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.

1 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

2 Verification of quorum

3 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

4 Memberships adjustments and new quorum

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

5 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))

6 IUPAP activity report for the period 7 October 2024 through 27 October 2025

7 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

8 Endorsement of EC resolutions and presentation of some new resolutions for consideration

• Resolution 1. Ratification of decisions made by Council

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

9 Approval of Corporate Associate Members and other changes in membership

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

10 Proposal from the IUPAP Rejuvenation Task Force

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

11 Conferences approved for 2026

12 Financial matters

Speaker: Boris Sharkov

13 Resolutions from proposal of rejuvenation task force

14 Interdisciplinary Early Career Scientist Prize

Speaker: Sunil Gupta

15 IUPAP IQ2025 Photo Contest

Presentations of the winners of the IUPAP IYQ2025 Photo Contest.

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson

16 Question from members, corporate associate members and observers

17 Any other business: ...

18 Closing of the General Assembly by the President

• Next GA
• Concluding remarks

Speaker: Silvina Ponce Dawson