Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society: Packard International Science Networking Initiative

Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society: Packard International Science Networking Initiative

Several years ago, Sigma Xi (an international research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement) received a grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for a program to facilitate interaction between scientists in developing countries and research colleagues around the world. This four-year program was designed to create networks of scientists and engineers in developing or transitional countries. 18 groups received awards for networking activities. Several resources created during the Packard Initiative to make information more accessible to researchers around the world persist beyond the four-year program.