G - UIDELINES ON IUGG A DMINISTRATION

The function of the National Committee is, under the direction of the Adhering Body, to provide for the participation of the member country in the Union activities. [...] The duties of the Finance Committee (By-Law 19) are to a) advise the Council on all financial matters of the Union; b) receive and review the audits of the accounts; c) report to the Council; d) advise the Treasurer on preparation of the budget; and e) advise the Treasurer, the Bureau, and the Executive Committee on financial matters, including raising funds to support Union and Association activi. [...] Notice of the date and of the place of the meeting of the next General Assembly shall be sent by the Secretary General to the Member Countries at least nine months before the Assembly (from By-Law 6). [...] In the case of multiple proposals, a member of the committee appointed by the committee’s chair shall travel to the place of the venue with the aim to inspect the site and its environment. [...] “Between meetings of the Council, the direction of the affairs of the Union shall be vested in the Bureau and the Executive Committee, of which the respective responsibilities are hereafter defined” (IUGG Statute 7).