New Federation of Hydrographic Societies Formed
The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), a newly constituted organisation serving the worldwide interests of hydrography at all levels of expertise, has been formally established as the successor body of the Hydrographic Society.
Membership of the new body comprises national hydrographic societies of the former Hydrographic Society representing members in Australasia, Benelux, Denmark, UK and the US. Other national societies are expected to affiliate in the near future.
Chairman of the Federation is Paul Hornsby, Director of Navy Improvement Strategies for the Royal Australian Navy who also heads the Australasian Hydrographic Society. Other elected officials are William Heaps, Port Hydrographer of ABP Southampton, as Vice-Chairman, and Dr Victor Abbott, Senior Lecturer, Hydrographic Surveying at Plymouth University's School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences, as Treasurer; Helen Atkinson, Operations & Publications Manager of the former Hydrographic Society, is Company Secretary and David Goodfellow an ex-officio member.
