Dear Colleagues: The 30th General Assembly of ICSU was concluded last week in Rome. Additional Press Releases were issued by the ICSU Secretariat at the conclusion of the final session, one of them containing detailed information about the new President of ICSU: Nobel Prize winning scientist is new President of ICSU: http://www.icsu.org/general-assembly/press-room/press-releases/Press%20Relea se%20Presidency.pdf/view Responsibilities of scientists underlined by scientific community: http://www.icsu.org/general-assembly/press-room/press-releases/Press%20Relea se%20Universality.pdf/view You are welcome to forward these press releases to your contacts. Best regards Brigitte Burger IUFRO Headquarters ------------------------------------ forwarded on behalf of Michael Kleine by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters.