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ISSS-IUSS Presidents (1924-2020)<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. USA, J.G. Lipman, 1924-1927<\/li>\n
  2. USSR, K. Gedroiz, 1927-1930<\/li>\n
  3. UK, J. Russell, 1930-1935<\/li>\n
  4. Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Schucht, 1935-1940<\/li>\n
  5. Netherlands, C.H. Edelman, 1950<\/li>\n
  6. Belgium, R. Tavernier, 1950-1954<\/li>\n
  7. France, A. Oudin, 1954-1956<\/li>\n
  8. USA, R. Bradfield, 1956-1960<\/li>\n
  9. Romania, N.C. Cernescu,1960-1964<\/li>\n
  10. Australia, E.G. Hallsworth,1964-1968<\/li>\n
  11. USSR, V.A. Kovda,1968-1974<\/li>\n
  12. Canada, C.F. Bentley, 1974-1978<\/li>\n
  13. India, J.S. Kanwar, 1978-1982<\/li>\n
  14. Germany, K.H. Hartge, 1982-1986<\/li>\n
  15. Japan, A. Tanaka,1986-1990<\/li>\n
  16. Mexico, A.A. Santelises,1990-1994<\/li>\n
  17. France, A. Ruellan, 1994-1998<\/li>\n
  18. Thailand, S. Theerawong, 1998-2002<\/li>\n
  19. USA, D.L. Sparks, 2002-2006<\/li>\n
  20. Australia, R.S. Swift, 2006-2010<\/li>\n
  21. Korea, J.E. Yang, 2010-2014<\/li>\n
  22. Germany, R. Horn, 2014-2016<\/li>\n
  23. USA, R. Lal, 2017-2018<\/li>\n
  24. Japan, T. Kosaki, 2019-2020<\/li>\n
  25. Mexico, L. B. Reyes-S\u00e1nchez, 2021-2022<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    IUSS Presidents and Executive Committees 2021-2022<\/h3>\n

    IUSS\u00a0Presidents Committee<\/h4>\n

    President (2021-2022): Laura Bertha Reyes S\u00e1nchez \/ Mexico\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect (2021-2022): Edoardo A.C. Costantini \/ Italy\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast President (2021-2022): Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan     Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress (2022-2026): Jiabao Zhang \/ China     Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer: Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria     Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS\u00a0Executive Committee<\/h4>\n

    President (2021-2022): Laura Bertha Reyes S\u00e1nchez \/ Mexico\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect (2021-2022): Edoardo A.C. Costantini \/ Italy     Contact<\/a>
    \nPast President (2021-2022): Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan     Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles \/ United Kingdom\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer: Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on budget and finance: John Kim (Korea)\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn \/ Germany\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 1: Erika Mich\u00e9li \/ Hungary\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano \/ Japan\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh \/ Norway\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 4: Damien J. Field \/ Australia\u00a0    Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS\u00a0Presidents and Executive Committees 2019-2020<\/h3>\n

    IUSS\u00a0Presidents Committee<\/h4>\n

    President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes S\u00e1nchez \/ Mexico\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles \/ United Kingdom\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer: Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS\u00a0Executive Committee<\/h3>\n

    President (2019-2020): Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect (2019-2020): Laura Bertha Reyes S\u00e1nchez \/ Mexico\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast President (2019-2020): Rattan Lal \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress (2018-2022): Bruce Lascelles \/ United Kingdom\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nSecretary: Sigbert Huber \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer: Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on prizes and awards: Tom Sauer \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on budget and finance: John Kim (Korea)\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on statutes and structure: Alfred Hartemink \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on Presidential elections: Rainer Horn \/ Germany\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 1: Erika Mich\u00e9li \/ Hungary\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 2: Ryusuke Hatano \/ Japan\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh \/ Norway\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 4: Damien J. Field \/ Australia\u00a0    Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS Presidents and executive Committees 2017 \u2013 2018<\/h3>\n

    IUSS Presidents Committee<\/h4>\n

    President: Rattan Lal \/ USA\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect: Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast president: Rainer Horn \/ Germany\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress: Flavio Camargo \/ Brazil     Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS Executive Committee<\/h4>\n

    President: Rattan Lal \/ USA\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect: Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast president: Rainer Horn \/ Germany\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress: Flavio Camargo \/ Brazil     Contact<\/a>
    \nSecretary: Sigbert Huber \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on awards and prizes: Mary Beth Kirkham \/ USA     Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on budget and finances: Stephen Nortcliff \/ UK     Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on statutes and byelaws: Don Sparks \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on Presidential elections: Roger Swift \/ Australia\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 1: Erika Mich\u00e9li \/ Hungary     Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 2: Kazuyuki Inubushi \/ Japan     Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 3: Bal Ram Singh \/ Norway     Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 4: Christian Feller \/ France     Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS Presidents and executive Committees 2015 \u2013 2016<\/h3>\n

    IUSS Presidents Committee<\/h4>\n

    President: Rainer Horn \/ Germany\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect: Rattan Lal \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast President: Jae Yang \/ Korea\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress: Flavio Camargo \/ Brazil\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    IUSS Executive Committee<\/h4>\n

    President Rainer Horn \/ Germany\u00a0Contact<\/a>
    \nPresident Elect Rattan Lal \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nPast president: Jae Yang \/ Korea\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nVice President Congress Flavio Camargo \/ Brazil\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nSecretary: Sigbert Huber \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nTreasurer: Andreas Baumgarten \/ Austria\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on awards and prizes: Mary Beth Kirkham \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on budget and finances: Stephen Nortcliff \/ UK\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on statutes and byelaws: Don Sparks \/ USA\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nCommittee on Presidential elections: Roger Swift \/ Australia\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 1: Erika Mich\u00e9li \/ Hungary\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 2: Kazuyuki Inubushi \/ Japan\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 3: Takashi Kosaki \/ Japan\u00a0    Contact<\/a>
    \nChair of Division 4: Christian Feller \/ France\u00a0    Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n

    ISSS-IUSS Secretaries General and Deputies (1924-2014)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Secretary General<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    D.J. Hissink<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n1924-1950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    F.A. van Baren<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n1950-1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    R. Dudal<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\n1974-1978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    W.G. Sombroek<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n1978-1990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    W.E.H. Blum<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n1990-2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    S. Nortcliff<\/td>\nUK<\/td>\n2002-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    A.E. Hartemink<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n2010-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    Deputy Secretary General<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    P. Buringh<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n1956-1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    I. Szabolcs<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\n1974-1990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    J.H.V. van Baren<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n1990-2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    A.E. Hartemink<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n2002-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    A.B. McBratney<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n2010-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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