INTRODUCTION OF THE INCOMING PRESIDENT 
It is now a very great pleasure for me to introduce the new President of the International Society for 
Photogrammetry. I heartily congratulate Dr. Sam Gamble for having been elected by unanimous vote, which 
proves the wide esteem in which he is held by all. He combines the qualities of a scientist, a photogrammetrist 
and an organizer. 
He is well known in many countries, whether members or not of the LS.P., a fact that will make his task much 
easier. Dr. Gamble has been a Council member for 8 years and thus knows the problems of our Society. I am 
convinced that he will make as good a President as he has been a good Director of this Congress. 
I thus formally convey to him my best wishes for success in his new activity which will keep him busy for the 
next four years. I have much pleasure in handing over to him the President's Chain of office which is the 
symbol, not only of the power he wields, but also of his responsibilities as President of the LS.P. 
ADDRESS OF THE NEW PRESIDENT 
First, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for the kind and generous remarks you have made about me. I thank 
the delegates for the honour they have bestowed upon my National Society, the Canadian Institute of 
Surveying, as well as upon myself. It is my good fortune to have an able and dedicated group to serve with me 
on Council and as Commission Presidents for the next four-year period. Vice-President Tewinkel and Congress 
Director Halonen have already worked with me under your able leadership. On behalf of Council, the 
Commissions and Member bodies of the [.S.P., I wish to thank you, Professor Solaini, for the exemplary 
manner in which you have served this Society over many years and, in particular, during this past four-year 
period. Your modest and unassuming manner, your kindness and courtesy have won the friendship of all those 
who have served LS.P. alongside you. Your conscientious and sage approach to the solution of problems has 
won our sincere respect. I am sure that both Vice-President Tewinkel and Congress Director Halonen agree 
that we shall miss you at future meetings of Council. But just in case you are thinking that you can relax 
completely, let me say that as immediate Past President, I shall be calling upon you for advice from time to 
time. 
I also wish to express the appreciation of the Society to Professor Bachmann and Vice-President Skládal, the 
latter of whom was unfortunately unable to attend this Congress. Professor Bachmann, as you know, was 
Congress Director for that wonderful XIth International Congress which was held in Lausanne. I extend our 
thanks to the Commission Presidents and their officers who have worked hard to promote the technical and 
scientific objectives of the LS.P. which, after all, is our raison d'étre. The work of our conscientious Financial 
Commission is also much appreciated. 
I welcome to the new Council M. Cruset, Professor van der Weele and Professor Maruyasu. Unfortunately, due 
to illness in his family, Mr. Cruset was not able to be present. However, we held a short meeting of the new 
Council and the positions on Council the new members will occupy are as follows: 
Secretary General - M. Cruset 
Treasurer - Professor van der Weele 
Second Vice-President - Professor Maruyasu 
It is my view that the major problem that we have identified within our Society these past few days is that of 
communication. We must make a greater effort to ensure that all Member bodies are acquainted with the 
activities within our Society as well as other matters of importance to photogrammetrists. We shall do what 
we can to keep you informed between Congresses, but each Member body must also make an effort. To be more 
specific, a National Society should not only convey to individual members important information, but it should 
also endeavour to keep the Council of our Society and Commission Presidents informed about activities and 
technical developments that could be of general interest to the LS.P. It is a startling fact that in some instances 
the Secretary-General has not been provided with the proper address for communicating with the National 
body. Let us all do our share towards improving the situation. 
I am sure I speak for all the officers of the Society when I say that we shall endeavour to carry out all the 
decisions of the General Assembly and the Congress as expeditiously as practical. Council will provide such 
assistance as it can to our Commissions in following the courses we have just established. 
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