Paris, 27-28 February 2004

Participants:

MEMBERS: Y. Quéré (Académie des Sciences), Chen Zhu (Chinese Academy of Sciences): Brazilian Academy of Sciences, (E. Krieger), Cuban Academy of Sciences (I. Clark Arxer), Indian National Science Academy (G. Mehta), Science Council of Japan (M. Hoshi), Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (E. Vesentini), The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, (W.J.M. Levelt), Nigerian Academy of Sciences (G.B. Ogunmola), Académie des Sciences et Techniques du Sénégal, (A. Dialy Ndiaye), US National Academy of Sciences (M. Clegg), IAP Secretariat (J. Lacey)

EX OFFICIO: Third World Academy of Sciences (M.H.A. Hassan)

OBSERVERS: InterAcademy Council (B. Alberts)

OTHERS: Wang Zhenyu (Chinese Academy of Sciences), J. Boright (US National Academy of Sciences), J. Fröchen, J. Rondest (Académie des Sciences), P. de Goes (Brazilian Academy of Sciences), S. Pastrana (Cuban Academy of Sciences), K. Sasaki (Science Council of Japan).

Special presentations given by: F. Agid, M. Jamous (Académie des Sciences), A. Falaschi (International Centre
for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology).

UNABLE TO ATTEND: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (G. Öquist), Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (N.
Islam), International Council for Science (T. Rosswall).