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Ad hoc Committees
Ad Hoc Group on Weighted Voting The Ad Hoc Group on Weighted Voting was established in December 2009 to consider weighted voting for National Members and Scientific Unions.
Mid-term Review of the ICSU Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean The ICSU Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated in April 2007 and is hosted at the Brazilian Academy of Science (ABC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As stipulated in the ICSU Agreements with the host Institutions for the Regional Office for Africa and Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the ICSU Committee for Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR) is reviewing these Regional Offices. At the same time it has decided to review the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. This Review should be both reflective and forward looking and should provide ICSU and ABC with recommendations for the future developments of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office. ICSU and the ABC have appointed a Review Panel Chaired by Professor Michael Clegg. The panel will submit its report to CSPR and ABC before 1 September 2010.
Mid-term Review of the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific The ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific was inaugurated in 2006 and is hosted at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As stipulated in the Agreement between ICSU and the Government of Malaysia (represented by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, MOSTI) a joint review is being conducted to assess the performance sustainability and feasibility of the Regional Office. The Review should be both reflective and forward looking and should provide ICSU and the Government of Malaysia with recommendations on the future of the office. ICSU and MOSTI, through the ASM (as host institution), are jointly setting up a Review Panel to conduct the review. The Review Panel will submit its report to CSPR and MOSTI before September 2010.
Ad Hoc Strategic Coordination Committee on Information and data (SCCID) The ICSU Strategic Coordinating Committee for Information and Data has been established to provide broad expertise and advice to ICSU in the field of Scientific Data and Information. This committee will act as an interface between scientists and data and information professionals that can advise on the data needs and possible solutions for existing and new ICSU programmes and other international initiatives. SCCID has been established by the 29th ICSU General Assembly (Maputo, October 2008) for an initial period of three years potentially renewable for a further three-year term. During which period it will be expected to establish visible and effective leadership on behalf of ICSU and ensure proper coordination among ICSU activities.
Virtual Working Group on Publication Ethics The Virtual Working Group on Publication ethics was established in January 2008, following discussions at the first World Conference on Research Integrity.
Planning Group on Health and Wellbeing in the Urban Environment Human Health is a relatively new priority area for ICSU as outlined in the Strategic Plan, 2006-2011. Following an initial ad hoc scoping exercise, the Committee on Scientific Planning and Review established a Planning Group in 2008. The challenge to this group is to develop an interdisciplinary programme focussing on “A systems analysis approach to health and wellbeing in the changing urban environment”.
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