International Aerosol Research Assembly
The International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA) is an organization consisting of national, regional and special interest aerosol research associations. IARA is to promote scientific knowledge and cooperation in the field of aerosol research internationally, to select a host organization for the international aerosol conference held every four years, to recognize prominent aerosol scientists with the Fuchs memorial award every four years and the International Aerosol Fellow award every two years. The International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA) was first discussed at the First International Aerosol Conference in Minneapolis, MN, USA in 1984 and the Assembly was formally organized at the Second International Aerosol Conference in West Berlin, Germany, in 1986. The founding members were American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), Gesellschaft fuer Aerosol Forschung (GAeF) and the Japan Association for Aerosol Science and Technology (JAAST). Up to January 2005, IARA has 12 member societies:
Aerosol Society (UK and Ireland) (AS (UK and Ireland)) American Association for Aerosol Research(AAAR) Association Française d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Aérosols (ASFERA) Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research (TAAR) Finnish Association for Aerosol Research (FAAR) Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung (GAeF) Hungarian Aerosol Society (HAS) Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) Israeli Association for Aerosol Research (IAAR) Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology (JAAST) Korean Association for Particle and Aerosol Research (KAPAR) Nordic Society for Aerosol Research (NOSA) |
