Agenda of the Council meetings
at the 28th General Assembly, New Delhi, 2005

 

Council I

Sunday 23 October 2005, 9.00 - 13 h

 

I.1. Opening remarks by the President of URSI, and by the President of the Indian URSI Committee

I.2. Checking of credentials of Representatives of Member Committees

I.3. Approval of Agenda (including all items in Part B)

I.4. Establishment of temporary Committees and ad hoc Groups

I.4.1. Drafting Committee

I.4.2. If necessary, other Committees and/or ad hoc Groups

I.5. Organisation of the XXVIIIth General Assembly

I.5.1. General arrangements

I.5.2. Scientific program (Prof. Brussaard)

I.6. Finances

I.6.1. Report of the Treasurer

I.7. URSI Membership

I.7.1. Admission of new Member Committees

I.7.2. Admission of new Associate Member Committees, and discussion of present ones

I.7.3. Possible changes of category

I.8. Approval of Resolutions and Procedure for position statements

I.9. Scientific Committee on Telecommunications (SCT) 

I.10. Presentation of the proposed venues for the 2008 General Assembly : Sweden (Göteborg), Turkey (Istanbul), USA (Chicago, Illinois)

 

Council II

Tuesday 25 October, 16.30 - 17.00 h

II.1. Election Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Commissions 

 

Council III

Thursday 27 October, 17.40 - 20 h

 

III.1. Election Board of Officers 

III.2. Report of Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (+ Annex)

III.3. Future General Assemblies (2008 and possibly 2011)

III.3.1. Selection of venue of the XXIXth General Assembly in 2008

III.3.2. Selection of venue of the XXXth General Assembly in 2011

III.3.3. Preparation of Scientific Program, and designation of a Coordinator and an Associate Coordinator for 2008

 

Council IV

Saturday 29 October, 9.00 - 11.30 h

 

IV.1. Commissions

IV.1.1. Proposals emanating from the Business sessions of the Commissions

IV.1.2. Reconstitution and creation of working groups for the following triennium

IV.2. White paper procedure

IV.2.1. White paper on Solar Power Systems (SPS)

IV.3. Report of Chair of the Long Range Planning committee

IV.4. Report and recommendations of the Standing Finance Committee, including approval of accounts 2002-2004 and budget 2006-2008

IV.5. Formation of various URSI Committees, URSI Representatives on other organisations

IV.6. Any other business

IV.7. Votes of thanks

 

 

 

Part B

 

B1. Review of the activities of the Board in 2002-2005

B2. Report of the Chair of the Panel on URSI Awards

B3. Report of Chair of Standing Committee on Developing Countries

B4. Report of Chair of Standing Committee on Young Scientists

B5. Review of the activities of the Scientific Commissions

B6. Relations with ICSU

B7. Relations with other international organisations

B8. Reports of URSI Representatives on other scientific organisations :  CAWSES, COSPAR, FAGS, IUCAF, SCAR