35th IUPAP General Assembly
Friday, 30 October 2026 -
12:30
Monday, 26 October 2026
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Friday, 30 October 2026
12:30
Buffer to be used if needed once the final agenda is ready.
Buffer to be used if needed once the final agenda is ready.
12:30 - 13:00
We will try to "pack" all the agenda items between 13:00 and 17:00 CET. If we see the time is not enough to discuss all the planned issues we will move the starting time to 12:30PM CET. We will let everybody know in due time.
13:00
Welcome to the IUPAP General Assembly
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Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
Sunil Gupta
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Welcome to the IUPAP General Assembly
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
Sunil Gupta
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
13:00 - 13:20
<ul> <li>Opening words</li> <li> Presentation of the 2026 delegates</li> </ul>
13:20
Verification of quorum
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Gabriella Marra
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
Verification of quorum
Gabriella Marra
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
13:20 - 13:25
13:25
Adoption of the agenda and approval of the minutes from the 34th UPAP General Assembly (2025)
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Silvina Ponce Dawson
Adoption of the agenda and approval of the minutes from the 34th UPAP General Assembly (2025)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
13:25 - 13:35
<ul> <li> Approval of the agenda <li> <a href="https://iupap.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/34th-IUPAP-GA-main-outcomes.pdf">Minutes of the 34th IUPAP GA</a></li> <li> <a href="https://iupap.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/resolutions_34_IUPAP_GA_2025.pdf">Resolutions adopted by the 34th General Assembly</a> </ul>
13:35
Membership adjustments and new quorum
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Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
Igle Gledhill
Membership adjustments and new quorum
Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
Igle Gledhill
13:35 - 13:40
13:40
Reports from Secretariats and news about the status of IUPAP as a Swiss association
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Stefano Fantoni
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
Reports from Secretariats and news about the status of IUPAP as a Swiss association
Stefano Fantoni
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
13:40 - 14:00
<ul> <li> Trieste</li> <li> Geneva, IUPAP Headquarter (Swiss IUPAP association)</li> <ul> <li>Renewal of tax exempt status in progress</li> </ul> </ul>
14:00
IUPAP activity report for the period 27 October 2025 through October 26 2026
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Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
IUPAP activity report for the period 27 October 2025 through October 26 2026
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 14:10
You can find below the Union's activity report. If you are interested in looking at the reports submitted by IUPAP Commissions, ACs and WGs, please visit the agenda of the 2026 EC&CC meeting, <a href="https://indico.global/event/17337/"> here</a>.
14:10
Resolution to approve decisions made by EC since the last GA + information on other decisions that do not require GA approval.
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Silvina Ponce Dawson
Resolution to approve decisions made by EC since the last GA + information on other decisions that do not require GA approval.
Silvina Ponce Dawson
14:10 - 14:25
Resolution 1. Ratification of Decisions made by Council since the 34th IUPAP General Assembly <ul> The 35th IUPAP General Assembly notes the decisions made by Council after the previous GA and approves them all (see details <a href="">here</a>). This implies approving: <ul> <li></li> </ul> It also takes note of other decisions made by Council that do not require the specific approval of the GA (see details <a href="">here</a>). They are: <ul> <li></li> </ul> The rest of the resolutions will be discussed later.
14:25
Approval of new members and other changes in membership
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Igle Gledhill
Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
Approval of new members and other changes in membership
Igle Gledhill
Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
14:25 - 14:40
14:40
Highlights of 2026 activities and related news
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Igle Gledhill
Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
Sunil Gupta
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
Highlights of 2026 activities and related news
Igle Gledhill
Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
Sunil Gupta
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
14:40 - 14:52
<ul> <li> </li> </ul>
14:52
Report on the advancement of IUPAP's rejuvenation
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Silvina Ponce Dawson
Report on the advancement of IUPAP's rejuvenation
Silvina Ponce Dawson
14:52 - 15:04
15:04
News about Special Projects
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Silvina Ponce Dawson
Kuijuan Jin
(
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
)
News about Special Projects
Silvina Ponce Dawson
Kuijuan Jin
(
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
)
15:04 - 15:12
<ul> <li></li> </ul>
15:12
News about the 2027 GA and ICP
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Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
News about the 2027 GA and ICP
Irvy (Igle) Gledhill
(
U. Witwatersrand, South Africa
)
15:12 - 15:27
<ul> <li></li> </ul>
15:27
Conferences approved for 2026
Conferences approved for 2026
15:27 - 15:47
15:47
Financial matters
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Boris Sharkov
Financial matters
Boris Sharkov
15:47 - 16:00
<ul> </ul>
16:00
Presentation of candidates to be voted as designated Commission Chairs.
Presentation of candidates to be voted as designated Commission Chairs.
16:00 - 16:10
16:10
Presentation of resolutions note yet presented
Presentation of resolutions note yet presented
16:10 - 16:30
16:30
Vote on Resolutions
Vote on Resolutions
16:30 - 16:40
<ul> <li></li> </ul>
16:40
Comments from members and observers. Any other business
Comments from members and observers. Any other business
16:40 - 16:55
16:55
Closing of the General Assembly by the President
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Silvina Ponce Dawson
Closing of the General Assembly by the President
Silvina Ponce Dawson
16:55 - 17:05