Egypt
The Mineralogical Society of Egypte has ceased activity in 2002.
There is now a group of mineralogist within the Geological Society of Egypte (GSE)
Our current contact is (future IMA representative)
Mokhles K. AZER
Head of Geological Sciences Department, National Research Centre, 33 Al-Behoos St., 12622-Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Emails: mokhles72@yahoo.com or mk.abdel-malak@nrc.sci.eg
You can visite the site of journal of GSE here
The IMA is governed by the Business Meetings, which are held at least every two years, in pairs. Thus, at each event, there are a 1st and a 2nd business meeting (referred as 1st BM and 2nd BM below).
Any National representative, any Commission and any Working Group of the Association may propose business to be transacted at the Business Meetings. Such proposals must be sent to the IMA Secretary eight weeks before the meeting and will be included in the agenda.
The member societies send delegates to the Business Meetings. The delegates receive and review reports from the IMA Commissions, Working Groups and Council, and can implement new policies. The delegates at the Business Meeting elect the Council members, including the officers and the Presidents of IMA.
For a list of deadlines related to the Business Meetings please consult this page.
Minutes of recent first and second business meetings are provided below.
2022, Lyon, France (not yet approved by adhering organizations): 1st BM and 2nd BM
2021, Online (planned in 2020 and set on line in January 2021): 1st BM and 2nd BM
2018, Melbourne, Australia: 1st BM and 2nd BM
2016, Rimini, Italy: 1st BM and 2nd BM
2014, Johannesburg, South Africa: 1st BM and 2nd BM
2012, Frankfurt, Germany : 1st BM and 2nd BM
2010, Budapest, Hungary : 1st BM and 2nd BM
For previous Business Meetings, please contact the IMA archive manager (Annamaria Kis)
2008, Vancouver, Canada / 2006, Kobe, Japan / 2004, Florence, Italia/ 2002, Edinburgh, UK / 1998, Toronto, Canada/ 1994, Pisa, Italia / 1990, Beijing China / 1986, Stanford, USA / 1982, Varna, Bulgaria / 1980 Orléans, France / 1978, Novosibirsk, Russia / 1976, Sidney, Australia / 1974, Berlin, Germany / 1972 Montreal, Canada / 1970, Kyoto, Japan / 1968 Praha, Czechoslovakia / 1966, Cambridge, UK / 1964, New Dehli / 1962, Washington, USA / 1960, Copenhagen, Denmark / 1959, Zürich, Switzerland.
Constitution & By-Laws
The Constitution and By-Laws define how the IMA is governed and operates. You can download them as a pdf, but they are summarized on this page. The Constitution and By-Laws can only be modified by a Business Meeting. The most recent revision was made by the 2nd Business Meeting of 2024, held in Dublin (EMC 2024).
The IMA is governed by the Business Meetings, which are held at least every two years. The member societies send delegates to the Business Meetings. The delegates receive and review reports from the IMA Commissions, Working Groups and Council, including a full financial report, and can implement new policies. The delegates at the Business Meeting elect the Council members, including the officers and the Presidents of IMA.
The Council of the IMA manages the operations of IMA and is governed by the policies set by the Business Meeting. In this way, the national societies who are members of the IMA control the work of IMA through the national delegates that they send to the Business Meeting.
Deadlines for IMA Business
As a guide for national societies and national representatives, this is a summary of the deadlines for various items of IMA business. For full details please consult the Constitution and by-laws.
