EMBO Annual Report 04

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EMBO & EMBC past & present timeline & brief history aims EMBO | EMBC | EMBL EMBO actions in 2004 EMBC actions in 2004 EMBO’s aim is to promote biosciences throughout Europe. It has done this very successfully over a period of 40 years. 11
EMBO timeline & brief history www.embo.org/about embo/history.html 40 years of EMBO The origins of EMBO date back to 1963, when a group of leading European biologists got together in Ravello, Italy to discuss proposals by John Kendrew and Conrad Waddington to establish an organisation and laboratory for co-operation in molecular biology. Both proposals were endorsed at this meeting and later, in July 1964, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) was officially born. The Ravello meeting laid down two initial goals for EMBO – creation of a central molecular biology laboratory and the establishment of networking activities to enhance interactions between European laboratories. Two committees were set up – the Laboratory Committee and the Federal Organisation Committee. The work of the Laboratory Committee led to the subsequent establishment of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). The concepts drafted by the Federal Organisation Committee became the motor for EMBO’s fellowships, courses and workshops. The Ravello meeting also saw the election of Max Perutz as the first EMBO chairman and John Kendrew as Secretary General. On July 12, 1964, thanks to the efforts of Eduard Kellenberger, one of EMBO’s founding members, EMBO was officially incorpo- rated as an association under Swiss law. Start-up funding for the organisation was generously provided by the Volkswagen Foundation and EMBO was able to initiate its networking activities providing the first fellowships and electing 200 biologists as its first members. The EMBO Council worked hard to secure long-term funding for EMBO activities and in 1969, the governments of 14 member states came together to establish the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC). The EMBC adopted the activities initiated with the Volkswagen funding and these became known as the EMBC General Programme. Soon after its foundation, the EMBC also accepted EMBO’s proposal to establish a European laboratory and in 1974, a subset of ten member states formed the EMBL as an independent intergovernmental organisation. Today the EMBC has grown to 24 member states including most of the European Union (EU) countries and some neighbouring countries. Evidence of how EMBO has thrived since its foundation can be found in the chapters of this annual report and is clearly demonstrated in the esteem in which the organisation is held today by scientists worldwide. Max Perutz, the first EMBO chairman John Kendrew, EMBO’s first Secretary General Eduard Kellenberger, one of EMBO’s founding members
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Page 3 and 4: preface Frank Gannon Executive Dire
Page 5: preface Marja Makarow President Eur
Page 9 and 10: aims Aerial view of EMBO and EMBL-H
Page 11 and 12: summary EMBO actions 2004 Programme
Page 13 and 14: summary EMBC actions 2004 Three ses
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Page 17 and 18: 32 CONTACT Jan Taplick Programme Ma
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Page 23 and 24: EDITORS & CONTACT Frank Gannon Seni
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Page 33 and 34: 64 delegates and advisers THE NETHE
Page 35 and 36: 68 EMBO council & committee members
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112 EMBO EMBO young investigators s
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116 young investigator lectures 200
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120 workshops 2004 Europe/EMBC EMBO
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124 plenary lectures 2004 Europe/EM
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128 EMBC scale of contributions fro
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136 lecture courses 2005 Europe/EMB
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