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On
April 14, 2022, an ISI Advisory Group online meeting was organized using
Microsoft Teams, to discuss ISI’s role in IHP-IX (2022-2029). Participants from
the Advisory Group in the meeting included Prof. Manfred Spreafico (ISI
Advisory Group Chair), Prof. Des. Walling (ISI Advisory Group Member), Prof.
Cheng Liu (ISI Technical Secretariat), and Dr. Anil Mishra & Dr. Koen
Verbist representing UNESCO-IHP Secretariat. Dr. Ying Zhao from IRTCES and Ms. Paulina
Marcela Ramirez Quevedo from UNESCO-IHP also participated in the meeting.
First,
Dr. Koen Verbist, from IHP secretariat, who now coordinating ISI instead of Dr.
Anil Mishra, and Dr. Ying Zhao, who is a new contact person from IRTCES, were
welcomed. Prof. Cheng Liu provided a brief summary of ISI activities and the
ISI Technical Secretariat within IRTCES. Dr. Koen Verbist reported on
institutional developments related to the UNESCO IHP, the upcoming 25th
IHP Council meeting and the new framework for the planning, implementation and
monitoring of IHP Flagship Initiatives. Streamlining ISI to fit the new
Flagship Programme guidelines, and ISI’s role in IHP-IX (2022-2029) were
discussed.