Prior to the meeting a paper on the ”Publication 
of 1.S.P. Information” had been distributed to 
the Delegates. It read as follows: 
It is proposed to have one of the incoming Coun- 
cil members be made responsible for co-ordinat- 
ing and disseminating information on ISP ac- 
tivities and to have one corresponding member 
nominated by each Commission. It is further 
proposed that Council publish a quarterly news 
bulletin but that Photogrammetria still be used 
to carry information about the Society. It is felt 
that Photogrammetria could play a more useful 
role provided Council, the Commissions and 
Member Bodies made a conscientious effort to 
get appropriate information into the hands of 
our Editorial Board. 
Item 4. (19) Relations with sister organizations 
The General Assembly approved the recom- 
mendation of Council that taking into account 
the common interests of the I.S.P., I.A.G., and 
F.l.G. in the general fields of geodesy, photo- 
grammetry, remote sensing, and cartography 
and the overlap of interest in some areas of 
specialisation, and also taking into account the 
proposal by the President of I.A.G. in his letter of 
July 14th and the discussion held with the Sec- 
retary General of the I.C.A. in Enschede on June 
2nd, that the President of the |.S.P. write to the 
Presidents of the other three Societies suggest- 
ing some form of Council of the four Societies 
with each Society appointing its President and 
one other person to represent the Society on 
the Council. The purposes of the Council would 
be to advise on the scheduling of meetings and 
other common administrative problems and to 
encourage appropriate inter-society studies and 
Working Group sessions. 
In this connection Dr. Gerd Hildebrandt of the 
Federal Republic of Germany encouraged the 
I.S.P. to establish contact with Remote Sensing 
people beyond the four Societies mentioned 
above. 
Item 5. (22) Rise in effectiveness of I.S.P. 
The General Assembly approved the recom- 
mendation of Council that the paper prepared 
on the subject of effectiveness of the Society 
be referred to the incoming Council and that 
Commission Presidents and Member Bodies be 
encouraged to submit their views to Council. 
The paper read as follows: 
Council's View on Effectiveness of I.S.P. 
Congresses, Commission Symposia and 
Working Groups 
At the Council meeting held in Enschede, June 
1st and 2nd, 1976, the above subject was con- 
sidered in the light of the purpose of promoting 
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the aims of the I.S.P. The discussion is sum- 
marized under the several headings and this 
paper concludes with several recommendations 
to the General Assembly for the guidance of 
the incoming officers for the period 1976— 1980. 
1. Congresses 
Considering the workload generated and time 
and expense to host the society and exhibitors, 
does the current form of Congress warrant the 
effort? 
Discussion 
a) The exhibitition of technical equipment is an 
important part of the Congress. Exhibitors can- 
not be expected to display equipment at Sym- 
posia since there are too many of them and the 
attendance is comparatively small. The frequency 
of every fourth year is about right as sufficient 
developments take place in a four year period to 
maintain a high level of interest in the exhibition 
of scientific and technical equipment and ma- 
terials. 
b) The majority of participants are interested in 
the work of several Commissions and the Com- 
mission Boards have to meet together to en- 
sure there is good co-operation and no overlap 
amongst Technical Commissions. 
One member suggested smaller Congresses at 
two year intervals but it was felt that exhibitors 
already considered there were too many meet- 
ings in which they were expected to participate. 
c) The host Society is put to a lot of trouble and 
expense. What are the benefits? Apart from bring- 
ing a number of persons to the country who 
spend considerable money on hotels, tours etc., 
the following seem to be the benefits, 
— The importance of the photogrammetrical 
work undertaken in the host country is brought 
to the attention of the government. 
— Photogrammetry is also brought to the atten- 
tion of the public through various media as well 
as the infusion of delegates etc., into the life of 
the community. 
— The effort required develops good under- 
standing amongst photogrammetrists in uni- 
versities, Government, industry and suppliers of 
equipment since all are involved. 
2. Commissions 
Are Commissions operating satisfactorily (ignor- 
ing their number and specific areas of investiga- 
tion). 
The responsibility for a Technial Commission is 
a heavy one particularly if a single National So- 
ciety takes full charge. Only a few people do the 
work and, besides the Commission Symposium, 
there is also the expence of publishing the pro- 
ceedings. Registration fees should be charged 
for Commission Symposia to help defray costs. 
Commission Symposia should not be small Con- 
gresses and, although exhibits should be wel- 
comed, exhibitors should not feel obligated to 
display at Symposia. 
Commissions do not need to establish Working 
Groups for all the subjects assigned to them. 
More Working Groups should be established in 
countries other than that of the Commission 
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