The file contains the minutes of the General Assembly held in 1998, preparatory correspondence, lists of participants and observers, agenda and working documents.

The working documents distributed at the meeting are: the annual reports of the Standing Committee for the Social Sciences, the Standing Committee for Physical and Engineering Sciences, the Standing Committee for the European Medical Research Councils, a paper on ESF administrative policy, a report by the Secretary-General on the ESF Plan 1998-2001 and the European Research Conferences, a report on ESF Scientific Networks, a report and recommendation from the Electoral Commission, application papers for accession to the ESF by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

Topics discussed include: a European Social survey, a comparative study of economic organisations, environmental resource management, environment and health, allergy research, mathematics, bio-sensing interfaces, chemistry, metallurgy, physics, nanostructures and nanoparticle materials, marine science, polar science, radio astronomy, space science and nuclear physics.

English, French

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The text of the panel discussion on "Large Research Facilities - What is the Vision of Europe's Needs?" as well as the budget and financial reports are missing or incomplete.