Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:25:34 -0600
From: Joann C Joselyn
The IUGG Electronic Journal
Volume 2 No. 10 (October 1, 2002)
Contents
1. IUGG General Assembly Third Circular posted on Web
2. Reminder: Proposals for Changes to the IUGG Statutes and By-Laws due
January 4
3. IUGG Bureau meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa
4. SCL/ILP Bureau members named for 2003-2005
5. IUGG-related meetings occurring during October-December 2002
1. IUGG General Assembly Third Circular posted on Web
The XXIII IUGG General Assembly will be held in Sapporo, Japan, from June
30- July 11, 2003. The Third Circular has now been released on the Web
site and will be mailed to all of those who have pre-registered, as
explained in the First and Second Circulars. (To access the web site,
go to the IUGG Web site at www.IUGG.org and select the General
Assembly link). The registration form and hotel booking form are in the
third Circular and can be filed electronically or by post. The Early-
Bird registration fee is good until April 1 so that the Sapporo Local
Organizing Committee can better plan for the expected attendance. After
that, the fees increase. The Abstract and Travel Grant submission forms
are due in Japan by January 30, 2003.
2. Reminder: Proposals for Changes to the IUGG Statutes and By-Laws
due January 4
According to the IUGG Statutes, proposals by Member Countries for a
change of any article of the statutes of the Union must reach the
Secretary General at least six months before the announced date of the
Council Meeting at which it is to be considered. Two-thirds of the
Delegates at the Council Meeting must approve any change. The Council
Meeting on July 4, 2003, in Sapporo, Japan, will consider changes to the
Statutes and By-laws; therefore, such proposals must be received at the
Office of the Secretariat by January 4, 2003. President Masaru Kono has
appointed a Committee, chaired by Prof. Uri Shamir, to co-ordinate
proposals for changes. For further information, please contact Prof.
Shamir (e-mail: shamir@tx.technion.ac.il).
3. IUGG Bureau meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa
The IUGG National Committee for South Africa, through the Office of
International Affairs of the South Africa National Research Foundation,
hosted the annual meeting of the IUGG Bureau from August 31-September 1,
in the facilities of the Graduate School of Business of the University
of Cape Town. The Bureau members are grateful to the National
Committee, and especially for the hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. Vere
Shannon who made the arrangements and welcomed each of us personally.
The minutes of the meeting are in preparation and a summary will be
posted on the IUGG web site soon. On September 2, the Bureau members
met with Dr. AF Spilhaus Jr. and Prof. M Hamlin, representing the IUGG
Finance Committee. Topics discussed included a draft budget for 2004-2007.
4. SCL/ILP Bureau Members named for 2003-2005
The five voting members of the governing Bureau of the ICSU Scientific
Committee on the Lithosphere (SCL), which guides the International
Lithosphere Program (ILP), are elected from nominees provided by the
IUGG and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). Two
members represent IUGG, two represent IUGS, and one member represents
both. The IUGG members for 2003-2005 will be Dr. H Drewes (Germany,
continuing for a second 2-year term), Dr. Wang Qingchen (China), and Dr.
S Gregersen (Denmark) who is serving as the joint IUGS/IUGG member). In
addition, IUGG names a non-voting representative who attends the SCL/ILP
executive meetings. For 2003-2005, the IUGG representative will be Dr.
E Robert Engdahl (USA).
5. IUGG-related meetings occurring during October-December, 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.
October 1-5 IAG, Ohio, USA, Celebrating 50 years of Geodetic Science at Ohio
State University
October 6-20 IGCSB, Beijing, China, 1st International Training Course on
Earthquake Disasters and Disaster Mitigation for Developing Countries
October 10-19 COSPAR, Houston, Texas, USA, 34th COSPAR Assembly (2nd World
Space Congress)
October 14-18 UNESCO/IAHS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, International Conference on
Urban Hydrology for the 21st Century
October 21-25 IAG, Santiago, Chile, International Symposium on Recent Crustal
Deformations in South America and Surrounding Areas
October 30-November 1 EMI, Shanghai, China, 3rd International Workshop on
Earthquakes and Megacities
November 8 - 10 Santiago de Cali, Colombia, VIII Congresso Nacional y V
Internacional de Topografia CNIT 2002
November 18 - 22 WOCE, San Antonio, Texas, USA, World Ocean Circulation
Experiment: Achievements and Beyond
November 18 - 22 Delft, The Netherlands, 2nd European Conference on Radar
Meteorology (ERAD)
November 18 - 22 AUG, Monterrey, N.L. , Mexico, First International
Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management
November 19 - 21 SGfA , Luanda, Angola, Key Challenges for Geophysics in
Angola, First Biannual Conference of the Angolan Geophysical Society
November 21 - 22 UNESCO/IAHS, Timisoara, Romania, The International
Conference of Preventing and Fighting Hydrological Disasters
November 24 - 26 IASPEI/ASC, Kathmandu, Nepal, 4th Asian Seismological
Commission General Assembly (ASC2002)
November 25 - December 13 SCOSTEP/URSI, Trieste, Italy, The 3rd
International School on Atmospheric Radar
December 2 - 6 IAHR/IAHS(ICSI), Dunedin, New Zealand, 16th IAHR
International Symposium on Ice
December 6 - 10 AGU, San Francisco, California, USA, AGU Fall Meeting
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 10 (October, 2002)
J. A. Joselyn, Secretary General [www.IUGG.org]
secretariat@iugg.org fax: 1 303 497 3645