On Sunday, June 11th, the Research Council of the Academy held its 222nd meeting. The attendees included Profs. Hassan Ahmadi, Gholam Reza Aavani, Mohammad Mehdi Sheikh Jabbari, Hassan Zohoor, Farshad Momeni and Saeed Semnanian. Dr. Ali Motevalizadeh Ardekani, Acting Director of the Library of the Academy, was also present in the meeting.
At first, Prof. Semnanian and other Council members had a brief overview of some activities of the Academy in the Spring of 2023. Then, Dr. Motevalizadeh presented a brief report on the library's activities. The draft of the library council's bylaws was also discussed and reviewed. It was decided that the draft bylaws would be put on the agenda of the Scientific Council for approval after applying the suggestions and points of view of the members.
Afterwards, the letter of the chairman of the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Academy regarding the report of the first stage of the third phase of the macro research project on "Effects of Climate Change on Basic Resources, Agricultural Products, Natural Resources and Environment" was presented. Based on the approval of the chairman of the Department, scientific supervisor of the project and the explanation of the representative of the Department, the report of the first stage of the research project was approved.
Finally, the letter of the National Elite Foundation with respect to supporting the attraction of top talents in the country's priority fields and leading the top talents towards the country's priority fields was propounded. If approved by the president of the Academy, it was decided that the opinions of the Academic Departments would be asked on the proposal of up to 10 priority fields of the country for each of the three fields of basic sciences, humanities and other fields. The views of the Academy will be reflected to the National Elite Foundation after compilation.