INTERNATIONAL BOARD ON THE APPLICATIONS OF THE 
MOSSBAUER EFFECT

Minutes of the meeting held in the Inter-Continental Hotel, Rio de Janeiro on Sunday 14th September, 1997 at 18.00

Present:	P Gutlich (Chairman), G Langouche (Vice Chairman), F J Berry (Secretary), 
	R Coussement (Belgium), E B Saitovitch (Brazil), Y Hsia (China), N A Eissa (Egypt), 	
	C Pietzsch (Germany), D Nagy (Hungary), O Helgason (Iceland), G Principi (Italy), 
	A Yousef (Oman), D Hanzel (Slovenia), H Pollak (South Africa), J R Gancedo (Spain), 	
	A M Van der Kraan (The Netherlands), F Gonzalez-Jimenez (Venezuela), D P E Dickson 
	(U.K.), B Fultz (USA), D Taylor (USA), J Stevens (Guest Member)

1. Chairman's Introduction
	Professor P Gutlich welcomed members to the meeting

2. Apologies for Absence
	Professor G Long (USA), Professor T Katila (Finland), Dr S Campbell (Australia)

3. Minutes of Meeting of 10th September 1995
	Present:  Dr A Van der Kraan
	The minutes were confirmed as an accurate record

4. Minutes of meeting of 12th September 1995
	Present:  Dr A Van der Kraan, Dr J Stevens
	The minutes were confirmed as an accurate record

5. Matters Arising
	Professor Berry reported that the following representatives to IBAME had been elected:
	Iceland		Professor O Helgason
	Oman		Professor A Awadh Yousef

6. ICAME97
	Dr E Baggio-Saitovich reported on meetings of the Programme Committee and Organising 
	Committee.  She reported on organisational matters and that 240 people had registered.
	Professor Gutlich thanked Dr Baggio-Saitovich for all her work in organising the conference.

7. Dates of ICAME
	Professor G Long had raised by correspondence the problem of ICAME being scheduled for 
	September. After discussion it was agreed that the most financially favourable time to the 	local organisers was the important consideration.

8. ICAME 01
	Dr D Dickson made a proposal that ICAME 01 should be held in the UK.

It was agreed that IBAME should meet on Tuesday 16th September 1997.



F J Berry						P Gutlich
(Secretary)						(Chairman)

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INTERNATIONAL BOARD ON THE APPLICATIONS OF THE 
MOSSBAUER EFFECT

Minutes of the meeting held in the Inter-Continental Hotel, Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday 16th September, 1997 
at 13.00

Present:	P Gutlich (Chairman), G Langouche (Vice Chairman), F J Berry (Secretary), R Mercader
	(Argentina), R Coussement (Belgium), E Saitovitch (Brazil), H Rechenberg (Brazil), 
	Y Hsia (China), L Fashen (China), N A Eissa (Egypt), F Varret (France), J-M Grenecue 
	(France), A Trautwein (Germany), F Parak (Germany), C Pietzsch (Germany), D L Nagy 
	(Hungary), I Nowik (Israel), O Helgason (Iceland), G Principi (Italy), S Nasu (Japan),
	A A Yousif (Oman), J Lipka (Slovakia), D Hansel (Slovenia), R Gancedo (Spain), H Pollak 
	(South Africa), A Van der Kraan (The Netherlands), D P E Dickson (U.K.), D Taylor(USA), 
	B Fultz (USA), J Stevens (Guest Member)

1. Chairman's Introduction
	Professor Gutlich welcomed members to the meeting

2. Apologies for Absence
	Professor G Long (USA), Professor T Katila (Finland) (Finland), Dr S Campbell (Australia)

3. ICAME 99
	A report on plans for ICAME99 in Garmisch, Germany, was presented by Professor F Parak 	and Professor A Trautwein
	Matters concerning parallel sessions, letters of invitation to participants, Conference Fees, 	Conference Proceedings were discussed

4. Future ICAME
	It was agreed that Organisers of future ICAME should discuss their plans with the IBAME 
	Executive and, via a closed electronic mailing, with members of IBAME.  The ICAME 	registration fees (including those for students) should be approved by the IBAME Executive 	Committee.
	It was agreed that members of IBAME should form the International Advisory Board of 	future ICAME.
	It was agreed that $1 per participant be contributed from each ICAME to IBAME.

5. ICAME 01
	Professor Yousif made a proposal that ICAME 01 should be held in Oman.
	After a vote it was agreed that ICAME 01 should be held in the UK.

6. ICAME 03
	It was agreed that a decision should be made at ICAME 99.  Oman and all other countries 	were encouraged to make a proposal.

7.Proceedings of ICAME
	It was agreed that local organisers should advise IBAME of any problems relating to the 	publication of the Proceedings of ICAME.

8. Nomenclature and Conventions for Reporting Mossbauer Data
	It was agreed that, with two further amendments, the document should be sent to IUPAC.

9. Any Other Business
	(i) Professor Berry reported that Dr H Rechenberg had been elected to represent Brazil.
	(ii) Professor Stevens reported on developments in the Mossbauer Effect Data Center

F J Berry								P Gutlich
Secretary								Chairman