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THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF M EDICAL R ESEARCH
PonAL AOOIUU: POST OFFICE, ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. VICTORIA 30~0. AUSTRALIA. TELEPHONE 347-1~11
A"P'Il.IATIO \lf'ITH
THa UNIYII.&aTY Ofl NaUOUIUt.
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THa ROYA&. MIIL80URHa HOa~ITAL
DlltltCTOII t PROI'USOII G . J , V. NOS8AL, c .• . &., P'.A. A.
1Oth August, 1971
Dear Hardi and Geoff,
The President of the Australian Society of Immunologists,
Professor Derrick Rowley, has asked me to handle the matter of
Governmental support for th~ Second International Congress of
Immunology. Accordingly, I have put myself in touch with the
Governmental Interdepartmental Committee which manages these
affairs, and with the Secretary (International relations) and the
Executive Secretary of the Australian Academy of Science . Arising
from this comes a bombshell, but one, which when you think about it,
is not altogether unexpected. The situation is as follows:
1 97 4 is completely and utterly full as regards scientific
congresses and Government support. They are already supporting
six major international scientific congresses , and have recently
given categorical refusal to a big international Physiological Congress
in that year, so there is no chance whatsoever of us getting Government
funds for 1974.
As it happens, there are also a number of proposals before
the Government for 1976, but 1975, luckily enough, is compl etely clear.
There is, therefore , some urgency about making up our minds whether
we could postpone the Congress to 197 5, as the chances for Government
support up to around $50,000 for that time would seem to be excellent.
We seem to have only two alternatives, in fact. The one would be to
proceed with August 1974 with no Government subsidy, and bearing in
mind that the State Government of New South Wales might well match
whatever funds the Commonwealth Government brings, but would be
quite unlikely to give a subsidy in the absence of Commonwealth Government
support, I find this alternative almost impossible . Secondly, we could
change our plans for 197 5. This would be disappointing to the International
Union, but would have some advantages, including a somewhat longer
planning period for the Australian Committee and the possibility of holding
the meeting at a climatically really delightful time , such as for example,
early March (just before the start of the Australian Academic year} .
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Date | 1971 |
| Creator |
International Union of Immunological Societies |
| Transcript | •' THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF M EDICAL R ESEARCH PonAL AOOIUU: POST OFFICE, ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. VICTORIA 30~0. AUSTRALIA. TELEPHONE 347-1~11 A"P'Il.IATIO \lf'ITH THa UNIYII.&aTY Ofl NaUOUIUt. ANI> THa ROYA&. MIIL80URHa HOa~ITAL DlltltCTOII t PROI'USOII G . J , V. NOS8AL, c .• . &., P'.A. A. 1Oth August, 1971 Dear Hardi and Geoff, The President of the Australian Society of Immunologists, Professor Derrick Rowley, has asked me to handle the matter of Governmental support for th~ Second International Congress of Immunology. Accordingly, I have put myself in touch with the Governmental Interdepartmental Committee which manages these affairs, and with the Secretary (International relations) and the Executive Secretary of the Australian Academy of Science . Arising from this comes a bombshell, but one, which when you think about it, is not altogether unexpected. The situation is as follows: 1 97 4 is completely and utterly full as regards scientific congresses and Government support. They are already supporting six major international scientific congresses , and have recently given categorical refusal to a big international Physiological Congress in that year, so there is no chance whatsoever of us getting Government funds for 1974. As it happens, there are also a number of proposals before the Government for 1976, but 1975, luckily enough, is compl etely clear. There is, therefore , some urgency about making up our minds whether we could postpone the Congress to 197 5, as the chances for Government support up to around $50,000 for that time would seem to be excellent. We seem to have only two alternatives, in fact. The one would be to proceed with August 1974 with no Government subsidy, and bearing in mind that the State Government of New South Wales might well match whatever funds the Commonwealth Government brings, but would be quite unlikely to give a subsidy in the absence of Commonwealth Government support, I find this alternative almost impossible . Secondly, we could change our plans for 197 5. This would be disappointing to the International Union, but would have some advantages, including a somewhat longer planning period for the Australian Committee and the possibility of holding the meeting at a climatically really delightful time , such as for example, early March (just before the start of the Australian Academic year} . /2 |
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