Volume 82 ∙ Number 11 ∙ November 2008 Journal of Continuation of Bulletin Géodésique and Geodesy manuscript geodaetica The Geodesist’s A constituent Association of the International Union of Geodesy and Handbook Geophysics (IUGG) Edited by: 2008 IAG Office Hermann Drewes, Helmut Hornik Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut Alfons-Goppel-Straße 11 D-80539 München, Germany tel. +49-89-23 031 1107, fax +49-89-23 031 1240 e-mail [email protected] and IAG Communication and Outreach Branch (COB) József Ádám, Szabolcs Rózsa HAS-BME Research Group for Physical Geodesy and Geodynamics Department of Geodesy and Surveying Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics P.O.Box 91 H-1521 Budapest, Hungary tel +36-1-463 3222/1204, fax +36-1-463 3192 e-mail [email protected], [email protected] Journal of Geodesy Volume 82 ∙ Number 11 ∙ November 2008 GEODESIST’S HANDBOOK 2008 Table of Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................. 661 The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) ................................................................................................. 662 Update of the History of the International Association of Geodesy ...................................................................... 662 Past officers of the International Association of Geodesy (1991–2007) ............................................................... 675 Statutes of the International Association of Geodesy............................................................................................. 680 Bylaws of the International Association of Geodesy.............................................................................................. 684 Rules for the IAG Bomford Prize and Levallois Medal ........................................................................................ 697 Rules for IAG Scientific Meetings... ..................................................................................................................... 699 Rules for IAG Young Authors Award ................................................................................................................... 701 Rules for IAG Travel Award ................................................................................................................................. 702 IAG Fund ............................................................................................................................................................... 703 The XXIV IUGG General Assembly, Perugia, Italy, 2007 ................................................................................. 704 Presidential Address .............................................................................................................................................. 704 Levallois Medal Laudation .................................................................................................................................... 710 Guy Bomford Prize Acceptance Speech ............................................................................................................... 711 Report of the Secretary General ............................................................................................................................ 713 Summary of Council and Executive Committee Meetings .................................................................................. 717 IUGG Resolutions ................................................................................................................................................. 721 IAG Resolutions .................................................................................................................................................... 725 Structures for the Period 2007–2011 ..................................................................................................................... 726 Structure of the IUGG ........................................................................................................................................... 726 Structure of the IAG .............................................................................................................................................. 728 Structure of Commissions ..................................................................................................................................... 733 Commission 1-Reference Frames ...................................................................................................................... 733 Commission 2-Gravity Field .............................................................................................................................. 750 Commission 3-Earth Rotation and Geodynamics .............................................................................................. 765 Commission 4-Positioning and Applications .................................................................................................... 774 Inter-commission Committee on Theory ............................................................................................................. 783 Structure of Services ................................................................................................................................................ 793 Bureau International de Poids et Mesure (BIPM)–Section Time, Frequency and Gravimetry ............................ 793 IAG Bibliographic Service (IBS) ......................................................................................................................... 795 International Altimetry Service (IAS) .................................................................................................................. 796 International Centre for Earth Tides (ICET) ......................................................................................................... 798 International Centre for Global Earth Models (ICGEM) ..................................................................................... 799 International Digital Elevation Model Service (IDEMS) .................................................................................... 802 International DORIS Service (IDS) ..................................................................................................................... 803 International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) ................................................................ 806 International Geoid Service (IGeS) ..................................................................................................................... 808 International GPS Service (IGS) ......................................................................................................................... 810 International Gravimetric Bureau (Bureau Gravimétrique International–BGI) .................................................. 815 International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) ......................................................................................................... 817 International Laser Range Service (ILRS) .......................................................................................................... 819 International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) ......................................................................... 822 Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) .............................................................................................. 824 Structure of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) ............................................................................... 826 Communication and Outreach Branch (COB) ......................................................................................................... 830 IAG Representatives to Scientific Bodies ............................................................................................................... 832 General Information .............................................................................................................................................. 833 Geodetic Standards and Conventions ................................................................................................................... 833 IAG on the Internet ................................................................................................................................................ 836 IAG Publications ................................................................................................................................................... 839 IAG National Correspondents ............................................................................................................................... 840 Geodetic Data Centres ........................................................................................................................................... 845 Geodetic Educational Establishments ................................................................................................................... 845 Geodetic Publication Series .................................................................................................................................. 845 IAG Directory ....................................................................................................................................................... 845 DOI 10.1007/s00190-008-0259-0 Foreword The Geodesist’s