News Archive 2003 - Changelog http://www.interacademies.net en-us © Copyright 2005-2010 IAP. All Rights Reserved. Diamax CMS 3.8 (Build: February 21, 2006 (A)) cspaulding@diamax.com cspaulding@diamax.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:04:35 GMT 20 3031-Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:12:03 GMTNews Archive 2003http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031.aspxNews in December 2003

Press releases covering the events in Mexico City, 1-5 December 2003, in English and Spanish: Link to conference website

Results of elections for IAP executive committee 2004-2006
Co-chairs: Yves Quere (France) and Chen Zhu (China)
Committee members: Academies of Science of Bangladesh, India, Cuba, Brazil, Nigeria, Senegal, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, USA, Japan.

IAP resolution reiterating support for therapeutic cloning ...

Members of the InterAcademy Panel, gathered for their General Assembly at the Mexican Academy of Sciences, are deeply concerned by an apparent proposal to move a vote at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday 8 December to ban all forms of human cloning. The IAP is the global consortium of the world's national academies of science. Sixty-six national academies, from all parts of the world and all cultural traditions, under the leadership of the IAP, called in September 2003 for a global ban on human reproductive cloning as a matter of urgency. Crucially, however, the 66 academies also called for policies on the acceptability of cloning for research and therapeutic purposes to be excluded from the global ban and to be determined at the national level. In doing this, the Academies recognized both the diversity of views on this difficult issue and the great medical potential of research on stem cells and cloning. This position was partially upheld by the U.N. Legal Committee on 6 November 2003, when a proposal to ban all forms of human cloning was put into abeyance for two years. We call upon the U.N. to stand by the decision of 6 November, to heed IAP's clear expression of global scientific consensus, and not to jeopardize the potential and far-reaching medical benefits that may arise from cloning for research and therapeutic purposes.. See link to statements.

News in September 2003

IAP has released its fourth statement, calling for a ban on human reproductive cloning. The statement, available here in several languages, will be sent to the United Nations Committee on Cloning which meets from 29 September.

IAP Publications: A new brochure is available in pdf format on the Panel, giving an overview of its activities.

News in August 2003

Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Ministry of Education, Malaysia, French Academy of Sciences, French Embassy in Malaysia and the French Regional Cooperation are jointly organizing a workshop on science education, namely the successful French LAMAP programme, hands-on science education for primary school children. For more information, see the link to IAP Science and Education programme on the left bar.

News in July 2003

UN - CSTD electronic working groups: the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) decided in May 2003 that the substantive theme and focus of its work during 2003-2004 will be "Promoting the application of science and technology to meet the Millennium Development Goals". The CSTD is organizing, from 15 June to 15 August 2003, four e-mail working groups to provide input. Working groups discuss the risks and benefits of new and emerging technologies, ways to strengthen basic and applied research and science advisory mechanisms in developing countries, and strategic partnerships in science and technology. Anyone can join. See: http://r0.unctad.org/stdev/un/owg.html

News in June 2003

EC has approved the application of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters for membership to the Panel. That brings IAP's membership to 90. EC also extended observer status to the Caribbean Scientific Union. The full membership is expected to formally welcome both institutions in December 2003.

The Library of Alexandria, Egypt, organized a conference on Science and Maths Education for the 21st Century, in collaboration with IAP. The conference took place from 20-23 June 2003.

Following the IAP workshop organized by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences for science academies in Latin America and the Caribbean region in September 2002, a follow-up activity is scheduled to take place in Mexico City, 11-12 August 2003, for representatives from the same academies of science. The event will be hosted by the Mexican Academy of Sciences. Participants will examine progress made on the recommendations issued at the previous workshop.

The French Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society, UK, have co-sponsored a "Prix Franco-Britannique" or "British-French Prize" since 1985 for young outstanding scientists. The prize, now in its 18th year, carries a reward of 6000 euros for travel. Christl Donnely, a young British mathematician, working on epidemiology, is this year's winner.

News in May 2003

IAP's Capacity Building Programme:
Representatives from African science academies including Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda, and the African Academy of Sciences, visited the US NAS in Washington, D.C. from 1-11 April 2003. The NAS hosted the event and supported local costs. One of the most successful sessions related to the issues of fund-raising and proposal writing.

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, hosted the 6th executive committee (EC) meeting of IAP on 23 and 24 May 2003. Lincei, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, is one of the world's oldest science academies. For a complete list of the year-long events to mark the anniversary, see: www.lincei-celebrazioni.it.

Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched a research project for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of serious acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). For more information, see: www.cashq.ac.cn/English.

News in April 2003

IAP General Assembly: "Science for Society" has been chosen as the theme for the IAP conference of the world's scientific academies, which will be held in Mexico City, 1-4 December 2003l, hosted by the Academía Mexicana de Ciencias. The executive committee is finalizing the programme, an outline of which has been distributed to the membership. One-page statements are planned for each IAP programme.

IAP's executive committee approved the nomination of the Academia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana for membership to the Panel. IAP's membership now stands at 89.

2nd International Conference on K-12 Science Education will be held in Monterrey from 11 - 13 May 2003. IAP members involved in the initiative include the Academia Chilena de Ciencias, ACAL (Academia de Ciencias de América Latina), US National Academy of Sciences and the Academía Mexicana de Ciencias. More information can be obtained directly from the US-Mexico Foundation for Science. Contact: Y. Sierra (sierra@fumec.org.mx). Programme is available on the science education page (left).

News in March 2003

IAP's workshop on Capacity Building for Academies in Countries with Predominantly Muslim Communities and symposium on Science, Religion and Values, held in Trieste on 5-7 March 2003, marked the latest events in the IAP's "Capacity Building for Academies" initiative. Specific recommendations, agreed to by the participants, can be seen at: http://www4.nationalacademies.org/iap/iaphome.nsf/weblinks/WWWW-5GVHX2?OpenDocument

Both the workshop and symposium received extensive media coverage that included the publication of a feature article and an editorial in Nature (13 March 2003).

News in January 2003

The IAP executive committee has accepted the nomination of the Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales de Venezuela, Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan into the IAP membership. IAP members will vote on the EC recommendations at the general assembly in 2003. IAP membership now stands at 88.

TWAS, in collaboration with US NAS, is organizing an IAP workshop on capacity building for science academies which are located in countries with predominantly Muslim communities. The workshop will take place from 5-7 March 2003 in Trieste. Details are available at http://www4.nationalacademies.org/iap/iaphome.nsf/weblinks/WWWW-5GVJ46?OpenDocument.

African Academy of Sciences (AAS), in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, organized a workshop examining the threat that HIV/AIDS poses to political stability in Africa. The workshop took place on 16-18 September 2002. Participants from Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe were in attendance.

Polska Akademia Nauk, celebrated its 50th anniversary on 9 December 2002 in Warsaw. Alexsander Kwasniewski, Poland's president, and Leszek Miller, Poland's prime minister, gave opening addresses.

InterAcademy Council (IAC): The IAC's first study, focusing on science and technology capacity building, will be issued in early 2003. See http://www.interacademies.net/iac for information.]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comTue, 14 Feb 2006 16:12:03 GMT 3110-Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:12:34 GMTCall for a ban on human reproductive cloninghttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/3110.aspxLATEST UPDATE: OCTOBER 2004

67 Academies of sciences which signed the Statement on human cloning which IAP released in September 2003 were contacted again in August 2004 and asked to send a copy of the IAP Statement to the appropriate officials in their government and inform them of the position adopted by the global assembly of science academies. The statement called for a global ban on reproductive cloning, and urged that policy on cloning for research or therapeutic purposes should be left to individual countries to determine according to their own circumstances. The UN Sixth Committee will revisit this topic again this month (October) and a vote on this issue is provisionally scheduled for October 20/21.
The updated statement which includes additional signatories from the IAP membership since 2003, can be downloaded in pdf format in the following languages:

English
French
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese


December 2003:

IAP reiterates its support for therapeutic cloning ....
link to press release

September 2003:

More than 60 science academies, members of IAP, from every continent in the world have called on the United Nations to adopt a ban on human reproductive cloning. The IAP statement was issued on 22 September 2003. In the same statement, however, the science academies say that therapeutic cloning should be exempt from the ban.

IAP members will present the statement to delegates of the UN Committee on Cloning, scheduled to meet at UN headquarters in New York City between September 29 and 3 October. The Committee has examined the possibility of issuing a declaration that endorses a ban on cloning. Consensus, however, has been hampered by disagreements concerning the scope of such a ban, especially whether the ban should apply to research and therapeutic cloning.

Since 22 September, four more IAP members have endorsed the statement: Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities, and Akademi Sains Malaysia. That brings the total number of signatories to 67.

The IAP statement is available as a pdf file in the following languages:

English
French
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese

Press releases are also available, as pdf files, in:

English
French
Spanish
Italian
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 06 Jul 2005 13:12:34 GMT 3113-Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:19:43 GMT... capacity building for science academies in OIC countrieshttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/3113.aspxActivities in 2004
A workshop was held from 17-18 March 2004, hosted by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, in Islamabad for academies of science in OIC countries (Organization of the Islamic Conference). This workshop was a follow-up of the IAP workshop held in Trieste in March, 2003 where it was decided that one of the attending academies would organize an activity focusing on capacity building for science academies and on ways and means for collaboration and cooperation between them.

The participants concentrated their attention on developing co-operation between academies, discussed the structure and functions of academies of science in their countries and considered ways and means of developing their capacities to fulfil their basic mission, including the provision of independent advice to governments. Participants agreed to develop a network of communication between the academies, thus enabling them to sustain each other in their functions. The workshop also provided the opportunity to exchange ideas with other delegates on how to assist in the establishment of national science academies in those countries where there are none.
At the close of the workshop, the Network of Academies of Science from OIC Countries was formed.

Links to:

Resolutions
Programme
List of participants.
For more information, contact the NASIC Secretariat, Khalid M. Khan, email: pasisb@yahoo.com.


The first workshop for this group of academies was organized in Trieste in 2003, see below for further details.

Previous Activities in 2003

Workshop on Capacity Building for Science Academies and Symposium: Science, Religion and Values
5-7 March 2003 - Trieste, Italy

The aim of the workshop was to bring together the presidents of science academies and the ministers responsible for science and technology from 15 countries with predominantly Muslim communities to present and discuss the structure and functions of their academies of science and the ways and means of developing their capacities to fulfill their basic mission. The workshop provided an opportunity for these academies to discuss and share experiences on important issues of common concern. A similar workshop was held in May 2001 in Trieste involving academies of science in Africa.

Press Coverage

Scidev.net - "Muslim world pledges more science academies" by Ehsan Masood is available from scidev.net archives: http://www.scidev.net


Nature, Vol 422, 13 March 2003 Editorial and Article by Declan Butler can be downloaded as PDF files.

TWAS Newsletter, vol. 15 no. 2 (Apr/Jun 2003) contains workshop briefs, and articles by a selection of the speakers. Download pdf file

Links to:
Final Recommendations

Summary of Symposium - John Webb

Keynote Address: "Science, Religion and Values" - Fraser Watts

Programme

Final list of participants

Workshop announcement.]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 06 Jul 2005 13:19:43 GMT 4108-Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:15:12 GMTPress releases covering the events in Mexico City, 1-5 December 2003http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4108.aspxPress releases covering the events in Mexico City, 1-5 December 2003, in English and Spanish: Link to conference website: http://domino-148a.nae.edu/iap/iapga.nsf
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comMon, 01 Dec 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4111-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:54:11 GMTResults of elections for IAP executive committee 2004-2006http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4111.aspxResults of elections for IAP executive committee 2004-2006
Co-chairs: Yves Quere (France) and Chen Zhu (China)
Committee members: Academies of Science of Bangladesh, India, Cuba, Brazil, Nigeria, Senegal, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, USA, Japan.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comMon, 01 Dec 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4114-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:13:39 GMTIAP resolution reiterating support for therapeutic cloning http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4114.aspxIAP resolution reiterating support for therapeutic cloning ...

Members of the InterAcademy Panel, gathered for their General Assembly at the Mexican Academy of Sciences, are deeply concerned by an apparent proposal to move a vote at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday 8 December to ban all forms of human cloning. The IAP is the global consortium of the world's national academies of science. Sixty-six national academies, from all parts of the world and all cultural traditions, under the leadership of the IAP, called in September 2003 for a global ban on human reproductive cloning as a matter of urgency. Crucially, however, the 66 academies also called for policies on the acceptability of cloning for research and therapeutic purposes to be excluded from the global ban and to be determined at the national level. In doing this, the Academies recognized both the diversity of views on this difficult issue and the great medical potential of research on stem cells and cloning. This position was partially upheld by the U.N. Legal Committee on 6 November 2003, when a proposal to ban all forms of human cloning was put into abeyance for two years. We call upon the U.N. to stand by the decision of 6 November, to heed IAP's clear expression of global scientific consensus, and not to jeopardize the potential and far-reaching medical benefits that may arise from cloning for research and therapeutic purposes.. See link to statements.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comMon, 01 Dec 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4117-Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:23:07 GMTIAP has released its fourth statement, calling for a ban on human reproductive cloning. http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4117.aspxhere in several languages, will be sent to the United Nations Committee on Cloning which meets from 29 September.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 27 Apr 2005 10:21:00 GMT 4126-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:13:23 GMTAcademy of Sciences Malaysia, Ministry of Education, Malaysia, French Academy of Sciences, French Embassy in Malaysia and the French Regional Cooperation are jointly organizing a workshop on science educationhttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4126.aspxAcademy of Sciences Malaysia, Ministry of Education, Malaysia, French Academy of Sciences, French Embassy in Malaysia and the French Regional Cooperation are jointly organizing a workshop on science education, namely the successful French LAMAP programme, hands-on science education for primary school children. For more information, see the link to IAP Science and Education programme on the left bar.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comFri, 01 Aug 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4228-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:30:27 GMTThe United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development decided in May 2003 that the substantive theme and focus of its work during 2003-2004 will be "Promoting the application of science and technology to meet the Millennium Development Ghttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4228.aspxUN - CSTD electronic working groups: the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) decided in May 2003 that the substantive theme and focus of its work during 2003-2004 will be "Promoting the application of science and technology to meet the Millennium Development Goals". The CSTD is organizing, from 15 June to 15 August 2003, four e-mail working groups to provide input. Working groups discuss the risks and benefits of new and emerging technologies, ways to strengthen basic and applied research and science advisory mechanisms in developing countries, and strategic partnerships in science and technology. Anyone can join. See: http://r0.unctad.org/stdev/un/owg.html
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comTue, 01 Jul 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4231-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:33:44 GMTEC has approved the application of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters for membership to the Panel.http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4231.aspxNorwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters for membership to the Panel. That brings IAP's membership to 90. EC also extended observer status to the Caribbean Scientific Union. The full membership is expected to formally welcome both institutions in December 2003.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 27 Apr 2005 11:33:00 GMT 4332-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:37:45 GMTThe Library of Alexandria, Egypt, organized a conference in Junehttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4332.aspxIAP. The conference took place from 20-23 June 2003.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comSun, 01 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4334-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:45:26 GMTA follow up IAP workshop will be hosted by the Mexican Academy of Scienceshttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4334.aspxMexican Academy of Sciences. Participants will examine progress made on the recommendations issued at the previous workshop.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comSun, 01 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4336-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:47:32 GMTThe French Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society, UK, have co-sponsored a "Prix Franco-Britannique" or "British-French Prize" since 1985 for young outstanding scientists.http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4336.aspxFrench Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society, UK, have co-sponsored a "Prix Franco-Britannique" or "British-French Prize" since 1985 for young outstanding scientists. The prize, now in its 18th year, carries a reward of 6000 euros for travel. Christl Donnely, a young British mathematician, working on epidemiology, is this year's winner.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comSun, 01 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4338-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:53:27 GMTRepresentatives from African science academies visited the US NAS in Washington, D.C.http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4338.aspxRepresentatives from African science academies including Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda, and the African Academy of Sciences, visited the US NAS in Washington, D.C. from 1-11 April 2003. The NAS hosted the event and supported local costs. One of the most successful sessions related to the issues of fund-raising and proposal writing.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comThu, 01 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4340-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:57:53 GMTAccademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, hosted the 6th executive committee meeting of IAP http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4340.aspxAccademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, hosted the 6th executive committee (EC) meeting of IAP on 23 and 24 May 2003. Lincei, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, is one of the world's oldest science academies. For a complete list of the year-long events to mark the anniversary, see: www.lincei-celebrazioni.it.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comThu, 01 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4342-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:03:36 GMTChinese Academy of Sciences has launched a research project for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of serious acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4342.aspxwww.cashq.ac.cn/English]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comThu, 01 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4345-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:06:54 GMT"Science for Society" has been chosen as the theme for the IAP conference of the world's scientific academieshttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4345.aspx"Science for Society" has been chosen as the theme for the IAP conference of the world's scientific academies, which will be held in Mexico City, 1-4 December 2003l, hosted by the Academía Mexicana de Ciencias. The executive committee is finalizing the programme, an outline of which has been distributed to the membership. One-page statements are planned for each IAP programme.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comTue, 01 Apr 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4347-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:12:38 GMTIAP's executive committee approved the nomination of the Academia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana for membership to the Panelhttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4347.aspxAcademia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana for membership to the Panel. IAP's membership now stands at 89.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comTue, 01 Apr 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4349-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:14:53 GMTThe 2nd International Conference on K-12 Science Education will be held in Monterrey from 11 - 13 May 2003http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4349.aspxAcademia Chilena de Ciencias, ACAL (Academia de Ciencias de América Latina), US National Academy of Sciences and the Academía Mexicana de Ciencias. More information can be obtained directly from the US-Mexico Foundation for Science. Contact: Y. Sierra (sierra@fumec.org.mx). Programme is available on the science education page (left).
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comFri, 01 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT 4351-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:33:33 GMTThe IAP executive committee has accepted the nomination of the Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales de Venezuela, Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan into the IAP membershttp://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4351.aspxAcademia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales de Venezuela, Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan into the IAP membership. IAP members will vote on the EC recommendations at the general assembly in 2003. IAP membership now stands at 88.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 01 Jan 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4353-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:37:10 GMTAfrican Academy of Sciences organized a workshop examining the threat that HIV/AIDS poses to political stability in Africa.http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4353.aspxAfrican Academy of Sciences (AAS), in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, organized a workshop examining the threat that HIV/AIDS poses to political stability in Africa. The workshop took place on 16-18 September 2002. Participants from Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe were in attendance.]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 01 Jan 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4355-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:40:01 GMTPolska Akademia Nauk, celebrated its 50th anniversary http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4355.aspxPolska Akademia Nauk, celebrated its 50th anniversary on 9 December 2002 in Warsaw. Alexsander Kwasniewski, Poland's president, and Leszek Miller, Poland's prime minister, gave opening addresses.

]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 01 Jan 2003 12:00:00 GMT 4357-Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:42:26 GMTThe IAC's first study, focusing on science and technology capacity building, will be issued in early 2003http://www.interacademies.net/CMS/Resources/3008/3031/4357.aspxInterAcademy Council (IAC): The IAC's first study, focusing on science and technology capacity building, will be issued in early 2003. See http://www.interacademies.net/iac for information.
]]>0cspaulding@diamax.comWed, 27 Apr 2005 12:40:00 GMT