The highest authority is the
General Assembly consisting of representatives of all members, which convenes
once a year. There are normally two meetings in Europe followed by one in North
America or in another region. Thus the venues for years 1997-2007 were :
In 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at
the invitation of BIOSIS
In 1998, Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK, at the
invitation of the British Library
In 1999, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, at the
invitation of the Science and Technology Information Center
In 2000, Columbus, Ohio, USA, at the
invitation of Chemical Abstracts Service
In 2001, Munich, Germany, at the invitation
of the European Patent Office
In 2002, Stockholm, Sweden, at the invitation
of KTHB
In 2003, Ottawa, Canada, at the invitation of
CISTI.
In 2004, London, England, at the invitation of
IEE/Inspec.
In 2005, Moscow, Russia, at the invitation of
VINITI.
In 2006, Washington DC, USA, at the invitation of CSA and USGS-NBII.
In 2007, Nancy, France, at the invitation of INIST-CNRS.
The Executive Board which has all power to
carry on the business of ICSTI between meetings of the General Assembly is
composed of the Officers -- President, Vice-President, General Secretary and
Treasurer -- and representatives of members, all elected every three years by
the General Assembly. The Executive Board carries out the decisions of the
General Assembly and gives effect to the general policies of ICSTI. Between
meetings of the Board, urgent decisions may be taken by the Bureau which
includes the four Officers and the Chairman of the Technical Activities
Coordinating Committee (TACC). The Bureau elected for the 2007-2010 triennium
consists of:
President: Herbert Gruttemeier, INIST, France
Vice-President: Dr Choi Hee-Yoon, KISTI, Korea
General Secretary: Dr Elliot SIEGEL, NLM, USA
Treasurer: Pam Bjornson, CISTI, Canada
And, the Chair of TACC is Brian Hitson, OSTI-DOE, USA.
The Technical Activities
Coordinating Committee, which is set up by the Executive Board, formulates and
monitors the technical program subject to the overall guidance of the General
Assembly and the Executive Board. In furtherance of the Strategic Plan adopted
in 1994, the program consists of projects aimed at achieving ICSTI
targets.
Administrative responsibilities are carried out by the Executive Secretariat,
which is located in Paris.
Finances
ICSTI is a non-profit association which
derives its operating budget essentially from membership dues. The other direct
expense incurred by members is the cost of their representation at meetings of
the General Assembly and associated meetings once a year.
Additionally, members are encouraged to contribute to the implementation of the
technical program by providing the necessary technical capability, either in
staff or in equipment.
In some cases, the work of ICSTI is funded by contracts with other
organizations.
