[2] The International Congress on Twin Studies (ICTS) is a tri-ennial conference organised by the ISTS.
Past locations include Budapest, Florence, Seoul, Ghent, Odense, London and others.
[4] The James Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research is an award created in 1980 in honor of James Shields, a pioneering researcher in human behavior genetics.
[5] Winners usually receive the award at the International Congress on Twin Studies or at the annual meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association.
Past winners include Lindon Eaves, Peter Propping, Nick Martin, Dorret Boomsma, Nancy Segal, Matt McGue, Robert Plomin, John K. Hewitt and others.