CCC BULLETIN. Board Meeting. CCC extends its regional and International activities during year Anniversary

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1 Year 7, No. 12 INFORMATIVE ORGAN OF CCC 1. For e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC), e year 2010 took off participating in e General Assembly of e Global Network of Science Academies (IAP), which was held in e Royal Society, London, England, from January During e Assembly, our President, Dr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos, released e digital version of a book of his auorship Origin and Development of e Academies of Sciences and Current Situation of e International Scientific Community where he reviews e history of e 10 Scientific Academies and similar institutions at integrate e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC). 2. The Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC) also participated from e interregional meeting organized wiin e Assembly framework, wi e Associations of America (IANAS), Asia (AASA), Africa (NASAC), Europe (ALLEA) and e Academies of e Islamic Community (NASIC). 3. One of e relevant achievements of e London meeting was at e Academies Associations from Asia (AASA), Africa (NASAC) and e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC), saw e possibility of reaching interregional agreements for mutual support in eir scientific endeavors and exchanges. CCC BULLETIN Caribbean Scientific Community Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic May, 2011 CCC extends its regional and International activities during year Board Meeting Scientific Caribbean Community (CCC) 20 and May 21, 2011 Havana, Cuba 150 Anniversary Academy Foundation Cuba Sciences 4. So it happened at, during e last meeting of e Board of Directors of CCC held in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, on May 7 to 8 of last year, it was approved to increase ese agreements and oer matters of interest, for e good working order of our institution, such as e Financial Report and e 2011 Activities Program. 5. By virtue whereof, CCC president traveled to China, as a guest of e Institute of Social Sciences, of e Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he offered a conference on Geopolitics of e Caribbean. He met wi e president of AASA and vice-president of e Chinese Academy of Dr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos in e General Assembly of IAP, London, 2010, puts to move e book of her own "Origin and Development of Academies of Sciences and Current Status of e International Scientific Community "(Volume I), 1 CCC Board Meeting, Bayahibe, La Romana, R.D., 2010

2 Editorial Board of directors of e CCC Dr. Nelson Moreno-Ceballos (República Dominicana) PRESIDENT Jaime Rodríguez (Colombia) VICEPRESIDENT María del Carmen Samayoa (Guatemala) SECRETARY Tara Dasgupta (Jamaica) TREASURER Sergio Jorge Pastrana (Cuba) MEMBER CCC NEWSLETTER Scientific Caribbean Community Academy of Sciences Dominican Republic Headquarters Office Caribbean Scientific Community Director/ editor: Design/Layout Cecilia Caballero de Moreno Executive Director of e Office of e CCC site 112 Las Damas street. At e corner of El Conde street, Old City, Santo Domingo, P.O. Box 932 Dominican Republic Tel.: Fax: int@academiadecienciasrd.org ccc@academiadecienciasrd.org 150 Anniversary of e foundation of e Academy of Sciences of Cuba he Caribbean Scientific Community joins in e commemoration of e 150 Anniversary of e Academy of Sciences of Cuba at, along wi e Academy Tof Sciences of Colombia, are e first scientific institutions in our Continent at followed up wi e initiatives at Federico Cesi started in Italy and at Galileo Galilei honored for history. The first Academy of Sciences of Cuba was founded on May 19 of year 1861, after many years of negotiations wi e Spanish crown, and given e name of Royal Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences of La Havana. In 1902, after e establishment of e Republic, is Academy remained wi e same structure and organization, but lost e Royal adjective from its name. In 1962, e Cuban revolutionary process created e National Committee for e Academy of Sciences of Cuba, and for e first time, e Academy achieved an efficient outreach at a national level. In 1976, as part of e revolutionary State institutionalization process, e Act N 1323 of e Organization of e State's Central Administration, established e Academy of Sciences of Cuba as an administrative agency wi National Institute status. In 1980, as e Academy received e responsibilities of e State Committee for Science and Technology and was given e duty as governing body of science and technology at a national level, e Academy was granted ministerial rank. The fact at in e wake of e 150 Anniversary of its foundation, e Academy of Sciences of Cuba and its scientific community were able to congregate e leading international scientific institutions in order for eir Steering Committees to hold joint sessions is year 2010 in eir territory, such as e Global Network of Science Academies (IAP), e InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), and e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC), is an unprecedented occurrence and an act of support towards e scientific community of a country such as e Cuban one, at has been an example not only of e struggle for e respect of its sovereignty, but also since e socialist revolution of 1959, not only did it commit to overcome illiteracy, but gave precedence to education and science as integral parts of development. Nowadays e Cuban people is seen as one America's most cultured people, in spite of its backward state in regards to its economic development, warted by blockades and limitations in its international trade relations, due to e unbroken political and patriotic position of is broerly country. Dr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos President of CCC 2

3 African delegation in e Assembly of IAP, London, 2010 Wi e director of e Institute of Social Sciences of China People Sciences, Professor Jinghai Li. In e meeting ey agreed to introduce, jointly, an interagency cooperation proposal between e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC) and e Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA), at e assembly to be held on October 12 of 2010, in Seoul, Sou Korea. Academy of Arts and Sciences of Puerto Rico 6. During e meeting of e Board of Directors, CCC agreed to make efforts for e incorporation of e Puerto Rico Academy of Arts and Sciences to its ranks. To achieve is, some negotiations took place at allowed for e coordination of a meeting wi Puerto Rican scholars. As a result, a first meeting was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from May 18 to 20, of year 2010, attended by e president of CCC, Mr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos, along wi a committee composed by scholars Mr. Milciades Mejia, Vice President, and Mr. Tirso Mejía Ricart, from e Executive Committee of e Academy of Sciences of Dominican Republic. During e meeting wi e scholars, Dr. Moreno Ceballos delivered a lecture on History of e Academies of Sciences and eir roles in e post-modern world. In is meeting a Committee was created for e development of programs to be implemented to achieve is purpose. Results of is meeting were published in Bulletin Nº 11 of CCC, in an article entitled Puerto Rican Scientists have created a committee to define a Scientific Academy at will integrate e country in e Greater Caribbean Scientific Union (CCC), IANAS and e IAP released on May Also a statement was made during CCC 2010 annual meeting in Dominican Republic, about e right way of helping e Haitian people in e face of e earquake and its human consequences, issued in Bulletin Nº10 of CCC, May 2010, which was widely distributed in e regional, continental and international institutions. 8. CCC member Academies attended e 7 Focal Points Meeting of e InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) to present e reports on e education program Science Education and Woman for Science, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 11 to 13, Meeting wi scientists in Puerto Rico 3

4 The Minister Ligia Amada Melo Cardona, MESCYT, along wi e Dominican delegation e STS Forum, Japan Also, from June 20 to 23, 2010, we participated in Brasilia in e conference Inventing a Better Future: A Strategy for building Regional Capacities in Science and Technology Worshop /IANAS. 10. We participated for e first time as a Regional Delegation, at e 7 Annual Meeting of Science, Technology and Society (STS) Forum, which was held in Kyoto, Japan, from 3 to 5 of October At is assembly we participated in e regional organizations and Academies of Sciences meeting, were we presented e characteristics, work and activities of e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC). At e time we also suggested e creation of mechanisms to enable e participation of e five regional associations at belong to e InterAmerican Network of Academies (IAP), in e upcoming STS meetings. The findings on e issues discussed during is meeting, as well as e final Declaration, can be found at e Web Page Delegations ACRD-CCC, IPA, and Brazil in e STS Forum, Japan The participation of our academic institutions in e InterAmerican Network of Academies' (IANAS) electoral Assembly, held in Ottawa, Canada, from August 24 to 29 of 2010, was of great relevance, where ree of e Caribbean Academies of Sciences went to occupy positions in e Board of Directors of at organization. Dominican Republic was elected to host e next IANAS Assembly, set to occur in year Assembly of e Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA), October 18-22, The Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC) attended as a guest during e AASA Assembly, held in Seoul, Sou Korea, from e 18 to e 22 of October 2010, where an interagency cooperation agreement presented by e Presidents of AASA, Jinghai Li, from China, and Dr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos, of CCC, was signed, and published in is Bulletin Nº12. A similar cooperation agreement is being negotiated between e Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) and e Participants in e Ten Assembly of e Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA), Seoul, Korea, from 18 to 22 October

5 Cooperation Agreement signed CCC-AASA. Dr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos president of e CCC and Dr. Park President Wom-Hom Academy of Science of Korea and chairman of e AASA CCC, to be signed in e next Assembly of at regional organization at was scheduled to be held in Morocco, in March is year, but it was not possible first due to climate effects caused in e wake of e volcano in Iceland, in 2010, and later it was postponed because of e political unrests in Nor Africa. This agreement has received approval from e Co-Chair of e IAP, Mr. Mohamed Hassan, and it's only pending e Assembly of e NASAC, where its terms were agreed upon in e first place, for it to enter into force. 13. CCC was a guest during e inaugural event of e Caribbean Science Foundation Forum: Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, at took place in Trinidad and Tobago, on September 21 to 23, Dr. Moreno Ceballos gave a conference on Science Programs implemented by CCC; and on e organization and work e Headquarters of e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC), - at e Academy of Sciences of Dominican Republic- performs. Members of e international department of e Academy Korea Science 14. On is year, 2010, CCC also participated in e presentation of e UNESCO report on e current situation of Science in e world. The president of CCC was invited to participate in a panel alongside wi e President of CARICOM, to evaluate e regional impact of is report. This meeting was held in November 10, 2010, in e city of La Havana, Cuba. The presidency of CCC appointed Professor Sergio Jorge Pastrana, current Board of Director's member and former CCC president, as our representing delegate. 15. CCC decided to publish a regional scientific magazine or journal at will see e light is year, as an expression of scientific realization of e region, under e editorial responsibility of e Caribbean Academy of Sciences and e Colombian Academy, wi e economic endorsement of e Academy of Sciences of Dominican Republic, e Colombian Academy of Sciences and e TWAS. Delegations of Cuba, Communist China and e Dominican Republic IPA in e Assembly, London In e Forum: Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Trinidad and Tobago, September 2, 2010

6 Meeting of e Management Committee for e foundation of e Academy of Sciences of El Salvador, July Conference for Guatemalan Scholars. 16. We report at e meeting to conform e Management Committee at will have e responsibility of organizing e founding of e Academy of Sciences of El Salvador, has been coordinated wi e CONACYT of at country, for e mon of July of e present year, This meeting will have e participation of a group of Salvadoran scholars to whom e president of CCC will offer a lecture on History of e Academies of Sciences and eir role in e postmodern world. Dr. Moreno Ceballos will be accompanied by Dr. Maria del Carmen Samayoa, former president of e Academy of Sciences of Guatemala, and current secretary of e Board of Directors of e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC), where, after our visit to El Salvador, will also be working to offer e same conference to Guatemalan scholars, and hold an exchange wi em, making e most of our stay rough Central America. 150 Anniversary Dr. Maria del Carmen Samayoa e center, past president of e Academy of Sciences of Guatemala, e delegation of e Caribbean and Argentina in e Assembly IPA, London 2010 Board Meeting of CCC 2010, Bayahibe, La Romana, Dominican Republic Participants at e IX and X Assemblies CCC, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2009 Robert Joy, CONACYT EL SALVADOR, ird from left to right, wi Juan Pedro Laclette, Mexico, Ismael Clark, Cuba, and Michael Clegg, e United States. CCC Assembly

7 The 11 Assembly of CCC will take place in e Republic of Colombia, in The Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC) will meet in e broerly Republic of Colombia, during its 11 General Assembly to be held next year, In is opportunity, e Assembly will provide e frame in which e Academy of Sciences of Colombia will assume e presidency of e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC), just as it was in its first meeting at Cartagena de Indias, in year We expect e scientific community to support is event and send its delegates to is important assembly, where ey will be offered wi a friendly and warm welcome by is broerly nation willing to share its colonial history, its architectonic beauty and e surroundings of an original culture. The Academy of Sciences of Colombia is one of e founding institutions of e Caribbean Scientific Community. It has kept a spirit of collaboration and engages actively in e composition of important documents and in its policymaking roughout our 11 years of existence. In Professor Jaime Rodriguez, CCC has a future president at, undoubtedly, will follow and exceed e development achieved by our regional institution in its 11 years of existence. In is opportunity, e Assembly will provide e frame in which e Academy of Sciences of Colombia will assume e presidency of e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC) First Directors of e Caribbean Scientific Community (CCC) Cartagena de Indias, Colombia,

8 Inter-institucional cooperation agreement between e Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) and e Caribbean Scientific Union (CCC). The assocation of Academies of Sciences (AASA) is a non-profit international organization of e asian adn Australasian región, comprising 26 academies wi science and technology interest. The vision of AASA is to a forum for scientists and technologist to discuss and provide advice on issues related to science and technology, research adn development, adn e application of technology For national development. The misión of AASA is to establish an international interdisciplinary network for scientific and technological coopeation, and to play a pivotal role in promoting cooperation for e development of science and technology in e region. And of e oer part, e Caribbean Scientific Union (CCC), is also a subregional organization of e Inter- American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), legally integrated by e Academies of Sciences and similar institutions of e Caribbean región, legally constituted in e year 2000 under e protection of e legislation of e Republic of Colombia, and wi its current regional headquarters in e city of Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic, which has for purpose e scientific and public policies research to promote innovation technological implementation, dissemination to contribute to e sustainable development of e countries in e región as well as promoting cooperation wi oer similar institutions, represented by its president, Dr. Nelson Moreno Ceballos. After a meeting of exchanges and having assessed e possibilities of reaching an academic adn scientific agreement at aims at enriching e knowledge and institutional stregening of bo parties, adn of e national academies at integrate em, we have decided to state our intentions for cooperations in e signing of is agreement: We hereby consider at e possibilities for cooperation and academic exchange between bo institutions could be manifested in e preparation of scientific activities, research in study topics, specifically ose aiming at increasing knowledge and learning about hte social, economical and cultural characteristics of our region. In consequence, bo institutions hereby commit to join efforst for e achievement of ese purposes by providing mutual aid between our institutions and menber Academies in e exchange of publications of journals and books; in e joint publications of books and monographs and e mutual support of teachers, researchers and scientist, aiming at participating in e researches, prepare courses, give lectures and participate in seminars congreses and symposia, organizated in bo regions. Our institutions commit, conditions permiting to contribute to e financing logistics, handling of visas and oer requirements needed fot e exchange of human resources in each country, as well as to open spaces in e publications of Academy members, adn translations, to publicize e researches in bo organizations. Furemore, e AASA and e CCC agree to work togeer so at is relation will increase and consolidate and at activities and researches related to e present. Agreement will not only be traslated into a greater scientific and cultural knowledge for our academies and member scientist, but also in e social welfare and equality, and e quality of life of our peoples. These agreements of intent on cooperation have for legitímate foundation our common ownership of e regulations of e Global Network of Science Academies (IAP) adn e good reception given to is effort in e leadership of e global institution. Signed in ree identical copies. On e 21 of e mon of October of e year 2010, in e city of Seoul, Korea. President of e Association of e Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) President of e Caribbean Scientific Union 8