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July 1989 European Physical Society Postal Address: POB 69 Location: CH-1213 Petit-Lancy 2 27, Chemin de la Vendée Supplementary Secretariat: T. (22) 793 11 30 Petit-Lancy, Geneva P. O. Box 433 Tx. 428 024 eps ch Access: H-1371 Budapest Executive Secretary: Telefax: (22) 793 13 17 Chemin du Banc-Bénit T. (1) 35 83 86 G. Thomas Past Presidents Executive Committee 1968-1970: 1980-1982: President: R.A. Ricci Members: G. Bernardini, Pisa A.R. Mackintosh, Laboratori Nazionali INFN Ph. Choquard 1970-1972: Copenhagen Via Romea 4 Institut de Physique Théorique E. Rudberg, Stockholm 1982-1984: I-35020 Legnaro (Padova) EPFL 1972-1976: J. Friedel, Orsay T. (49) 64 12 00 / 79 05 84 (direct) PHB - Ecublens H. B.G. Casimir, Eindhoven 1984-1986 Vice-President: E. Skrzypczak CH-1015 Lausanne 1976-1978: G.H. Stafford, Oxford Institute of Experimental Physics T. (21) 693 34 11 I. Ursu, Bucharest 1986-1988 University of Warsaw 1978-1980: W. Buckel, Karlsruhe O.G. Folberth A. Zichichi, Bologna 1988- Hoza 69 IBM Laboratories R.A. Ricci, Legnaro PL-00 681 Warsaw Schönaicher Strasse 220 T. (22) 28 30 31 ext. 269 D-7030 Böblingen Secretary: M. Jacob T. (7031) 16 41 00/01 Honorary Members CERN H.O.G. Alfven, Stockholm, Sweden F. Hund, Gottingen, FRG Theory Division D. Horn E. Arnaldi, Rome, Italy N. Kurti, Oxford, UK CH-1211 Geneva 23 Dept, of Physics & Astronomy G. Bernardini, Pisa, Italy Sir Nevill Mott, Milton Keynes, UK T. (22) 767 24 14 Tel-Aviv University N.N. Bogolubov, Moscow, USSR L.E.F. Neel, Meudon, France Vice-Secretary: L. Cohen Ramat-Aviv H. B.G. Casimir, Heeze, The Netherlands G. Occhialini, Marcialla/Fi, Italy The Institute of Physics Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel J. Friedel, Orsay, France V.F. Weisskopf, Cambridge, USA 47 Belgrave Square T. (3) 42 05 87/42 93 05 London SW1X 8QX, UK T. (1) 235 61 11 J.K. Pozhela Individual Ordinary Members President of the Lithuanian Treasurer: I. Slaus S.S.R. Academy of Sciences In July 1989 the number of Individual Ordinary Members on the books of the Society Ruder Boskovic Institute Lenino Prospektas 3 totalled 4021. The names of the nine delegates to Council who represent these mem­ POB 1016 USSR-Vilnius 232600 bers are given below. YU-41001 Zagreb T. 61 40 07 / 61 36 51 T. (41) 43 51 11 /42 56 52 I.O.M. Delegates to Council Vice-Treasurer: J.M. Gilles H. Ryde LASMOS, Physics Department University of Lund Delegates are elected by a ballot of all the Individual Ordinary Members for a term of Faculté Universitaire N.-D. de la Paix Department of Physics four years. The term is automatically extended if the delegate is elected to the Execu­ Rue de Bruxelles 61 Sölvegatan 14 tive Committee. B-5000 Namur S-223 62 Lund T. (81) 22 90 61 ext. 2897/2855 T. (46) 10 77 05/06 G. Chiarotti, Rome H. Ryde, Lund P. Choquard, Lausanne E. Skrzypczak, Warsaw J.T. Devreese, Antwerp D. Stacey, Oxford F. Netter, Paris W. Wenckebach, Leiden Council Meetings 1990: 29-30 March, Uppsala, Sweden Auditors: Delegates of Associate Members 1991: 21-22 March, Athens, Greece J. Schacher, Bern 1992: 26-27 March, Nice, France H. Smith, Kobenhavn A. Ascoli, CISE, Milan O. Meyer, KfK, Karlsruhe 1993: 25-26 March, Warsaw, Poland U. Enz, Philips, Eindhoven G. Winstel, Siemens, Munich 1994: 24-25 March, Berlin or Bad Honnef, FRG FIDES, Geneva Ampere Group (180) 1 Eötvös Lorand Physical Society Del. G.J. Béné (628) 2 Pres. R. Blinc Member Organizations Dels. Gy. Csikai Slovenska Akademija I. Kovacs Znanosti In Umetnosti Pres. N. Kroo Novi Trg 3 (X) = No. of members in the Society Danish Physical Society (550) 1 Central Research Institute of Physics YU-61000 Lubljana or Group Del. H. Smith P.O. Box 49 H-1525 Budapest Sec-Gen. G.J. Béné Y = No. of delegates to Council Pres. B. Elbek Université de Genève, Section de Niels Bohr Institutet Sec-Gen. I. Kovacs Physique, quai Ernest-Ansermet 24 Belgian Physical Society (480) 1 Tandem Accelerator Lab. Roland EötvÖs University CH-1211 Geneva 4 Del. J.M. Gilles DK-4000 Roskilde Institute for General Physics T. (22)21 93 55 Tx. 421 159 Pres. C.J. Joachain Sec. J. Schou FÖ u. 68, P.O. Box 323 Obervatoire Royal de Belgique Risø National Laboratory H-1445 Budapest 3, Avenue Circulaire T. (1) 18 79 27 B-1180 Bruxelles DK-4000 Roskilde Austrian Physical Society (779) 2 T. (2) 37 12 12 Fax (2) 37 35 16 Finnish Physical Society (788) 2 Dels. W. Breunlich Gen-Sec. V. Dehant Dels. J. Keinonen H. Latal Observatoire Royal de Belgique Dept, of Gen. Physics and Astro­ D.O. Riska Pres. H. Winter 3, Avenue Circulaire nomy, USSR Acad, of Sciences Pres. R. Nieminen Institut für Allgemeine Physik B-1180 Bruxelles (2000) 4 Helsinki University of Technology Technische Universität Wien T. (2) 375 24 84 Dels. A.F. Andreev Laboratory of Physics Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10 Yu.A. Ossipyan Otakaari 1 Bulgarian Acad, of Sciences (105) 1 K. Pozhela SF-02150 Espoo A-1090 Wien Del. M. Mateev P.P. Pashinin Sec. W.H. Breunlich Pres. B. Sendov Pres. A.M. Prokhorov Sec. L. Kivipelto-Mattila Institut für Mittelenergiesphysik Sec-Gen. Iv.l liev Sec. B.A. Borisov Tampere University of Technology der Österr. Akad. der Wissenschaften Bulgarian Academy of Sciences USSR Academy of Sciences Dept, of Physics Boltzmanngasse 3 7 November Str. No. 1 Leninskyi Prospekt 14 P.O. Box 527 A-1090 Wien Sofia BG USSR-Moscow B-71 SF-33101 Tampere T. (222) 31 26 11 Fax (222) 31 87 23 T. (2) 88 07 93 Tx. 22 424 ban sf T. 237 21 41 Tx. 411 964 T. (31)16 24 52 Fax (31) 16 26 00 103 French Physical Society (2405) 4 Israel Physical Society (250) 1 Portuguese Physical Society (200) 1 Collaborating Societies Dels. M. Jacob Del. D. Horn Del. C.M. Ferreira A. Landesman Pres. Y. Yacoby Pres. H. Machado Jorge American Physical Society P. Lena Sec. Y. Balberg Director General for Quality Exec. Sec. W.W. Havens J. Winter Department of Physics Instituto Portugûes da Qualidade 335 East 45th St. Pres. P. Lena Hebrew University Rua Jose Estevao 83 A New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Observatoire de Paris Meudon Jerusalem 91904, Israel P-1199 Lisboa T. (212) 682 73 41 Bât. LAM T. (2) 58 56 80 Tx. 25 391 Gen-Sec. F. Duarte Santos F-92190 Meudon Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisica Sec-Gen. M. Veyssié The Netherlands' Physical Society Av. da Republica 37, 4o Canadian Association of Physicists Société Française de Physique (2653) 4 P-1000 Lisboa Exec. Sec. Mona L. Jento 33, rue Croulebarbe Dels. W.F. Druyvesteyn T. (1)77 32 51 151 Slater, Suite 805 F-75013 Paris A.M. Hoogenboom Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H3 T. (1)47 07 32 98 C. van der Leun Romanian National Committee Canada P.H. van Vuren for Physics (300) 1 T. (613) 237 33 92 Pres. W.F. Druyvesteyn Del. A. Corciovei German Physical Society (14000) 5 Philips Nat. Lab., Gebouw WOp-53 Pres. I. Ursu Dels. K. 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    eps info iom form constitution articles 4a), 4c) and 4d) European Physical Society please return this form to Application for Individual Ordinary Membership EPS, BP 2136, F-68060 Mulhouse Cedex, France 1 Personal details please write in capital letters National Member Societies constitution article 4b) Albanian Physical Society Albania, Armenian Physical Society Last Name________________ Office phone +___ Armenia, Austrian Physical Society Austria, Belarusian Physical First name(s)______________ Home phone +___ Society Belorussia, Belgian Physical Society Belgium, Union of Date of birth ____ / /____ Fax + _________ Physicists in Bulgaria Bulgaria, Croatian Physical Society Croatia, Nationality________________ Email __________ Physical Section of the Union of Czech Mathematicians & Physicists Czech Republic, Danish Physical Society Denmark, Estonian Full address ________________________________ Physical Society Estonia, Finnish Physical Society Finland, French Physical Society France, German Physical Society Germany, Hellenic Physical Society Greece, Eötvös Lorand Physical Society Hungary, Icelandic Physical Society Iceland, Royal Irish Academy Ireland, Israel Physical Society Israel, Italian Physical Society Italy, postcode_________________ country___ Latvian Physical Society Latvia, Lithuanian Physical Society Lithuania, Society of Physicists of Macedonia Macedonia, Netherlands Physical Society Netherlands, Norwegian Physical 2 Professional details Society Norway, Polish Physical Society Poland, Portuguese Highest academic degree__ Physical