The Minutes for 50th ISM Presidium Meeting can be downloaded here.
1. Event
The 50th ISM Presidium Meeting.
2. Time
26 October 2023 at 9am-12am in the China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) (Part A of the meeting), and on 28 October 2023 at 15pm-18pm in the Library of China University of Mining and Technology (Part B of the meeting).
3. Place
Beijing and Xuzhou, China
4. Organizers
China University of Mining and Technology
China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
5. Agenda
5.1. Call to order
5.2. Roll call
5.3. Apologies
5.4. Acceptance of Agenda
5.5. Obituaries
Prof. Changxing Yu from China, Prof. Anatoly Okhotin from Russia, Prof. Antal FÜST from Hungary, Mr. Károly PIKLI from Hungary, Dr Gyula GRACZKA from Hungary. Dr. Martin Vrubel from Czech Republic.
5.6. Review of the last Presidium Meetings
5.7. Confirmation of new ISM Commission Member
Liu Zaibin, Li Jing, Burton Ngoma, Hu Tianbao, Zhang Hebin, Chai Huabin, Wang Fangtian, Deng Weinan, Liu Gui, Cai Lailiang, Wang Shidong, Liu Hui, Zhang Chengye, Uranbaigali Gundsambuu, Victor Wegner Maus
5.8. Nominations, acceptance and confirmations of ISM officers
Chair and Co-chair of Commissions
Commission 1
Chair – Bian Zhengfu – China;
Co-Chair – Arkady Nikolayevich Shabarov – Russia;
Commission 2
Chair – Frederick Cawood – South Africa;
Co-Chair – Liu Zaibin – China;
Commission 3
Chair – Jörg Benndorf – Germany;
Co-Chair – Wang Jian – China;
Commission 4
Chair – Ryszard Hejmanowski – Poland;
Co-Chair – Dai Huayang – China;
Commission 5
Chair – Simit Raval – Australia;
Commission 6
Chair – Zou Youfeng – China;
Co-Chair – Uranbaigali Gundsambuu– Mongolia (To be confirmed);
New Member Country
Four countries from Africa were nominated as Member Country. The four countries should have an organization about mine surveying and appoint a country representatives.
New members of the Presidium
Prof. Dai Huayang from China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) accepted as members to the ISM Presidium. He was very active during the past 20 years.
5.9. Nominations, acceptance and confirmations of ISM Awards
ISM Lifetime Achievement Award
Axel Preuße, Germany
ISM Prestigious Contribution Award
Sayyidjabbor Sayyidkosimov, Uzbekistan
ISM Young Scientist Award
Vahid Khosravi– ran
Bikram Banerjee, Australia
Tim Werner, Australia
Victor Wegner Maus, Brazil
Yang Zefa, China
Xiao Wu, China
Bao Nisha, China
Xu Zhihua, China
Li Zengke, China
5.10. Confirmations of ISM Coordination Division
5.11. Report on the progress of preparations for future ISM Congresses
Prof. Hendrik Grobler, from the University of Johannesburg, provided status of early preparations for ISM Congress 2026, which will be held in Cape Town in South Africa.
5.12. New bid for future Congress
5.13. Confirmation of future Presidium Meetings
The meetings of the ISM Presidium would be organized as follows:
2024 – Johannesburg, South Africa.
2025 – AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland.
2027 – Open
5.14. The discussion of seed commissions
5.15. Declaration
Declaration on International Industry-Education-Research Cooperation in Smart Mapping and Surveying & Green Mine (Xuzhou Dalonghu Declaration), shown as Attachment 4.
5.16. Miscellaneous
5.17. Closure
