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Lighting the way
Toward a sustainable energy uture
October 2007
InterAcademy Council
IAC SecretariatHet TrippenhuisKloveniersburgwal 29AmsterdamThe NetherlandsP.O. Box 191211000 GC AmsterdamThe NetherlandsT +31 (0)20 551 0766F +31 (0)20 620 4941secretariat@iac.knaw.nlwww.interacademycouncil.net
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InterAcademy CouncilIAC Board and Staff 
Board
Bruce ALBERTS, Co-ChairPast President, U.S. National Academy o SciencesLU Yongxiang, Co-ChairPresident, Chinese Academy o SciencesHoward ALPERCo-Chair, InterAcademy Panel on International Issues(IAP)Reza Davari ARDEKANIPresident, Academy o Sciences o the Islamic Republico IranEngin BERMEKPresident, Turkish Academy o SciencesAchiel van CAUWENBERGHEPast President, International Council o Academies o Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS)David CHALLONERPast Co-Chair, InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP).Ralph J. CICERONEPresident, U.S. National Academy o SciencesMohamed H.A. HASSANPresident, Arican Academy o SciencesJules HOFFMANNPresident, Académie des Sciences, FranceIchiro KANAZAWAPresident, Science Council o JapanMatthias KLEINERPresident, Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschatEduardo Moacyr KRIEGERPresident, Brazilian Academy o SciencesServet MARTINEZ AguileraPresident, Chilean Academy o SciencesR.A. MASHELKARPresident, Indian National Science AcademyGoverdhan MEHTA (Observer)President, International Council or Science (ICSU)Frits van OOSTROM (Observer)President, Royal Netherlands Academy o Arts andSciencesJacob PALISPresident, Academy o Sciences or the DevelopingWorld (TWAS)Martin REESPresident, Royal Society o LondonSALLEH Mohd NORVice-President, Academy o Sciences o MalaysiaS.E. VIZIPresident, Hungarian Academy o Sciences
Sta 
John P. CAMPBELLExecutive DirectorPaulo de GÓESAssociate DirectorShem ARUNGU OLENDEAssociate DirectorS. K. SAHNIAssociate DirectorAlbert W. KOERSGeneral CounselRuud de JONGProgram Coordinator
Expert Advice
The InterAcademy Council (IAC) producesreports on scientifc, technological, and healthissues related to the pressing global challengeso our time. Embodying expertise and expe-rience rom all regions o the world, the IACprovides knowledge and advice to nationalgovernments and international organizations.
 Global Experience
The eighteen-member IAC Board is composedo presidents o 15 academies o science andequivalent organizations—representing Brazil,Chile, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India,Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey, the United King-dom, and the United States, plus the AricanAcademy o Sciences and the Academy o Sci-ences or the Developing World (TWAS)—andrepresentatives o the InterAcademy Panel (IAP)o the world’s scientifc academies, the Interna-tional Council o Academies o Engineering andTechnological Sciences (CAETS), and the Inter-Academy Medical Panel (IAMP) o the world’smedical academies.
Independent Judgment
When requested to provide advice on a partic-ular issue, the IAC assembles an internationalpanel o experts. Serving on a voluntary basis,panel members meet and review current, cut-ting-edge knowledge on the topic and preparea drat report on its fndings, conclusions,and recommendations. All IAC drat reportsundergo an intensive process o peer reviewby other international experts. Only when theIAC Board is satisfed that eedback rom thepeer review has been thoughtully consideredand incorporated is a fnal report released tothe requesting organization and the public.Every eort is made to ensure that IAC reportsare ree rom any national or regional bias.
Diversifed Funding
IAC projects are unded by multiple spon-sors, including national governments, privateoundations, and international organizations.Administrative overhead is covered by specialgrants rom the Netherlands Government andthe Royal Netherlands Academy o Arts andSciences. Participating academies contribute notonly intellectual resources but also unding ordeveloping new projects and special activities.
Sharing Knowledge
At the United Nations in February 2004, theIAC released its frst report,
Inventing a Better Future – A Strategy for Building Worldwide Ca- pacities in Science and Technology
. A second IACreport, commissioned by the U.N. Secretary-General and published in June 2004, was titled
Realizing the Promise and Potential of AfricanAgriculture – Science and Technology Strategies for Improving Agricultural Productivity and FoodSecurity in Africa
. A third report,
Women for Science,
was published in June 2006. Futurereports will also address critical global issues
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improving global surveillance o emerging in-ectious diseases, strengthening the capacity o Arican universities or national innovation, andidentiying more eective measures o scientifcand technological progress.
Promoting Innovation
Enhanced worldwide abilities or innovation andproblem-solving are required or responding tonearly all the urgent challenges addressed by theInterAcademy Council. The IAC Board will thussponsor special projects to promote capacitiesin science and technology in all regions o theworld.
For urther inormation on the IACplease see: www.interacademycouncil.net
 
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