The InterAcademy Panel held its General Assembly and Conference "Science for Society" at the Mexican Academy of Sciences, in Mexico City, from 1-5 December 2003. The conference was followed by two international symposia: science education, and the importance of groundwater. The final programme, list of participants, and press releases concerning the event can be viewed directly on the specially created conference website: http://domino-148a.nae.edu/iap/iapga.nsf. Presentations along with photos of the speakers are also available on the conference website for downloading. Follow the links to "Events by Day". The conference concluded with the release of five statements: mother and child health, science education, capacity building, access to scientific information, and science and the media.