Introduction
The year started, as planned, with the 2nd ICSU Regional Consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Mexico City in March, with the generous support of CONACYT Mexico. The meeting gathered about fifty participants, national members for Latin America and the Caribbean, scientific unions, international organizations and regional government representatives, to discuss the four Science Plans in Biodiversity, Natural Hazards and disasters, Sustainable Energy and Mathematics Education, and help define the follow up activities for each of them.