List of URSI Officials
   Note: An alphabetical index of names, with addresses and page references, is given on pages 44-59.  
 
                    Honorary Presidents 
 Prof. W.N. Christiansen (Australia) 
 Prof. W. Dieminger (Germany) 
 Prof. W.E. Gordon (U.S.A.) 
 Prof. F.L.H.M. Stumpers (Netherlands) 
 
 
                     Board of Officers 
 President:               Prof. T.B.A. Senior (U.S.A.) 
                                  Dr. P. Bauer (France) 
 Past President:          Prof. P.J.B. Clarricoats (U.K.) 
 Vice-Presidents:         (Treasurer) 
                          Prof. H. Matsumoto (Japan) 
                          Dr. J. Shapira (Israel) 
                          Prof. M.A. Stuchly (Canada) 
 
  Secretary General: Prof. P. Lagasse (Belgium) 
 
 
                     URSI Secretariat  
 Secretary General: Prof. P. Lagasse  
 Assistant Secretary General: Prof. P. Van Daele  
 Secretary: Ms. I. Heleu 
 
 
                   Standing Committees 
 
 
 Standing Finance Committee 
 
 Chair: Prof. K. Schlegel (Germany) 
 Members: Dr. L. Nagy (Hungary) 
                 Prof. S.M. Radicella (Argentina) 
                 Prof. F.W. Sluijter (Netherlands)  
                 Dr. W.W.L. Taylor (U.S.A.) 
 
 Standing   Publications Commiltee 
 
 
 Chair:          Dr. W.R. Stone (U.S.A.) 
 Members   Prof. P.J.B. Clarricoats (U.K.)  
                 Prof. P. Delogne (Belgium) 
                 Prof. R.L. Dowden (New Zealand) 
                 Prof. K. Geher (Hungary) 
                 Prof. R.D. Hunsucker (U.S.A.) 
                 Prof. P. Sobieski (Belgium) 
 
 Standing Committee on URSI Membership 

 Chair:          Prof. F. Fedi (Italy) 
 
 
 Members  Prof. N.A. Armand (Russia) 
                    Dr. Yinn-Nien Huang (China, SRS) 
 

 Standing Committee on Developing Countries 
      Chair: Prof. G. Swarup (India) 
      Secretary: Prof. S.M. Radicella (Argentina) 
      Members: Prof. G.O. Ajayi (Nigeria) 
                   Mr. P. Chooncharoen (Thailand) 
                   Prof. S. Feng (China, CIE) 
                   Prof. I. Kimura (Japan) 
                   Prof. I.A. Salem (Egypt) 
 
       Standing Committee on Future General Assemblies 
 
      Chair: Prof. P. Degauque (France) 
     Members: Prof. J.W. Klein (Germany) 
                   Prof. A.M. Scheggi (Italy) 
                   Prof. G. Swarup (India) 
 
     Standing Committee on Young Scientists  
 
     Chair: Dr. F. Lefeuvre (France) 
     Members: Prof. S.' Feng (China, CIE) 
                   Prof.  E.V.  Jull (Canada) 
                   Dr.  V.  Khaikin (Russia)  
                   Prof.  Z.  Popovic  (USA)  
                   Prof. J. Van Bladel (Belgium)  
                   Prof. L. Zombory (Hungary) 
 
     Long Range Planning Committee 
 
     Chair: Prof. H. Matsumoto (Japan) 
     Members: Prof. P. Bernardi (Italy) 
                   Prof. P. Delogne (Belgium) 
                   Prof. W.E. Gordon (U.S.A.) 
                   Prof. H. Hallikainen (Finland) 
                   Prof. J.N.  Hewitt (U.S.A.)  
                   Dr.  J.  Hyyppae (Finland)  
                   Prof. T. Itoh (U.S.A.) 
                   Prof.  A.D.  Olver  (UK) 
                   Prof. D. Skellern (Australia) 
                   Dr. W.R. Stone (USA)  
                   Prof. P.H. Wittke (Canada) 
 
     Committee on the IGBP 
 
     Chair: Dr. R.K. Raney (U.S.A.)  
     Members: Dr. J.P.V. Baptista (ESA, Netherlands)  
                Prof. H. Hallikainen (Finland) 
                   Dr. J. Hyyppae (Finland) 
 
 
                  Scientific Programme XXVIth 
 
                        General Assembly 
     Coordinator: Dr. J. Hamelin (France) 
     Assistant Coordinator: Prof. M.A. Stuchly (Canada)
 
 
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