One of the mandates I tried to embrace when I was president of the International Society of Biomechanics (2007-2009) was to foster, encourage, and bring to the limelight, the research activities from countries that were underrepresented internationally. I realized that such underrepresentation was often the result of barriers between scientific communities that had evolved historically, based on background, language, scientific method, financial support etc., barriers that could easily be overcome by personal contacts, acknowledgement of each other’s strength, the will to help, student and faculty exchange programs, and contributions by international scientists to areas of need.
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