IHB File N° S3/2641/A
CIRCULAR LETTER 59/2015
19 August 2015
GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)
VACANCY FOR AN IHO REPRESENTATIVE
Reference: SCUFN Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedures.
Dear Hydrographer,
1. The Secretariat of the GEBCO Sub-Committee of Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) has
been recently informed that Ms. Lisa TAYLOR, Director of the IHO Data Centre for Digital
Bathymetry operated by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly the
National Geophysical Data Center) (USA), will no longer be able to participate in SCUFN activities
as a Member and Vice-Chair. She will, however, remain the principal point of contact for the
maintenance of the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names.
2. Article 2.1.1 of the SCUFN Rules of Procedure (see Reference) states that “The Sub-
Committee shall normally consist of 12 members, preferably 6 members being appointed by IHO and
6 by IOC acting in close consultation”. Art. 2.1.3 also stipulates that “Members of the Sub-
Committee shall be appointed for a five-year period, renewable for one additional five-year term by
the corresponding parent organization…”. The current SCUFN Membership List is provided in
Annex A.
3. Member States are therefore requested to consider nominating suitable experts to fill the
resulting vacancy, by completing the application form in Annex B and returning it to the IHB by 30
October 2015. Please note that the 28th SCUFN Meeting will be hosted by the Diretoria de
Hidrografia e Navegação (DHN) in Niterói, Brazil, from 12 to 16 October 2015. It could be a good
opportunity for possible candidates to attend this meeting, keeping in mind that the selected expert is
expected to be supported and funded by his/her organization to attend SCUFN Meetings.
4. Criteria for the selection of SCUFN Members include:
Profound knowledge in bathymetry, especially in the state of the art of ocean surveying and
mapping;
Experience in topographic terrain analysis;
Familiarity in the compound field of international marine history;
Basic cognizance in the marine Earth science disciplines.
5. A Curriculum Vitae outlining the credentials and experience of the nominee should be
provided in support of any proposed candidate. The Directing Committee will then examine the
nominations received and, in liaison with the SCUFN Chairman, Dr. Hans-Werner SCHENKE
(Germany), will confirm the new member of the SCUFN or, if required, consult the Member States to
assist in the selection.
6. The Directing Committee takes this opportunity to thank Ms. TAYLOR for her active and
very practical engagement in SCUFN activities in general, and in the development of the GEBCO
Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names in particular, as well as the National Hydrographic Office of
the USA (NOAA) for sponsoring her.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Mustafa IPTES
Director
Annex A: SCUFN Membership List
Annex B: Nomination Form
IHB File N° S3/2641/A Annex A to IHO CL 59/2015
GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)
Membership (August 2015)
IHO IOC
Dr. Yasuhiko OHARA (Japan) Dr. Hans Werner SCHENKE (Chair) (Germany)
Lic. Walter REYNOSO-PERALTA (Argentina) Mr. Norman Z. CHERKIS (USA)
Cdr. Ana Angélica ALBERONI (Brazil) Dr. Ksenia DOBROLYUBOVA
(Russian Federation)
LCdr. Felipe BARRIOS (Chile) Dr. Vaughan STAGPOOLE (New Zealand)
Dr. Kian FADAIE (Canada) Dr. Hyun-Chul HAN (Republic of Korea)
-- Prof. LIN Shaohua (China)
IHB File N° S3/2641/A Annex B to IHO CL 59/2015
GEBCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNDERSEA FEATURE NAMES (SCUFN)
NOMINATION FORM
(to be returned to the IHB
[email protected] by 30 October 2015)
Note: The boxes will expand as you type your answers
Member State
YES or NO?
Would you like to nominate an expert to be a member of
SCUFN?
IF YES:
Name :
E-mail :
Comments :
Signature :
Date :
Attachment: CV of nominated applicant.