The Micronutrient Forum was created as a result of the amalgamation of the meetings of the International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG) and the International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG). The first conference held under the banner of the Micronutrient Forum was in Istanbul in 2007. There have been four conferences since then, the most recent being the CONNECTED Conference held virtually in November 2020.