Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:14:40 -0700
From: Joann C Joselyn 

Subject: IUGG E-Journal for January 1, 2003

The IUGG Electronic Journal
Volume 3 No. 1  (January 1, 2003)

Contents
1.   Happy New Year!  Plans for the IUGG Yearbook for 2003
2.   Abstract Deadline for IUGG General Assembly is January 30, 2003
3.   Initiatives in 2003 selected for IUGG support
4.   ICSU Call for Nominations for Assessment Panels
5.   ICSU 2004 Grants Programme announced
6.   IUGG-related meetings occurring during January - March 2003


1.  Happy New Year!  Plans for the IUGG Yearbook for 2003

The IUGG Secretariat wishes to thank all of the Adhering Body National 
Committees and the Associations for their help to update the information 
in the IUGG Yearbook.  The 2003 Yearbook will be posted on the IUGG 
Website (http://www.IUGG.org) during the week of January 6, and will be 
printed and distributed by the end of the month.  During 2003, updates 
to addresses and other information in the Yearbook should be sent to the 
Secretariat (secretariat@iugg.org) as soon as they are known; our goal 
is to update the Web copy of the Yearbook as often as necessary.  Best 
Wishes to all of the IUGG family for a healthy and prosperous New Year.

2.   Abstract Deadline for IUGG General Assembly is January 30, 2003

Preparations are continuing for the IUGG General Assembly, June 30-July 
11, 2003, in Sapporo, Japan.  The Abstract Deadline is January 30, 2003, 
which is also the deadline for applications for travel support.  The 
General Assembly web site, accessible from the IUGG home page 
(http://www.IUGG.org), includes all the instructions and forms.

3.   Initiatives in 2003 selected for IUGG support

At the 1999 General Assembly, an "opportunity fund" was set aside in the 
budget to support proposals for inter-Association initiatives.  As of 
2003, $121,905 has been allocated including funding for the new or 
continuing projects listed below.  Additional proposals are welcome.

Commission on Groundwater-Seawater Interactions     IAHS/IAPSO

Detailed Study on the Active Tectonics of Afro-Arabian Rift Region using 
Paleomagnetic and Potential Field Data and its Incorporation with 
Seismic Activity      IASPEI/IAGA

The Webcyclopedia Project     IUGG GeoRisk Commission

Model Parameter Experiment (MOPEX) support (part of the WMO/IAHS Working 
Group on Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment)     IAHS/IAMAS

Initiation of a new IUGG Working Group of young scientists: Geophysics: 
The Future (GTF)

4.   ICSU Call for Nominations for Assessment Panels

IUGG has been asked to nominate persons who would be appropriate for 
selection to several assessment panels.  These panels will prepare 
reports and key recommendations that will be published and widely 
disseminated within the International Council for Science (ICSU), and 
will form the basis for actions including the development of new 
research programmes, policy initiatives, and priorities within the ICSU 
Grants Programme.  Two of the panels now open for nominations are
Scientific Data and Information
Rights and Responsibilities of Science and Society
Nominations are due in Paris by January 10.  Please contact the IUGG 
Secretariat (secretariat@iugg.org) for necessary forms and additional 
information.

5.   ICSU 2004 Grants Programme announced

The 2004 ICSU Grants Programme is now open for proposals.  The source of 
these funds is UNESCO, ICSU, and the US National Academy of Sciences. 
In 2002, the awards totaled $750,000 and in 2003, awards totaled 
$852,800.  IUGG has been able to compete successfully for at least one 
award for the past several years.  IAGA won Category II awards 
(proposals for less than $50,000) in 2002 and 2003, and IAPSO won a 
Category II award in 2001.  Proposals are due in Paris by 1 March 2003. 
  Contact the IUGG Secretariat (secretariat@iugg.org) for necessary 
forms and additional information.

6.    IUGG-related meetings occurring during January - March 2003

A calendar of meetings of interest to IUGG disciplines (especially those 
organized by IUGG Associations) is posted on the IUGG Web Site 
[www.IUGG.org]. Specific information about these meetings can be found 
there.  Individual Associations also list more meetings on their web 
sites appropriate to their disciplines.

January 5 - 10	IASPEI, Taupo, New Zealand, 10th International Symposium on 
Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents and their Margins

January 7 - 10	IEEE/ EMSEV, Singapore, Session on Seismo Electromagnetics

January 13 - 17	IUGG/EMSEV, Quezon City, Philippines, EMSEV Workshop for 
Initiating Seismic/Volcanic EM Monitoring

January 22 - 24 	ICWRS/IAHS, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, 2nd 
International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): 
Towards Sustainable Water Utilization in the 21st Century

January 27 - 29	EMSEV, Kanpur	India, Earth System Processes related to Gujarat 
Earthquake using Space Technology

February 9 - 13	AMS, Long Beach, California, 83rd AMS Annual Meeting 
including the 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and 
Instrumentation

February 20 - 21	IAGA, Adelaide, Australia, 3rd International Symposium on 
3-Dimensional Electro-magnetics

March 6 - 8	IUGG, Tokyo, Japan, 23rd General Assembly Scientific Programme 
Committee meeting

March 16 - 23	World Water Council, Kyoto, Japan, 3rd World Water Forum

March 17 - 21	WCRP, Univ. Reading, U.K., 24th Session of the Joint 
Scientific Committee

Mar 30 - Apr 4	SEDI, Les Houches, France, Winter School: Planetary Dynamos

This short, informal newsletter is intended to keep IUGG Member Country 
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.

End of IUGG Electronic Journal Volume 3 Number 1 (January, 2003)
J. A. Joselyn, Secretary General  [http://www.IUGG.org]
secretariat@iugg.org        fax:  1 303 497 3645