1. Report from GARD secretariat Nikolai Khaltaev, MD, PhD 28-29 March 2006, GARD General Meeting, Beijing, China

2. GARD Budget

3. Total contribution to GARD 2004 -2005 Participants 244.700 US$ Observers 165.000 US$ TOT: 409.700 US$

4. Total Expenses for GARD Staff 181.318 US$ Meetings 42.000US$ Publications 3.825US$ Travels 7.300US$ TOT: 234.443 US$

5. Comments from GARD Participants …

6. GARD New Applicants for Revision by the GM

7. Participants – Financial contribution Asthma and Allergy Association (AAA) – D. Vervloet International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) – S. Williams and N. Chavannes Polish Society of Allergology (PSA) – M.L. Kowalski Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (SPAIC) – M.M. De Almeida Société Française d’Allergologie et d’Immunologie Clinique (SFAIC) – G. Pauli Italian Association of Respiratory Medicine (S.I.Me.R.) – W. Canonica Tunisian Society – A. Ben Kheder

8. Participants – No financial contribution Czech Initiative for Asthma – V. Spicak Euro Asian Association of Pulmonologists – A.K. Baigenzhin Georgian Respiratory Association – I. Chkhaidze International Pediatric Respiratory Allergy and Immunology Society – J. Warner IUATLD (The Union) – N. Billo Pan African Thoracic Society – S. Gordon

9. Comments from GARD Participants …

10. Working Group Composition

11. Steps for endorsement Please, see the draft list of experts in the folder divided by working group Please, check the names of the experts that have been included Please, comment and include additional names Please, provide WG Chairmen with the complete contact details Final endorsement

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