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With 114 sessions and 350 presenters from 42 different countries, ISHPSSB 2003 in Vienna was the largest in our society’s history. For many participants, this was their first ISHPSSB meeting, and I hope that they will join us again in Guelph in 2005 or Exeter in 2007. Under Rob Skipper’s direction, the Program Committee assembled a rich collection of sessions and papers. It was wonderful to have such a variety of papers to attend, even if it made choosing which to see and which to miss all the more difficult. True to our society’s interdisciplinary nature, the program presented an array of intellectual perspectives. Indeed, this disciplinary diversity was the Vienna Rathaus, site of a welcoming reception for ISHPSSB theme of the first plenary session. The second plenary members. Photo by Douglas Allchin. session, which concerned Stephen Jay Gould’s The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, also encouraged a gardens in its courtyard. The reception at the Rathaus and diversity of opinions and stimulated discussion long after the banquet at a heurigen were both wonderful events and the last presentation. Managing so many sessions and highlights of an already memorable meeting. Our local presentations was a huge undertaking, and the members of hosts from the Konrad Lorenz Institute were superbly the Program Committee are to be commended for their organized, gracious under pressure, and very generous. The effort. Society owes special thanks to Astrid Juette, Werner Callebaut, Gerd Müller, Eva Karner, and the students from It would be nice to think that the prospect of an ISHPSSB the KLI. meeting alone is enough to entice 350 people to congregate in July, but, of course, our setting in Vienna made this Thanks are also owed to everyone who served on a standing meeting irresistible. The University of Vienna offered an committee for the past two years. Every committee must exceptional venue. Our setting at the Altes KH supplied well-furnished meeting rooms and well-stocked beer Continued on next page. 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012Contents 1234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012President’s Report 1-3 Announcements 8-11 1234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012Grene Prize Winner 3 Decathlon of Biotourism 11-12 1234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012Minutes of the General Meeting 4-5 Trip to Grünau 13-14 1234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678 12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012ISHPSSB Budget 6 Trip to Mendel’s Monestery 14-15 1234567890123456789012345678 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678