International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

1. Change of Name of International Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses to International Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses to International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

It was unanimously agreed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses in April 1973 that the name of the Committee should be changed to International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, on the grounds that this better described the responsibilities of the Committee. This was confirmed by a postal vote of International Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses, by a very large majority. The proposal has now been approved by the Executive Board of International Association of Microbiological Societies and finally by the General Assembly at the First Intersectional Congress of IAMS held in Tokyo during 1–7 September 1974.

2. Meetings of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and its Executive Committee in 1975