The Panel wishes to acknowledge the support and cooperation received from the Director General and all staff of the Centre; it also appreciates the information and assistance received from the Chair and members of the Board of Trustees, and from many of ICRAF's partner institutions and scientists as well as government officials in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Peru, Thailand and Indonesia. The Panel also expresses its thanks to those CGIAR Members who responded to the Panel's request for guidance on specific issues to be covered by the EPMR.
Dr. Pedro Sanchez, Director General, Dr. Bruce Scott, Deputy Director General, and Ms. Fiona Chandler, Assistant to the Director General, cooperated fully with the Panel as well as with the TAC and CGIAR Secretariats in the organization and implementation of the review process. They deserve our special thanks for ensuring that we were provided with a good working environment and effective secretarial and technical support. We also thank Dr. and Mrs. Sanchez for their kind hospitality.
The Panel acknowledges with special thanks the excellent work done by Ms. Rosanna Corazzi of the TAC Secretariat in the wordprocessing and preparation of this Report. She was ably assisted by Ms. Josephine Maina-Michino of ICRAF who also provided excellent support to the Panel.
The Panel would like to record its appreciation to Mr. Marco van den Berg, Head of the Information Systems Unit, for keeping our computers in functioning order and connecting us to the outside world via the e-mail and IVDN. We thank Mr. George Mbiriri, Protocol Officer, and Mr. Peter Ndungu, the driver assigned to the Panel, for taking such excellent care of all our transport and logistical needs.
Ms. Ann Drummond and Ms. Irmi Braun-Castaldi from the TAC Secretariat and Ms. Timni Mahase from the CGIAR Secretariat assisted with logistics during the planning phase of the Review. The Panel is pleased to acknowledge their help.
