Two meetings of international organizations representing the particle physics field were held at TRIUMF on 10/11 February 2005. The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) is an organization in which discussions can take place on international aspects of particle physics, in particular the large accelerators that are at the heart of this field. The Committee's 16 members are approximately representative of particle physics activities in the different regions of the world. ICFA met on the evening of 10 February and all day 11 February. In addition to Committee members, directors of major world particle physics laboratories were also invited to the meeting. The 15-member International Linear Collider Steering Committee (ILCSC) is a subcommittee of ICFA whose primary role is to promote the construction of an electron-positron linear collider through world-wide collaboration; it met on 10 February.

   The major (although not only) item on the agendas of both meetings was the selection of a director for the International Linear Collider Global Design Effort; this is the body which will coordinate the world's linear collider design and R&D efforts, at least until a group of governments formally take over this task. ILCSC had organized a search for a director, and an ILCSC subgroup had evaluated and interviewed candidates. On 10 February, ILCSC interviewed the leading candidate and then made a recommendation for an offer, which was subsequently approved by ICFA on 11 February. On 18 March 2005, it was announced that Barry Barish of Caltech had accepted the position.
   The Chairs of both ICFA and ILCSC wish to thank TRIUMF for its kind and warm hospitality.•

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