Active and Governing Council members at the February meeting.

INCTR Annual General Assembly and Governing Council Meeting
7th February, 2009

INCTR's Active Members and Governing Council gathered in Brussels early in February of this year to discuss the financial state of INCTR, progress made in 2008 and plans for 2009. Two new active members were elected (Dr. Sidnei Epelman, currently President of INCTR, Brazil, and Dr. Ahmad Manzoor, chairman of INCTR's Special Panel (an Advisory Board comprised exclusively of persons from developing countries. An important decision made by the Governing Council was to examine and improve INCTR's use of the World Wide Web with respect to all of its activities. A special meeting will be held in 2010, to celebrate the opening of INCTR's office in Brussels.

View of the Bellagio Center.

Meeting in Bellagio,
Italy
21st February, 2009

Dr. Magrath attended a small meeting at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, which provides "space for framing debates on world issues, for translating theory into action and for devising creative responses to some of the most pressing issues of our time, especially those directed at alleviating poverty and vulnerability." The meeting was organized by Dr. Peter Mauch, and, in line with the decision taken by the Governing Council, Dr. Magrath was invited to speak about INCTR's work, and in particular, the use of the internet on knowledge dissemination and communication with its members and collaborators.