Israel Ashkenazi passed away
On the night of October 21, our dear Israel Ashkenazi passed away. The sorrow for this event is only marginally relieved by the fact that he was (in the words of his son Odi) "vibrant and vivid until the last few hours"; and let me testify that until the last couple of days he kept enlightening correspondence with people around the world, sharing thoughts, knowledge, and sentiments with colleagues and friends that neither long time lapses or far-off places could separate from him.
Everybody knows that Israel was a great scientist, a pioneer in chronobiology who contributed precious advancements routinedly utilized thereafter by hundreds of researchers. Moreover and more importantly, the results of his lifelong engagement in research lead to important practical knowledge, so that today literally millions of people around the world are taking advantage of his scientific contributions. A time will come soon to remember the Scientist and all the details of his great work.
Today, however, we simply stand still in astonishment and sorrow for the loss of a great man, an incredible number of dear memories passing through our minds, indelible traces he impressed in our hearts and souls with the warmth, understanding and influence of his character.
We are all bidding you farewell, Israel. As for myself, I hope to meet you again one day, because your place in my heart will never be replaced.
Francesco Portaluppi, President of the ISC
27th Conference of the International Society for Chronobiology
Dear ISC Members,
After completion of the revision process (two proposals were submitted to our attention), I officially announce that the 27th meeting of the International Society for Chronobiology will take place in Delhi, India, during the month of October, 2012 (the exact dates to be decided soon).
Prof. Vinod Kumar of the University of Delhi, who submitted the proposal the ISC Board voted to accept, will be responsible for the local organization of the meeting, which he proposed as a joint congress with the 24th Meeting of the Indian Society for Chronobiology. I wish to congratulate Prof. Vinod Kumar for the success of his proposal. I also wish to express the sincere gratitude we all owe him for the burden he is taking upon his shoulders.
Sincerely,
Francesco Portaluppi, MD, PhD
President of the International Society for Chronobiology
Committees of the ISC
The Board of the ISC proudly announce the establishment of several committees to promote the activities of the Society. The committees and their composition are:
Membership Committee:
- Ziyan Zhao (P.R. China), Chairperson
- Hakan Zengil (Turkey), member
- Martin Young (USA), member
Publication Committee:
- Dietmar Weinert (Germany), Chairperson
- Abraham Haim (Israel), member
- Akio Fujimura (Japan), member
- Yvan Touitou (France), member
- Michael Smolensky (USA), member
Education Committee:
- Luis Menna-Barreto (Brazil), Chairperson
- Frida Fischer (Brazil), member
- Dilip Joshi (India), member
- Lee Di Milia (Australia), member
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