Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:39:30 -0700
From: Joann C Joselyn
The IUGG Electronic Journal
Volume 5 No. 3 (March 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. IERS Technical Notes 31 and 32
2. ICSU Call for Nominations
3. IGY+50 Developments
4. Honors and Awards
5. In Memoriam: Serguei Balassanian (1948-2004)
6. Report from the SCOPE General Assembly
7. IUGG-related meetings occurring during March - May 2005
1. IERS Technical Notes 31 and 32
The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS)
has recently published the following Technical Notes. Online versions
of these documents can be found at
http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/tn/ .
No. 31: C. Boucher, Z. Altamimi, P. Sillard, and M. Feissel-Vernier: The
ITRF2000.
No. 32: D.D. McCarthy and G. Petit (eds.): IERS Conventions (2003).
2. ICSU Call for Nominations
Nominations for ICSU Officers and members of the Executive Board are now
open. These include the President-Elect, Vice-President for Scientific
Planning and Review, Vice-President for External Relations, Secretary
General and Treasurer of ICSU and for Ordinary Members of the Executive
Board. IUGG may submit one name per office, for consideration by the
Nominating Committee. New officers will be elected at the 28th General
Assembly in Shanghai and Suzhou, China, 17-21 October 2005. For
additional information, please contact the IUGG Secretariat.
3. IGY+50 Developments
eGY (Electronic Geophysical Year)
A planning meeting was held in Boulder, Colorado, 14-15 February.
Information about eGY and the meeting can be accessed on the eGY
website: http://www.egy.org .
IHY (International Heliophysical Year)
A North American Science Community Planning Workshop was held in
Boulder, Colorado, 16-18 February. Information about IHY and the
meeting can be accessed from the IHY web site: http://ihy.gsfc.nasa.gov .
An important part of IHY activities will be preserving the history and
memory of the International Geophysical Year 1957-58. IHY has set up a
History Initiative with the following goals:
* identifying and recognizing planners of and participants in the first IGY,
* preserving memoirs, articles, photographs, and all items of historical
significance for the IGY,
* making these items available to historians, researchers, etc.,
* serving as a contact service for these activities,
* spreading awareness of the history of geophysics, and
* planning special events and "reunions."
To this end, IHY has established the IGY "Gold" Club to identify
participants from the first IGY (gold symbolizing the 50th anniversary).
To join the Gold Club, three requirements must be met:
* You must have been a participant in the first IGY
* You must contribute an item of historical significance to the
initiative. It can be a letter, a recollection, an article, a
photograph, etc.
* You must be willing to have that item made publicly available to
historians, librarians, and other people interested in investigating and
preserving the history of geophysics.
"Gold club" participants will be rewarded with a special "IGY Gold
Anniversary" certificate of recognition and a special commemorative "IGY
Gold" lapel pin specially designed for the 50th anniversary of IGY.
Only members of the IGY Gold club will be issued this pin. To nominate
a colleague or yourself, send an e-mail message to
Barbara.J.Thompson@nasa.gov.
4. Honors and Awards
Members of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
have recently achieved success. A team from the University of
California, Berkeley, led by Prof. Yoram Rubin, was selected as the US
National Center for Hydrological Synthesis. In Japan, Prof. Kuni
Takeuchi's program "Research and Education on Integrated River Basin
Management in Asian Monsoon Region, " was designated as a 21st Century
Center of Excellence.
The American Geophysical Union has named their 2005 Fellows. The
following scientists active within IUGG were among those elected.
Congratulations to all!
Georges Balmino (France), past Secretary General of IUGG
Bruce Buffett (Canada/USA), Chair of the IUGG Union Commission on
Studies of Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI)
Devendra Lal (USA), past President of IUGG (1983-87)
Kathryn Whaler (Scotland, UK), member of IAGA Executive Committee
Vladimir Zharkov (Russia), member of Advisory Committee, SEDI
5. In Memoriam: Serguei Balassanian (1948-2004)
Prof. Serguei Balassanian, Yerevan State University, died on November
23, 2004, as a result of an automobile accident. Prof. Balassanian was
President of the IUGG National Committee for the Republic of Armenia and
the Armenian Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth, and
also President of the IASPEI Asian Seismological Commission. He was a
renowned authority in the field of natural hazards and risks.
Additional information can be found on the IASPEI web site under Recent
Changes.
6. Report from the SCOPE General Assembly
The XIIth General Assembly of the ICSU Scientific Committee on Problems
of the Environment (SCOPE) was held in New Delhi, India, from 8-11
February2005. Dr. N.J. Peters attended on behalf of IUGG. The officers
of SCOPE were elected for the 2005-2008 term, reports were received, and
a number of resolutions were passed. SCOPE organizes its work within 3
clusters: Management of Societal and Natural Resources, Ecosystems and
Biodiversity, and Health and Environment. IUGG is actively involved in
projects within the first two clusters. Reports from the General
Assembly are available from the IUGG Secretariat.
7. IUGG-related meetings occurring during March - May 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.
March 1 - 5 IAG, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, International Workshop
on Deformation and Gravity Change: Indicators of Isostasy, Tectonics,
Volcanism and Climate Change
March 15 - 17 IAGA/EMSEV, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan, International Workshop on
Seismo Electromagnetics
March 17 - 19 IAG, Jaén, Spain, International Symposium on Geodetic
Deformation Monitoring: From Geophysical to Geodetic Roles
March 21 - 23 ISPRS, Delft, The Netherlands, The First International
Symposium on Geo-information for Disaster Management
April 1 - 9 IAVCEI, Sal Island, Cape Verde, Workshop on Ocean Island Volcanism
April 4 - 9 IAHS, Foz de Iguassu, Brazil, Scientific Assembly
April 11 -15 WCRP/CliC, Beijing, China, 1st CliC International Science
Conference: Cryosphere, the Frozen Frontier of Climate Science
April 24 - 29 EGU, Vienna, Austria, EGU General Assembly
May 3 - 5 URSI, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 11th International Ionospheric
Effects Symposium
May 9 - 14 SCOSTEP, Taipei, Taiwan, China, 11th International Symposium on
Equatorial Aeronomy
May 16 - 19 Egyptian Geophysical Society, Cairo, Egypt, Imaging the Future:
Cairo 2005 2nd International Petroleum Conference
May 16 - 20 EGU/CIIFEN, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1st Alexander von Humboldt
International Conference on the El Niño phenomenon and its global impact
May 18 - 20 NMIJ/BIPM, Tsukuba, Japan, NMIJ-BIPM Workshop on the Impact of
Information Technology on Metrology
May 22 - 26 UN/Algeria/ESA, Algiers, Algeria, International Seminar on the
Use of Space Technology for Disaster Management: Prevention and
Management of Natural Disasters
May 23 - 27 AGUSEG/, New Orleans, LA, USA Joint Meeting
May 25 - 28 IAHS, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 3rd International Symposium on
flood Defense: Floods, from Defense to Management
End of IUGG Electronic Journal Volume 5 Number 3 (March 2005)
J. A. Joselyn, Secretary General [http://www.IUGG.org]
secretariat@iugg.org fax: 1 303 497 3645