Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:38:41 +0200
From: Copernicus 
Subject: EGS + EUG = EGU

Dear Colleagues,
Hereby we would like to inform you that on 7 September 2002 the Councils of
the European Geophysical Society (EGS) and of the European Union of
Geosciences (EUG) have established a joint association, the European
Geosciences Union (EGU), encompassing now the full spectrum of geosciences
and of planetary and solar system sciences.

The new Union will unify subject coverage, avoid duplication and enhance
scientific co-operation and collaboration in Europe; speak with a common
voice and streamline European investment in science; strengthen the voice of
the European geo- and space - sciences in discussions on a global scale; and
provide a greater opportunity and broader scope for the exchange of ideas
and for interdisciplinary collaboration.

During the transition phase 2002 - 2003 membership and journal subscriptions
in the EGS and in thh EUG will automatically be recognized by the EGU and
vice versa. The Contact Address will be the addresses of the EGS Office in
Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, and of the EUG Office in Strasbourg, France. The
elected Members of Council of the EGU are included in the attachment.

We hope that you welcome this merger, and that you will support the new
association with regard to its prime aims: membership, meetings and
conferences and publications.

With kind regards,
Peter Fabian
(President of EGS and EGU)
Max Coleman
(President of EUG and Vice-President of EGU)