Item 3. (13) Selection of the site for XIVth 
Congress 
Dr. G. Konecny of the Federal Republic of Ger- 
many spoke on the facilities available in his 
country for arranging the following 1.S.P. Con- 
gress. 
Dr. G. Konecny: 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentelemn, 
The German Society of Photogrammetry submit- 
ted a bid for the XIV International Congress of 
Photogrammetry to be held in the Federal Re- 
public of Germany in 1980. 
To organize an event of this magnitude you need 
to find satisfactory answers to three questions: 
— First, is the member body strong enough to 
find the volunteers for the work load? 
Discussions have begun one year ago within 
the German Society of Photogrammetry which 
went up till today whether we have sufficient 
motivation for an undertaking of this magni- 
tude. This morning we had a meeting of the 
80 person delegation of the Federal Republic 
of Germany and it was unanimously confirmed 
that we should maintain our bid. 
— Second, is there a proper facility to hold the 
Congress? 
In 1973 a new Congress Centre has been built 
in Hamburg. It is the second largest of its kind 
in Europe and propably in the world and offers 
ideal Congress facilities to hold a congress 
even twice the magnitude of ISP. The Congress 
Centre is located in a park, it is a botanical 
garden in the centre of the city of Hamburg. 
And as you know, Hamburg is, with an under- 
Statement, one of the most attractive cities in 
Europe and next to Berlin it is West Germany's 
largest city. 
The Congress Centre in Hamburg is placed at 
your disposal in number of information bags 
for your consideration which you may take 
along so that you may be convinced that the 
city of Hamburg offers the facilities I'm talking 
about. 
— The third question is about the financial feasi- 
bility of the project, and | can say, that we 
have ascertained the necessary financial back- 
ing from the Government involved. 
Even the tentavive date has been set for July 
13— 26, 1980. 
The only thing we need now to hold the Congress 
in Hamburg is your vote. 
Even though | would personally prefer Copaca- 
bana for the next meeting in the warm atmos- 
phere of our Brazilian friends, I’m committed 
to offer you our word that we are ready for the 
Congress if you want it. 
Thank you. 
Upon this, the representative of Brazil rose to 
speak on behalf of his country as an applicant 
for organizing the Congress. 
Dr. P. M. Fagundes: 
Mr. President, Members of the Council, my friends 
from all over the world, 
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The Brazilian Society of Photogrammetry and 
Cartography has applied to be the host country 
of the next International Congress of Photogram- 
metry in 1980. 
Before we did that we asked our government for 
an official statement, which was given through 
the National Research Council, to say that it is 
absolutely disposed to support the Congress. 
Brazil has already been the host country of some 
international congresses, namely the Interna- 
tional Congress of ASTA American Society of 
Travel Agencies, 7000 participants, the Inter- 
American Congress of Odontology, 8000 par- 
ticipants, the International Fair of Services and 
Appliances, 280 exhibitors, the World Congress 
of Stewards and Hostesses, the Pan-American 
Exhibition of Engineering and Industry, and the 
VII International Physical Medicine and Reha- 
bilitation Congress which is going to be held 
next August. 
The Congress would be held in the city of Rio de 
Janeiro at the new Convention Hall, which is 
going to accomodate the first international con- 
gress next year. This place is near the modern 
hotels where the other international congresses 
have been held; the National, the Inter-Continen- 
tal and the Sheraton hotels. All these facilities 
are located right on one of our beautiful ocean 
beaches, in Barra de Tijuca. 
My problem however was to convince my own 
colleagues, from Brazil, to take this Congress 
to Brazil, as they obviously would rather come 
to Hamburg more than to stay in Rio, the city 
that they already know very well. 
Thank you. 
The General Assembly voted on the host country 
of the 1980 Congress. The results were: Federal 
Republic of Germany, 26 votes; Brazil, 21 votes. 
With the Federal Republic of Germany to host 
the following Congress, the General Assembly 
appointed Dr. G. Konecny as Congress Director 
for 1976—1980. After this announcement Prof. 
Ackermann still wanted to confirm that some 80 
Members of the German Society for Photogram- 
metry had met the same morning and given their 
unanimous support to Dr. Konecny promising to 
help him to fulfill this very heavy duty. 
Item 4. (18) Draft Brochure in 1.S.P. 
While the vote was being cast for the following 
congress site, Mr. G. C. Tewinkel presented to 
the General Assembly his draft Brochure of June 
1976 entitled "A Brief Profile of the International 
Society of Photogrammetry". He asked the Gen- 
eral Assembly for its comments. 
Item 5. (7) Report of President of Financial 
Commission 
Colonel R. T. L. Rogers, Chairman of the Financial 
Commission, presented his report, printed and 
distributed to the General Assembly.