Third World Academy of Sciences to hold annual convention in Beijing
( 2003-10-08 23:15) (Xinhua)
The annual session of the Third World Academy of Sciences is slated for Oct.
16 to 19 in the Chinese capital, and more than 500 delegates including Nobel
laureates are expected to attend.
With the theme of "Science and Development," the 14th convention will probe
into strategies of promoting sciences in developing countries, according to Chen
Zhu, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who said the organizing
committee kept the one-year preparation work on track despite the outbreak of
severe acute respiratory syndrome earlier this year.
This year is the 20th founding anniversary of the Third World Academy of
Sciences. The non-governmental and non-profit organization was founded in
November 1983 with its headquarters in Trieste, Italy, and usually holds its
convention once a year.
The academy aims to increase exchanges between scientists and scientific
institutions in the developing countries and promote development and research of
sciences in developing countries. It has a total of 626 member scientists from
77 countries and regions, and 89 members come from China.
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