[AfSHG-Listserv] African Society of Human Genetics has been accepted into the International Federation of Human Genetics Societies

[Sirugo Giorgio]

Dear Debo, 

Thank you. And many thanks to Raj, Melanie and Charles for all the work done to achieve a most important goal.

Best wishes,

Giorgio



From: Adebowale Adeyemo
Sent: Fri 03/11/2006 20:22
To: listserv at afshg.org
Subject: [AfSHG-Listserv] African Society of Human Genetics has been accepted into the International Federation of Human Genetics Societies


Hello everyone,
 
This is to inform you that the African Society of Human Genetics has been accepted as the 7th Full Member society of the International Federation of Human Genetics Societies (IFHGS). This is a major milestone in the life of our young society as it signifies another step in our recognition as a regional human genetics society. Thanks to Professor Raj Ramesar for the work he did to get this through.
 
The International Federation of Human Genetics Societies (http://www.ifhgs.org/) was founded in 1996 to provide a transparent structure to facilitate communication throughout the international community of human geneticists. The Federation provides a platform to share information about research, education and clinical services in an interactive way. There are at present several types of membership: Full, Corresponding, Affiliate and Preliminary. Only multinational societies can be Full Members, which at the present time comprise: The American Society of Human Genetics, Asia-Pacific Society of Human Genetics (APSHG), East Asian Union of Human Genetics Societies (EAUHGS), The European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), The Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA), Latin American Network of Human Genetics Societies, and (most recently), the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG). National human genetics societies are eligible to participate in the Federation as Corresponding Members. National or international organizations representing a specialty dedicated to human genetics are eligible to participate in the Federation as Affiliate Members. A newly formed organization dedicated to human genetics in a country that does not have a national society of human genetics may qualify for membership as a Preliminary Member by first affiliating itself with a Full Member of the Federation. Any geneticist in the world who is a member of an affiliated human genetics society is automatically connected to the Federation. 
 
Representatives of Full Member societies comprise the Executive Committee. Each member society is represented in the Federation by a president and a liaison officer.  Raj Ramesar has been nominated to be the official liaison of the AfSHG for a five-year term. The liaison goes to all the Executive Committee meetings that are usually held in conjunction with major human genetics meetings, such as the ASHG meeting and the ESHG meeting.
 
Congratulations, everyone!
 
 
 Dr Adebowale Adeyemo
Communications/IT
African Society of Human Genetics
aadeyemo at afshg.org
http://www.afshg.org/
 
National Human Genome Center
Howard University
2216 6th Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
aadeyemo at genomecenter.howard.edu
 
 
 

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