1979 NASPE founded. Office established at Massachusetts General Hospital.
 
1980 First National Meeting of NASPE, March 18, Houston, Texas.
 
1981 First issue of NASPENews. Affiliation with PACE as official journal. Young Investigators Awards established.
 
1982 First Policy Conference. Position paper written and published in PACE. First Fellowship awarded.
 
1983 ACCME accreditation to provide CME for physicians.
 
1984 First stand-alone Annual Scientific Sessions. Membership reaches 500. NASPE moves to larger office in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
 
1985 Board of Trustees established. Council of Allied Professionals (CAP) organized. First Annual Scientific Sessions held outside USA — Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
 
1986 First Examination of Special Competency for Physicians.
 
1987 NASPE General Endowment Fund founded. Michael Bilitch Endowment Fund founded.
 
1988 First Fellowship Training Program listing published. Health Policy consultant appointed.
 
1989 Moved to larger offices in Newton, Massachusetts. Celebration in Toronto of 10th birthday of NASPE. Membership reaches 1,000. Long Range Plan established. First Examination of Special Competency for Allied Professionals.
 
1990 Annual Scientific Sessions moves to a convention center. Audiotapes of Annual Scientific Sessions available. CAP Educational Guidelines published.
 
1991 NASPE hosts IXth World Symposium in conjunction with Annual Scientific Sessions. NASPETAPES released.
 
1992 Washington Report established. Mini-courses added to Annual Scientific Sessions. Board Review Course in Electrophysiology offered.
 
1993 Annual Fellowship Training Program Directors meeting begins.

1994 Publication of 2nd Edition of CAP Educational Guidelines. Expansion of Annual Scientific Sessions to 3 full days. Annual Program for Fellows offered. Introduction of interactive audience response sessions at Annual Scientific Sessions. First "Hands-on" Educational Session at Annual Scientific Sessions. NASPE moves to current office in Natick, Massachusetts. JCE becomes official journal.  

1995 Membership reaches 2,000. NASPE opens satellite Washington office. NASPE begins joint programming with European Society of Cardiology Working Groups on Arrhythmias and Pacing. NASPE establishes Committee for the Promotion of Basic Science.
 
1996 First CD-ROM Highlights of the Annual Scientific Sessions. Web site developed and released. Expansion of Annual Scientific Sessions to 4 days. NASPE sponsors Board Review EP Course with ACC co-sponsorship. Opening Evening Poster Reception offered at Annual Scientific Sessions.
 
1997 Membership reaches 2,500. Industry forum established.

1998 NASPE offers International Luncheon Forums at Annual Scientific Sessions. Primary Care Programming offered.

1999 Celebration of NASPE’s 20th birthday in Toronto. Membership reaches 3000. NASPE purchases headquarter building. Public Awareness Campaign is launched. Establishment of a Benevolent Fund.

2000 Live Ablation Case Presentation transmitted via satellite to the Scientific Sessions in Washington. CME credit available throughout year using Medscape.com. Abstracts submitted and graded electronically. Established Carol McGlinchey Professional Development Fund. Awarded Provider status for continuing education in nursing. Working groups established to support the development of patient and medical professional educational material for website.

2001 Abstracts submitted and graded electronically. James Youngblood joins the NASPE team as the Chief Executive Officer. NASPE establishes the Advanced Training Clinical Fellowship Awards.
 
2002 Strategic Plan and New Mission approved. Formal commencement of "Focus on the Future" campaign. Number of endowment and dedicated funds grows to seven. Membership reaches 3,500.
 
2003 Standards of professional practice for allied professionals in pacing and electrophysiology published; enhanced patient materials available; reimbursement-coding audioconference held; kick-off 25th anniversary year; repositioning of NASPE – Heart Rhythm Society; corporate forum held.

2005 Second Strategic Planning Conference held. HRS Chairs National ICD Registry Working Group. First ICD Cardiac Resynchronization Devices conference held. First ABIM Preparatory Course offered. On-line Grassroots Advocacy system launched. Heart Rhythm Foundation Public Awareness Programs on Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Atrial Fibrillation launched in strategic locations. Recognition of the Heart Rhythm Foundation’s Donor Levels: Chairman’s Society and Founders.

2006 Society releases recommendation on Device Performance Policies and Guidelines. Class of 172 Fellows of Heart Rhythm Society inducted. 27^th Annual Scientific Sessions includes: Simultaneous translation of 8 major sessions in Mandarin, Chinese and Japanese, live, remote mini-course on Ablation, ABM Recertification Course. Founding Father and past president of the Society and NASPExAM, Seymour Furman, MD, passed away at the age of 74. NASPExAM offered online preparatory course, physicians eligible to sit for exam two times a year. An Atrial Fibrillation Pilot Program is launched. Society proposed Code of Ethics and Professional Standards. Society considered as "major medical group," in national media. Heart Rhythm Foundation successful fundraising campaign includes 116 members of the Founders/Chairman's Society/Ambassadors of the Foundation.

2007 AFib Summit held in conjunction with annual scientific sessions. AF 360°, three year initiative dedicated to expertise and resources to advancing optimal diagnosis, treatment and management of patients begins. Piloting an AFib CME Outcomes Campaign. Debut of ICD/CRT Resource Content online. Online Prep-Course in Cardiac Pacing & Cardioversion Defibrillation available. Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) established with the appointment of 16 leading women in EP to the WLI Task Force. Launch of SCA 360. First-ever world-wide LIVE Atrial Fibrillation Webcast broadcast. Launch of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition to raise awareness on Capitol Hill. First collaboration of HRS/European Heart Rhythm Association and European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society on Catheter and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation document. ICD Registry TM First Quality Outcomes Reports released to 1448 hospitals. Membership tops 4,200. NASPExAM changes its name to IBHRE (International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners).

2008Clinical Trials page on website formatted into the three primary disease states. SCA 360° and AF 360° Resource Centers created to provide health care professionals with an area for all relevant education, science, clinical guidelines and programs. Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) created online professional development area for female EPs. Allied Professional Subcommittee created under the Education Committee. LIVE Reality EP Series launched. Unopposed abstract sessions with expanded Abstract Plus made a permanent part of the annual scientific sessions. Two-year research fellowships were approved. The Longitudinal ICD Registry study design to evaluate device firing was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Furman Fund created to continue founder Dr. Sy Furman’s vision. Revised Heart Rhythm Foundation and mission and Board of Directors established. Launch of Strategic Planning Initiative, market research for 2008 Strategic Planning Summit. HRS grows to 46 staff.