On 4 September 2018, the Board of the IAHPR Foundation decided to make two major changes to IAHPR.
- Starting in 2019, the annual webinar will be free for regular members. Instead of registering for the annual webinar, regular members will register and pay only for the events that they attend. Basically, regular memberships will be renewed for three years after each meeting attendance and will lapse if the person does not attend a meeting for three years. In summary, regular members are active scientists in our community and will receive a free subscription to HPSTR, a 20% discount on all registration fees, and invitations to participate in all IAHPR activities.
- Starting in 2020, IAHPR meetings will be held once per year. They will continue to cycle between the three regions (Europe, Asia/Pacific and North America). Changes to the meeting format (e.g., number of podiums at the 2020 Meeting in North America) will be discussed at the business session in Hobart and Montreal. This change has no effect on the 2018 and 2019 meetings.
The Board made these two changes to facilitate the growth of the Academy, so that it can better promote educational activities and research with respect to health and health-related preferences.