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The IUAES is a world organization of scientists and institutions working in the fields of anthropology and ethnology, but also of interest to archaeologists and linguists, among others. Its aim is to enhance exchange and communication among scholars of all regions of the world, in a collective effort to expand human knowledge. In this way it hopes to contribute to a better understanding of human society, and to a sustainable future based on harmony between nature and culture.
The IUAES was established on 23 August 1948, when it was brought into one organization, de facto, with the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (ICAES), which was itself founded in 1934. The latter was the follower of various Congresses of Anthropological Sciences, starting in 1865, the President of the Congress also serving as the President of the Union. The two organizations were united, de jure, in 1968.
Through its major Congress (called ICAES until 2008, and subsequently renamed World Congress), held every five years, the IUAES provides a world forum for the discussion and dissemination of research. In the period between world congresses, it also sponsors Inter-Congresses, seminars and symposia, and encourages the participation of anthropologists in other international meetings and projects. Through its Scientific Commissions, the IUAES stimulates the convergence of research interests among anthropologists, and the dissemination of research findings through publications.
The Congresses held from 1934 onwards were as follows:
- 1934 London, UK
- 1938 Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1948 Brussels, Belgium
- 1952 Vienna, Austria
- 1956 Philadelphia, USA
- 1960 Paris, France
- 1964 Moscow, Russia
- 1968 Tokyo, Japan
- 1973 Chicago, USA
- 1978 Delhi, India
- 1983 Quebec and Vancouver, Canada
- 1988 Zagreb, Croatia
- 1993 Mexico City, Mexico
- 1998 Williamsburg, USA
- 2003 Florence, Italy
- 2009 Kunming, China
- 2013 (Manchester, UK)
Inter-Congresses took place in:
- 1981 Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1990 Lisbon, Portuguese
- 1995 Florence, Italy
- 1996 Linkoping, Sweden
- 1997 Perth, Australia
- 2000 Beijing, China
- 2001 Gottingen, Germany
- 2002 Tokyo, Japan
- 2004 Calcutta and Ranchi, India
- 2005 Pardubice, Czech
- 2006 Cape Town, South Africa
- 2010 Antalya, Turkey
- 2011 Perth, Australia
- 2012 Bhubaneswar, India »» Report