Pauline talks a bit about her recent trip to South Africa for this year's International Pugwash Conference. Stories about baboons, flamethrowers, our friend from the World Bank. Co-presidents Pauline and Adam talk about health care systems in developing countries. The meeting is also a potluck, so as per tradition the discussion is followed by an informal food fight. Sacha talks about stem cell and its implications.
Henry opens discussion on privatization and corporate entanglement in university research.
A group trip to the lovely McGill Outing Club cabin a couple of hours outside Montreal, to sit around, talk about Pugwashy things, play scatological card games, and of course eat lots of food. Pauline brings a collection of related papers. As with all our best meetings, huge fireworks, but no casualties. Hannah brings in Amy Weber to talk about AIDS research and the current efforts towards a vaccine. Amy has been involved in all kinds of AIDS-related projects, from community outreach in Vancouver to scientific research in South Africa.