It is our pleasure to inform you that Serbia entered the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. An application for admission of Serbia to IUGG as an Associate Member was received from the Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijic" of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The official delegates from the Institute are namely: Ana Milanović Pešić (Secretary General and the IAHS correspondent) and Milan Radovanović (IAMAS correspondent).

An application for admission of Serbia to IUGG as an Associate Member was received from the Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijic" of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The IUGG Executive Committee welcomed this application, and it was placed before the IUGG Adhering Bodies in regular status (dues paid) for a vote by correspondence. The vote is now complete, and the application was accepted: 32 (of 43 eligible to vote) Members voted, and all votes are affirmative. According to the IUGG Statutes and By-Laws, the membership of Serbia is provisional until the approval of the vote by the IUGG Council. On that occassion the new officers of the Serbian National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics were delegated, they are: Aleksandra Nina (President and the IAGA correspondent), Ana Milanović Pešić (Secretary General and the IAHS correspondent), Oleg Odalović (IAG correspondent), and Milan Radovanović (IAMAS correspondent).

Enclosure: IUGGej1804.pdf

Date: April 1, 2018
Source: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS, -, -, -