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The IPAC was established to support Council in addressing important issues relevant to Society affairs with intergovernmental organizations, especially those that relate to ISPRS collaborative activities with various elements of the United Nations, the International Council of Science (ICSU), the Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), and other similar organizations such as UATI, IUSS, ISO, World Bank, etc.

IPAC Terms of Reference

Identify, coordinate and prioritize policy issues with the ISPRS Council for analysis and public dialog.

Provide the ISPRS Council with early warning of relevant international policy issues and recommend spokespersons.

Provide policy advice for and with the ISPRS Council to international organizations in which ISPRS is represented (COPUOS, ICSU, CEOS, UATI, etc.).

Collaborate with the ISPRS Council to provide policy advice upon requests of international bodies.

Provide advice to and coordinate inputs of ISPRS Commissions and Working Groups on international policy issues.

Ensure any advocacy stances are fair and in the best interests of all segments of the ISPRS membership.

The IPAC Chair is appointed by Council, with Members selected by the Chair with ratification by Council. Members are selected based on their knowledge of international and national policy and legislative activities related to the mission and objectives of the Society. ISAC Members and activity shall be periodically reviewed by Council and adjusted in collaboration with the Chair. To ensure proper representation, the IPAC Chair will strive to maintain active participation representing both public, private and academic sector perspectives as well as global/regional perspectives on policy issues relevant to the Society. The following experts are currently members of the IPAC:

Abiodun, Ade: aaabiodun@cs.com

Begni, Gerard: begni@medias.cnes.fr

Colomb, Raul: rcolomb@conae.gov.ar

Gabrynowicz, Joanne: jgabryno@olemiss.edu

Harris, Ray (chair): r.harris@geog.ucl.ac.uk

Haruyama, Yukio: haruyama.yukio@jaxa.jp

Neer, John: john.t.neer@lmco.com

Rao, DP: dprasada@hotmail.com

Ryan, Barbara J: bjryan@usgs.gov (ghardin@usgs.gov)

Schreier, Gunter: gunter.schreier@dlr.de

von der Dunk, Frans: F.G.vonderDunk@Law.LeidenUniv.nl