1. Message from the President - Paypal Problems Solved and Membership Renewals

We have experienced quite some problems with Paypal. This had to do with unanticipated difficulties when transferring our account from the previous treasurer Suzie Zick to our current treasurer Laurie Lachance, which were both legal and technical in nature. The result of this was that several members trying to renew were unable to do so for quite a while and they may then unfortunately have received multiple reminders.

I do apologise on behalf of ISCMR for those troubles. This is what happens to young institutions sometimes. But in effect, no one’s membership has been cancelled in between. We have carried you over, knowing about the problems, even if you renewed three or more months later. So all your membership benefits were actually live: you received Newsflashes, had access to our website and to JACM, were kept in our database and in our heart. If that is not true, please let me know.

That means that some of you will now receive or already have received reminders to renew your membership, when in fact your official end of term was perhaps already in May, or June. If all things go well, you will receive another reminder already next February, March, or May. Do not think that we are shortening the term of your membership. It will still have been a year since your previous annual payment. Just remember our problems and that you have always remained a member, even if we could not process your details for the renewal.

Those of you receiving the renewal calls, please sign up and renew as soon as you can.

Thanks for your patience with us and for your continued support of ISCMR

Harald Walach

 

2. Reviewers for generic reviewing database of ISCMR

We are compiling a list of reviewers for generic purposes within ISCMR. This database is meant to be open for access by organisers of conferences, by journals seeking advice, and by other agencies, for instance funding agencies who are seeking referees. We are looking for volunteer referees who have expertise in CAM research as proven through peer-reviewed publications and would invite those individuals to send their credentials (CV, list of publications, and description of expertise) to Harald Walach (harald.walach@northampton.ac.uk). 

 

3. Employment Opportunity - Executive Director for the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM)

Applications close 28 November, please visit the website for full details: http://www.nicm.edu.au/employment.htm

 

Developing Research Strategies conference, 24 April 2008, York, UK.
Professor Trevor Sheldon and Professor Kate Thomas (tbc) will be keynote speakers.
Abstract deadline 28 February, please visit the website to download a registration form and to submit an abstract: http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/gsp/themes/cam/camconf.htm

5th International Congress on Complementary and Medicine Research, 19-21 May 2010, Tromso, Norway.
Further details will be available soon on their website: www.iccmr2010.com