内容简介：
【组织简介】 The object of the International Mineralogical Association shall be to further international cooperation in the mineralogical sciences. To this end the activities of the Association shall include: (a) The promotion of intercourse among mineralogists of all nations by organizing meetings and field excursions and by sponsoring publications of mineralogical interest.
(b) The maintenance of Commissions to examine and report on certain aspects of mineralogical practice and of committees to expedite other matters.
(c) The participation in action with other international groups having mineralogical interests.
General Meeting (a) Business Meeting The program of the General Meeting, including the agenda of the Business Meeting shall be circulated to the Representatives at least three months before the meeting. Any Representative and any Commission of the Association may propose business to be transacted at the Business Meeting. Such proposals shall reach the Secretary four months before the meeting and shall be included in the agenda. The Council shall be empowered to invite chosen individuals to attend the Business Meeting. The name and balloting power of each Delegate and the names of the Alternates shall be made public by the Secretary before the Business Meeting. The minutes of the meeting shall be circulated to the Representatives within three months after the meeting.
(b) Symposia. The choice of subjects and speakers for symposia lies with the Council which shall be guided by considerations of general and local suitability. All interested persons, whether connected with the Association or not, shall be admitted to the Symposia. While the Association cannot guarantee the publication of the proceedings of Symposia, the Council shall endeavour to find ways and means of securing such publication. The Council shall endeavour to ensure that at International Meetings likely to be attended by mineralogists arrangements are made for common programs and excursions.
President Anthony Naldrett Department of Geology, University of Toronto 22 Russell Street, Earth Sciences Centre Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1 CANADA Phone:+1 416 978 3022 Fax: +1 416 978 3938 e-mail: ajn@quartz.geology.utoronto.ca
Secretary Tamas G. Weiszburg Department of Mineralogy Eotvos Loránd University Múzeum Korut 4/A H-1088 Budapest HUNGARY fax: 0036-1-266-7952 e-mail: ima@ulixes.geobio.elte.hu
