1. The Opening of the 39th Presidium Meeting of the ISM and welcome by the host of the meeting Prof. A. Sroka 2. Confirmation of Attendees 3. Apologies for Absence 4. Acceptance of Agenda 5. Obituaries 6. Personal Notes 7. Confirmation of voting rights (confirmed 36 th Presidium Meeting, 2008) 8. Approval of the Minutes of the 38th Presidium Meeting held on 20-24 September 2010 in Sun City, South Africa 9. Matters arising from the Minutes of the 38th Presidium Meeting 10. Admission of new members 11. Correspondence 12. Cooperation with national institutions - Australia - Russia 13. Report on the 15th International ISM - Congress preparation to be held 2013 in Aachen, Germany

1.TheOpeningofthe39thPresidiumMeetingoftheISMandwelcomebythehostofthemeetingProf.A.Sroka2.ConfirmationofAttendees3.ApologiesforAbsence4.AcceptanceofAgenda5.Obituaries6.PersonalNotes7.Confirmationofvotingrightsconfirmed36thPresidiumMeeting20088.ApprovaloftheMinutesofthe38thPresidiumMeetingheldon20-24September2010inSunCitySouthAfrica9.MattersarisingfromtheMinutesofthe38thPresidiumMeeting10.Admissionofnewmembers11.Correspondence12.Cooperationwithnationalinstitutions-Australia-Russia13.Reportonthe15...

Special Note: The 38th Presidium Meeting was held over a three day period to fit in with the programme of the XIV International Congress. For this reason, the meeting was kept short and focussed, with some Presidium members being absent from certain meeting sessions. 38th Presidium Meeting Briefing – 20 September 2010 Mr Livingstone-Blevins welcomed all members and guests and thanked them for travelling to South Africa. He explained that to accommodate the XIV International Congress, the Presidium meeting would need to be concluded on the nights of 21 and 22 September 2010. He requested all Presidium members to adequately prepare for a short and effective meeting. Times, venue and the agenda for the meeting were confirmed.

 SpecialNote:The38thPresidiumMeetingwasheldoverathreedayperiodtofitinwiththeprogrammeoftheXIVInternationalCongress.ForthisreasonthemeetingwaskeptshortandfocussedwithsomePresidiummembersbeingabsentfromcertainmeetingsessions.38thPresidiumMeetingBriefing&ndash20September2010MrLivingstone-BlevinswelcomedallmembersandguestsandthankedthemfortravellingtoSouthAfrica.HeexplainedthattoaccommodatetheXIVInternationalCongressthePresidiummeetingwouldneedtobeconcludedonthenightsof21and22September2010.Hereq...