13. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES (IUNS)

Introduction

The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) was elected to the membership of ICSU in 1968.  The objectives of the IUNS are:

-to promote international cooperation in the scientific study of nutrition and its application;

-to encourage research and the exchange of scientific information in nutritional sciences by holding congresses and conferences, by publications and other suitable means;

-to establish such commissions, committees and other bodies as may be required in the pursuit of the first two objectives;

-to provide means of communication with other organisations, and to encourage participation in the activities of ICSU, of which the IUNS is a member;

-to develop activity regarded as helpful and appropriate in achieving the objectives of the Union.

Secretariat

O.M.Galal, Secretary-General, IUNC, c/o UCLA School of Public

Health, International Health Program, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Box

951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, United States.

FAX:(1 310)794 1805, E.mail:ogalal@ucla.edu,

http://www.monash.edu.au/iuns

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VOTING DELEGATE: one, NON-VOTING DELEGATES:Two

NO. OF COMMISSIONS:3 All the Commissions have Committees under  them.  In all there are 25 committees.

Positions in IUNS

1. Vinodini Reddy, Vice-President, IUNS Council 1992-2000

    Member of Commission I of IUNS & Chairman, Liaison Committee on Micronutrients.

IUNS General Assembly & 15th International Congress of Nutrition from 26.9.1993 to 1-10.1993.

1. Indu Grover, HAU, Hissar                          

2. Rudramma, Univ.of Mysore, Mysore           

3. R.Puri, Panjab Univ, Chandigarh                  

4. R.P.Devadas, Coimbatore                                                                                           

5. S.Premakumari, Coimbatore            

6. Arun Kumar, MLB Med College, Jhansi      

7. R.Subramanian, JNU, N.Delhi                     

8. V.Jagadeesan, NIN, Hyderabad                  

9. M.Mohan Ram, NIN, Hyderabad                

10.K.N.Agarwal, FNA                                  

11.Y.K.Joshi, AIIMS, New Delhi                   

12.Rekha Sharma, AIIMS, New Delhi 

General Assembly and XVI International Congress of IUNS  held at Montreal, Canada from 27.7.1997 to 1.8.1997

1.C.Gopalan FNA: Leader                        

2.Vinodini Reddy, FNA                          

3.R.P.Devadas, Avinashlingam Instt,Coimbatore  

4.C.Pandav, AIIMS, New Delhi                   

5.(Mrs.)Usha Chandrasekhar, Coimbatore         

6.Ravinder Nath, PGIMER, Chandigarh            

7.Suresh S.Sail, SP Univ,Valabbvidyanagar      

8.Y.Venkataramana, NIN, Hyderabad               

9.Anuradha Datta, Krishi Vig.Kendra Rani Chairi

10.Asawari N.Kanade, Agharkar Instt, Pune      

XVII International Congress of Nutrition in Vienna, Austria during August 27-31,2001

1. Dr.Kamala Krishnaswamy, FNA :

2. Dr.Vinodini Reddy, FNA.

3. Dr.M.S.Swaminathan, Chennai:

4. Dr.(Mrs) R.Hemalatha, NIN, Hyderabad:

 5. Dr.B.S.Narainga Rao, NIN, Hyderabad:

6. Dr.Rajamal P.Devadas, Avinashilingam Instt. for Home Sci. & Higher Edn, Coimbatore:

7. Dr.Umesh Kapil, AIIMS, New Delhi :

8. Dr.Santosh Jain, Instt.of Home Economics, New Delhi:

9. Dr.A.Laxmaiah, NIN, Hyderabad:

10. Dr.S.Rajagopalan, M.S.Swaminathan Res.Foundation, Chennai:

11. Dr.K.Vijayaraghavan, NIN, Hyderabad: 

Seminar/Symposia 

IUNS Council  Meeting  at NIN Hyderabad during  29-30 November 1990. 

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