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古植物学的故事（15）：介绍国际古植物学协会(IOP)
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古植物学的故事15介绍国际古植物学协会
古植物学的故事（15）：介绍国际古植物学协会(IOP)
发表于 2009-12-6 12:21:41
Story of Palaeobotany Series (No.15)：Brief introduction to International Organization of Palaeobotany (IOP) (compiled by Qigao Sun) [In Chinese with English citations]
关键词：国际古植物学协会；学会；IOP
有人问我：“目前世界上到底有多少位古植物学家（palaeobotanist----主要从事植物大化石研究的人员）？
我的回答是：“虽无精确统计，但数量不多。根据近年来国际古植物学大会的会议规模和古植物学研究论文的发表情况，我估计全世界职业古植物学家的数量总和可能在400左右，远少于中国现存大熊猫的数量”。[注：目前，中国拥有1，700多只大熊猫]
国际古植物学协会是联络各国古植物学家的民间专业学会组织，现作简要介绍。
1.英文名称：International Organization of Palaeobotany （简称：IOP）
中文名称：国际古植物学协会
3. 隶属关系：The IOP shall be affiliated to the International Union of the Biological Sciences (IUBS).
4. 成立过程：（需要考证）
5. 协会宗旨：The International Organization of Palaeobotany (IOP) promotes international co-operation in the study of palaeobotany including palaeo-palynology. This is achieved through the publication of an informative newsletter and organization of international conferences focussing on all aspects of palaeobotany. Organizational activities include collaboration with other international organizations to ensure the continued development of palaeobotany as a scientific discipline.
6. 组织形式(2008----2012)：
根据章程，IOP实行会员制，按照会员所在地区进行管理。现设有9个地区，并推选了地区代表。2008年夏在德国举行了第8届国际古植物学大会。经过民主选举产生了IOP新一届领导与管理机构之人选（2008---20012）。
President: Professor Gar W. Rothwell (Ohio University, USA).
Vice Presidents:
Professor R. Cuneo (Museo Paleontológico E. Feruglio, Argentina).
Dr C. Gee (University of Bonn, Germany).
Professor E. L. Taylor (University of Kansas, USA).
Members at large:
Professor Sun Ge (Jilin University and Shenyang Normal University, China).
Dr L. Golovneva(Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences).
Professor D. K. Ferguson (Palaeontological Institute, University of Vienna, Austria).
Secretary and Treasurer: Professor J. Eder-kovar (Staatliches Museum für Naturkund Stuttgart, Germany).
Conference/Congress Member: Harufumi Nishida (Laboratory of Biosphere Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Japan).
Excecutive Committee
Professor R. Cuneo (Museo Paleontológico E. Feruglio, Argentina).
Dr C. Gee (University of Bonn, Germany).
Professor E. L. Taylor (University of Kansas, USA).
Professor Sun Ge (Jilin University and Shenyang Normal University, China).
Dr L. Golovneva(Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences).
Professor D. K. Ferguson (Palaeontological Institute, University of Vienna, Austria).
Regional Representatives:
Africa and Arabian Peninsula: Marion Bamford (School of Geosciences, University of Witwatersrand, Van Riet Lowe Building, Republic of South Africa).
China: Dr Jun Wang (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, CHINA).
Eastern Europe: Maria Barbacka (Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Könyves Kálmán krt. 40, Hungary).
India: Manju Banerjee (Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata - 700 019, India).
Asian Pacific: Harufumi Nishida (Laboratory of Biosphere Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Japan).
Russia and Central Asian Republics: Lena Goloveneva (Botanical Institute, 2 Popova, St. Petersburg, Russia).
South America: Georgina del Fueyo (División Paleobotánica, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, "Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Southern Europe: Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud (CIRAD AMAP, TA 40/PS2, Boulevarde de la Lironde, F-34398 Montpellier cedex 5, France).
North America: Steven R. Manchester (Curator of Paleobotany, Florida Museum of Natural History, 214 Dickinson Hall, Museum Road and Newell Drive, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA).
Northern Europe: Christopher M. Berry (School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Cardiff University, Park Place Cardiff, CF10 3YE, UK).
7. 工作语言
The Official Languages of IOP will be those of IUBS. The use of English is advocated.
8. 主要活动
国际古植物学协会每4年召开一次大会，即“国际古植物学大学”(简称IOPC)。当然，这是全球古植物学家的“盛会”。第一届国际古植物学大会(IOPC—I)于1980年在英国召开。迄今为止，已召开8届国际古植物学大会。其中，第六届国际古植物学大会(IOPC—VI)于2000年在中国秦皇岛召开。下一届国际古植物学大会将于2012年在日本举行。
关于第六届国际古植物学大会(IOPC—VI)的申办及筹备工作，这是一个很长的“古植物学的故事”。
9. IOP出版物
国际古植物学协会每年出版3 或4期"IOP Newsletter"，系内部交流的非正式刊物。自1976年夏至2009年秋，已出版90期"IOP Newsletter"，每期电子版都已放在IOP官方网站。
"IOP Newsletter"刊发国际同行喜闻乐见的信息或短文，有些内容非常实用，有些文章为探讨世界古植物学的发展历史及现状提供非常有益的线索。
10. 中国与IOP的关系及其地位
中国与IOP的历史渊源是值得仔细考证的。中国疆域辽阔，是古植物学研究不可或缺的重要区域。改革开放以来，中国古植物学研究人员积极参与IOP学术交流活动。由于中国的大国地位，IOP已将中国设立为一个单独的“地区”。但是，中国古植物学的综合实力及国际竞争力与美国、英国等国家存在巨大的差距。到目前为止，我们还没有中国同行担任IOP主席及秘书长的学术任职。中国在推动IOP向前发展的历史过程中尚缺乏大国应有的领导地位及影响力。我认为，中国同行只有扎实努力，不断提升中国古植物学的综合实力，才能充分发挥中国作为大国在IOP各种事务中的积极作用。
孙启高 (Qigao Sun)
2009年12月5日晚编写于美国康州
主要参考资料：http://www.palaeobotany.org/
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附：IOP STATUES
IOP STATUES
This September 2008 version supersedes all previous versions.
Article 1. NAME
The name of the organization is INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PALAEOBOTANY (IOP).
Article 2. AFFILIATION
The IOP shall be affiliated to the International Union of the Biological Sciences.
Article 3. AIM
The aim of IOP is to promote international co-operation in the study of palaeobotany including palaeo-palynology. This includes:
- 3.1. Publication of an informative newsletter that will announce all palaeobotanical meetings, report on their proceedings, describe regional bibliographies and how to obtain them, as well as other pertinent information of wide interest. Some articles of topical interest will also be included from time to time. These will not be refereed and will not have any formal status, either nomenclaturally or as a formal publication.
- 3.2. Collaboration with officers responsible for programmes of International Botanical Congresses to ensure the inclusion therein of items of palaeobotanical interest. To organize and sponsor other conferences from time to time at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
- 3.3. The encouragement of the work of regional groups of palaeobotanists and of groups of specialists within the broader field of palaeobotany.
- 3.4. Co-operation with other international organizations have interest allied to palaeobotany, such as the International Palaeontological Association, the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, the Commission International de Microflora du Paleozoique and the International Federation of Palynological Societies.
- 3.5. Any other activities considered appropriate by the Executive Committee for warranted by interest shown by the membership. When financial support is available, publications such as a world bibliography of palaeobotany and palaeopalynology should be encouraged.
Article 4. OFFICERS
The officers of IOP form the Executive Committee
- 4.1 The officers of IOP shall be: President; three Vice-Presidents; Secretary/Treasurer; three Members at Large; Conference/Congress Member.
- 4.2.1 The President shall chair meetings of the Executive Committee and the General Assembly.
- 4.2.2 If the Office of President becomes vacant, one of the Vice-Presidents shall be elected by the Executive Committee to succeed to the office for the remainder of the term.
- 4.3.1 The Secretary/Treasurer is the driving force behind the Organization. He/she shall transmit suggestions from the membership to the President and Executive Committee, maintain an IOP web site on the internet, maintain contact with regional and local groups of palaeobotanists, maintain contact with IUBS by the assistance of one of the Vice Presidents, control the income and expenditure of IOP and maintain a central treasury, transmit decisions of the Executive Committee and President to the membership. The newsletter shall be the Secretary/Treasurer's chief medium of communication.
- 4.3.2 The Secretary/Treasurer may be re-elected.
- 4.4 The Conference/Congress Member is chosen by the Executive Committee. He/she shall be responsible for the co-ordinating with the appropriate authorities concerning the palaeobotanical program at the next IOP Conference or International Botanical Congress. He/she normally be a resident of the country in which that conference or congress is to be held.
- 4.5 Vice presidents shall not serve more than one consecutive term of office. One of the three Vice Presidents is selected by the Executive Committee to take special responsibility for the Committee with IUBS affairs. He/she will instigate creative projects, in consultation with the Executive Committee, which will be part of the activities of IUBS relevant to the aims of the IOP.
- 4.6 The three Members at Large must be from different countries: they may not serve more than two consecutive terms of office.
- 4.7 One term of office is from the end of one International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference (or its equivalent as defined by the Executive Committee) to the end of the next.
4.8 If any office other than that of President becomes vacant, the Executive Committee is empowered to select a replacement.
Article 5. REGIONS AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
- 5.1 To help produce the newsletter, the Secretary/Treasurer is empowered to select, invite, and appoint as many and as diverse Regional Representatives and Correspondents as are required to ensure effective coverage of world palaeobotany. The Correspondents may include the persons who are responsible for each regional or topical newsletters or bibliographies as currently exist or that are initiated in the future. Regional representatives and Correspondents will serve at the pleasure of the Secretary/Treasurer, and their appointment is open to review on a regular basis.
- 5.2 The role of each Regional Representative is to:
- 5.2.1 Maintain a full list of names and addresses of members in that region, and to transmit these to the Secretary/Treasurer each year.
5.2.2 Collect membership dues from each member, and after deduction of operational expenses, to transfer the surplus to the Secretary/Treasurer. - 5.2.3 Stimulate contributions to the newsletter from members in the region. Contributions should include announcements and reports of national meetings, news of individuals and their projects, obituaries, and articles of general interest. Books for review should be solicited from publishers in the region and their reviews appointed in consultation with the Secretary/Treasurer.
- 5.2.4 Receive one master copy of each IOP newsletter from the Secretary/Treasurer, and arrange for duplication and distribution to members in the region. Communications and distributions will be via electronic media (e.g., e-mail and posting on the IOP Web Site, etc.), except for those members without electronic communications capabilities. For the latter members, hard copies will be provided by the Regional Representatives to the members by post.
Article 6. MEMBERSHIP
- 6.1.1 Any palaeobotanist who subscribes to the aims of IOP is eligible for membership.
- 6.2 The Secretary/Treasurer shall maintain a roll of members' names and institutional addresses. This will comprise information received from all Regional Representatives. It will be revised at least once a year. It will serve as an electoral roll for the election of officers to the Executive Committee, as well as a useful world list of palaeobotanists.
- 6.3 Membership takes effect immediately upon receipt of membership dues by the appropriate Regional Representative.
- 6.4 Membership gives voting rights, the privilege of holding office , access to the most recent issues of the newsletter, reduced registration fee for the International Organization of Palaeobotany Conferences (IOPC), financial assistance and reduced IOPC costs for student members, as funds are available, and other benefits that are made available from time-to-time.
- 6.5 Institutions such as libraries and publishers may receive the newsletter by paying the annual dues set out in the By-Laws. They may not vote at elections or nominate candidates for election to office, and shall not be regarded as members.
6.6 The amount to be paid for annual dues shall be laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee and incorporated by the By-Laws. - 6.7 Membership may be terminated for non-payment of dues extending over two years.
- 6.8 Honorary Membership in IOP may be extended to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to palaeobotany (especially through a career long effort) and are now retired, or have given exceptional service to the IOP, or to regional palaeobotanical organizations but are now retired from that role. Honorary members will have free membership of IOP for life and enjoy all the benefits of a fully paid member. The process of establishing honorary members shall include nominations, to be accompanied by the names of two proposers, a brief statement of justification, and an active e-mail address for the nominee or the name of a Regional Representative willing to forward hard copy information. Nominations shall be approved by the Executive and/or by the membership.
Article 7. ELECTIONS
The election of officers should take place at each General Assembly during the International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference, (or its equivalent as determined by the Executive Committee).
- 7.1 The Executive Committee shall seek nominations for eight of the places (see Article 4) by advertising in the newsletter.
- 7.2 Nominations may be made in writing, by any member of IOP. The call for nominations must be made by the Secretary/Treasurer in the IOP newsletter no later than six months before the Conference at which the election shall take place.
- 7.3 All candidates must be current members of IOP, defined by their inclusion of the membership election roll (see Article 6.2 above).
- 7.4 The Executive Committee shall determine the status of the nominees, ascertain that they are prepared to stand for election, and shall publish a list, in the form of a ballot in the newsletter at least one month before the start of the Conference (or equivalent as determined by the Executive).
- 7.5 Each member whose name appears on the electoral roll (Article 6.2 and 6.3) may vote. Member voting must have paid their membership dues to their Regional Representative for the year of the election.
- 7.6 Any member not in attendance at the General Assembly who wishes to vote may send their ballot to the Secretary/Treasurer, to be received before the time of the vote tabulation Ballots will be accepted by the Secretary/Treasurer either by e-mail or by post. E-mail ballots can either be sent as attachments or in the body of the e-mail (with authenticity established by the member's registered e-mail address). Each paper ballot should be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the voter's name clearly written on the reverse side of the envelope to establish authenticity.
- 7.7 Election of the President and of the Secretary/Treasurer shall be declared for the respective candidate who receives a simple majority of the votes cast.
- 7.8 Election of the three Vice-Presidents and of the three Members at Large of the Executive Committee shall be awarded to the candidates in each category who receive the largest number of votes.
Article 8. ADMINISTRATION
- 8.1.1 The General Assembly consists of all current members of IOP, meetings of the General Assembly shall be held at each meeting of the International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference and at such other International conferences as may be designated, with a adequate prior notice, by the Executive Committee.
- 8.1.2 Meetings will be conducted in accordance with the customary Rules of Order (e.g., Robert's Rules of Order as kept online at .)
- 8.1.3 The agenda of a General Assembly shall be determined by the Secretary/Treasurer and the Executive Committee and published in a newsletter in advance of the meeting.
- 8.2.1 The Executive Committee undertakes such business as may be delegated to it by the Constitution and By-Laws or by decisions of the General Assembly, or by requests of the President or Secretary/Treasurer.
- 8.2.2 The Executive Committee should meet at least once at each International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference, and/or and at such other International conferences as may be designated prior to the meeting of the General Assembly. Otherwise, much of its business will be conducted by either e-mail or by mail.
Article 9. FINANCES
Membership dues shall be determined by the Executive Committee and laid down in the By-Laws. Dues are payable to the appropriate Regional Representative on January 1st each year. Any surplus money, after payment of postal and duplication costs should be forwarded to the Secretary/Treasurer by the Regional Representatives.
Article 10. AMENDMENTS
- 10.1 These statues of the IOP may be amended only at a meeting of the General Assembly.
- 10.2 Amendments may be proposed by the Executive Committee or may be submitted to that committee by any member.
- 10.3 The Secretary/Treasurer will cause the proposed amendments to be published in the newsletter at least six months before the next General Assembly together with any comments the Executive Committee offers.
- 10.4 Amendments shall be effective if ratified by a two-thirds majority of members present at a General Assembly.
Article 11. LANGUAGE
The Official Languages of IOP will be those of IUBS. The use of English is advocated.
BY-LAWS
- Membership dues - Dues for Individual and Corporate members are US $10.00, 10 Euros, or UK £5.00 per year. For some of the old "Independent Regions" the amount will be as agreed by the Secretary/Treasurer and Regional Representative until such a time as economic conditions allow for the regular dues to be assessed.
- Dues are payable to the appropriate Regional Representative and thence to the Secretary/Treasurer, who will use them in the production of the newsletter and for the business of the organization.
- A computer print-out of members' names and addresses is available to members from the Secretary/Treasurer, upon payment of a fee to cover costs determined by the Secretary/Treasurer.
- A series of informal leaflets, named IOP Circulars, may be produced from time to time, with the authority of the Executive Committee. Production costs shall be paid by the author from whom members may obtain free copies, thought postal charges are discretionary.
- These By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the Executive Committee provided that the proposed amendments have been circulated to the Committee at least three months before a vote is taken.
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