{"id":118,"date":"2022-08-10T21:02:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T02:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:27:51","slug":"comisiones-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/?page_id=118","title":{"rendered":"Comissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Commissions of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History are the bodies in charge of preparing and executing the scientific and technical programs of the PAIGH approved by the General Assembly. They also promote and coordinate the scientific and technical development of their respective fields of action in the Member Countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commissions have their headquarters in the country of election of their Officers and are subdivided into Committees and Working Groups. They meet ordinarily every two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1LtJWCuGeGQdQwbTqiWAS48rEysvmKRba\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">Rules of Procedure of the Commissions and their Technical and Consultation Meetings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cartografia-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11902\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:455px;height:455px\" width=\"455\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cartografia-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cartografia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cartografia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cartografia-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cartografia.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:13px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ECy_Xu4L0IcABtJRgI9eIP00phKN2wHr\/view?usp=sharing\" style=\"border-radius:12px;color:#0f0f76;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong>Award <\/strong>for the <strong>Best Master\u2019s Thesis<\/strong> in <strong>Cartography<\/strong>, <strong>Geodesy<\/strong>, and\/or <strong>Geographic Information<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hMqXu8mJ4gw8_syfshO1IO0xMU76TrSG\/view?usp=sharing\" style=\"border-radius:12px;color:#3d95c9;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong>\u201cPedro Vicente Maldonado\u201d Award<\/strong> for the <strong>Best Doctoral <\/strong>Dissertation in <strong>Cartography<\/strong>, <strong>Geodesy<\/strong>, and\/or <strong>Geographic Information<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MRjh58oUZMwASCugd9AQtTj7ZCZq68No\/view?usp=sharing\" style=\"border-radius:13px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong>&#8220;Arch C. Gerlach&#8221; <\/strong>Award<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1UDP6l3iOnnwN7vSNdvyVbL0aG-Vz51eB\/view?usp=sharing\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong> \u201cLuiz Muniz Barreto\u201d<\/strong> Award<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kkairtJ7-VJw80XPQSvMeEgMcM68dhov\/view?usp=sharing\" style=\"border-radius:12px;color:#170e5d;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong>Pan American Award<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/?page_id=5132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cartography-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cartography.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cartography-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cartography-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ipgh.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cartography-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Created in accordance with Resolution X adopted at the III General Assembly, held in Lima, Peru, in April 1941.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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