Membership Committee
From the IAU Working Rules:
10. The standing Membership Committee advises the Executive Committee on its behalf on matters related to the admission of Individual, Junior and Honorary Members (Statute 13f.).
10.a Three months before a General Assembly, the Membership Committee shall prepare a list of at least 10 Individual Members of the Union who accept to serve on the Committee for the next triennium if elected, including a nominee for Chair. The General Secretary shall forward this list to the National Members and invite additional nominations from them with a deadline of one month before the General Assembly. The Membership Committee shall verify that the resulting slate complies with the rules in Statutes 13 and with general principles of scientific, geographical and gender balance. Members shall not normally serve more than two consecutive terms, and it is desirable that roughly half of the members are replaced at each election. The Chair of the Membership Committee shall present the resulting slate of nominations to the National Members together with the report of the Committee on the previous triennium at the beginning of the General Assembly, for final election at its closing session.
From the IAU Statutes:
13.f. The General Assembly appoints a standing Membership Committee to advise the Executive Committee on its behalf on matters related to the admission of Individual Members. The Membership Committee consists of not more than 8 members of different national affiliations, including a Chairperson, proposed by the National Members, and remains in office until the end of the next General Assembly.
Chair:
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
314, Koramangla
Sarjapur Road
Bengaluru 560034
Karnataka
India
Phone: +91 080 25530672
Organization website: https://www.iiap.res.in
NCA adherence: India
Last updated:
February 28, 2024
Member:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sensor Science Division
100 Bureau Drive
MS 8444
Gaithersburg
Maryland (MD)
United States
Phone: +1 301-975-3763
Organization website: http://www.nist.gov
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
September 24, 2024
Member:
Observatoire de Paris LESIA
LESIA
5 place Jules Janssen
92195 Meudon cedex
France
Phone: +33 145077719
Organization website: http://lesia.obspm.fr
NCA adherence: France
Last updated:
February 22, 2024
Member:
Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences
Al-Jubiha
P.o.Box 782- 11941 Amman
Jordan
Phone: +962 0795070941
Organization website: http://www.auass.com
NCA adherence: Jordan
Last updated:
March 11, 2024
Member:
Member:
Astronomical Observatory Belgrade
Dynamics and kinemat. of celest. bod. and systems
Volgina 7
11060 Belgrade
Serbia, Republic of
Phone: +381 0113089069
Personal website: http://ivana.aob.rs/
Organization website: http://www.aob.rs
NCA adherence: Serbia, Republic of
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
Member:
IAFE - CONICET/UBA
Institute for Astronomy and Space Science
Ciudad Universitaria
CABA C1428ZAA
Buenos Aires
Argentina
NCA adherence: Argentina
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
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