A Brief Overview of URSI W. Ross Stone URSI Assistant Secretary General (Publications) 1446 Vista Claridad La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Tel: 1 (858) 459-8305; Fax: 1 (858) 459-7140 E-mail: r.stone@ieee.org or 71221.621@compuserve.com

URSI International Union of Radio Science Founded 1913/1919 One of 27 scientific Unions in ICSU: International Council for Science 44 nations/regions are members Radio science: Knowledge and study of all aspects of EM fields and waves

URSI URSI: non-governmental, non-profit International stimulation and coordination: Studies Research Applications Scientific exchange Communication

URSI Objectives Encourage and promote radio science and applications for benefit of humanity Encourage adoption of common measurement methods, inter-comparison, and standardization

URSI Objectives Stimulate and coordinate studies: Telecommunication using guided and unguided EM waves Generation, emission, radiation, propagation, reception, and detection of fields, waves, and processing of signals in them

URSI Objectives Represent radio science to the general public, and to public and private organizations

URSI Organization Governed by Council: representatives of Member “territories” URSI Board: President Past President Four Vice Presidents Secretary General

URSI: 10 Commissions A: Electromagnetic Metrology B: Fields and Waves C: Radio-Communication Systems and Signal Processing D: Electronics and Photonics E: Electromagnetic Noise and Interference

URSI: 10 Commissions F: Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing G: Ionospheric Radio and Propagation H: Waves in Plasmas J: Radio Astronomy K: Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine

URSI Representation “Territories” have representative on Council “Territories” have representative on each of 10 Commissions Organization in most National Committees mirrors that of URSI

Participation in URSI Individual radio scientists welcome to participate In National Committees In national and international Commissions At triennial General Assemblies In sponsored scientific meetings Publication in URSI publications

URSI Publications Radio Science Bulletin Radio Science Quarterly Peer-reviewed, abstracted and indexed Papers of broader interest Radio Science AGU publication; URSI sponsored

URSI Publications Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Elsevier publication URSI sponsored Wireless Networks Baltzer Science Publishers

Be an URSI Radio Scientist Join network of over 2200 Radio Scientists Receive Radio Science Bulletin Reduced subscriptions to Radio Science, JASTP, Wireless Networks Reduced registration fees at certain URSI-sponsored symposia 40 Euros per triennium

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