boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CC60C7.3D97D24C" ****************************************************************************** dorismail 22-Aug-2011 12:30:45 Message No 0766 ****************************************************************************** Author: "Soudarin Laurent" Subject: Message about GGOS following IUGG2011 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CC60C7.3D97D24C (Message forwarded from the IAG President, C. Rizos) =20 ________________start of message___________________ =20 Dear Colleagues =20 I am pleased to announce the new GGOS Chair, Prof. Dr. Hansj=F6erg Kutterer= was elected for a four year period by the IAG Executive Committee meeting = on Sunday 3rd July. Hansj=F6erg takes the chair from Prof Markus Rothacher.= A transition team consisting of members of the previous GGOS Executive Com= mittee has been established to ensure that the new organisational component= s of GGOS are put in place, including the new GGOS Consortium and GGOS Coor= dinating Board. =20 Changes to the GGOS organisational structure are described in the new Terms= of Reference, which were accepted by the IAG Executive Committee at its 3r= d July meeting. ToR may be viewed at http://www.ggos.org, click on 'About G= GOS' and go to the link at the base of the page. The revised GGOS Vision, M= ission, Goals and Tasks may also be accessed at this link. =20 I would like to thank to previous GGOS Chair, and members of the Steering C= ommittee, the Executive Committee and the Science Committee for their hard = work and dedication. The 'new' GGOS will build on the tremendous work and a= chievements of these officers. The IAG Executive Committee will continue to= work closely with the GGOS leadership to ensure that the GGOS Vision will = be realised. =20 Chris Rizos President, International Association of Geodesy 18 August 2011