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Research into Culture and Development and president of Riders for Health, a British-registered charity focused on delivering health services in Africa. She was recently appointed chair of the Board of Trustees of the Harare (Zimbabwe) International Festival of the Arts. In the international arena, she has served on the board of CAB International, an intergovernmental organization that provides information services in support of agriculture, public health, environment and forestry. She is on the Advisory Editorial Board of Information Development, an international journal that covers current developments in the provision, management and use of information throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the information needs and problems of developing countries. Significantly, she served as a member of the UN/UNESCO World Commission on Culture and Development,
which was chaired by the former UN Secretary-General Javier Prez de Cullar. In addition to her strong administrative skills and extensive international contacts and experience, Ms. Kambas qualifications include her superb talents as an engaging communicator.
the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. Prior to that, he served as vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University and director of the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute. He is an experienced administrator and research manager. S. B. Siddique became the new director general of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in December. He was previously director of Agriculture of the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute. Dr. Siddique earlier served BRRI as director of Administration and head of Agronomy.
Chen Jianbing, Fan Jinxiang, Yang Shisheng, Hu Lingping, Hei Leung, Tom Mew, Paul Teng, Wang Zonghua and Christopher Mundt.
ant S. Virmani, deputy head of IRRIs Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biochemistry Division, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his tremendous contributions to hybrid rice breeding, genetics and seed production, which are significant steps toward global food security. Dr. Virmani received a certificate and a rosette during the AAAS Fellows Forum in
Boston on 16 February. The AAAS Council elects members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished. Dr. Virmani is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (1995), American Society of Agronomy (1999), Crop Science Society of the Philippines (2001) and Crop Science Society of America (2001).