About ISCMR

Purpose

The International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR) is an international professional, multidisciplinary, non-profit scientific organization that is devoted to fostering Complementary and Integrative Medicine research and provides a platform for knowledge and information exchange to enhance international communication and collaboration.

Goals

Facilitate communication and collaboration among researchers and practitioners with an interest in research on a worldwide basis.
Provide access to Complementary Medicine research information (internationally relevant events, conferences, publications).
Provide access to an international database of ISCMR members.
Provide reduced journal subscription rates and international meeting registration fees.
Collaborate with individual researchers (or teams), regional societies, professional organizations and research networks to further mutual goals related to research and development agendas.
Co-organize an annual International Congress for Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR).

Executive Committee

President	Claudia Witt	president@iscmr.org	2011-2013
President Elect	Heather Boon	heather.boon(at)utoronto.ca	2011-2013 (president of 2013-2015)
Secretary	Johanna Hok	secretary@iscmr.org	2011-2013
Treasurer	Laila Salomonsen	laila.salomonsen(at)uit.no	2011-2013
Membership secretary	Mikel Aicken	iscmr_memsec(at)earthlink.net	2011-2013

Board of Directors

BOD members	E-mail address	Term
Torkel Falkenberg	torkel.falkenberg(at)ki.se	2009-2012
Judith M. Fouladbakhsh	dr.judi129(at)gmail.com	2010-2013
Corina Güthlin	guethlin(at)allgemeinmedizin.uni-frankfurt.de	2010-2013
Aviad Haramati	haramati(at)georgetown.edu	2011-2014
Tsutomu Kamei	ttm(at)fork.ocn.ne.jp	2009-2012
George Lewith	gl3(at)soton.ac.uk	2005-2008, 2008-2011, 2011-2014
Myeong Soo Lee	drmslee(at)gmail.com	2010-2013
Jiangping Liu	jianping_l(at)hotmail.com	2011-2014
Scott Mist	scott.mist(at)comcast.net	2011-2014
Jongbae Park	jongbae_park(at)med.unc.edu	2009-2012
Marie Pirotta	m.pirotta(at)unimelb.edu.au	2010-2013
Jorge Vas	jorgevas(at)gmail.com	2011-2014

Immediate Past President

Cheryl Ritenbaugh

ritenbau(at)email.arizona.edu

to be followed by Claudia Witt in 2013

Scientific Advisory Committee

Alan Bensoussan	AUS	2010-2012
Brian Berman	USA	2010-2012
Vinjar Fonnebo	NOR	2010-2012
Marja Verhoef	CAN	2010-2012

Organizer of Next Conference (without vote)

Aviad Haramati

haramati(at)georgetown.edu

Organizer of ICCMR 2012, Portland, USA