Integration
The Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Integration and Networking Committee aims to support wide and effective participation in molecular life science research and teaching by scientists from across the countries of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ area, particularly via the role of learned Societies that belong to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. To this end, it encourages collaboration between Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Constituent Societies and with Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, it advises developing or rejuvenating Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Constituent Societies on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ opportunities, and it assists researcher communities that want to establish a molecular life science Society in their country.
Activities of the committee include visits to understand the situation and challenges faced by particular communities in different Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ countries so as to help formulate advice on Society development or to discuss intensification of the Society’s activities and cooperation with Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.
The committee also works with other committees and working groups of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ across several activities, particularly those addressing challenges faced by scientists from disadvantaged countries and by young scientists. For example, it encourages Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ programmes such as Ukrainian Fellowships for research visits to other countries in the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ area, assists with Education workshops in certain Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ countries, and oversees the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Congress Mathias Sprinzl scheme to support Congress participation of researchers from Hinari (Research4Life) status Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ countries.
A new initiative launched in 2022 is aiming to establish a community of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Member Society Representatives (individuals nominated by Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Constituent Societies to engage with other Societies and Ä¢¹½´«Ã½) across all Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ countries – with an online space provided by a Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Network room (e.g.to enable sharing of learning Society matters between Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Societies), and an in-person gathering at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Congress.
For queries about the work of the Integration and Networking Committee, please email the Chair, Prof. Jerka Dumić, via the Contact section of the website. Other members of the committee are given on the webpage ‘Other Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Committees and Working Groups‘.