The term ARIs, Advanced Research Institutions, was used by the original GFAR design team to define research institutions from industrialized countries as one stakeholder group. Presently, in the GFAR Charter, three seats are allocated to the ARIs in the GFAR Steering Committee: one for North America, one for Europe and one for Asia¿Pacific. There are many topics which could be discussed to improve the contribution of ARIs in the GFAR
process, however it is suggested to focus discussions on three crucial topics:
¿ past experience and future representation of ARIs in GFAR
¿ roles of ARIs in GFAR
¿ modes of cooperation between ARIs and southern Regional Fora.