Physician Hadi Al Khalili, the Iraqi cultural attaché who
organized the
conference, said he would send its recommendations to the Iraqi government and compile a database of Iraqi - American
academics.
The Iraqi
Academic Conference,
organized by the Iraqi embassy, brought together scientists, physicians, and other
academics to discuss aiding their counterparts in Iraq, where sectarian violence has been blamed for the deaths of more than 300 professors and the departure of hundreds more.