News
- Access to Scientific Information: The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), lead academy for thisinitiative, will survey IAP members in September concerning information about academy communication technologies and online information-access policies. For more information, contact: PUhlir@nas.edu
- Natural Disaster Mitigation:Chinese Academy of Sciences, lead academy for this initiative, is organizing an international workshop on Natural Disasters and Emergency Management, 22-24 September, in Beijing. The workshop is designed for researchers, emergency managers and practitioners. For more information, contact: disaster07@tom.com, or see: www.nerss.cn/workshop07/defalt(e).html
- Executive Committee Meeting: 25-26 September: Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
- The Australian Academy of Science Shine Dome is one of four iconic buildings from the last 50 years selected by the Australia Post to appear on the stamp issue Landmarks: Australian Modernist Architecture. The other buildings are: Former ICI House, Melbourne; Council House, Perth; and the Sydney Opera House. For more information, contact: nancy.pritchard@science.org.au
- The Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan is organizing an international conference in Dushanbe, 7-8 September to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the birth of the famed poet and prominent thinker, Mavlana Jalaliddin Rumi. For more information, contact: tacikistan@da.com.tr