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TWAS Meetings

Annual Meetings and General Conferences.


TWAS General Conferences

Every three years, in conjunction with a general meeting of its Members, the Academy convenes a general conference in a developing country to review the status and future prospects of science and technology in various regions of the South.

Conferences have so far been organized in China (1987 and 2003), Venezuela (1990), Kuwait (1992), Nigeria (1995), Brazil (1997 and 2006), Senegal (1999) and India (2002).

TWAS members, ministers of science and technology, presidents of science academies and research councils as well as representatives of international organizations from the South and the North are normally invited to attend these Conferences.

TWAS's 20th General Meeting and 11th General Conference will be held in Durban, South Africa, from 20 to 23 October 2009.