9 D. Other activities 19. The CPT is pleased to note that academic and professional circles are displaying a growing interest in the Committee's activities. Members of the CPT and of its Secretariat are increasingly being invited to speak about the Committee's work at meetings organised by universities and professional associations; further, several detailed studies of different aspects of the Committee's work have already been completed and others are in preparation. 20. Support for the Committee from non-governmental organisations continues to be strong. In this context, particular reference should be made to the Seminar on the implementation of the Convention, organised by the Association for the Prevention of Torture, which was held in Strasbourg from 5 to 7 December 1994. This event provided an opportunity for NGO, Governmental, Parliamentary and CPT representatives to exchange views and concerns about the Committee's past and future work. The Acts of the Seminar will represent a most valuable reference document. 21. The CPT has also had meetings in the course of 1994 with various other bodies active in fields falling within the Committee's terms of reference, in particular with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Council on Penological Cooperation. Of course, the CPT is also most grateful to the Ministers' Deputies for once again having invited its President to a hearing, on 13 October 1994, in the framework of their consideration of the Committee's 4th General Report.