Dear Larry, as Ron was with me the last week, I can inform you that in Australia the response to his proposal has been very good. In fact, we agreed that I will coordinate activities in the Asia-Pacific region. We will probably hold a special workshop on the proposal during the Annual Conference of the Australian Public Health Association. I try to organize it in my capacity of being co-convenor of its Special Interest Group "International Health." If you want to monitor the progress of our activities, please check my homepage at: http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/eberhard/welcome.htm Have a nice day. Eberhard Wenzel MA PhD Griffith University Faculty of Environmental Sciences Nathan, Qld. 4111 Australia Tel.: 61-7-3875 7103 Fax: 61-7-3875 7459 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/eberhard/welcome.htm