Washington August 2003 On August 14, 2003 a group of Science Academies of the Americas met to discuss the possibility of creating a network of existing national and regional Academies of Sciences in the hemisphere…
Mexico City August 2003 On August 15 and 16, 2003, following the invitation of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the Science Academies of Latin America held a regional preparatory meeting to the 2003 IAP General Assembly…
Santiago do Chile May 2004
From May 5-7, 2004, following the invitation of the Brazilian and the Chilean Academy of Sciences, the Science Academies of Latin America held the inaugural meeting of the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science (IANAS).
Ottawa November 2004
The first meeting of the IANAS Steering Committee was held in Ottawa, on November 5 th of 2004. Held at the headquarters of the Royal Society of Canada, the meeting discussed the actions of IANAS since its inaugural meeting in Santiago and the significant progress that has been achieved since then. Communication policy, the functioning of the secretariat, funding of the network and the agenda for the coming year were also major topics for debate.
