25th General Assembly

25th General Assembly

Resolutions

IUPAP 25th General Assembly, Capetown, South Africa, 26-28 October 2005

  1. It is resolved that the report of ICFA be adopted and the mandate of ICFA is continued to the 2008 General Assembly.
  2. It is resolved that the statement “International Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Scientific Publishing” be adopted in principle and the mandate of the Working Group on Communication in Physics be continued to the 2008 General Assembly.
  3. It is resolved that the Working Group in Condensed Matter is terminated.
  4. It is resolved that the mandate of PaNAGIC is continued to the 2008 General Assembly.
  5. It is resolved that the “Resolutions for the Conference on Women in Physics in Rio,” as reported to the 2005 General Assembly, be adopted. The mandate of the Working Group on Women in Physics is continued to the 2008 General Assembly.
  6. It is resolved that the report of the Working Group on Energy be approved and the mandate of the Working Group is terminated.
  7. It is resolved that the mandate of the Working Group on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) be continued until the 2008 General Assembly subject to approval of report by Council.
  8. It is resolved that IUPAP adopts the report of the Working Group on Nanoscience and extends the mandate of the Working Group until the next General Assembly.
  9. It is resolved that the “Working Group on International Cooperation in Nuclear Physics” be established with the proposed mandate.
  10. It is resolved that the proposed IUPAP Young Scientist Prize be approved as outlined.
  11. It is resolved that the International Organization of Medical Physicists (IOMP) be constituted as an Affiliated Commission of IUPAP (AC4).
  12. It is resolved that Tunisia shall become a Member of IUPAP as soon as IUPAP has received the first year’s membership dues.
  13. It is resolved that IUPAP reaffirm its adherence to the policy on the Free Circulation of Scientists.
  14. a. It is resolved that the slates of candidates for Commissions be adopted.
    b. It is resolved that the slates of candidates for Officers be adopted.
  15. It is resolved that the IUPAP member fees will remain constant and will be 1850 euros per share for 2006,2007,2008.
  16. Resolution of Appreciation of the 2005 General Assembly

The 2005 General Assembly of IUPAP wishes to take note of and express its appreciation for the efforts of:

UNESCO

iThemba LABS director K. Baruth-Ram Naomi Haasboek, Ginny Stone, Audrey Sauls, Lindsay Davids

The South Africa National Research Foundation, Department of Science and Energy

Edmund Zingu
Judy Franz
APS Staff: Jackie Beamon-Kiene,
Shirley Wilson, Sara Connors
Bob Barber
Council Members
Burt Richter (Past President)
Guests