Minutes of the 55th meeting of the Council of the International Union of Immunological Societies

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55th IUIS Council Meeting
Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009; 08.30 – 15.00 hrs.
Location: Pyramisa Hotel Conference Center –Hatchepsut Room
Invited:
- Council Members 2007-2010 (voting)
- Executive Board (voting)
- Committee Chairs (non-voting)
- Representatives of Regional Federations (non-voting)
- Liaisons and Affiliated Organizations (non-voting)
- Observers nominated by member societies (non-voting)
- Webmanager Dr. Carneiro (non-voting)
- Facilitator Dr. Nicholas Pesch (non-voting)
Present:
Peter Doherty, Moh Daha, Marianna Newkirk, Rolf Zinkernagel, Gilbert Faure, Olivera Finn, Michelle
Letarte, Margarida Carneiro, Ahmed El-Gohary, Anna Erdei, Nicholas King, Sergio Romagnani, Clelia
Riera, Jorge Kalil, Laurence Boumsell, Dexian Zheng, Wayne Hein, Gerard Chaouat, Rudolf Valenta,
Seppo Meri, Reinhold Schmidt, Elopy N. Sibanda, Luciano Adorini, Willem Hanekom, Shigeo Koyasu,
Janusz Marcinkiewicz, Jose Villadangos, Paulo Santos, Gerlinde Jahn.
Excused: Chris Rudd, Chris Parish, Helen Chapel, Stefan Kaufmann, Alioune Dieye, David Hafler,
Pascal Launois, Sondes Makni, Kiyoshi Takatsu, Flavio Salazar Onfray, Catherine Sautes-Fridman,
Val Smith, Rene A.W. van Lier.
Agenda:
1. Welcome and opening remarks
Peter Doherty, president of the IUIS, welcomes all delegates and thanks our host, Prof. Ahmed El-
Gohary, for his kind invitation to IUIS to hold its council meeting in Sharm El-Sheik and to contribute
scientifically to the 7th FAIS meeting.
2. Minutes of the 54th council meeting, Taipei 2008
a) Approval of the minutes
The minutes of the 55th council meeting that was held in Taipei were accepted without comments.
b) Business arising from minutes:
No specific points are raised concerning other business than is already listed in the agenda. The
president proposes to move item number 5, treasurer’s report, to a later stage of the meeting. All
agree.
3. President’s report (Peter Doherty)
The president has prepared a report and this was sent earlier to all members of the council. He
mentions that a number of changes are expected in the executive board of IUIS. In the first place, the
president and the vice-president will compile a list of potential candidates for the post of incoming
president. Further, both, the treasurer (Marianna Newkirk) and the Secretary General (Moh Daha)
have indicated that they have served for reasonably long periods in the council / executive and that
their positions will be open for replacement at the next council meeting in Kobe.
Further, the president indicates that the council is still looking in the best options to start an e-journal. It
is clear that more funds are required to achieve the various goals of IUIS.