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NB The most direct contact information for National Representatives is not usually that indicated below for National Scientific Institution Members. Messages for Representatives may be forwarded through the COSPAR Secretariat.

Argentina
, Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)
Paseo Colon 751, 4e piso, 1063 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires
Representative: Dr. M.E. Machado
- National Committee Membership

Armenia, Cosmic Ray Division of the Yerevan Physics Institute
Alikhanian Brothers St. 2, 375036 Yerevan
Representative: Prof. A. Chilingarian
- National Committee Membership

Australia, Australian Academy of Science
Ian Potter House, Gordon St., Canberra, ACT 2600
GPO Box 783, Canberra, ACT 2601
Tel: +61 2 6201 9413, Fax: +61 2 6201 9494
Representative: I.H. Cairns
[red dot] Consult the site of the Australian National Committee for Space Science for further information.

- National Committee Membership
- National Reports to COSPAR: 2004-2006

Austria, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Wien
Tel: +43 1 51581-1270 Fax: +43 1 51581-1275
Representative: Prof. W. Baumjohann
- National Committee Membership

Belgium, Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie/Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
Paleis der Academien/Palais des Academies, Hertogsstraat 1/Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussel/1000 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 (2) 550 23 23, Fax: +32 (2) 550 23 25/Tel: +32 (2) 550 42 11, Fax: +32 (2) 550 22 05
Representative: Prof. J.C. Legros

Brazil, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
Cx. Postal 515, 12201 - 970 S. José dos Campos, Sao Paulo
Tel: +55 12 3945 7153, Fax: +55 12 3945 6990
Representative: Dr. I.S. Batista
[red dot] For further information about Brazilian space activities also consult the site of the Brazilian Space Agency (http://www.aeb.gov.br)
- National Committee Membership

Bulgaria, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
15-Noemvri St., 1040 Sofia, 1
Tel: +359 (2) 874086, Fax: +359 (2) 803023
Representative: Dr. T.P. Dachev

Canada, National Research Council of Canada
Ms. Wendy Hansen
International Relations Office, Manager International Programs Management and Operations, 100 Sussex Drive, Room 1038D, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6
Tel: +1 (613) 949 9674, Fax: +1 (613) 952 9696, E-mail: starlene.buchanan@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Representative: Prof. J.-P. St.-Maurice
[red dot] For further information about Canadian space activities also consult the site of the Canadian Space Agency.
- National Committee Membership

China:

Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
c/o CNCOSPAR, P.O. Box 8701, Beijing 100080, Zhong-Guan-Cun, Haidian District
Tel: +86 10 6255 8024/6258 2767, Fax: +86 10 6255 8024, E-mail: wuji - at - cssar.ac.cn, xurl - at - cssar.ac.cn, zhouyi - at - cssar.ac.cn, or cncospar - at - cssar.ac.cn
Representative: Prof. Ji Wu
- National Committee Membership

Academy of Sciences Located in Taipei
128 Chung-Yen-Yuan Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 115
Tel: +886 (2) 782 4204, Fax: +886 (2) 783 9824
Representative: Dr. Jann-Yeng Liu
- National Committee Membership

Czech Republic, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Narodni tr. 3, 111 42 Praha 1
Tel: +42 (2) 24240513, Fax: +42 (2) 24240531, E-mail: kavcr - at - cspgas11.bitnet
Representative: Dr. J. Lastovicka
[red dot] Consult the site of the Czech National Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) for further information.
- National Committee Membership

Denmark, Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab
H.C. Andersens Blvd. 35, 1553 Copenhagen V
Tel: +45 (33) 11 32 40, Fax: +45 (33) 91 07 36
Representative: Dr. P. Stauning
[red dot] Consult the site of the Danish National Committee for COSPAR for further information.
- National Committee Membership

Egypt, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG)
Helwan, Cairo
Tel: +202 549780, Fax: +202 5548020
Representative: Prof. A.M.I. Osman
- National Committee Membership

Finland, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia/Finnish Academy of Sciences
Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki
Representative: Prof. T. Pulkkinen
[red dot] Consult the site of the Finnish National Committee for COSPAR for further information.
- National Committee Membership
- National Reports to COSPAR (1968 to date)

France, Academie des Sciences, Institut de France, c/o CNES
2, place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris cedex 01
Tel: +33 (1) 44 76 76 40/75 14, Fax: +33 (1) 44 76 76 16, Telex: 214674 CNES PF
Representative: Prof. J. Audouze
- National Committee Membership

Germany, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Kennedyallee 40, 53175 Bonn
Tel: +49 (228) 885 1, Fax: +49 (228) 885 2550, Telex: 17228312 DFG
Representative: Prof. Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
[red dot] For further information about German space activities also consult the site of the German Aerospace Agency (DLR).
- National Committee Membership

Greece, Academy of Athens
28, Panepistimiou Str., Athens 106 79
Tel: +30 (1) 360 1163, Fax: +30 (1) 363 4806
Representative: Prof. E.T. Sarris

Hungary, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Office of International Cooperation, Nador u. 7., 1051 Budapest
Postal address: P.O. Box 1000, 1245 Budapest
Tel: +36 (1) 411 6111/6130, Fax: +36 (1) 411 6121
Representative: Dr. G. Erdös
- National Committee Membership

India, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002
Tel: +91 (11) 3310717, Fax: +91 (11) 3716648, Telex: 31 - 61835 INSA IN, Telegr: Natscience, New Delhi
Representative: Prof. A. Jayaraman
- National Committee Membership

Indonesia, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space
Jln. Pemuda Persil No. 1, P.O. Box 1020/JAT, Jakarta 13220
Tel: +62 (21) 48 92 802, Fax: +62 (21) 48 94 815
Representative: Mr. B.S. Tejasukmana
- National Committee Membership

Iran, University of Tehran
Institute of Geophysics
Office of International Relations, Enghlab Avenue, Tehran
Tel: +98 21 6469807, Fax: +98 21 6409348 / 6498873, E-mail: international - at - ut.ac.ir
Representative: Dr. A.A. Bidokhti
- National Committee Membership

Israel, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Albert Einstein Square, 43 Jabotinsky Road, P.O. Box 4040, Jerusalem 91040
Tel: +972 (2) 636 211, Fax: +972 (2) 666 059, E-mail: isracad2 - at - vms.huji.ac.il
Representative: Prof. D. Weihs
- National Committee Membership

Italy, National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF)
Viale del Parco Mellini, 84, 00136 Rome
Tel: +39 06355331, Fax: +39 0635429711, E-mail: relint - at - inaf.it
Representative: Dr. G. Di Cocco
[red dot] Consult the sites of the Italian National Committee for COSPAR and the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana for further information.
- National Committee Membership
- National Report to COSPAR

Japan, Science Council of Japan
22-34 Roppongi, 7-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106
Tel: +81 (3) 3403 6291, Fax: +81 (3) 3403 1982
Representative: Professor S. Sasaki
- National Committee Membership

Korea, Republic of, Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute
Korean National Committee for COSPAR
776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-348 ROK
Tel: +82 42 865 3210, Fax: +82 42 861 5610
Representative: Dr. Jong Uk Park

- National Committe Membership

Malaysia, Univ. Putra Malaysia
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
43400 Selangor
Tel: +603 8946 6258, Fax: +603 8656 7099
Representative: Professor R. Varatharajoo
- National Committee Membership

Mexico, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT)
Dir. de Asuntos Internacionales, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col. Credito Constructor, Del. Benito Juarez, CP 03940, Mexico D.F.
Tel: +52 55 5322 7700, Fax: +52 55 5322 7647, E-mail: insor - at - dcoin.adm.conacyt.mx
Representative: Dr. H. Perez-de-Tejada

Morocco, Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS)
16 bis, av. de France, Agdal, Rabat
Tel: +212 37 77 63 05/06, Fax: +212 37 77 63 00
Representative: Dr. D. El Hadani

Netherlands, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
c/o SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research)
Sorbonnelaan 2, 3584 CA Utrecht
Tel: +31 (30) 253 5702, Fax: +31 (30) 254 0860, E-mail: g.cornet - at - sron.nl
Representative: Prof. L.B.F.M. Waters
- National Committee Membership

Nigeria, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Obasanjo Space Centre
Airport Road, Lugbe
PMB 437, Garki, Abuja
Tel:
+234 802 312 6768
Representative: Mr. F.D. Chizea


Norway, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi)
Drammensveien 78, 0271 Oslo
Tel: +47 (22) 444296, Fax: +47 (22) 362656
Representative: Prof. J. Moen
- National Committee Membership
[red dot] For further information about Norwegian space activities also consult the site of the Norwegian Space Centre.

Pakistan, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Sector-28, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Off University Road, P.O. Box No. 8402, Karachi - 75270
Tel: +92 21 3465 0765-74 and +92 21 3469 0765-74, Fax: +92 21 464 4928 and +92 21 464 4941, E-mail: chairman - at - suparco.gov.pk
Representative: Major General (Retd) Ahmed Bilal
- National Committee Membership
- National Reports to COSPAR: 2006-2007, 2008-2009

Poland, Polska Akademia Nauk
Space Research Centre, ul. Bartycka 18a, 00-716 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 851 1808, Fax: +48 22 851 1812
Representative: Prof. J.B. Zielinski
- National Committee Membership

Portugal, Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT)
Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Av. D. Carlos I, 126, 7°
1249-074 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 391 15 21, Fax: +351 21 395 72 84, www.fct.mctes.pt
Representative: Dr. Mario Amaral
- National Committee Membership

Romania, Academia Romana
Calea Victoriei 125, 71102 Bucharest
Tel: +40 (1) 650 76 80, Fax: +40 (1) 312 02 09
Representative: Prof. V.N. Constantinescu
[red dot] Consult the site of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) for further information.

Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences
14, Leninsky prospect, Moscow V-71, 119991
Tel: +7 (495) 954 3828 / 334 1266, Fax: +7 (495) 954 1074 / 954 3320 / 333 3311
Representative: Prof. Lev M. Zelenyi
- National Committee Membership

Slovak Republic, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Stefanikova 49, 814 38 Bratislava
Tel: +421 2 5249 2751 ext. 9, +421 2 5249 5634 (Sci. Secret.), Fax: +421 2 5249 4391
Representative: Dr. K. Kudela
[red dot] Consult the site of the Slovak National Committee for COSPAR for further information including

- National Committee Membership

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National Reports to COSPAR: 1997-2009

South Africa, The National Research Foundation (NRF)
P.O. Box 2600, 0001 Pretoria
Tel: +27 (12) 481 4093/4028, Fax: +27 (12) 481 4007/349 1179, E-mail: masela - at - nrf.ac.za
Representative: Prof. Marius S. Potgieter
- National Committee Membership

Spain, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas c/o INTA
Carretera de Ajalvir, Km. 4
28850 Torrejon de Ardoz, Madrid
www.inta.es

Representative: Dr. C. Rodriguez Augustin
- National Committee Membership

Sweden, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Box 50005, 10405 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (8) 673 9500, Fax: +46 (8) 15 5670, E-mail: info - at - kva.se
Representative: Dr. L. Nordh
- National Committee Membership

Switzerland, Swiss Academy of Sciences
Schwarztorstrasse 9, 3007 Bern
Tel: +41 31 310 4020, Fax: +41 31 310 4029
Representative: Prof. W. Schmutz
[red dot] Consult the site of the Committee on Space Research of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SAS) for further information.
- National Committee Membership
- National Reports to COSPAR: 1996 - present

Thailand, Geo-Informatics & Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
The Government Complex (Building B), 7th Floor, 120 Chaengwattana Road, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210

Tel: +662 141 4448, Fax: +662 143 9586, E-mail: info - at - gistda.or.th
Representative: Dr. A. Snidvongs
- National Committee Membership

Turkey, The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
Ataturk Bulvari No. 221, Kavaklidere, 06100 Ankara
Tel: +90 312 468 5300, Fax: +90 312 427 74 89
Representative: Dr. M. Hudaverdi
- National Committee Membership

Ukraine, Space Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
54 Volodymyrska St., 01601 Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 239 64 90, Fax: +380 44 234 63 87
Secretary/Contact: Dr. Irina.B. Vavilova
- National Space Agency
8 Moskovska Str., 01010 Kyiv
Tel: +380 44 226 25 55, Fax: +380 44 529 50 58
Representative: Prof. Oleg P. Fedorov
[red dot] For further information about Ukrainian space activities also consult the site of the National Space Agency of Ukraine.
- National Committee Membership

United Kingdom, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Space Sci. & Tech. Dept., Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
Tel: +44 1235 44 5618, Fax +44 1235 44 5848, E-mail: j.dallimore - at - rl.ac.uk
Representative: Prof. A.P. Willmore
[red dot] Consult the site of the UK National Committee for COSPAR for further information.
- National Committee Membership

United States, National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418
Tel: +1 (202) 334 2000, Cable: NARECO, Telex: 248664 NASWUR
Space Studies Board (same address as above)
Tel: +1 (202) 334 3477, Fax: +1 (202) 334 3701
Representative: Prof. R.P. Lin
[red dot] For further information about US space activities also consult the site of the Space Studies Board.
- National Committee Membership
- National Reports to COSPAR


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