of research on CAM plants, and to promote the interests and growth of CAM plant scientists in general. The ISCAM membership spans six continents, and our members work in academic and industrial environments. The Society also has a small, but growing student membership. The goal of ISCAM is to play a key role in uniting the international CAM plant scientific community.