Honour Committee

• Mirta Roses Periago
  Director, PAHO/WHO
• José Gomes Temporão
  Ministry of Health, Brazil 
• Paulo Buss
  President, FIOCRUZ, Ministry of Health, Brazil

Scientific Program Committee

Chair: Abel L. Packer
Director BIREME/PAHO/WHO
•  Anna María Prat
  Consultant, Chile   
• Eduardo Pleitez
  Coordinator of Automation Processes, National Medical Library, Honduras
• Ernesta Greenidge 
  Head, Medical Sciences Library, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Félix de Moya Anegón
  Vicerector of Tecnologies, Prof. Depto. of Librarianship and Documentation, University of Granada, Spain
• Hooman Momen
  Editor, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, WHO
• César A. Macías-Chapula 
  Executive Director, Information Center on Public Health Decision making, National Institute of Public Health (CENIDSP/INSP), Mexico.
• Moisés Goldbaum
  Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Paulo Ernani Gadelha Vieira
  Vice President of Institutional Development and Work Management, FIOCRUZ, Ministry of Health, Brazil
• Pedro Urra
  Director, CNICM/Infomed, Cuba
• Alberto Pellegrini Filho
  Technical Secretariat, CNDSS, FIOCRUZ, Ministry of Health, Brazil
• Maria Cristina Costa de Arrochela Lobo 
  General Coordinator Knowledge Management, DECIT/ SCTIE, Ministry of Health, Brazil
• Cristina Guimarães
  Coordinator Pos Graduation Program in HCTI of ICICT, FIOCRUZ, Ministry of Health, Brazil

Scientific Committee for institucional sponsorship
•  Rosany Bochner
  Coordinator, National System of Information, Toxic Substance-Pharmacological - SINITOX, ICICT, FIOCRUZ, Ministry of Health, Brasil
•  Cícera Henrique da Silva
  Coordenadora, Specialization cource in Scientific and Technological Health Information, ICICT, FIOCRUZ, Ministry of Health, Brazil

Latin America and the Caribbean International Promotion Committee
International Committee for the Promotion of the CRICS8 in Latin America and the Caribbean has the objective of disseminating and promoting the participation of authorities and health professionals of the country, as librarians, scientific editors, research, professional of scientific communication, members of the National Advisory Committee of the Virtual Health Library, as well as supporting the national professionals on the identification of national sources of sponsorship that can increase that participation. 

National Organizing Committee
Responsible for the infrastructure, headquarters, and logistics for the realization of the Congress

Local Sub Committee
Responsible for maximizing the local participation in CRICS8 & BVS5. Composed by Working Groups in specific subjects. 

Sub Committee of Communication and marketing
Responsible for the communication and advisory services of press for the Congress 

Executive Secretariat
Responsible for all actions for the CRICS8 & BVS5 development