DMC hands disaster charter leadership to Canada
DMC hands leadership of International Charter: "Space & Major Disasters" to Canadian Space Agency (16th April 2008, Montreal, CANADA)
At the 19th board meeting of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters in Montreal the DMC will hand the leadership of the Charter to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). During the DMC's 6 month period as lead agency (primus inter pares) from October 2007 to April 2008 the Charter has responded to 18 disasters and finalised the integration of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as a new Charter member.
The DMC is been represented on the Board of the Charter by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) and within the executive secretariat by DMCii. Leadership of the International Charter Board and secretariat rotates among the member agencies every six months.
