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the organizing committee of the 2013 ICSMGE could not offer
any administrative support.
Yoo Chungsik (Korea) also said he was very much looking
forward to attending but was somewhat concerned at the
possible high cost of hotel accommodation. Roger Frank
replied that in Paris there was a very wide supply, for all
budgets, but as ever, the sooner one booked the better.
Stefano Aversa commented that the sign of a good
conference was the possibility of good discussion; therefore it
was important to pick good discussion leaders. Roger Frank
said that he fully agreed, explaining that with the new format,
the first two days were not meant for discussion, but that the
second two days were more geared in that direction, with strong
interaction from TC members.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business to discuss
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DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING
The next Council Meeting would be held on Sunday 1st
September 2013, in Paris, just before the 18th International
Conference, with an 8:30 a.m. start
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THANKS AND CLOSURE
The President thanked the Secretary General, Paloma Peers, and
Hanna Prichard for their assistance, and the Geo-Institute for
their financial support. He was pleased that the Council
Meeting had kept to its timing, and so was able to surprise the
delegates with the world premiere of the ISSMGE song written
and proposed by Jana Frankovska, President of the Slovak and
Czech Member Society.
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