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For a general introduction to °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lectures, see the webpage Support for activities of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ.

GUIDELINES

1. °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lectures were established to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ. These °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lectures (usually 5 per year) are intended as Plenary Lectures that significantly enhance the quality of a scientific meeting, symposium or annual national scientific meeting of a Constituent Society.

2. The Lecturer should be a distinguished scientist with a significant international reputation for fundamental contributions to the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. An engraved glass award will be provided by °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ for presentation to the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lecturer after his/her presentation, as a memento of the speaker’s selection and significant contribution to the meeting.

3. The Lecturer should not be a plenary speaker at the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Congress in the same or following year.

4. The Lecturer should be working in a °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ country different from the one organizing the meeting.

5. The support shall consist of travel expenses (economy flight); additional support for °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ countries with HINARI status is available. The host organization will offer free registration and accommodation. °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ will not offer an honorarium. Reimbursement will be made by the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Treasury.

6. A °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lecture shall normally be awarded only when the host organization is not already in receipt of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ funds for support of the event and on the undertaking that no additional application for funds will be made to °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ in the same year.

7. An application proposing a maximum of two candidates for the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lecturer, including short Curricula Vitae and with full details of the event, shall be sent to the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Congress Counsellor. The application will be evaluated by the Executive Committee members of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ and awarded within 2 months of receipt of the application.

8. The invited speaker shall be named The °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lecturer and designated as such in all announcements and programmes.

9. The °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ National Lecturer should be introduced by a member of the host organization with a brief acknowledgement of °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ and the lectureship at the beginning of his/her presentation.

10. For queries, please contact the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Congress Counsellor via the Contact section of the °ÄÃÅÕý°æ´óÈ«Ãâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ website.