There are also horizontal structures such as scientific subgroups, committees and working groups. The Association was launched at an inaugural seminar in Brussels in October 1996. Regional group meetings are usually informal gatherings of fellows working in large institutions, or living in large cities or within one region. They are useful as social get-togethers, and for help with individual contract problems. A tremendous amount of work is done at this level and a lot of international activities of the MCFA have their roots in activities of national groups.
All national groups have their own co-ordinators for the various national activities.
These activities include regular meetings, taskforces, advice on contract problems, meetings with national government officials, marketing articles and the like. For a list of national co-ordinators and links to the national WWW pages, please have a look at our Local Group Page . The national co-ordinators form the local groups committee . All activities of the MCFA are co-ordinated on an international level. The running of the Association lies in the hands of the Administrative Board, that is elected by the members of the Association at the Annual General Meeting.