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The article presents the report of the American Economic Association's representative to the International Economic Association for 1974. During the calendar year, the International Economic Association held a conference in Italy, a world congress in Hungary, a workshop in Turkey, and an East-West meeting in Switzerland. The conference in Turin, Italy, April 1 to 6, was on The Economics of Public Services. The World Congress in Budapest, Hungary, was held from August 19 to 24 on Economic Integration: Worldwide, Regional, Sectoral. The program provided for papers and reports in plenary sessions and for papers and general discussion in ten separate working groups. The largest delegation came from the USSR with 280 members. The U.S. was represented by 78 participants. The workshop at the Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey, was held September 2 to 6 on Population and Development. The East-West Conference was held from August 29 to September 3 in Montreaux, Switzerland, on Recent Economic Developments in Socialist and Non-Socialist Countries.

Reports on developments related to the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) as of November 2004. Plan of holding the 12th Young Scientists Training Course in Bristol, England on June 21-26, 2005; The Rising Star Symposium to be presented at the 41st EASD Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece in 2005; Announcement of the winners of the Diabetologia Best Paper Award 2003 at the 35th Executive Committee Meeting.

Previews the Africa-Europe Group for Inter-disciplinary Studies (AEGIS) European Conference on African Studies to be held on June 29-July 3, 2005 in London, England. Estimated number of panel discussions to be held; Call for papers to be presented in the conference; Contact information.

The article presents news briefs from Europe relative to management science. British members of The Institute of Management Science (TIMS) will be granted full exemption for their membership dues, as confirmed by the Principal Inspector of Taxes, Inland Revenue. Antonio Valero has been named president of the Administrative Council of the European Association of Management Training Centers. The Operational Research Society will hold its annual conference in England from September 20-22, 1966.

The article presents information on various meetings related to the field of spinal diseases in Europe. The 5th International Interdisciplinary Symposium of the Swiss Spine Institute, The Degenerative Cervical Spine will be held on September 5-6, 2003 in Basel, Switzerland. EuroSpine 2003 will be held from September 30 to October 4, 2003 in Prague, Czech Republic. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis: A Review will be held on September 10, 2003 in Quebec City, Canada. The 10th International Congress of the Polish Rehabilitation Society will be held on July 5-7, 2003 in Warsaw, Poland.

This article discusses various matters on migration. The Political Participation of Ethnic Minorities in Europe workshop was organized by the European Consortium for Political Research and was held at the Leyden University, The Netherlands, on April 2 to 8, 1993. This workshop explores the factors which constrain or facilitate the participation of ethnic minorities in the political process and the extent to which such participation has furthered or diluted the pursuit of ethnically-based interests. Meanwhile, the Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Historical Association: Philadelphia was held April 16 to 17, 1993. It included the following papers: The American Catholic Response to Recent Immigration, by M. L. Sullivan; Ybor City Latins and the Church, by M. J. McNally; and Puerto Ricans and the Archdiocesan of Chicago, 1963-1970, by T. Kelliher. In other matters, The Forum for Researchers on Islam in Europe was established to encourage the development of information and interdisciplinary research on Islam and Muslim populations in Europe. It foresees a publication of a newsletter, directory of members, publication of an international bibliography in 1993, a symposium in 1994, and an international conference in 1995.

Focuses on the European Association of Social Anthropologists conference which addresses important issues about anthropology, revolving around issues of face, voice and responsibility. Challenges on individuals to go beyond an excessively socio-centric notion of alterity and to look at our own selves as others; Considerations on the neighbor, the stranger and the enemy as potentials for creative border crossing and transformation of identity; Advice on individuals to nurture ethical relationship between self and the other.

The article highlights the European study seminar of the Academy of Management on June 10 to July 7, 1972. Twenty-one professors, ten family members and one corporate president visited industrial, governmental, educational and cultural institutions in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. In Belgium, the group was briefed by officials from the European Economic Commission on trends among European manufacturers within the Common Market. In Germany, a convocation on communications and management information systems for Rhine valley industrialists was arrange.

The article discusses the highlights of the first International Cartographic Association (ICA) Symposium on Cartography for Central and Eastern Europe held in Vienna, Austria on February 16 and 17, 2009. The ICA partnered with the Vienna University of Technology to organize the symposium. Among the topics of papers presented at the event were cartography in education and atlas cartography. Some of the presenters from Croatia were Mirko Husak of the University of Zagreb and Slavko Lemajić.

In this article the author discusses the health services research (HSR) and public health research in Europe. She states that the HSR studied the effect of social factors, personal behaviours, and health technologies on health care access, cost, and quality. She says that the HSR which is funded by the European Commission (EC) has identified the research priorities in various targeted areas including health technology assessment, benchmarking and performance indicators, and health-care systems.

The article provides information on various organizations. it includes the details of the International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA) 2009 Conference to be held in Singapore and the events occurred during the annual autumn Japan Association Simulation and Gaming (JASAG) conference, which was held on October 25-26, 2008 in Japan. It also announces the proposals for the International Simulation and Gaming Association 40th to be held from June 29 to July 3, 2009 in Singapore.

Reports several training courses hosted by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) on topics related to diabetes in Europe. Introduction of the Thirteenth Young Scientists Training Course on October 1 to 6, 2006 in Perugia, Italy; Announcement of the 3rd Robert Turner Course on clinical research in diabetes for young physicians; Request for applications for the Rising Star Symposium at the EASD Annual Meeting.

Presents abstracts of topics about public health presented during the plenary sessions of the 11th Annual Conference of the European Public Health Association held on November 20 to 22, 2003 in Rome, Italy. Impact of European Union enlargement on public health; Major public health issues in the European Union acceding countries; Risks and actions against bio-terrorism in Europe; Food Policy in Europe.

Presents developments related to organizational studies in Europe as of July 1990. Venue of the Workshop on Global Strategic Management and Europe 1992; Sessions of the 12th World Congress of Sociology; Prices of the European Case Writing Awards.

The article presents a calendar of events on education. The third Biennial Conference of the Comparative Educative Society in Europe will be held from June 6 to 10, 1967 in Ghent, Belgium. A conference of subject experts in mathematics, physics and Latin was held in Strassbourg in November 1966. The International Schools Examination Syndicate of Geneva held a Policy Conference in Paris, France in February. The Comparative Education Society of Great Britain was formally constituted at a meeting held in Reading in October 1966.

The article offers news briefs on public health in Europe. Economic downturn is directly affecting health and increasing poverty, and is having indirect consequences for well-being through its effects on public policies. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office will issue the European Health Report, which will analyze social, economic and environmental determinants of health. The 5th Annual European Public Health Conference 2012, will be held from November 8-10, 2012, in Malta.

In this article, the author discusses the effort of Health Services Research into European Policy and Practice (HSREPP) to establish health services research (HSR) community in the European Commission. He says that HSREPP aims to elicit priorities in health systems, to analyze the relationship of research and the European Commission (EC), and to contribute in building HSR community in Europe. HSREPP's partners will also develop a standing committee that will serve as the voice of HSR in EC.

In this article the author discusses the initiatives of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) to publish a new journal for the European health systems research (HRS). The author states that there has been a concept drift on the "European Journal of Public Health," which is the official journal of the EUPHA since public health possessed other meanings in different countries. He reveals that the journal publishes good HRS but majority of the topics are health promotion and epidemiology.

This article presents updates on the sections of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) as of April 2005. The ten existing EUPHA sections are very active. Not only have they planned workshops and annual meetings, but they are also working on a number of projects. The section on public health epidemiology is working on a restart. The sections infectious diseases control and social security health are planning pre-conference activities in Graz. The section health promotion is presenting EUPHA at the International Union of Health Promotion and Education meeting. The section youth is working on a Web site for teen health. The section migrant health is planning a conference on migrant health in 2006. The section public health practice and policy has the leadership in project of the Strengthening Public Health Research in the European Union. And the section on health services research is planning training modules around EUPHA conferences. Several proposals for EUPHA sections are also presented. It concerns a possible section on public health genetics, health economics and chronic diseases.

Provides updates on the activities of the European Public Health Association. Conference of the organization in Paris, France; Highlights of organization's achievements in 2000; Scheduled activities of the organization.

The article reports on several events relevant to comparative education worldwide. A conference entitled the "Second World Congress of Comparative Education Societies" was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 28, 1974, to July 2, 1974. A conference organized by the International Baccalaureate Office was held in April 1974. The 1975 Conference of the Comparative Education Society in Europe will be held at the Centre Internationale d'Etudes Pedagogiques Sevres from June 2, 1975, to June 7, 1975.

A calendar of events related to liquid and gas chromatography in Europe, from April to August 2007 is presented. On April 30 to May 4, the three Liquid Chromatography (LC) workshops will materialize in London, England. In Norway, the 9th International Symposium on Advances in Extraction Technologies will be on June 3 to 6. Moreover , the 4th Nordic Separation Science Society International Conference will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania on August 26 to 29.

This article reports that the Computer Education Management Association Europe (CedMA), the first professional association specifically for IT training organizations, was launched recently. CEdMAEurope has been established to give training professionals from hardware and software manufacturing organizations the opportunity to exchange ideas, address the need for globalization and promote the importance of IT training in Europe. Membership of CEdMA enables participant organizations to attend three, two-day conferences each year. The first conference, hosted by International Business Machines Corp. in their Training Centre at La Hulpe, Brussels, took place on September 15-16. The conference agenda included topics such as Certification Standards, International Courseware Standards, Technology-based Training and Evaluation Methods.