The file contains the draft minutes of the General Assembly of 1997, preparatory correspondence, agenda and working documents.

The working documents distributed at the meeting are: a report on the ESF Plan 1998-2001, the reports of the Standing Committee of the Humanities, the Standing Committee for the Social Sciences, the Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences, the Standing Committee of the European Medical Research Councils, a review of the activities of ESF Scientific Networks, application papers by the Greek General Secretariat for Science and Technology, reports and recommendations by the Electoral Commission.

Topics discussed include: Music history, culture studies, media studies, Asian studies, dialect studies, bioethics, republicanism, National Socialism, Islamic studies, art history, history of chemistry, Roman history, transport policy research, geographic information systems, data usage and application, a European social survey, environmental research, political science, research on learning, applied mathematics, nano-particle materials, bio-sensing interfaces, chemistry, physics, bio-mechanical engineering, metallurgy, photosynthesis, allergy research, environment and health, radio astronomy and nuclear physics.

Also included is the text of the presentation "Basic Research for the Future of Europe" by Hubert Markl of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.

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The minutes of the Assembly, the text of the panel discussion on "Science and Society - Perils and Promises'', the budget and financial reports, as well as the list of observers and participants are missing or incomplete.