RESOLUTION

We, African participants at the ^6th Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute (EBASI) Conference on Physics and Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa, iThemba Laboratories, South Africa, 23-26 January 2007:

Recognise the existence, since 1983, of the Society of African Physicists and Mathematicians (SAPAM);

Commend the invaluable contributions of SAPAM to the development of Basic Sciences and Technology in Africa;

Appreciate the selfless sacrifices of SAPAM Executive Committee members both past and present; especially, SAPAM President, Professor F.K.A. Allotey, and SAPAM General Secretary, Dr. Akintayo Adedoyin;

Note the needs and merits for the establishment of a pan-African organization to promote the physical sciences on the continent;

Resolve, with the consent of SAPAM Executive Committee, that SAPAM be restructured to enable easy transformation into becoming the African Physical Society (AFPS);

Task the African members of EBASI Council with the responsibility of overseeing this transformation and acting as an interim Executive Committee for AFPS until the 7^th EBASI International Conference;

Expect a full report from the interim Executive Committee, leading to the inauguration of AFPS at the 7^th EBASI International Conference.