Elections at the IAU

The IAU 14th General Conference (held at Inter American University of Puerto Rico, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) elected the new IAU President and Administrative Board members who will lead the Association for the next 4 years. Prof. Juan Ramon de la Fuente steps down as President and joins the Board as immediate past president. Prof. Goolam Mohamedbhai, IAU President from 2004-2008 joins the IAU Honorary Presidents, two of whom were on hand at the General Conference. Prof. Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, past IAU Vice President, former VC of the University of Science Malaysia and currently VC of Albukhary International University also in Malaysia becomes the 14th IAU President. Within the next few days, brief biographies and photographs of all IAU Board and Deputy Board members will also be posted online.