This roundtable will be chaired by Phil McManus, Vice-President and Treasurer of the International Geographical Union (IGU).
ISC focal points, Presidents, executive council members and other representatives of ISC unions and associations are welcome to attend.
You may also wish to save the date and register for the 7th roundtable on 25 November 2025.
| 12:00 – 12:10 | 1. Welcome – Phil McManus, Vice-President and Treasurer, International Geographical Union (IGU) 2. Follow-up actions from last roundtable – Anne Thieme, Membership Officer, International Science Council (ISC) |
| 12:10 – 12:40 | 3. Registration of international unions and associations – Analysis – Phil McManus, Vice-President and Treasurer, International Geographical Union (IGU) – Presentation, discussion |
| 12:40 – 13:10 | 4. Financial limitations in international unions’ and associations’ membership – Analysis – Phil McManus, Vice-President and Treasurer, International Geographical Union (IGU) – Presentation, discussion |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | 5. Update from the Informal Working Group on Union Membership Issues – Yongguan Zhu, International Science Council (ISC) – Priscilla Grew, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) |
| 13:20 – 13:55 | 6. Liaising for Sustainable Development Goals – Joint contributions to the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development – ISC GeoUnions Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Meadows, International Geographical Union (IGU) – Atlas of Sustainability – Georg Gartner, International Cartographic Association – Mapping Contributions of Scientific Institutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Tannaz Pak, International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) – IUFRO reports connecting forests to SDGs – Nelson Grima, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) – Inter-union liaisons: IDSSD & SDGs – Silvina Ponce Dawson, President, International Union of Pure and Applied Physic (IUPAP) – Discussion |
| 13:55 – 14:00 | 7. Wrap up – Phil McManus, Vice-President and Treasurer, International Geographical Union (IGU) |
