IHB File No. S3/2641/A
CIRCULAR LETTER 06/2016
22 January 2016
GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)
- APPOINTMENT OF A NEW MEMBER
References:
A. IHO Circular Letter 59/2015 dated 19 August - GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea
Feature Names (SCUFN) - Vacancy for an IHO Representative
B. IHO Circular Letter 80/2015 dated 25 December - GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea
Feature Names (SCUFN) - Vacancy for an IHO Representative - Extension of the Deadline
Dear Hydrographer,
1. In response to the references A and B, the Directing Committee received six nominations to fill
the vacant IHO position on the GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN). The
six nominations were:
Mr Jorge ALAVERA (Ecuador)
Dr Roberta IVALDI (Italy)
Mr Rabli BIN MOHD (Malaysia)
Mr Abubakar ABDULLA MUSTAPHA (Nigeria)
Mr Jimmy NERANTZIS (USA)
Mr Leonid SHALNOV (Russian Federation)
2. The Directing Committee is pleased to see such a significant interest in the SCUFN and
expresses its gratitude to the Member States who all nominated well-qualified candidates.
3. Following previous practice, the Curricula Vitae of the candidates were reviewed carefully by
the Directing Committee and the Chair of the SCUFN Dr Hans Werner SCHENKE. Taking into
account the selection criteria, background, expertise, academic achievements, current roles and potential
contribution to the SCUFN activities, the Directing Committee, with the agreement of the Chair of the
SCUFN, unanimously agreed on the selection of Dr Roberta IVALDI to fill the vacant IHO position.
4. Dr IVALDI is an expert in Marine Geology and currently Associate Professor at the Italian
Hydrographic Institute (IIM). She is also member of the Board of Marine Geomatics Master
Course at the University of Genoa and author or co-author of more than 50 papers in Marine
Geology and related topics. Since 1993, Dr IVALDI has participated in scientific activities related
to several research projects related in particular to Marine Geology. She h a s a l s o participated in
many oceanographic cruises in the Mediterranean Sea, i n t he Atlantic and a r o u n d Antarctica.
5. Subject to no objection being raised by a Member State, the appointment of Dr Roberta
IVALDI will be effective 1 March 2016. The new updated membership list of SCUFN that is
anticipated to be effective from 1 March 2016 is provided at Annex for information.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Mustafa IPTES
Director
Copy to: Chair, SCUFN
Annex A: List of SCUFN Members as of 1 March 2016.
Annex A to IHO CL 06/2016
GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)
Membership
Intended list of SCUFN Members as of 1 March 2016
1. Members
Dr. Hans Werner SCHENKE [IOC] (Chair) Lic. Walter REYNOSO-PERALTA [IHO]
Alfred Wegener Institute für Polar und Servicio de Hidrografía Naval
Meeresforschung (AWI) Avenida Montes de Oca 2124
Postfach 12 01 61 1271 Buenos Aires
Columbustrasse ARGENTINA
D 27515 Bremerhaven, GERMANY Tel: + 541 1 4301 0061 / 68
Tel: +49 (0)471 4831 1222/1223 E-mail:
[email protected]
E-mail:
[email protected]
Dr. Yasuhiko OHARA [IHO] (Vice-Chair) Cdr. Ana Angélica ALBERONI [IHO]
Ocean Research Laboratory Centro de Hidrografia da Marinha
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Rua Barão de Jaceguay s/n
Department of Japan Ponta da Armação
5-3-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku Niteroi 24048-900, RJ, BRAZIL
Tokyo, 104-0045 JAPAN Tel: +55 021 2189 3172
Tel : +81 (3) 3541 4387 E-mail:
[email protected]
E-mail :
[email protected] [email protected]
Prof. LIN Shaohua [IOC] Dr. Kian FADAIE [IHO]
National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS) Canadian Hydrographic Service
State Oceanic Administration (SOA) 615 Booth Street
93 Liuwei Road, Hedong District Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6
Tianjin, CHINA CANADA
Tel: +86-22-24010803 Tel: +1 (613) 995- 4413
E-mail:
[email protected] E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Preferred:
[email protected]
Dr. Hyun-Chul HAN [IOC]
Mr. Norman Z. CHERKIS [IOC]
Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral
Five Oceans Consultants Resources (KIGAM)
9459 Raith Court 30 Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu
Bristow, VA 20136-3505, USA Daejon 305-350
Tel: +1 (703) 392-1224 Rep. of KOREA
E-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +82 42 868 3202
E-mail:
[email protected]
LCdr. Felipe BARRIOS [IHO]
Dr. Vaughan STAGPOOLE [IOC]
Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences
(SHOA)
1 Fairway Drive, Avalon
Casilla 324
Lower Hutt 5010
237-0168 Valparaiso, CHILE
NEW ZEALAND
Tel : +56 32 266666
Tel:+64 4 570 1444
E-mail :
[email protected]
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Prof. Roberta IVALDI [IHO]
Istituto Idrografico della Marina (IIM)
Passo dell'Osservatorio, 4
16134 Genova, ITALY
Tel: +39 0102443216 (direct)
+39 0102443375 (External Relations)
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
2. Observers
Mr. Osamu MIYAKI
Mr. Jimmy NERANTZIS
Programme specialist
Secretary ACUF
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
US Board on Geographic Names
(IOC) UNESCO
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
1 rue Miollis
Mail Stop D-61
75732 Paris Cedex, FRANCE
Bethesda, Maryland 20816-5003
Tel. : +33 1 456 84044
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E-mail :
[email protected]
Tel: +1 (301) 227 9051
E-mail:
[email protected]
3. Secretary
Mr. Yves GUILLAM
International Hydrographic Bureau
4b, Quai Antoine 1er
B.P. 445 - MC 98011 Monaco Cedex
PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO
Tel: +377 93 10 81 04
E-mail:
[email protected]
4. GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names
(Point of Contact)
Ms. Lisa A. TAYLOR
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
NOAA, Mail Code E/GC
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Phone: (303) 497-6767
E-mail:
[email protected]
From: REG <
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Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 12:01 PM
To: 'Argentina'; 'Argentina'; 'Australia'; 'Australia'; 'Bahrain';
'Bahrain';
'Bangladesh'; 'Bangladesh3'; 'Banglasedh2'; 'Belgium'; 'Belgium';
'Belgium';
'Belgium'; 'Belgium'; 'Belgium'; 'Brazil'; 'Brazil'; 'Brunei'; 'Brunei';
'Canada';
'Canada'; 'Chile'; 'Chile'; 'China'; 'China'; 'Croatia'; 'Croatia';
'Croatia'; 'Cuba';
'Cuba'; 'Cyprus'; 'Denmark'; 'Denmark'; 'Denmark'; 'DomRep'; 'DPRK';
'DPRK';
'Egypt-ENHG'; T�nis Siilanarusk; VA_hnt; 'Fiji'; 'Fiji'; 'Finland';
'France';
'Georgia'; 'Germany'; 'Germany'; 'Germany'; 'Greece'; 'Greece';
'Guatemala';
'Iceland'; 'India'; 'India'; 'Indonesia'; 'Indonesia'; 'Iran'; 'Iran';
'Iran'; 'Ireland';
'Italy'; 'Jamaica'; 'Japan'; 'Korea'; 'Kuwait'; 'Latvia'; 'Malaysia';
'Malaysia';
'Mauritius'; 'Mauritius'; 'Mauritius'; 'Montenegro'; 'Mozambique';
'Mozambique'; 'Mozambique'; 'Myanmar'; 'Myanmar'; 'Myanmar';
'Myanmar'; 'Netherlands'; 'NewZealand'; 'Nigeria'; 'Norway'; 'Oman';
'Oman';
'Pakistan'; 'PapuaNG'; 'Philippines'; 'Poland'; 'Portugal'; 'Portugal';
'Portugal';
'Qatar'; 'Romania'; 'Russia'; 'SAfrica'; 'SaudiArabia'; 'SaudiArabia';
'Singapore';
'Slovenia'; 'Slovenia'; 'SriLanka'; 'Suriname'; 'Suriname'; 'Suriname';
'Sweden';
'Sweden'; 'Syria'; 'Thailand'; 'Thailand'; 'Thailand'; 'Tonga'; 'Tonga';
'Trinidad';
'Trinidad'; 'Tunisia'; 'Tunisia'; 'Turkey'; 'UAE'; 'Ukraine'; 'Ukraine';
'UnitedKingdom'; 'Uruguay'; 'USNAVY'; 'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA';
'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA'; 'Venezuela'; 'Vietnam'; 'Astrid.Kalvik'; 'C
Andreasen';
'Celine Buisson Rosvold'; 'ECC'; 'eva.hegland'; 'hs-varna';
'ilda.becirovic'; 'info';
'inst.cartograf'; 'J Lowell NGA'; 'J Rogers NGA'; 'jacek.jagodzinski'; 'K
Alexander
NGA'; 'Minika Bjorge'; 'P Doherty NGA'; 'solvi.tunge'; 'stig.osaland';
'svein.skjaeveland'; 'tonje.mevatne'; 'tore.halset'
Subject: CL 06/2016 - Deadline 1 March 2016
Attachments: Cl06e.docx
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 6/2016 : GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)-
APPOINTMENT OF A
NEW MEMBER
Yours sincerely,
IHB
M.MOLLET