TWAS 2010 Young Affiliates selected

TWAS's five Regional Offices have completed the selection of this year's 25 Young Affiliates, bringing the total to 98.

The programme, which began in 2007, seeks to identify the best young scientists in each region of the developing world and provide them with opportunities to network with one another, with TWAS Fellows, and to attend international conferences and other events for young scientists.

The appointments are made for a period of five years (covering five TWAS General Meetings).

TWAS Young Affiliates must be aged 40 or less on 1 January of the year in which they are selected. They must also have demonstrated a good publication record with at least 10 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and should be living and working in a developing country for at least the past two years.

 TWAS Young Affiliates:

• will be invited to attend all TWAS General Meetings and General Conferences;
• are entitled to attend TWAS General Meetings as observers, i.e. they will be permitted to participate in the discussions, but will not have any voting rights;
• will be invited to attend regional meetings of TWAS Fellows organized by the Regional Offices;
• will be invited to participate in the activities of TWAS national chapters in their home countries (if such a chapter is active);
• will receive copies of TWAS publications such as the TWAS Newsletter, Year Book, Annual Report etc.;
• will have their biodata published in an annual Young Affiliates Year Book, to be made available at each TWAS General Meeting;
• are eligible for TWAS Prizes (unlike full TWAS members);
• are encouraged to provide feedback to TWAS on how the Academy can respond to the needs of young scientists in developing countries;
• are encouraged to provide information about TWAS programmes to their students and colleagues;
• are encouraged to seek out and nominate excellent scientists from developing countries, especially science- and technology-lagging countries, for TWAS awards;
• are encouraged to seek out excellent scientists from science- and technology-lagging countries and recommend their nomination for TWAS membership (via a full member of the Academy).