. ▁ ▁First ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁- ▁Berlin , ▁Germany ▁ ▁Second ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁- ▁Pan ama ▁City , ▁Pan ama ▁ ▁Third ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁- ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁USA ▁ ▁Four th ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁- ▁Sk op je , ▁Mac ed onia ▁ ▁Fif th ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁- ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁USA ▁ ▁Six th ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁- ▁Heidel berg , ▁Germany ▁ ▁Se vent h ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁- ▁Ab u ▁D hab i , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁ ▁E ighth ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁- ▁Monte go ▁Bay , ▁J ama ica ▁ ▁Special ▁Program s ▁and ▁Work sh ops ▁ ▁Building ▁on ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Slo an ▁Foundation ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁science , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 , ▁the ▁Academy ▁provided ▁financial ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁three ▁anth ologies ▁of ▁ess ays ▁written ▁by ▁Ful br ight ▁sch ol ars ▁on ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁their ▁Ful br ight ▁experiences ▁on ▁their ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁lives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Academy ▁received ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁App reci ation ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁its