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- IAP CALL FOR PROPOSALS ... The programmes and strategic planning committee has prepared criteria and guidelines and IAP has issued a call for new proposals in line with new funding mechanisms that have been adopted for 2008. The submission date for new proposals is 31 May 2007. We would very much like to see proposals submitted by IAP's affiliated regional networks of academies of science and/or by groups of IAP academies with a strong geographical balance. For any queries, contact the IAP Secretariat. Members can access the file from the Members page on the website.
- Capacity Building. Representatives of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) visited the Royal Society (RS) in London from 9-13 October 2006. The visit, featuring meetings with RS staff, provided a first-hand perspective on Society activities. NASAC representatives also held meetings with UK government officials and staff, the scientific community and stakeholders. NASAC representatives have previously visited the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006) and the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) (2001). For additional information, see: www.interacademies.net/?id=3485.
- Water Research and Management. The Brazilian Academy of Sciences is holding a meeting in Trieste, 29-31 May, to evaluate the results of regional workshops organized by IAP members in 2006 in China (June), Brazil (July), South Africa (August), Poland (September), and in 2007 in Jordan (March). The meeting is designed to help advance the programme’s plan of action for 2007-2008. For additional information, contact: mcbs@abc.org.br.
- Access to Scientific Information. A planning meeting will take place 16 May in Tshwane, South Africa, on 'Promoting Access To and Use of Digital Knowledge Resources In Countries With Developing and Transitional Economies: Role Of Science Academies In Africa'. The meeting, which is being organized by the Academy of Science of South Africa and NAS, will review this IAP initiative and develop an agenda for future activities. For information, contact: PUhlir@nas.edu. Presentations of the Dakar workshop, held in January 2006, are now available on the IAP website: www.interacademies.net/?id=7431.
- IANAS is holding a conference, 'Strengthening S&T in the Americas: A Tool for Development, Social Inclusion and Democracy', 7-9 June, on Margarita Island, Venezuela. Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales de Venezuela is hosting the event. The Caribbean Scientific Union will hold its annual meeting at the same location on 6 June. For additional information, contact: mcbs@abc.org.br / pastrana@ceniai.inf.cu