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Mitteilung zur Gründung des EASA-Netzwerks „Medical Anthropology“Dear colleagues,We are happy to announce that a MedicalAnthropology Network has been establishedwithin the European Association for SocialAnthropologists (EASA) on 19 September2006 at the 9th EASA Conference „Europeand the World“ in Bristol (United Kingdom).The steering group we elected at the 2004EASA conference in Vienna, Els van Dongen(Netherlands), Elisabeth Hsu (United Kingdom),Hansjörg Dilger (Germany/United States)and Agita Luse (United Kingdom/Latvia),prepared and conducted the business meetingand the elections.The following nominees have been electedfor a period of 2 years- Brigit Obrist (Switzerland), Chair- Ivo Quaranta (Italy), Vice Chair- Stefan Ecks (United Kingdom), RepresentativeTeaching- Rachael Gooberman-Hill (United Kingdom),Representative Applied Medical Anthropology- Melissa Parker (United Kingdom), RepresentativeGeneral Medical Anthropology- Doreen Montag (United Kingdom, Germany),Student Representative- Agita Luse (United Kingdom, Latvia), It-OfficeWithin the next three months, we shall developa workplan for the coming two yearsbased on the suggestions of the steeringgroup. Our first and most obvious task is thedevelopment of a homepage which will followshortly. Your comments and suggestionsare most welcome!Kindly distribute this announcement withinyour networks and institutions as well asamong interested colleagues. All membersof the EASA are most welcome to join ournetwork which gives them the benefit ofparticipating in our activities, receiving amailing list and having the right to vote!Best regards,Brigit Obrist (University of Basle) and Ivo Quaranta(University of Bologna)In the name of the newly elected Board, wewould like to thank the steering group andall those of you who attended the meetingin Bristol for your support and trust. We willdo our best to further build and stabilize aEuropean network within the EASA for professionalcommunication, interaction andcollaboration in the field of medical anthropology.56 Berichte der Arbeits- und Regionalgruppen