Subsequent conferences were held in Gwangju, Korea in 2015; Cartagena, Colombia in 2016; and Hangzhou, China in 2018.
[needs update] ISAF brings together technologists, technical experts, technology providers and executives in fields pertaining to the alcohol fuel industry, who share their ideas and consider solutions to the challenges ahead.
Reports and handbooks of the ISAF are frequently cited in scholarly articles and treatises about methanol and similar fuels.
The theme of ISAF XVIII 2010 was "Innovation for local and global sustainability of alcohol fuels."
Delegates discussed methodologies and technologies for production of alcohol fuels, and control of environmental pollution.