************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 193 August 26, 2011 ************************************************************************ Organisational changes in the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) Dear Colleagues I am pleased to announce the new GGOS Chair, Prof. Dr. Hansjoerg Kutterer was elected for a four year period by the IAG Executive Committee meeting on Sunday 3rd July. Hansjoerg takes the chair from Prof. Markus Rothacher. A transition team consisting of members of the previous GGOS Executive Committee has been established to ensure that the new organisational components of GGOS are put in place, including the new GGOS Consortium and GGOS Coordinating Board. Changes to the GGOS organisational structure are described in the new Terms of Reference, which were accepted by the IAG Executive Committee at its 3rd July meeting. ToR may be viewed at http://www.ggos.org, click on 'About GGOS' and go to the link at the base of the page. The revised GGOS Vision, Mission, Goals and Tasks may also be accessed at this link. I would like to thank to previous GGOS Chair, and members of the Steering Committee, the Executive Committee and the Science Committee for their hard work and dedication. The 'new' GGOS will build on the tremendous work and achievements of these officers. The IAG Executive Committee will continue to work closely with the GGOS leadership to ensure that the GGOS Vision will be realised. Chris Rizos President, International Association of Geodesy 18 August 2011 ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. If not stated otherwise, the IERS is only the distributor of the message and is not responsible for its content. To submit texts for distribution and to subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to . Archives: http://www.iers.org/Messages/ ************************************************************************