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XXIII IAG General Assembly

XXIII IAG General Assembly. Report of the Secretary General C.C.Tscherning, Department of Geophysics University of Copenhagen, Denmark. IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003. Administrative activities. Meetings : Bureau (8), Executive Committee (7)

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XXIII IAG General Assembly

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  1. XXIII IAG General Assembly Report of the Secretary General C.C.Tscherning, Department of Geophysics University of Copenhagen, Denmark IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  2. Administrative activities • Meetings: • Bureau (8), • Executive Committee (7) • Council (2), • General Assemblies (1) • Publications : (Assistant SG: Ole B.Andersen) • Journal of Geodesy (Newsletter), • Travaux (free CD here), • Geodesists Handbook XXIIIth IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  3. IAG Proceedings • Reviewed and Published by Springer Verlag • 121: Schwarz, (Ed.) Geodesy Beyond 2000: The Challenges of the First Decade • 122: Benciolini, (Ed.) IV Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy • 123: Sideris, (Ed.) Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000 • 124: Drewes, Dodson, Fortes, Sanchez, Sandoval, (Eds.) Vertical Reference Systems • 125: Adam, Schwarz, (Eds.) Vistas for Geodesy in the New Millennium • 126: Sansò et al.: XXIII GA Proceedings, payment included in registration fee. IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  4. Information System • IAG Home-page: http://www.gfy.ku.dk/~iag/ • COB Home-page: http://www.iag-aig.org (not yet active !) • Severe problem with correct adresses of YOU. IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  5. Scientific Meetings • 2000: 7 • 2001:12 • 2002: 10 • 2003: already 3, including this GA. IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  6. School Topics: • Determination and use of the geoid (3 schools) • Engineering Surveying • Terrestrial gravity data acquisition techniques • Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography • Vertical crustal motion and sea-level change IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  7. Finance: receipts (K USD) • IUGG: 104 • IAG Fund: 4 • Grants: 19 • EGG97 CD + IGeS Lecture Notes: 10 • Springer Verlag a.o.: 22 • Other 30 Total 189 Future: Membership fees ?! IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  8. Expenditures (K USD) • Travel Grants: 111 • Administration: 71 • Loss on exchange and Bank charges: 13 • Prizes: 4 • Other 54 Total 253 Deficit 64 IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  9. IAG Fund • Expenses: USD 8400 • Travel Grants • Best Paper Award, Bomford Prize • Receipt: USD 3800 • Typical contribution USD 50, and a few very big. IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  10. Outlook • Communication and Outreach Branch will be organised • Prof. J. Adam, Budapest, Nominated as President • Will improve communication and contact with the (new) individual members • Will promote IAG IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

  11. Conclusion • IAG needs more money • Thanks to the Department of Geophysics for support • Thanks to Dr. Ole B. Andersen • Thanks to Mrs. Christina S. Petersen • Thanks to all who do voluntary work for IAG IUGG/IAG General Assembly, Sapporo, July, 2003.

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