... ACP has particularly devoted itself to coloproctology training in Austria, with annual courses and finally in the form of a training certificate, which was prepared in collaboration with the European Society of Surgery and qualifies the holder for the European specialist examination in coloproctology. The office of the training officer was established within the ACP for this purpose, and the corresponding certificates are awarded annually in public (ÖCK or BÖC).

The officers of the ACP were appointed at the beginning of the founding session as follows:
1993
President: M. Wunderlich (KH Hollabrunn)
Vice President: R. Schiessl (SMZ East)
Secretary: J. Karner-Hanusch (University Hospital I, Vienna)
Treasurer: A. Berger (University Hospital Graz)

The founding meeting of the ACP was convened in the Congress House of the City of Innsbruck on June 11, 1993 at 1.45 pm, which was attended by 18 under the Chairmanship of Univ. Doz. Dr. Doz. M. Wunderlich '(at that time Primar AÖ KH Hollabrunn) and Dr. med. F. Herbst (former senior consultant at the I. Surgical University Clinic Vienna), and the first list of members was initiated accordingly. The structure and objectives of the ACP were presented, as approved by the Austrian Society of Surgery as the basis for the future sub-association by prior request. The principal stated objectives are the exchange of expertise regarding diagnostic and therapeutic methods and the advancement of technical standards based on the current state of knowledge in the form of seminars, individual lectures and symposia, as well as the training of surgeons in Austria. The conduct of inter/national studies for the critical evaluation of procedures related to diseases of the colon, rectum and anus, as well as the cooperation with the European and other inter/national medical societies is another explicit goal. From the outset, the main focus of the new working group pertained to the organization of coloproctological focus symposia and special sessions within the framework of the Austrian Congress of Surgeons.

(Term extended to 3 years)
President: J. Pfeifer (University Hospital Graz)
Vice President: A. Salat (AKH Vienna)
2nd Vice President: A. Heuberger (PMU Salzburg)
Secretary: F. Aigner (MUI Innsbruck)
new 2009: Further training: I. Haunold (BHS Vienna)

2009: Number of members 244 (20.11.2009)
2010: departure of the 2nd Vice President

(Term extended to 3 years)
President: J. Pfeifer (University Hospital Chairman: A. Salat (AKH Vienna)
Vice President: F. Aigner (MUI Innsbruck)
Secretary: I. E. Kronberger (MUI Innsbruck)
Further education consultant: I. Haunold (BHS Vienna)
new: co-opting board members:
'AG Resident Surgeons': A. Zukriegel (Salzburg),
2012: T. Filipitsch (Vienna)
'Inflammatory bowel disease': G. Novi (Vienna),
2012: M. Oberwalder (Innsbruck)
'Functional bowel disease' H. Spielhofer (Feldbach),
2012: C. Kopf (Schärding), S. Riss (Vienna)
'AG colorectal carcinoma': M. Zitt (MUI Innsbruck)
'Public affairs', staffed by European Federation for Colorectal Cancer (EFR) Graz)
Substitute: A. Salat (AKH Vienna)
2nd substitute: A. Heuberger (PMU Salzburg)
Secretary: F. Aigner (MUI Innsbruck)
new 2009: Further training: I. Haunold (BHS Vienna)

2009: Number of members 244 (20.11.2009)
2010: departure of the second substitute

President: I. Haunold (BHS Vienna)
Vice President: I. E. Kronberger (MUI Innsbruck)
Secretary: K. Sorko-Enzfelder (BHS Vienna)
Training officer: A. Salat (AKH Vienna)
Co-opting board members:
'AG Coloproctology in childhood': B. Härter, O. Renz (Innsbruck)
'Inflammatory bowel disease': M. Lemmerer (Graz), M. Oberwalder † (Innsbruck)
'Functional bowel disease': C. Kopf (Schärding), S. Riss (Vienna)
'AG colorectal carcinoma': M. Zitt (Innsbruck)
'Public affairs', F. Aigner (Berlin)

...our former board member and head of the Coloproctological working group Innsbruck Mr. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Oberwalder († 2014).

President: I. E. Kronberger (MUI Innsbruck)
Vice President: I. Haunold (BHS Vienna)
Secretary: S. Czipin (MUI Innsbruck)
Further education consultant: K. Sorko-Enzfelder (BHS Vienna)
Co-opting board members:
'AG Resident Surgeons': unoccupied
'Inflammatory bowel disease': S. Riss (Vienna) and M. Lemmerer (Graz)
'Functional bowel disease' C. Kopf (Schärding)
'AG colorectal carcinoma': M. Zitt (Dornbirn)
Public affairs: F. Aigner (Berlin)

President: Prof. Dr. med. Felix Aigner, MBA FEBS FACS (BHB Graz)
Vice President: Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Stefan Riss (AKH Wien)
Secretary: Dr. Jaroslav Presl (Salzburg)
Further education consultant: Dr. K. Sorko-Enzfelder (Wien) und Dr. Bernd Höfler (Vorau)
Scientific Advisory Board: Dr. I. E. Kronberger (Innsbruck) und Dr. Ninkovic Marijana (Innsbruck)
Co-opting board members:
‘AG Resident Surgeons': unoccupied
‘AG Inflammatory bowel disease’: Dr. M. Lemmerer (Graz) und Dr. C. Obwegeser (Dornbirn) und Dr. DA. Binder (Tulln)
‘AG Functional bowel disease’: Dr. I. Haunold (Wien) und Dr.M. Huth (Innsbruck)
‘AG Colorectal carcinoma’: Dr. M. Zitt (Dornbirn) und Dr. M. Mitteregger (Graz) und Dr. A. Leitner (Dornbirn)

...our former board member and head of the Coloproctological working group Innsbruck Dr. Irmgard E. Kronberger († September 2021).

The Working Group for Coloproctology, founded in 1993 as a working group of the Austrian Society of Surgery, was transformed into an association in 2022. It is now an associate member of the Austrian Society of Surgery and continues to provide a platform for clinical and scientific activities for its members.

The seat of the association is in Graz. ZVR number: 1723687772.