Review of 11 and a half years progress for the International Society of Life Information Science(ISLIS) and the promotion of "Human Potential Science"(Report of Chairman of the Board of Directors, ISLIS,The 23rd Symposium on Life Information Science)

Abstract

Eleven and a half years of activities of the International Society of Life Information Science (ISLIS) and the promotion of "Human Potential Science" are reviewed. ISLIS has sought and continues to seek the realization of the paradigm shift from material-oriented science and technology to a new paradigm including the consciousness, spirit and mind through research based on empirical and positive scientific methodologies, and consequently, to promote the development of health, social welfare, and education as well as social and personal peace of mind, and to contribute to the making of a peaceful world, at one with nature. Since the foundation of ISLIS in 1995, 22 symposia have been held and 22 issues of the Journal of ISLIS have been published periodically. ISLIS held the "Human Potential Science International Forum" in Chiba, Japan in 2002 and the "International Conference on Mind Body Science" in Seoul, Korea in 2004. It published the book Human Potential Science in 2004. There are ISLIS Information Centers at 9 places in the world and about 260 ISLIS members in 10 countries. ISLIS needs to increase its membership and create a new administration system; this is critical for the Society to have an important role in Human Potential Science in the 21st century. Finally, the budget status of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research is reported.