Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 13:53:02 -0700
From: Joann C Joselyn
Subject: IUGG E-Journal for November, 2002
The IUGG Electronic Journal
Volume 2 No. 11 (November 1, 2002)
Contents
1. IUGG Nominations Committee Report
2. GeoRisk Commission "Budapest Manifesto on Risk Science and
Sustainability"
3. Short Report from the ICSU Assembly
4. ICSU Position Papers
5. Nominations invited for IAGA Long Service Medal
6. IAHS Initiative: Prediction in Ungauged Basins
7. Corrections and updates to the IUGG Yearbook now due
8.
IUGG-related meetings occurring during November, 2002 - January, 2003
1. IUGG Nominations Committee Report
Prof. K.-P. Schwarz is completing the report of the IUGG Nominating
Committee. As specified in the IUGG By-laws (revised in 1999), the
Committee has proposed "one or two names for each position in the Bureau
and in the Finance Committee, seeking to achieve a reasonable balance in
their geographical and professional distribution." This report will be
mailed to each of the National Committees, and will also be published
electronically on November 4 in a special edition of the IUGG E-Journal
(Issue 11 A). The Report includes instructions for making further
nominations, which must be received by the end of March. The Curriculum
Vitae of the candidates will be posted on the IUGG Web site, and can be
obtained directly from the IUGG Secretariat if web access is not convenient.
2. GeoRisk Commission "Budapest Manifesto on Risk Science and
Sustainability"
The IUGG Commission on Geophysical Risk and Sustainability (GeoRisk
Commission) held its inaugural meeting June 15 and 16, 2002, at the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest in conjunction with a workshop
entitled "Science for Reduction of Risk and Sustainable Development of
Society." Speakers were invited from IUGG (representing the physical
sciences) and from Euroscience (representing the social sciences). The
talks and the discussion were summarised into the Budapest Manifesto on
Risk Science and Sustainability. This declaration aims to reinforce the
social and vital link between the scientific community and the public to
provide a general guide for scientists that deal with risk and
sustainability. The text of this declaration is posted on the IUGG web
site under "Reports."
3. Short Report from the ICSU Assembly
The 27th ICSU (International Council for Science) General Assembly was
held September 25-28, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Those attending from
IUGG were President Masaru Kono, Secretary-General Jo Ann Joselyn, and
Bureau Member Harsh Gupta, who also presented an invited talk in the
Scientific Forum on Sustainable Development and served on the
Resolutions Committee. Among the highlights, ICSU admitted the
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing into
membership, and accepted three new Associate Members (Macedonian Academy
of Sciences and the Arts, Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Peru, and
Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan). New Officers, who
will serve until the 2005 ICSU General Assembly to be held in China, are
President: J. Lubchenco (USA); Vice-President for Scientific Planning
and Review: D.A.D. Parry (New Zealand); Vice President for External
Relations: P.D. Tyson (South Africa); Secretary General: A.-M. Cetto
(Mexico); and Treasurer: R. Elliott (UK). The President-elect is G.
Mehta (India). Union members on the Executive Board are R. Brett (IUGS;
USA); G. Berlucchi (IBRO; Italy); M. Denis (IUPsyS; France); and B.
Richter (IUPAP; USA). National Members are H. Chaimovich (Brazil);
M.-L. Chanin (France); F. Gudyanga (Zimbabwe); and L. Lapointe (Canada).
ICSU has expanded the office staff in Paris to include a Webmaster and
a Communications Specialist. Please consult the ICSU web page
(http://www.icsu.org) for addition information.
4. ICSU Position Papers
In response to an invitation from the International Council for Science
(ICSU), IUGG has worked with other ICSU bodies to produce two position
papers. These papers can be accessed from the IUGG web site under
"Reports," and are also accessible from the ICSU web site
(http://www.icsu.org) .
ICSU Position Paper on Natural Disaster Reduction: Safer Sustainable
Communities: Making Better Decisions about Risk, prepared by Tom Beer
(IUGG Commission on Geophysical Risk & Sustainability) and Robert
Hamilton (ICSU Committee on Disaster Reduction)
ICSU Position Paper on Water Systems Including Quality, prepared by John
Rodda (IUGG/IAHS) and Robert Naiman (ICSU Scientific Committee on Water
Research)
5. Nominations invited for IAGA Long Service Medal
The International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA)
welcomes nominations for the IAGA Long Service Medal, which is awarded
to persons who have done extra-ordinary work in basic measurements or
other basic activities within the IAGA fields. Of particular interest
are nominees who operate observatories under difficult conditions. To
make a nomination, please contact the IAGA Secretary-General, Dr. Bengt
Hultqvist (hultqv@irf.se) as soon as possible for additional information.
6. IAHS Initiative: Prediction in Ungauged Basins (PUB)
PUB is an international research initiative launched by the International
Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) to promote the development
of science and technology to provide the hydrological data where ground
observations are needed but are missing. PUB will predict this
hydrological data by drawing from theoretical hydrology, remote sensing,
and in situ observations combined with modelling of water quantity and
water quality, and will also benefit scientists and communities in need
of advanced science and technology. PUB will have connectivity with
existing programs in and out of IAHS that are concerned with predictions
of hydrological responses, and will provide a forum, a network and the
theoretical framework for integration of all existing related
initiatives. Following from a first Workshop held in Kofu (Japan) last
March, the PUB Kick-Off meeting will be held in Brasilia (Brasil) from
November 20 to 22. All information about PUB and the Brasilia meeting
are available on the IAHS Web site http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs .
7. Corrections and updates to the IUGG Yearbook now due
Corrections and updates to the information contained in the IUGG Yearbook
are now being finalized in preparation for the 2003 Yearbook. Please
contact the IUGG Secretariat by November 28 (secretariat@iugg.org) with
additions and corrections.
8. IUGG-related meetings occurring during November, 2002 - January, 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.
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
January 5 - 10 IAPSEI, 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 12-16 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
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 11 (November, 2002)
J. A. Joselyn, Secretary General [http://www.IUGG.org]
secretariat@iugg.org fax: 1 303 497 3645