34th IUPAP General Assembly

Friday 31 Oct 2025, 13:00 → 18:00 Europe/Zurich

The IUPAP General Assembly is an online meeting. Registered users shall participate via the video link (Zoom) available below.

13:00 → 13:20 Welcome to the IUPAP General Assembly

• Opening words
• Presentation of the 2025 delegates

Speakers: Dr Michel Spiro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Silvina Ponce Dawson, Sunil Gupta

13:20 → 13:25 Verification of quorum

13:25 → 13:35 Adoption of the agenda and approval of the minutes from the 33rd IUPAP General Assembly (2024)

• Approval of the agenda
• Minutes of the 33rd IUPAP GA
• Resolutions adopted by the 33rd General Assembly

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

13:35 → 13:40 Memberships adjustments and new quorum

Speakers: Igle Gledhill, Prof. Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand, South Africa)

13:40 → 14:05 Reports from Secretariats and news about the status of IUPAP as a Swiss association

• Trieste
• Geneva, IUPAP Headquarter (Swiss IUPAP association)
• IUPAP Renewal of tax exempt status

Speakers: Stefano Fantoni, Dr Michel Spiro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))

14:05 → 14:15 IUPAP activity report for the period 7 October 2024 through 27 October 2025

14:15 → 14:25 Highlights of 2025 activities and news on ISC

• IUPAP GA and ICP in 2027
• IUPAP/UUNESCO Colloquia Series on Physics for Society
• The International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024 - 2033
• ISC matters
• Marcia Barbosa, first WG5 chair, elected ISC Vice President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science
• Sunil Gupta, President Designate, selected as member of the ISC Board for Membership
• Letter about visas signed by over presidents of over 20 Scientific Unions

Speakers: Igle Gledhill, Prof. Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand, South Africa), Dr Michel Spiro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Silvina Ponce Dawson

14:25 → 14:45 Endorsement of EC resolutions and presentation of some new resolutions for consideration

• Resolution 1. Ratification of decisions made by Council

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

14:45 → 15:00 Approval of Corporate Associate Members and other changes in membership

Speakers: Igle Gledhill, Prof. Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand, South Africa)

15:00 → 15:35 Proposal from the IUPAP Rejuvenation Task Force

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

15:35 → 15:50 Conferences approved for 2026

15:50 → 16:10 Financial matters

Speaker: Boris Sharkov

16:10 → 16:25 Resolutions from proposal of rejuvenation task force

16:25 → 16:35 Interdisciplinary Early Career Scientist Prize

Speaker: Sunil Gupta

16:35 → 16:45 IUPAP IQ2025 Photo Contest

Presentations of the winners of the IUPAP IYQ2025 Photo Contest.

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

16:45 → 17:00 Question from members, corporate associate members and observers

17:00 → 17:10 Any other business: ...

17:10 → 17:25 Closing of the General Assembly by the President

• Next GA
• Concluding remarks

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson