Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:52:35 -0600
From: Joann C Joselyn
Subject: IUGG E-Journal for May, 2002
The IUGG Electronic Journal
Volume 2 No. 5 (May 1, 2002)
Contents
1. IUGG 2003 General Assembly Second Circular available on the Web
2. IAHS launches Decade of Prediction of Ungauged Basins (PUBs)
3. Dr. David Pugh elected President of the Federation of Astronomical
and Geophysical Data Analysis Services (FAGS)
4. Prof. I.I. Mueller receives AGU Waldo Smith award
5. Ryan Aucone joins the Office of the Secretariat
6. IUGG-related meetings occurring during May - July 2002
1. IUGG 2003 General Assembly Second Circular available on the Web
The Second Circular is now complete and available in "pdf" format on the
Sapporo General Assembly web site. To access the Web Site, go to the
IUGG index page (www.IUGG.org) and click on the "2003 IUGG
General Assembly" link. The Second Circular is being printed and mailed
to everyone who either attended the 1999 Birmingham Assembly, or who has
asked to receive the Second Circular.
2. IAHS launches Decade of Prediction of Ungauged Basins (PUBs)
There is a need for hydrological data where ground-based observations
are missing. PUBs is an international research initiative that will
combine theoretical hydrology, remote sensing, in-situ observations and
modelling of the quantity and quality of hydrological phenomena in order
to predict the stream flow in basins with no records. This information
is urgently needed for use in water resources development and
management, flood forecasting, and for many other purposes. For more
information, consult the web page www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/PUBs/PUB-proposal-100202.htm
P. Hubert, Secretary-General, IAHS
3. Dr. David Pugh elected President of the Federation of Astronomical
and Geophysical Data Analysis Services (FAGS)
Prof. P. Paquet has informed the IUGG Secretariat that Dr. David Pugh
(U.K.) was elected the new President of FAGS at their Council meeting of
18 March. David Pugh and Dr. Martine Feissel (France) are presently
serving as the IUGG representatives to FAGS. We congratulate Dr. Pugh
on his new responsibilities.
4. Prof. I.I. Mueller receives AGU Waldo Smith award
Dr. Ivan I. Mueller, Professor of Ohio State University and past
president (1987-1991) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG),
has been awarded the 2002 Waldo E. Smith award from the American
Geophysical Union. He is cited for pioneering the interdisciplinary
science of modern satellite geodesy; for developing fundamental theory
and practical realization of the terrestrial reference frame using
emerging satellite geodetic measurement systems, and for extraordinary
leadership to foster collaborative international scientific research
programs and to provide services for the advancement of geophysical
science, including the initiation and establishment of such important
scientific services as the International GPS Service for Geodynamics (IGS).
5. Ryan Aucone joins the Office of the Secretariat
The IUGG Secretariat is pleased to welcome Mr. Ryan Aucone to the
Boulder, Colorado IUGG Office as Assistant to the Secretary-General. He
is a student at the University of Colorado with a double major in
Economics (International Trade and Open Market Operations) and Fine Arts
(Photography and Computer Graphics). He is experienced in managing
databases and his previous job was assistant to the manager of Alyeska,
a resort in Girdwood, Alaska. His e-mail address is
aucone@cires.colorado.edu, or secretariat@iugg.org.
6. IUGG-related meetings occurring during May - July 2002
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.
May 6-10 IOC/EC/FRNS, Liege, Belgium, 34th Int'l Liege Colloquium on
Ocean Dynamics: Tracer Methods in Geophys. Fluid Dynamics Colloquium
May 7-9 URSI, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 10th International Ionospheric
Effects Symposium
May 13-17 IAVCEI, IPGP, WOVO, St. Pierre, Martinique, West Indies,
International Congress Montagne Pelee 1902-2002
May 21-24 IAG/FIG, Berlin, Germany, 2nd Symposium on Geodesy for
Geotechnical and Structural Engineering
May 27-30 EUGIN/NNF, Copenhagen, Denmark, European Navigation Conference
- GNSS 2002
May 28 - June 1 AGU, Washington, DC, USA, AGU spring meeting
June 3-14 IHDP/START, Bonn, Germany, 3rd bi-annual International Human
Dimensions Workshop on Human Dimensions of Urbanisation and the
Transition to Sustainability
June 9-15 IAVCEI, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, 3rd Biennial Workshop on
Subduction Processes in the Kurile-Kamchactka-Aleutian Arcs
June 12-14 IAG, Athens, Greece, General Assembly of the Working Group of
European Geoscientists for the Establishment of Networks for Earth
Science Research (Wegener 2002)
June 12-15 IASPEI, Hawaii, USA, IRIS annual meeting
June 15-16 IUGG/GeoRisk, Budapest, Hungary, Euroscience - IUGG
Conference Reduction of Risk & Sustainable Development of Society
June 17-21 IAG, Matera, Italy, V. Hotine-Marussi Symposium on
Mathematical Geodesy
June 17-21 IUGG/CMG, Torino , Italy, Pattern and Form in Earth Dynamics;
24th International Conference on Mathematical Geophysics
June 17-20 IAHS/ICGW, Prague, Czech Republic, 4th International
Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling
June 19-21 IASPEI, Sintra, Portugal, 3rd Int'l Conference on Computer
Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation
June 20-24 AGU, Santorini, Greece, Volcanism and the Earth's Atmosphere
(Chapman Conference)
July 1-5 IAHS/IAHR, Cardiff, U.K., 5th International Conference on Hydroinformatics
July 1-5 UN, Moshi, Tanzania, International Conference to Mark the
International Year of Mountains (IYM2002)
July 1-6 IASPEI, Castle of Zahradky, Czech Republic, Workshop/Summer
School on the Structure and Tectonics of Active Convergent Margins
July 3-5 IASPEI, Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France, TeleGeo 2002 - Third Symposium
July 9- 12 AGU, Wellington, New Zealand, Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
July 15-26 ICSU/SCAR, Shanghai. China, XXVII SCAR Assembly
July 22-26 IUGG/SEDI, Lake Tahoe, California, USA, 8th Symposium of
Studies of Earth's Deep Interior
July 22-26 IAHS, Dresden, Germany, 3rd international Conference on Water
Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER)
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 2 Number 5 (May, 2002)
J. A. Joselyn, Secretary General [http://www.IUGG.org]
jjoselyn@cires.colorado.edu or secretariat@iugg.org fax: 1 303 497 3645