IAP Executive Committee 2002-2003

Co-Chairs:

Y. Quéré (Former Foreign Secretary) Académie des Sciences, France
E. Krieger (President) Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, Brazil

Members:

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy
E. Vesentini (Former President)
African Academy of Sciences
M.H.A. Hassan (President)
Australian Academy of Science
J. Peacock (President)
Caribbean Academy of Sciences
W. Mellowes (President)
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen Zhu (Vice-President)
Indian National Science Academy
M.S. Valiathan (President)
Indonesian Academy of Sciences
B. Hidayat (President)
The Royal Society, UK
J. Higgins (Foreign Secretary)
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Gunnar Öquist (Secretary General)
Turkish Academy of Sciences
E. Bermek (President)
National Academy of Sciences, USA
M. Clegg (Foreign Secretary)
Ex Officio: Third World Academy of Sciences
C.N.R. Rao (President)

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4 December 2003

Mexico City, 4 December 2003 - General Assembly

Present and voting (56 - in academy order): Eduard Sulstarova - Albanian Academy of Sciences Jorge V. Crisci - National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Argentina Kurt Lambeck - Australian Academy of Sciences Kurt Komarek - Austrian Academy of ... Read More
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23 May 2003 – 24 May 2003

Rome, 23-24 May 2003 - EC Meeting

Present: MEMBERS: Y. Quéré (Académie des Sciences), E. Krieger (Brazilian Academy of Sciences), Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (E. Vesentini), African Academy of Sciences (M.H.A. Hassan), Australian Academy of Sciences (K. Lambeck), US National Academy of Sciences (M. ... Read More
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18 November 2002 – 19 November 2002

Beijing, 18-19 November 2002 - EC Meeting

Present: MEMBERS: Y. Quéré (Académie des Sciences, E. Krieger (Brazilian Academy of Sciences), Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (E. Vesentini), African Academy of Sciences (M.H.A. Hassan), Australian Academy of Sciences (K. Lambeck), US National Academy of Sciences (M. ... Read More
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3 May 2002 – 4 May 2002

Trieste, 3-4 May 2002 - EC Meeting

Present: Members: Y. Quéré (Académie des Sciences, E. Krieger (Brazilian Academy of Sciences), Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (E. Vesentini) African Academy of Sciences (M. H. A. Hassan) US National Academy of Sciences (F. Sherwood Rowland, M. Clegg), Indian National ... Read More

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A Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

EST. 1603

Palazzo Corsini
Via della Lungara 10
Rome 00165, Italy

Phone: +39 06 686 8223

Fax: +39 06 689 3616

E-mail: segreteria@lincei.it

The Accademia dei Lincei was founded in Rome on 17 August 1603 by Prince Federico Cesi and three other scholars: Johannes Eck, Francesco Stelluti and Count Anastasio De Filiis. Historical sources report that the arms and the name «Lyncei» arose from their love of science and the desire to see into the secrets of nature with a perception as acute as that of the ...
African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

EST. 1985

P.O. Box 14798
Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: (+254 20) 884620

Fax: (+254 20) 884406, 802185

E-mail: j.olang@aasciences.org

The AAS was started in 1985 as a continent-wide, professional, non-political and non-profit scientists organisation. It was established with the aim of developing into a pan-Africa forum to champion science - led development in Africa. To this end it strives to be a citadel of learning, discovering and innovation so that Africans can access new independent and unbiased ideas. ...
Australian Academy of Science

EST. 1954

P.O. Box 783
Canberra ACT 2601 , Australia

Phone: +612 6201 9412

E-mail: nancy.pritchard@science.org.au

The Academy was founded in 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London with the distinguished physicist Sir Mark Oliphant as founding President. It was granted a Royal Charter establishing the Academy as an independent body but with government endorsement. The Academy's Constitution was modeled on that of the Royal Society of London. It receives government ...
C Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS)

EST. 1988

c/o Dept. of Chemistry
The University of the West Indies
Mona, Kingston 7
Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean

Phone: 1 864 927 1910

Fax: 1-868 977 1835

E-mail: tara.dasgupta@uwimona.edu.jm
taradasgupta@yahoo.com
tara.dasgupta@gmail.com

The Caribbean Academy of Sciences was inaugurated in Trinidad in May 1988. It has five divisions covering the natural, agricultural, medical, engineering and social sciences. Current membership stands at 200 members, including scientists from the English-speaking Caribbean, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Guyana and Suriname. It is an independent, non-governmental body aiming to: ...
Chinese Academy of Sciences

EST. 1949

52 Sanlihe Rd.
Beijing 100864, China

Phone: 86-10-68597289

Fax: 86-10-68512458

E-mail: cas_en@stimes.cn

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was founded in Beijing on November 1, 1949. Based on a nationwide survey of scientific organizations and manpower, the principal scientific institutions which existed at that time in China were quickly reassembled. There were a group of famous scientists who held the leading post at different levels of CAS then, and over 200 scientists, ...
I Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

EST. 1935

Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi 110 002, India

Phone: +91-11-23221931

Fax: +91-11-23235648

E-mail: esoffice@insa.nic.in

The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), formerly known as National Institute of Sciences of India (NISI), was established on January7, 1935. This is the apex body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science. Its objectives cover promotion of science in India and harnessing scientific knowledge for the cause of humanity and national welfare, safeguarding ...
Indonesian Academy of Sciences

EST. 1990

Secretariat General AIPI
Kemenko Polhukam, Gedung B, Lantai Dasar
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta Pusat 10110, Indonesia

Phone: +62-21-3442321

Fax: +62-21-3442319

E-mail: aipi.setjen@aipi.or.id

The Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) was established in 1990, by a Law of the Republic of Indonesia (No. 8/1990) on the Indonesian Academy of Sciences, as an independent body that gives opinions, suggestions, and advice to the government and society on the acquisition, development and application of science and technology. It currently has 51 members, of ...
R Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)

EST. 1739

Box 50005
Stockholm S-104 05, Sweden

Phone: +46 8 673 95 00

E-mail: info@kva.se

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, founded in 1739, was created as, and still is, an independent and non-governmental scientific society. The Academy’s overall objective is to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society. The Academy’s work began on a modest basis and achieved distinction through the quality of its leadership as well as ...
T The Royal Society of London

EST. 1660

6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)20 7451 2587, +44 (0)20 7925 2620

Fax: +44 (0)20 7925 2620

E-mail: ruth.cooper@royalsociety.org

The Royal Society is the world’s oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, having been at the forefront of enquiry and discovery since its foundation in 1660. The backbone of the Society is its Fellowship of the most eminent scientists of the day elected by peer review for life and entitled to use FRS after their name. There are currently more than 65 Nobel ...
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries

EST. 1983

c/o The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Strada Costiera 11
Trieste 34151, Italy

Phone: +39 040 2240 327

Fax: +39 040 224 559

E-mail: EDOffice@twas.org

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries, (formerly the Third World Academy of Sciences) promotes scientific capacity and excellence in the South through the election of eminent scientists and the sponsorship of research grants, fellowships, awards, workshops and meetings. Founded in 1983, TWAS currently has 588 ...
Turkish Academy of Sciences

EST. 1993

Turkish Academy of Sciences Piyade Sokak No:27 06550 - Çankaya
Ankara , Turkey

Phone: +90-312-442 29 03

Fax: +90-312-442 64 91

E-mail: tubaulus@tuba.gov.tr

The first tangible step towards the establishment of the Turkish Academy of Sciences was the preparation of the document entitled "Turkish Science and Technology Policy: 1983-2003", which was the first of its kind in Turkey. In 1993, the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, established in accordance with the above-mentioned document, decided that the Turkish ...
U US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

EST. 1863

2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20418, United States

Phone: (1-202) 334-2101

Fax: (1-202) 334-1647

E-mail: naspresident@nas.ed
mclegg@nas.edu

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. The NAS was signed into being by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. As mandated in its Act of ...