About IVS

IVS Organization: Directing Board

The Directing Board determines policies, standards, and goals. The Board is composed of elected, appointed, and ex officio members.

Board Meetings

• 50th meeting held on March 9, 2024 in Tsukuba, Japan
• Summary of fiftieth Board meeting
• 49th meeting held virtually on November 17, 2023
• Summary of forty-ninth Board meeting
• 48th meeting held June 18, 2023 in Wettzell, Germany
• Summary of forty-eighth Board meeting
• 47th meeting held virtually on September 7, 2022 (ersatz #1) and January 18, 2023 (ersatz #2)
• Summary of forty-seventh Board meeting (ersatz #1)
• Summary of forty-seventh Board meeting (ersatz #2)
• 46th meeting held virtually on April 5, 2022
• Summary of forty-sixth Board meeting
• 45th meeting held virtually on September 30, 2021 (ersatz #1) and January 13, 2022 (ersatz #2)
• Summary of forty-fifth Board meeting (ersatz #1)
• Summary of forty-fifth Board meeting (ersatz #2)
• 44th meeting held virtually on March 25, 2021 (ersatz #1) and July 7, 2021 (ersatz #2)
• Summary of forty-fourth Board meeting (ersatz #1)
• Summary of forty-fourth Board meeting (ersatz #2)
• 43rd meeting held virtually on September 25, 2020 (ersatz #1) and December 17, 2020 (ersatz #2)
• Summary of forty-third Board meeting (ersatz #1)
• Summary of forty-third Board meeting (ersatz #2)
• 42nd meeting held virtually on March 26, 2020 (ersatz #1) and June 25, 2020 (ersatz #2)
• Summary of forty-second Board meeting (ersatz #1)
• Summary of forty-second Board meeting (ersatz #2)
• 41st meeting held September 30, 2019 in Bonn, Germany
• Summary of forty-first Board meeting
• 40th meeting held March 21, 2019 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
• Summary of fortieth Board meeting
• 39th meeting held June 9, 2018 at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
• Summary of thirty-ninth Board meeting
• 38th meeting held October 12, 2017 at CNR IRA/INAF, Bolgna, Italy
• Summary of thirty-eighth Board meeting
• 37th meeting held May 19, 2017 at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Summary of thirty-seventh Board meeting
• 36th meeting held October 15, 2016 at MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, USA
• Summary of thirty-sixth Board meeting
• 35th meeting held March 19, 2016 at Ekudeni (Johannesburg), South Africa
• Summary of thirty-fifth Board meeting
• 34th meeting held October 9, 2015 at DRAO, Penticton, BC, Canada
• Summary of thirty-fourth Board meeting
• 33rd meeting held May 22, 2015 in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
  • Summary of thirty-third Board meeting
  • Pictures from the thirty-third meeting (from D. Behrend)
  • Pictures from the Santa Maria inauguration (from D. Behrend)
• 32nd meeting held October 27, 2014 at GSI, Tsukuba, Japan
  • Summary of thirty-second Board meeting
  • Pictures from the thirty-second meeting and Ishioka inauguration (from D. Behrend)
  • Pictures from the Ishioka inauguration (from J. Lovell)
• 31st meeting held March 8, 2014 at SHAO, Shanghai, China
• Summary of thirty-first Board meeting
• 30th meeting held September 7, 2013 at GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Germany
• Summary of thirtieth Board meeting
• 29th meeting held March 8, 2013 at Metsähovi Observatory, Finland
• Summary of twenty-ninth Board meeting
• 28th meeting held October 20, 2012 at MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, USA
• Summary of twenty-eighth Board meeting
• 27th meeting held March 9, 2012 at Royal Observatory of Madrid, Spain
• Summary of twenty-seventh Board meeting
• 26th meeting held September 23, 2011 at Hohe Wand, Austria
• Summary of twenty-sixth Board meeting
• 25th meeting held April 1, 2011 at IGG, Bonn, Germany
• Summary of twenty-fifth Board meeting
• 24th meeting held October 23, 2010 at SHAO, Shanghai, China
• Summary of twenty-fourth Board meeting
• 23rd meeting held February 12, 2010 at University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
• Summary of twenty-third Board meeting
• 22nd meeting held August 29, 2009 at El Conquistador Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Summary of twenty-second Board meeting
• 21st meeting held March 23, 2009 at Bordeaux Observatory, Bordeaux, France
• Summary of twenty-first Board meeting
• 20th meeting held September 13, 2008 at DRAO, Penticton, BC, Canada
• Summary of twentieth Board meeting
• 19th meeting held March 7-8, 2008 at IAA RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Summary of nineteenth Board meeting
• 18th meeting held September 15, 2007 at Bonn, Germany
  • Summary of eighteenth Board meeting
• 17th meeting held February 24, 2007 at Wettzell, Germany
  • Summary of seventeenth Board meeting
• 16th meeting held September 16, 2006 at Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, USA
  • Summary of sixteenth Board meeting
• 15th meeting held January 13, 2006 at Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
  • Summary of fifteenth Board meeting
• 14th meeting held September 12, 2005 at USNO, Washington, DC, USA
  • Summary of fourteenth Board meeting
  • Pictures from the fourteenth meeting (from D. Behrend)
  • Pictures from the fourteenth meeting (from F. Mantovani)
  • Pictures from the fourteenth meeting (from Y. Koyama)
• 13th meeting held April 20, 2005 at Noto Observatory, Noto, Italy
  • Summary of thirteenth Board meeting
• 12th meeting held October 8, 2004 at Prince Hotel, Makuhari, Japan
  • Summary of twelfth Board meeting
  • Pictures from the twelfth meeting (from Y. Koyama)
• 11th meeting held February 8, 2004 at Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, Canada
  • Summary of eleventh Board meeting
• 10th meeting held September 29, 2003 at Haystack Observatory, USA
  • Summary of tenth Board meeting
• 9th meeting held April 5, 2003 at CNRS, Paris
  • Summary of ninth Board meeting
  • Pictures from the ninth meeting (from Y. Koyama)
• 8th meeting held October 7, 2002 at Haystack
  • Summary of eigth Board meeting
• 7th meeting held February 3, 2002 at Epochal Conference Center, Tsukuba, Japan
  • Summary of seventh Board meeting
  • Pictures from the seventh meeting
• 6th meeting held September 9, 2001 at the Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
  • Summary of sixth Board meeting
• 5th meeting held February 15, 2001 at Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
  • Summary of fifth Board meeting
  • Pictures from the fifth meeting
• 4th meeting held September 17, 2000 at Paris Observatory, France
  • Summary of fourth Board meeting
• 3rd meeting held February 20, 2000 at Wettzell, Germany
  • Summary of third Board meeting
• 2nd meeting held July 19, 1999 at Birmingham, England
  • Summary of second Board meeting
• 1st meeting held February 11, 1999 at Wettzell, Germany
  • Summary of first Board meeting
  • Pictures from the first meeting