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- The InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP), a group of 45 medical academies or the medical divisions of science academies from around the world, has announced that it will be moving its secretariat from the US National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC, to the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy. The announcement took place at the headquarters of TWAS. Guy de Thé, cochair of IAMP, stated that move will be completed by the end of this summer.
IAMP, which was created in May 2000, seeks to improve global health, especially among the world's poorest nations; build scientific capacity for addressing health-related issues; and provide independent scientific advice to national governments and international bodies for the promotion of health science and health care policy.
IAMP will be located adjacent to the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP). Both organizations will operate under the administrative umbrella of TWAS in Trieste. For additional information, contact fanin@twas.org.
- In connection with the 2004 Olympics, the Academy of Athens is organizing an "International Symposium on Universal Values" from 26-28 May. IAP will be represented by members of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, Turkish Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. IAP co-chair Yves Quéré will give a short presentation on IAP in the opening session. The symposium will be attended by philosophers, politicians and theologians. The programme, in Greek and English, is available as a pdf file here. For more information, contact: info@academyofathens.gr.