Foreward
The Caribbean Academy of Sciences
The Caribbean Academy of Sciences was inaugurated at an International Seminar in Port
of Spain on 16-17th May, 1988. At the end of this seminar a small
working group was mandated to revise the draft constitution,
produce the proceedings of the inaugural meeting, invite worthy
scientists to membership and to arrange the first Annual Meeting.
The first Annual General Meeting was held on 16th May 1990. At
this meeting the first members and fellows were acclaimed and an
executive chosen. This meeting therefore marked transition of the
Academy from birth to infancy. This road ahead for the Academy
will not be an easy one. However, the Academy has in its
membership the leading scientists and technologists of the region
and in addition has the good will of the leading Academies of the
world. It is important that our membership recognises the
difficulty of the task ahead and need for each member to make a
significant contribution to its development. Attending the A.G.M.
is not enough. Our various committees must be fully activated and
programmes initiated so that presence of the Academy is felt.