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New SIL brochure (PDF format), 4 February 2008
SIL Annual Circular 2008 now available, 4 February 2008
Letter to Members from SIL General Secretary-Treasurer, Morten Søndergaard, 13 September 2007
General Secretary's Report, SIL 30 Congress, Morten Søndergaard, 10 September 2007
Proposed SIL changes, 22 July 2007
Among the items of business that the International Committee and the General Assembly will consider at the Montreal meeting, the following are most important in they have the most lasting consequences and require some thought and discussion. (Items 1-8 from the agenda.)
- The name of the society, presently designated “Societas Internationalis Limnologiae” or “International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology,” will be changed to “International Society of Limnology.” For historical continuity, the acronym “SIL” will be retained. (statutory change)
- SIL will no longer require members to pay dues through a National Representative. All members can pay dues directly to the SIL Administrative Assistant. The election of National Representatives will continue, as will the International Committee composed of National Representatives. (statutory change)
- SIL will permit the use of electronic ballots for elections. Ballots will be sent to a teller who is not a member of SIL. (statutory change)
- The SIL Executive Committee will create an official journal for SIL, to be received by all members of SIL in good standing with respect to dues in any given year. Papers from congresses can be submitted to the SIL journal, but will be published or rejected according to editorial judgment. Papers prepared independently of congresses also will be accepted for consideration.
- SIL will cease publication of the Proceedings as of the next Congress. SIL will distribute copies of abstracts for papers that are accepted for presentation at future SIL Congresses. Proceedings of SIL 2007 will be published, but with transition to a journal format. (statutory change)
- SIL will increase dues by 10% for the upcoming triennium.
- SIL documents will be prepared in English. (statutory change)
- SIL will encourage the organization of one non-congress meeting between congresses
Election results, 22 July 2007
Results of the recent election are as follows:
President: Brian Moss
General Secretary-Treasurer: Morten Søndergaard
Editor-in-Chief: Jack Jones
Executive Vice-Presidents: Judit Padisák, Ellen Van Donk
Executive Vice-President from Developing Country: Brij GopalEveryone agrees that we have elected a very capable executive board. Our thanks to the Nominating Committee, chaired by Ingemar Ahlgren.
Election of SIL Officers 2007, 4 December 2006
New application form for Tonolli Memorial Award, 20 August 2006
Robert G. Wetzel Water Quality Award established, 4 June 2006
Application form for Tonolli Post-Graduate Fellowship in Limnology, 19 March 2006
Call for Special Sessions at SIL 2007, 19 March 2006
Call for nominations: Ramon Margalef Prize of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 19 March 2006
Final Report of the Futures Committee, 12 January 2006
W. Lewis to serve as interim General Secretary and Treasurer, 3 May 2005
Robert G. Wetzel dies, 18 April 2005
New SIL publication:
Limnology in Developing Countries, Volume 4
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Dr. Ramesh D. Gulati
Editor, SILnews
NIOO/Centre of Limnology
Post Box 1299
3600 BG Maarssen
The Netherlands
E-mail: r.gulati@nioo.knaw.nl
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