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List of the IFAN Members' Assemblies
1st The Hague (Netherlands), 11-
2nd Vienna (Austria), 22-
3rd London (UK), 16-
4th Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia), 4-
5th Stockholm (Sweden), 4-
6th Paris (France), 21-
7th Berlin (Germany), 27-
8th Oslo (Norway), 24-
9th Zurich (Switzerland), 30 September-
10th Vienna (Austria), 7-
11th Copenhagen (Denmark), 27-
12th The Hague (Netherlands), 10-
13th Philadelphia (USA), 2 October 1986
14th London (UK), 27-
15th Paris (France), 26-
16th Berlin (Germany), 26-
17th Oslo (Norway), 5-
18th Stockholm (Sweden), 11-
19th Strasbourg (France), 23 September 1992
20th Triesenberg/Liechtenstein, 1-
21st Istanbul (Turkey), 3-
22nd Edinburgh (UK), 11 October 1995
23rd Vienna (Austria), 2-
24th Bled (Slovenia), 15-
25th Orlando (Florida, USA), 18-
26th Oslo (Norway), 7-
27th Tel Aviv (Israel), 12-
28th Berlin (Germany), 26 September 2001
29th Thun (Switzerland), 10-
30th Paris (France), 2-
31st Amsterdam (Netherlands), 10 November 2004
32nd By teleconference, 25 October 2005
33rd Beijing (China), 24 October 2006
34th San Francisco (USA), 22-
35th Geneva (Switzerland), 17-
36th Berlin (Germany), 27-
37th Seattle (USA), 14 October 2010
38th Luxembourg (Luxembourg), 17-
39th Geneva (Switzerland), 24-
40th London (UK), 17 October 2013
41st Paris (France), 17-
42nd Hangzhou (China), 23 September 2015
43rd Frankfurt am Main (Germany), 12 October 2016
44th Chicago (USA), 7 August 2017
45th Geneva (Switzerland), 25 September 2018
46th London (UK), 17 October 2019
47th Virtual, 15 October 2020
48th Virtual, 29 September 2021
49th Berlin (Germany), 18 October 2022
50th London (UK), on 7 September 2023
51st Paris (France), on 25 September 2024
Georges Garel Award
The Georges Garel Award was instituted by IFAN in 1979 in commemoration of its first president Mr. Georges Garel. The award is bestowed upon persons who in the opinion of the IFAN Board have rendered exceptional service to the international community of standards users.
1978 Georges Garel (France)
1980 Robert Feilden (United Kingdom)
1980 Raymond E. Monahan (USA)
1983 Pierre Ailleret (France)
1985 Olle Sturen (Sweden)
1986 George Orton (United Kingdom)
1986 Donald L. Peyton (USA)
1989 Helmut Reihlen (Germany)
1992 Leendert van Rooij (Netherlands)
1995 J.M.L. Gavin (United Kingdom)
2003 Christian Favre (Switzerland)
2003 Gerhard Senk (Germany)
2004 Veit Ghiladi (Germany)
2007 Ziva Patir (Israel)
2007 Jonathan David (United Kingdom)
2009 Evgueni Patrikeev (Russian Federation, Switzerland)
2013 Laura Hitchcock (USA)
2017 Neil Reeve (Netherlands)
2024 Ross Wraight (Australia)
Criteria for George Garel Award
IFAN Past Presidents
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