The InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), in partnership with the Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Guatemala, organized a workshop, 'Science Funding Landscape', in Guatemala City, 26-28 July 2009.
The workshop was supported by the Guatemalan National Council for Science and Technology (CONCYT), International Development Research Center (IDRC-Canada) and IAP. RSC:The Academies of the Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada played a leadership role in securing support for the meeting from IDRC Discussions focused on strategies to increase linkages between national science academies, national S&T councils and funding agencies that support S&T in the Americas.
Young scientists from the hemisphere also participated in the workshop and were instrumental in conveying their ideas, and aspirations, to the audience.
To download the report, see: www.ianas.org