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   {\put(0,4.6){\bf INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ON GENERAL RELATIVITY AND
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   \put(0,4.0){\em Secretary}
   \put(9.6,4.0){\em President}
   \put(0,3.6){Beverly Berger}
   \put(9.6,3.6){Malcolm A.H. MacCallum}
   \put(0,3.2){Not sure....School of Mathematical Sciences,}
   \put(9.6,3.2){School of Mathematical Sciences,}
   \put(0,2.8){Not sure....Queen Mary, University of London,}
   \put(9.6,2.8){Queen Mary, University of London,}
   \put(0,2.4){4132 41st Street, N}
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   \put(0,0.8){Tel: +1 703 292 7372}
   \put(9.6,0.8){Tel: +44 20 7882 5445}
   \put(0,0.4){Fax: +1 703 292 9078}
   \put(9.6,0.4){Fax: +44 20 8981 9587}
   \put(0,0){Email: beverlyberger@me.com}
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\opening{Dear colleague,}

If you are not already a member, this is to invite you to join the
International Society on GRG.

The Society is the descendant of the earlier Committee on General
Relativity and Gravitation and was founded in 1971.  It is an
Affiliated Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied
Physics, and therefore provides the way for gravity researchers to take
part in international science policy-making, and to seek IUPAP's
sponsorship for meetings in our field (including the Amaldi and Marcel
Grossmann meetings as well as the GR series).  Many distinguished
members of our community have been or are members of its Committee,
Editorial Board or Conference Scientific Committee.

Other major activities are the organization of the triennial GRn, and
the publication of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation. The
Society runs a Web site and sponsors the email and Web distribution
service for information in gravity research which I had earlier
started as a personal venture. You can find these at
\url{http://www.isgrg.org} and\\
\url{http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de}. 

Members are offered discounts on the GRn conference registrations, on
subscriptions to the journal, and from time to time on books. Any
surplus on annual running costs of the Society is used to support
attendance at the GRn meeting by young scientists and those without
access to hard currency.

You can join the Society by post or by using the electronic version
available at the website.  The annual dues are currently 35 US dollars
(USD) and life membership is 420 USD Three years dues paid in advance
costs 95 USD.  There is a student rate of 10 USD per annum.  Dues and
other payments can also be paid in Swiss francs (CHF) or Euros, and
payments in CHF can be accepted by Visa or Mastercard: see
\url{http://www.isgrg.org/payment.php}. I hope you will
wish to join us, and look forward to hearing from you.

\closing{Best wishes}
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