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The International Union of Physiological Sciences. IUPS Editorial VIII

The International Union of Physiological Sciences. IUPS Editorial VIII The International Union of Physiological Sciences. IUPS Editorial VIII Ole H. Petersen , IUPS Secretary General The 36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences took place in Kyoto, Japan this past summer. The general consensus is that the Congress was a great success, but what are the criteria for success? A comprehensive physiological congress must attract a substantial number of participants from all around the globe because only in this way can the enormous effort expended in assembling a programme, reflecting the whole breath of the physiological sciences, be justified. The Kyoto Congress had more than 4,000 registered participants, which makes it one of the larger IUPS Congresses. Considering that this Congress was held during one of the worst recessions in recent years, this is quite an achievement. However, the satisfactory attendance hides one important point, which has become apparent when looking back over recent IUPS Congresses, namely that these events to an increasing extent rely on a substantial “home base.” Roughly half of the participants in the Kyoto Congress were from Japan. Similarly, the 2005 San Diego Congress, which was held together with Experimental Biology, was very large because of the very substantial number of US participants. On http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Physiology The American Physiological Society

The International Union of Physiological Sciences. IUPS Editorial VIII

Petersen, Ole H.
Physiology , Volume 24 (6): 320 – Dec 1, 2009
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10.1152/physiol.00035.2009
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The International Union of Physiological Sciences. IUPS Editorial VIII Ole H. Petersen , IUPS Secretary General The 36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences took place in Kyoto, Japan this past summer. The general consensus is that the Congress was a great success, but what are the criteria for success? A comprehensive physiological congress must attract a substantial number of participants from all around the globe because only in this way can the enormous effort expended in assembling a programme, reflecting the whole breath of the physiological sciences, be justified. The Kyoto Congress had more than 4,000 registered participants, which makes it one of the larger IUPS Congresses. Considering that this Congress was held during one of the worst recessions in recent years, this is quite an achievement. However, the satisfactory attendance hides one important point, which has become apparent when looking back over recent IUPS Congresses, namely that these events to an increasing extent rely on a substantial “home base.” Roughly half of the participants in the Kyoto Congress were from Japan. Similarly, the 2005 San Diego Congress, which was held together with Experimental Biology, was very large because of the very substantial number of US participants. On

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