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OBSERVERS: A.R. Berger, AGID (Association of Geoscientists for International Development) N.A. Bogdanov(IGCP National Committee of the USSR) F. Delany, CGMW (Commission for the Geological Map of the World) E.A. Flinn, ICL (Inter-Union Commission on the Lithosphère) R. Howarth, IAMG (International Association for Mathematical Geology) S. Karamata (IGCP National Committee of Yugoslavia) C. Lepeltier, UNDTCD(UN Department of Technical Co-operation for Development) B.O. Odugbose (Nigerian Permanent Delegation to Unesco) G. Olivares (Instituto de Geologfa de la UNAM, Mexico) R.A. Price, ICL (Inter-Union Commission on the Lithosphère) F.L. Repetto (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral Guayaquil, Ecuador) A. Tollmann (IGCP National Committee of Austria) G. Verploegh, WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) I. Yacé (IGCP National Committee of Ivory Coast) I. Zamarreno (IGCP National Committee of Spain) Opening of the Session Address by the President of IUGS In the absence of the Chairman, G.O. Kesse, the Vice-Chairman G. B. Vai acted on his behalf and called the meeting to order. He welcomed the participants, notably the representative of the Director-General of Unesco, the President and the Secretary-General of IUGS, the members of the Board including the newlyappointed V.A. Zharikov, and observers of international organizations and of IGCP National Committees. He stressed that this 10th session of the Board would be a timely occasion to assess some fundamental questions related to the duration of the Programme and to its efficiency in attaining its original goals, i.e. to promote science and to contribute to development in developing nations. Address by the Assistant Director- General for Science of Unesco The Assistant Director-General for Science of Unesco,A. R.Kaddoura, then took the floor extending the welcome of the Director-General to all participants of the meeting. He recalled that at this 10th anniversary - and in view of the forthcoming Extraordinary Session of the Unesco General Conference, and of the next Regular General Conference in 1983 - the IGCP should reflect the achievements of the Programme as it did five years ago, in order to set up future objectives. He noted the difficulties and constraints under which the IGCP projects would have to operate these days and invited the Board to make recommendations on how these could be overcome. Commending the work and interest of IGCP National Committees for the implementation of the Programme, particularly on the level of national institutions, he wished the Board success in fostering further international co-operation. 6 The President of IUGS, E. Seibold, expressed the gratitude of his organization to all those who made IGCP active: the scientists involved in the various projects and those serving in its leading organs, including those who had resigned. A summary of statistics revealed the extent to which IGCP projects had attracted international collaboration. He stated that so far there were only 8 projects with participants coming from less than 10 countries; however, 33 projects,from between 11 and 20 countries; 22 projects, from between 21 and 30 countries; and 9 projects, from even more than 30 countries, among which were Project 23 (Kaolinization, 43 countries) and Project 143 (Remote sensing and mineral exploration, 75 countries). A listing against priority areas reveals that: - 41 projects (60%) were devoted to refining the geological calendar ("ordering the past"); - 11 projects dealt with the evolution of the ancient crust ("in the beginning"); - 4 projects relate to man's geological environment ("man's home"); -17 projects are devoted to energy and mineral resources ("man's needs"). The imbalance that can be noted is due to historical reasons. Meanwhile there would be a distinct shift away from time correlations towards the other categories. This trend, E. Seibold believes, should be enforced and more projects should be devoted to problems of the environment; a closer co-ordination with other programmes, such as the International Lithosphère Programme or the IUGS Research and Development Programme should be sought, and the integration of new stratigraphical methods promoted. Continued efforts
to involve developing countries in the Programme should result in encouraging the resources of human effort which had more value than mineral resources. A small advisory group of scientists from inside and outside IGCP could help in preparing the future interim report. As for "ordering the past" and "man's needs", one would now need to move towards "ordering the future". Report of the Secretariat The Secretary of IGCP, E. von Braun, reported on the past year. There are now 78 National Committees and 35 contacts for the IGCP, of which 26 had reported - compared to 30 in 1981. In 1981, there were 49 ongoing projects, 5 of which had been terminated by the end of that year (Nos. 6, 30, 115, 124, and 145). Three of these applied for prolongation, and one (145) had already received it. Almost all of the 12 proposals for new projects received this year had some relation to or were direct descendents of ongoing or terminated IGCP projects. Three of the terminated or terminating projects (2, 22 and 58) had asked for the status of projects on extended term (O.E.T. ) as defined by the Board last year. Short prolongations for the winding up of final activities were requested from one project only but several seemed to be in a similar situation. At the end of 1982, another 14 of the present 44 ongoing projects will expire. Their final reports would facilitate the preparation of the next interim report. In 1981, one regional IGCP meeting was held in Caracas (Venezuela), with the participation of representatives from 11 Latin American countries and three IGCP project leaders (Nos. 42, 44, and 120). The meeting reviewed successfully the role of IGCP in that region, discussed and approved three project proposals of which two were submitted this year. Relations with other research programmes, notably Unesco's Regional Project "Geology for Development" in Africa, proved fruitful, mainly by encouraging co-ordination and mutual efforts. Collaboration with AGID, as well as the involvement of IEA (International Energy Agency),and UNDP in one project, may be mentioned. The interfaces of IGCP with the ICL would need to be identified. Report of the Chairman of the Scientific Committee The Chairman of the Scientific Committee, A.W. Bally, reporting on the Committee's work during the previous week stressed several general problems to which the Committee wished to call the attention of the Board. The Committee debated means by which the twin objectives of IGCP - the advancement of scientific knowledge and the encouragement of work of practical value to developing countries - can best be reconciled. A few projects achieve both objectives, many contribute to the first and relatively few are successfully focussed on the second. Two methods which have proved successful to date might be more widely practised. Firstly, the advice and experience of geologists from developed countries might be drawn on to define and launch a project that could then be carried forward by a leadership based on one or more developing countries. Funds to assist in the initial process of defining a useful project might be valuable. Secondly, regional meetings had proved valuable, provided that there was adequate preparation in advance. A further point concerned the apparent lack of co-ordination with other scientific programmes sponsored by Unesco. The Committee suggested that a small group of scientists be asked to review the scope of those programmes relevant to the earth sciences with a view to identifying gaps or overlaps. Lastly, the low level of funding for projects available under the present organization was viewed with concern and the Committee asked the Board to consider all means of increasing the funds available for the scientific programme. Address by the Chairman of ICL The Chairman of the Inter-Union Commission on the Lithosphère, R.A. Price, reported progress in the organization of the Programme which was now entering its first full year of activity. He looked to close collaboration with IGCP which would be facilitated by the participation of many individuals in both programmes. Organization of Work The Chairman then invited Board members and observers to discuss the future of IGCP and the desired changes in its structure as well as other items of common interest. These discussions prepared the ground for a division into two working groups which were asked to discuss the following subjects: 7
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IRAN B.P. 4322 Abidjan Dr. F. Sarab
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Unesco-sponsored Post-graduate Trai
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PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF ENGINEERI
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Kassai, M., 1980: A Dél-Dunantul p
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