First row, sitting from left to right: B. Keeley (Canada), I. Oliounine (IOC), P. Simpson (UK), B. Searle (Australia, Chairman of IODE), R. Folorunshu (Nigeria), S. Balopoulos (Greece, vice-chairman IODE), unidentified person, S. Levitus (USA). Second row standing: P. Pissierssens (IOC), J. Sarupria (India), V. Cherbakov (Russia), D. Kohnke (Germany), J. Withrow (IOC), to be identified