G.Valet, Feb.3, 1997
Dear colleagues,
following the positive opinions of the Iberian (SIC) and Italian (GIC) cytometric societies, the following overall picture emerges as a result of this discussion forum:
1.) the national cytometric societies or sections of Belgium, Danmark, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal/Spain, Hungary and UK are positively decided to enter into closer negotiations on the formation of a European Federation or Union of Cytometric Societies while the Polish and Swiss societies have so far not actively participated in the discussion
2.) the French ( J.L.D'Hautcourt, Nov.27), Italian ( B.Brando, Jan.31) and Iberian ( A.Orfao, Feb.2) societies explicitely express their intent to keep the EFCS foundation process strictly separate (see proposal G.Valet, Nov.26, 1996) from ESACP while the Belgian, Danish, German, Hungarian and UK societies have not expressed a significant concern about this point.
As an obvious consequence, negotiations on EFCS foundation are only promissing when organizationally uncoupled from the ESACP and ACP issues. Following the proposal of B.Brando (Jan.31) the national cytometric societies of Belgium, Danmark, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal/Spain, Hungary and the UK should officially nominate representatives to form an EFCS Foundation Council which from now on will take the further actions in its hands.
Best regards
G.Valet