Activities and Finance Report 2004-2008

The 2004-2008 IAU Programme of Activities was presented under the title “New Landscapes, New Actors: Strategy for Setting Priorities and Achieving Goals. Tabled four years ago in Sao Paolo, Brazil and approved by the 12th General Conference, it presented the Association’s role in historical and current contexts and outlined the general direction for its future development.

Organized around seven general goals with expected or proposed outcomes identified under each goal, the document reaffirmed the need for the elected leadership of the Association, namely the President, the Executive Committee and the Administrative Board to play a major role in determining the specific priorities and actions the Association was to develop and undertake. This recommendation was taken up by the IAU leadership and starting in 2005, the Executive Committee engaged in a structured reflection on the mission, objectives, unique characteristics and possible growth strategies for the Association. As a result of this process, a renewed Mission Statement was finalized and a number of major decisions were taken.

Discover the IAU Activities and Finance Report 2004-2008 here.