International Academy of Science

The International Academy of Science (IAS) is an inter- and transnational academy of science.

Foundation
The IAS was founded together with the International Council of Scientific Development (ICSD) in 1980 by initiative of Linus Pauling, Sir John Kendrew, Lord Alexander Todd, Andrei Sakharov, Konrad Lorenz and Ilya Prigogine (President of the IAS until 2003) and many other well known scientists of contemporaneity. Linus Karl Pauling was the Honorary President of IAS till the end of his life.

Headquarters of the IAS
Headquarters (The Presidium) of the IAS is located in the Castle Tratzberg, Jenbach/Tyrol, (Austria). Members of the Presidium (Honorary Presidents) of the Academy are the Nobel Prize Laureates: Jean Dausset (France), Johann Deisenhofer (Germany), Brian Josephson (UK), Jerome Karle (USA), Yuan T. Lee (China/USA), Heinrich Rohrer (Switzerland), and well-known scholars Yujiro Ikemi (Japan) and Georg Kahn-Ackermann (Germany).

Aims
The objective of the Academy is the promotion of basic and applied research and excellence in science which could lead to effective problem solving in the XXI Century. The general aims of ICSD and IAS are:


 * to reinforce awareness of scientific responsibility;
 * to increase the effectiveness of scientific research;
 * to support a humanitarian approach to science;
 * scientific cooperations between the industrialized and the developing countries;
 * cooperations between scientists and political decision making bodies in the development and support of scientific research;
 * integration of philosophical and ethical subjects into scientific education;
 * to promote an optimal integration of scientific, public and political goals;
 * to promote public scientific and political discussions on the role of science and future developments;
 * to develop new international, trans- and interdisciplinary approaches.

Members and Network
IAS unites about 1200 distinguished scientists and philosophers, politicians and public figures of the world. Among them there are 120 Nobel Prize laureates, more than 30 former and acting ministers and heads of state and members of 81 national academies.

The ICSD (International Council of Scientific Development)-IAS Network contains over 100 research institutions, National Academies of Sciences, Universities and research centers which as institutional members.

National Sections of the Academy were founded and active in: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Russia, Slovakia, UK, USA, etc.

Members (Full Members and Corresponding Members) of the International Academy of Science are elected (by the National Sections) in recognition of their distinguished achievements in original basic or applied research.

Election in the IAS is considered as one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist.

Conferences (Selection)

 * "An extended view" - International Symposium 2005 mit parallelen Workshops in Moscow, Baku und Sao Paul, together with the Medicial University Innsbruck, Eurasia-Pacific und ASEA UNINET.
 * "Interdisziplinäres FORUM über WISSENSCHAFT und POLITIK", 2005 together with the Philosophical Department University Munich
 * "The Future of Russia (social, economic and environmental aspects)", St. Petersburg 1998 together with the Ministry of General and Professional Education of the Russian Federation und St. Petersburg State Technical University
 * Conference "Zukunftsfähige Regionen in Europa - Umwelt, Gesundheit, Bildung im Kontekt der Agenda 21", Güstrow 2000 together with Landesregierung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Universität Rostock und City of Güstrow
 * International Symposium " The problems of ecology and technology in extreme conditions", 2002
 * International Symposium" Cyclic recurrence and cosmological problems", 2002
 * Conference" Problems of extreme situations and safety of vital functions", 2002 und 2003 together with  FOVGAL and the Universität für Architektur und Bau
 * Third Conference" Informational mechanisms of integrative activity of the organism", 2003
 * International Symposium" Stress and adaption", Barnaul 2003
 * International Symposium "Problems of rhythms in natural science" together with the Ministry of Education, Moscow 2004
 * Conference "Symbol in system of culture", Pedagocial University of KOMI in Syktyvkar, 2004
 * Conference "Problems of prophylaxis and human health", Moscow 2004

Legal Status of the IAS
The International Academy of Science (e.V.) and the International Council of Scientific Development (e.V.) are registered in the register of societies at the district court Munich, Germany.

The Academy is registered as an international non-governmental scientific organization in France, Germany, Russia, Japan and Austria. The IAS works togehter with UNO and UNESCO.