The IUGG Electronic JournalVolume 5 No. 4 (April 1, 2005)This short, informal newsletter is intended to keep IUGG Member National Committees informed about the activities of the IUGG Associations, and actions of the IUGG Secretariat. Past issues are posted on the IUGG Web site. Please forward this message to those who will benefit from the information. Your comments are welcome. Contents
1. IUGG Annual Report for 2004 The IUGG 2004 Annual Report is now posted on the IUGG web site under Publications/Reports. Printed copies will be mailed to all Adhering Bodies, and can be sent on request to the Secretariat. 2. IUGS Executive Committee meeting The Executive Committee of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) met in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 18-21. In the tradition of collaboration among the Geounions, Uri Shamir was invited to attend the first two days of the meeting during which matters of common interest to the two Unions were discussed. Among them were the various components of the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year, especially the International Year of Planet Earth, the proposed ICSU strategic plan, and the agenda items to be considered at the upcoming ICSU General Assembly. International Year of Planet Earth All Key Text Teams have now presented their draft texts for the scientific brochures. The Ocean brochure will be printed soon, followed by brochures on the 'Soils' and 'Megacities' themes. The downloadable status of brochures may be checked by visiting the website at www.esfs.org. The Management Team agreed to reprint the Resources brochure to provide a better balance between coverage of fossil fuels and mineral resources. Generous support has been received from several European geological surveys to make possible printing of the brochures. A business plan and prospectus for the International Year has recently been printed and can be found on home page named above. eGY (Electronic Geophysical Year) The eGY Task Force and a number of enthusiasts met at LASP (Boulder, Colorado) on February 14-15, 2005. This was the last meeting of the Task Force, which was disbanded (with great thanks for the hard work for eGY), and the group identified the new management structure of the eGY initiative. The eGY International Committee will lead the initiative through 2005-2008, with the working Secretariat at LASP. The eGY will also include National Representatives as identified. The full text of Minutes is available at www.egy.org. eGY International Committee: Working Group Leaders: eGY Secretariat: Yoram Rubin, Professor of Civil Environmental Engineering at the University of California and President of the IAHS International Commission on Groundwater, received the Hydrology Section Award at the December 2004 American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, California. 5. Summer School on Gravimetric Methods The international Gravimetric Bureau (BGI, France), the International Center for Earth Tides (ICET, Belgium) and the Institute of Astronomy and Geodesy (IAG, Spain) are organizing a Summer School about "microgravimetry methods: static and dynamics aspects" in Lanzarote, October 23-28, 2005. The Web link is http://bgi.cnes.fr, and the request for information email is bernard.langellier@cnes.fr. Please note that the registration is strictly limited to 24 students. The following items were taken from the ICSU web site: http://www.icsu.org. Please visit this website for more items of interest. The World Climate Research Programme is looking for a Director. This opportunity is with the World Meteorological Organization (Vacancy Notice No. 1601) and details about the application, due by 10 May, can be found on the ICSU web site and at www.wmo.int/web/hrm. The position will begin on 1 November. It is a 2-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. Also listed on www.wmo.int/web/hrm is Director, Group on Earth Observations, for which the primary responsibility is the overall coordination of the development and implementation of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) work plan. This is Vacancy Notice 1602 and the closing date is 15 April. The position will begin on 1 July and is also a 2-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) has been admitted as an ICSU International Scientific Associate. IUGG endorsed their application and we are pleased to welcome them into the ICSU family. The draft report of the Priority Area Assessment (PAA) on Capacity Building in Science has been distributed to the ICSU Members for comment. 7. IUGG-Related Meetings Occurring during April - June 2005 A calendar of meetings of interest to IUGG disciplines (especially those organized or sponsored by IUGG Associations) is posted on the IUGG Web Site [ www.iugg.org ]. Specific information about these meetings, including web links, can be found there. Individual Associations also list more meetings on their web sites appropriate to their disciplines. IAVCEI; Sal Island, Cape Verde; Workshop on Ocean Island Volcanism April 4 - April 9, 2005 April 11 - April 15, 2005 April 24 - April 29, 2005 May 3 - May 5, 2005 May 9 - May 14, 2005 May 16 - May 19, 2005 May 16 - May 20, 2005 May 18 - May 20, 2005 May 22 - May 26, 2005 May 23 - May 27, 2005 May 25 - May 28, 2005 June 6 - June 9, 2005 June 6 - June 10, 2005 June 13 - June 18, 2005 June 20 - June 23, 2005 June 20 - June 24, 2005 June 20 - June 24, 2005 June 27 - June 29, 2005 June 27 - July 1, 2005 End of IUGG Electronic Journal Volume 5 Number 4 (April 1, 2005) |
