On the sidelines of the Tongzhou Global Development Forum, an expanded meeting of the WAN Supervisory Board working group took place.
The meeting was attended by WAN President Sergey Bodrunov; Supervisory Board members Professors Wan Wen (China) and Radhika Desai (UK/Canada); WAN Vice President Svetlana Bodrunova (online); and Ekaterina Kabakhidze, Director for International Congress Activities of the WAN Executive Directorate.
As Professors Wan Wen and Radhika Desai were unable to attend the WAN Congress, they were informed of the decisions and discussion points of the Supervisory Board meeting held during the Congress on 18 September 2026.
The working group also discussed technical support for the work of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Directorate. Proposals were made for improving the organisational and methodological activities of the WAN Centres of Noonomy. The Association’s publishing plans for 2027 were also considered.
Under an initiative by WAN Board member David Lane (UK), the working group discussed holding a scientific conference on the geopolitical aspects of the nootransition in the UK in January 2027. The Association Council was recommended to include it in the 2027 work plan.