administration of c.i.d.a. remained for many years in paris, largely under jacqueline heurtault who was elected "secrétaire général adjoint" in 1968 and "secrétaire général" in 1983. following her retirement from the post in 1998, administration of the society moved to washington, d.c. with jonathan coddington at the united states national museum taking over as secretary. at the same time a proposal was made at the 1999 chicago meeting to change the name to international society of arachnology (isa).