<div></div> <div>On July 21st, the General Assembly of the Academy sat for its 130th meeting. Prof. Reza Davari Ardakani chaired the meeting in which 34 fellows out of 55 were present.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Following the approval of the previous meeting's minutes, Prof. Mohammad Soltanieh, fellow of the Department of Engineering Sciences of the Academy, delivered a speech entitled "The Role of Policy Papers in the Global Challenge of Climate Change". Prof. Soltanieh became a fellow of the Academy in March, 2022.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Then, Prof. Mohammad Mehdi Sheikh-Jabbari, fellow of the Department of Basic Sciences of the Academy, presented a speech on "A Report on ICTP Center and Its Activities". At the end of his speech, Prof. Davari awarded Prof. Sheikh-Jabbari the order of the fellow membership of the Academy.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Afterwards, the proposal of the Department of Engineering Sciences of the Academy on the associate membership of Prof. Behrouz Gatmiri, professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tehran, for a four-year term, was proposed and approved by secret ballot. Prof. Gatmir has been a guest scholar of the Department since 2015.</div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div>Finally, the proposal of the Department of Basic Sciences of the Academy for the associate memberships of Prof. Fariborz Azarpanah, Prof. Saeid Azam and Prof. Ali Reza Medghalchi for a further four-year term was proposed and approved by secret vote.</div> <div></div> <div> </div>