Official Languages: English and French

1
Official Languages English and French
2
IAASM
Founded 1955
Non-profit organization
Funded by dues donations from
-Members -Other entities
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
recognizes the Academy as an International
Non-Government Association
3
Objectives of IAASM
1.To promote the development of the scientific
base of aviation and space medicine 2. To
encourage and foster research in the fields of
aviation and space medicine 3. To promote
exchange of information, ideas and experience in
aviation and space medicine 4. To improve
teaching of aviation and space medicine 5. To
foster the training of experts (specialists) in
aviation and space medicine 6. To facilitate
international cooperation and exchange among
individuals and organizations involved in
aviation and space medicine 7. To provide an
international source of recognized expertise in
all areas of aviation and space medicine
4
Means of achieving objectives of IAASM
A. Sponsoring and/or organizing conferences,
meetings, congresses or study groups B.
Presenting an international consensus view on
aviation and space medicine topics and issues C.
Establishing and/or providing representation to
or support for appropriate commissions,
committees and information services D. Publishing
materials of international interest in aviation
and space medicine
5
Membership of IAASM

• Members -to-be undergo a selection process and
  are elected solely on their merit, regardless of
  their nationality, race, creed, ideology or
  political belief
• Candidates must be medical or science graduates
  from an accredited university/college who have
  made an outstanding contribution to aerospace
  medicine and/or hold an eminent position in this
  special area and/or in the allied sciences
• Membership is limited to 250 (such number has
  never yet been reached)

6
Membership of IAASM
The following countries are represented in the
Membership Argentina Colombia Greece Australia
Congo D.R. Guatemala Austria Côte
dIvoire Hong Kong Belgium Croatia
Hungary Brazil Denmark Iran Bulgaria
Finland Israel Canada France Japan
Chile Germany Jordan
cont....
7
Membership of IAASM
Malta Peru South Korea Morocco Poland
Spain Mexico Portugal Sweden
Moldova Romania Switzerland Namibia Russia
Thailand New Zealand Singapore The
Netherlands Norway Slovenia United
Kingdom Panama South Africa USA
8
Aviation Medicine Scholarship

• Well established program
• Suitable for young physicians starting a career
  in aerospace medicine
• Provides for attendance at a formal course of
  instruction in aerospace medicine or,
• Facilitates instruction at a recognized
  aerospace medicine institute

9
Aviation Medicine Scholarship
Scholarship Application Form
Visit the IAASM web site www.iaasm.org
Closing Date August 1st every year
10
Aviation Medicine Scholarship

• Countries of scholarship recipients
• Bolivia Brazil China
• Colombia (5) Congo D.R. Ethiopia
• India (4) Irak Iran
• Israel (2) Morocco Nigeria
• Norway Pakistan South Korea
• UK

11
International Congress of Aviation Space
Medicine
( I C A S M )
Sponsored Annually by IAASM
Held in a different country/city every year
12
Countries that have hosted the ICASM
Australia Greece Philippines Belgium
Hungary Portugal Brazil Netherlands
Singapore Canada India South
Africa Chile Ireland Spain Czech
Republic Israel Sweden Egypt Italy
Switzerland Finland Lebanon
United Kingdom France Mexico
Yugoslavia Germany Norway
13
Future Venues....
September 2011 Bucharest, Romania September
2012 Melbourne, Australia September 2013
Jerusalem, Israel
14
Edward Warner Award
In 2002, ICAO awarded the prestigious Edward
Warner Award to the Academy
From the ICAO web site 2002 International
Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine (IAASM),
in recognition of the Academy's significant
achievements in aviation medicine for almost a
half century.