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The document contains the minutes of the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on December 9-10, 2006, in Panama City, Panama. The meeting focused on strategic institutional expansion, the transition between the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) I and II programs, financial status, and the scientific reorientation of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) to better integrate human dimensions and policy relevance.

A 2004 proposal from the Center for Weather Forecast and Climate Studies (CPTEC) of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) to become an Affiliated Institution of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). The proposal outlines a two-year renewable program to provide research internships for personnel from IAI member countries focusing on climate variability in the Americas.