Technical Commission VII:
- India, Dr. R. R. Navalgund as President (Ahmedabad)
Japan, Professor Y. Yasuoka as President (Tokyo)
The session adjourned at approximately 6 pm.
Third General Assembly, Thursday, 15.00 - 18.00 20th July 2000
1. Presidents Welcome
President Fritz welcomed Honorary Members F. Acker-
mann and G. Konecny, former President Kennert Tor-
legárd, Dr. Hans van Ginkel, UN Under-Secretary-General
and Rector of the UN University, and other guests.
14. Awards
First Vice President Murai introduced and presented the
Young Authors Award certificates to (some were presented
in absentia):
- Babak Ameri, Germany
- Ansgar Brunn, Germany
- Marc Honikel, Switzerland
- Jun Li, Canada
- Satya Priya, Japan
- Jochen Schiewe, Germany
- Gary Zalmanson, USA
6. Admission of New Members
The new Associate Members, the Indian International Car-
tographic Association and The Russian Public Organiza-
tion "Society of Contribution to the Development of Pho-
togrammetry and Remote Sensing" were presented with
membership certificates.
Applications for Category 1 Associate Membership from
Iran, the Jahad/ITC/KN Toosi Joint Education Program
(JIK), and the Tehran Geographic Information Centre were
approved.
7. Changes of Category
The Delegate from Indonesia requested a change in Cate-
gory from 4 to 1. The current political and economic situa-
tion meant that members and sponsors were decreasing.
The Delegate agreed that when the current economic
problems were resolved and sponsors could be found,
they would return to Category 4. The request was
approved with no objections from the floor.
20. Amendments to Statutes and Bylaws
Sweden presented an amendment to Statute | proposing
that international co-operation should be secondary to pro-
motion of R&D, education and training. The Netherlands and
Mexico supported the amendment. President Fritz spoke
against the amendment, stating that the foremost reason for
the founding of ISPRS was international co-operation. Azer-
baijan proposed a change of wording to the Swedish
amendment. USA supported the original version of Statute
proposed by the Council. Sweden thanked The Netherlands
for its support and spoke further to the amendment.
The President asked for a vote by hands whether a ballot
vote should be taken or consideration deferred. The hand
vote indicated that a ballot vote be taken.
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3. Certification of Credentials
Secretary General Trinder called the roll. There were 49
Ordinary Members present and eligible to vote, represent-
ing 182 votes.
16.2 Report of Secretary General
While votes were being counted, the Secretary General
delivered his report.
20. Amendment to Statute | (cont.)
The results of the vote were:
Council version: 92
Swedish version: 65
Invalid: 8
Abstentions: 17
The proposed amendment by Sweden was defeated and
the original version of Statute | proposed by Council was
approved. Due to the closeness of the vote, the President
urged the incoming Council to review this Statute again.
22. Election of President
23. Election of Secretary General
24. Election of Treasurer
25. Election of Second Vice President
These elections were not needed as only one nomination
was received for each Council position and the nominees
had been declared elected on Tuesday 18" July. The
incoming President, Professor John Trinder, delivered his
acceptance speech.
26. Appointment of the First Vice President
The President said that he would be honoured to accept the
position of 1st Vice President in the new Council.
27. Election of Technical Commissions 2000-2004
The following Ordinary Members were elected unopposed
by acclamation to host Technical Commissions.
Commission Ill:
Austria, Professor Franz Leberl as President
Commission V:
Greece, Professor Petros Patias as President
Commission VI:
Brazil, Dr. Tania Maria Sausen as President
Elections were called for Members to host Commission |,
Il, IV, and VII. While counting was taking place reports were
presented as described below.
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