The first INSFO event was a conference held in Trento (Italy) on 30 November - 2 December 2000.
Activities for 2001:
- Team 1 The war for legitimacy in politics and culture
Team leaders: Professor Pierre Ayçoberry and Professor Peter Romijn - Workshop on The War for Legitimacy at a Local Level, Strasbourg, 18-19 May; Organisers: Professor Pierre Ayçoberry and Professor Peter Romijn.
Report Team 1 - Team 2 The continuity of the churches
Team leaders: Professor Jan Th. M. Bank and Professor Lieve Gevers - Workshop to be held in Leuven on 20-23 September.
Report Team 2 - Team 3 The nature and development of local economies
Team leaders: Professor Richard J. Overy and Professor Alice Teichova - Workshop to be held in Prague on 21-22 September.
Report Team 3 - Team 4 The structuring of everyday life
Team leaders: Professor Hagen Fleischer and Dr. Olivier Wieviorka - Workshop to be held in Oxford on 6-9 September.
Report Team 4 - Team 5 The migration of the masses
Team leaders: Professor Gustavo Corni and Dr. Tamás Stark - Workshop to be held in Budapest on 13-16 September.
Report Team 5 - Team 6 The persecution and extermination of the Jews
Team leaders: Dr. Beate Kosmala and Professor Felix Tych - Workshop to be held in Loveno di Menaggio on 6-9 September.
Report Team 6
The Steering Committee met in Leuven (Belgium), on 22 September 2001.