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Welcome to the IUPAP General Assembly

• Jens Vigen (CERN)
• Michel Spiro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
• Silvina Ponce Dawson
• Sunil Gupta

<ul> <li>Opening words</li> <li> Presentation of the 2026 delegates</li> </ul>

Verification of quorum

• Gabriella Marra
• Jens Vigen (CERN)

Adoption of the agenda and approval of the minutes from the 34th IUPAP General Assembly (2025)

• Silvina Ponce Dawson

<ul> <li> Approval of the agenda <li> <a href="https://indico.global/event/17338/contributions/147912/attachments/74000/143603/IUPAP%2034th%20GA%20Minutes%20Oct%202025.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>

Membership adjustments, approval of new members and new quorum

• Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand, South Africa)
• Igle Gledhill

Reports from Secretariats and news about the status of IUPAP as a Swiss association

• Michel Spiro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
• Jens Vigen (CERN)
• Marina Cobal (Universita degli Studi di Udine (IT))
• Stefano Fantoni

<ul> <li> Trieste</li> <li> Geneva, IUPAP Headquarter (Swiss IUPAP association)</li> <ul> <li>Renewal of tax exempt status</li> </ul> </ul>

IUPAP activity report for the period 27 October 2025 through October 26 2026

• Jens Vigen (CERN)

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>.

Resolution to approve decisions made by EC since the last GA + information on other decisions that do not require GA approval.

• Silvina Ponce Dawson

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.

Highlights of 2026 activities and related news

• Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand, South Africa)
• Igle Gledhill
• Silvina Ponce Dawson
• Michel Spiro (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
• Sunil Gupta

<ul> <li> <a href="https://indico.un.org/event/1021677/">IYQ 2025 Closing ceremony</a>. Participation in UNESCO led <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/global-quantum-initiative">Global Quantum Initiative</a> as a founding partner. </li> <li> Participation in the <a href="https://www.gesda.global/Press%20Release%2048_EN.pdf?_t=1778046958">Quantum Diplomacy in Action Conference</a> on May 6, 2026 and in the <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/2026-global-conference-international-decade-sciences-sustainable-development-2024-2033">2026 Global Conference on the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024-2034</a>. </li> <li> IUPAP presence at <a href="https://www.iaea.org/events/accconf2026">IAEA 2nd International Conference on Accelerators for Research and Innovation</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://iupap.org/strategic-plan/outreach/iupap-unesco-international-colloquia/">IUPAP/UNESCO series of colloquia on Physics for Society.</a> </li> <li> IUPAP Presence at the <a href="https://cospar2026.org/"> 2026 COSPAR Scientific Assembly.</a> New MOU with COSPAR. Discussions with representatives of IAU, COSPAR and other organizations to advance with the creation of a SC on Multi-messenger Astrophysics and to draft a statement on the use of space for research and other purposes. </li> <li> Participation in the <a href="https://council.science/beijing/"> Beijing Science Dialogue and ISC mid-term meeting</a>, October 2026 where, among other things, we co-organized with IAU, COSPAR and Chinese colleagues and organizations a <a href="https://council.science/mmm-beijing-science-dialogue/">one-day symposium on Space Science</a>. </li> <li> Agreement with Frontiers</li> <li> MOUs with various organizations</li> </ul>

Report on the advancement of IUPAP's rejuvenation

• Silvina Ponce Dawson

<ul> <li> Standing Committees</li> <li> New Commission on Soft Matter</li> <li> New WGs </li> <li> New Commission on QT</li> <li> Other activities </li> </ul>

News about Special Projects

• Kuijuan Jin (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
• Jens Vigen (CERN)
• Jens Vigen (CERN)
• Silvina Ponce Dawson

<ul> <li>LAAAMP (4 minutes by Kuijuan)</li> <li>Project presented by (former) WG16 on Physics and Industry and collaborators on Education and Physics outside academia. (4 minutes by Kuijuan) </li> <li> Transdisciplinary Research Platform (Zenodo). Proposal developed with CERN colleagues to expand the the use of Zenodo for transdisciplinary research initiatives associated with the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development. (Jens) </li> <li>Project to strengthen the relations with IAEA and the accelerator science community. (Silvina) </li> <li>Contribution with <a href="https://www.ictp.it/home/physics-without-frontiers">Physics without Frontiers</a> (silvina)</li> </ul>

News about the 2027 GA and ICP

• Irvy (Igle) Gledhill (U. Witwatersrand, South Africa)

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Conferences approved for 2027

• Rudzani Nemutudi (South African National Research Foundation: iThemba LABS)

Financial matters

• Boris Sharkov

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Presentation of candidates to be voted as designated Commission Chairs.

• Silvina Ponce Dawson

Presentation of resolutions not yet presented

• Silvina Ponce Dawson

Vote on Resolutions <ul> <li></li> </ul>

Comments from members and observers. Any other business

Closing of the General Assembly by the President

• Silvina Ponce Dawson