From the Past President

SIAM Past President Lecture

Serving as SIAM President was a unique opportunity for me to observe and participate in the process by which we establish scientific policy in this country. As is inevitable in such circumstances, I brought my personal perspective to these activities. Here I describe some of my experiences, express my opinions and speculate on research trends. Perhaps my biggest struggle as SIAM President was t...

Bittersweet victory for CMA past president.

“There was no blatant disregard in this case.” Those 8 brief words, which summed up the decision of the Yukon Court of Appeal decision in a case involving CMA Past President Allon Reddoch, came as a great relief for the Whitehorse physician, even if it took 5 years for them to be written. In essence, the December ruling dismissed the notion that Reddoch had been guilty of unprofessional conduct...

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Letter from the President

I have just come back from attending ECMI 2002 in Latvia. About 150 people took part in the conference which was held in the delightful resort town of Jurmala, about 20km south of Riga. The invited speakers covered a wide range of topics and all gave interesting talks as did the minisymposium speakers and the other contributors. The participants enjoyed the weather and surroundings in Jurmala a...

Welcome from the President

Welcome from the President

This year has been an exciting one for the IASR. The board is busily preparing for the Biannual IASR/AFSP Scientific Summit. The Scientific Committee, ably chaired by Drs. Yeates Conwell and Gil Zalsman, is putting together a terrific program. We have been gratified to see a very high level of participation with submissions for both oral presentations and posters from all around the world. It s...