Report of the Meeting of the IAI Communications Task Force

The IAI Communications Task Force reviewed its progress from 1997 to 1999, noting the publication of annual reports, brochures, and the Agreement of Montevideo, alongside the creation of an independent homepage. While the Task Force considers its initial mandate addressed, it recommends extending its work for one year to develop a long-term communications strategy and impact assessment mechanisms. Specific future actions include optimizing the IAI homepage, conducting a newsletter reader survey, and exploring cost-reduction measures for the Annual Report, such as publishing in Brazil.

• Between June 1997 and April 1999, the Communications Task Force implemented several dissemination tools, including the publication of two Annual Reports, IAI brochures, infosheets, scientific workshop reports, and the Agreement of Montevideo in four languages.
• The Task Force established an independent IAI Homepage to be managed by the Directorate, with plans to integrate it with the Newsletter and include links to supported research projects and other global change research organizations.
• Despite completing its initial mandate, the Task Force identified a need for a long-term communications strategy and a method to measure the actual impact of the information distributed.
• To reduce costs, the Task Force recommended that the Directorate investigate publishing the Annual Report in Brazil and suggested that future Task Force meetings be held concurrently with Executive Council (EC) and Conference of Parties (CoP) meetings.
• The Task Force proposed adjusting the IAI Newsletter to three issues per year instead of four due to delays and lack of information, while maintaining a similar budget by increasing the page count of each issue to 36-48 pages.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1999). Report of the Meeting of the IAI Communications Task Force. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Report-of-the-Meeting-of-the-IAI-Communications-Task-Force-EN.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Report of the Meeting of the IAI Communications Task Force. 1999. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Report-of-the-Meeting-of-the-IAI-Communications-Task-Force-EN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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