INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR
PURE AND APPLIED BIOPHYSICS

The 29th General Assembly of ICSU in Maputo, Mozambique elected the follwoing new office bearers:

President: Catherine Bréchignac (3 year term)

Past-President: Goverdhan Mehta (18 month term)

President-Elect: Yuan-Tseh Lee (18 months from early 2010)

Vice-President, Scientific Plannning: Kari Raivio (3 year term)

Vice-President, External Relations: Reiko Kuroda (3 year term)

Secretary-General: Maurice Tchuente (3 year term)

Treasurer: Hans Ott (3 year term)

Ordinary members of the Board: Bryan Henry (IUPAC), Dov Jaron (IUPESM), Bruce Overmier (IUPsyS, Uri Shamir (IUGG) - each for a 3 year term

National members of the Board: Fo congbin (China), Maurizio Iaccarino (Italy), Sergio Pastrana (Cuba), Abdul Hamid Zakri (Maylaysia) - each for a 3 year term

IUPAP, on its 26th General Assembly in Tsukuba, Japan, earlier this month, has appointed Uli as the official IUPAP Liaison to IUPAB (see below). This is good news because IUPAB has been considering how best to go about improving relations with this large and powerful union.
Congratulations Uli

The Capacity Building and Education Taskforce has released its report - read details.