| 1982 |
Creation
of a Library on Trace Elements by the Lyon UNESCO Club
and LABCATAL-Research. |
| Lyon (France) |
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| 1986 |
First Conference
of the ISTERH (International Society for Trace Element
Research in Humans). |
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| Palm Springs
California (USA) |
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| 1987 |
Conference
: "Environmental Aspects of Trace Elements".
"International cooperation in this field is
of the essence. There is no doubt that increased knowledge
of the occurrence, availability and biological use of
trace elements can help improve human health and provide
a clearer understanding of their roles in biochemistry,
human and animal physiology and, more broadly, in the
environment as a whole."
Federico Mayor |
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Unesco Head
Office
Paris (France) |
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| 1992 |
Under the guidance of the City of Lyons and the ADERLY,
the Director-General of UNESCO laid the foundation stone
for "Trace Element - Institute for UNESCO". |
| Lyon (France) |
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| 1996 |
Official opening
of Trace Element - Institute for UNESCO by Federico Mayor,
the Director-General of UNESCO. |
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| Lyon (France) |
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| 1998 |
Establishment
of the first three satellite centres (Russian Federation,
Senegal, Turkey) to Trace Element Institute for
UNESCO in the presence of Dr A. Pokrovsky (UNESCO, Paris). |
| Paris (France) |
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| 1998 |
Organisation
of the Vth Conference of ISTERH with 400 participants
from over 40 countries. |
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| Lyon (France) |
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| 1999 |
Establishment
of new satellite centres in : Czech Republic, Kenya, Libya,
Lithuania, Morocco, Mozambique, Tunisia. |
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| 2000-2002 |
Establishment
of new satellite centres in : Hungary, Japan, Mali, India,
West Indies (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago). |