UN Sustainable Development Goals

Past Executive Committees

List of members from 1961 to 2020 (Posted 01.07.2020)

36th IGC, Delhi, India

- Note from the IUGS and the IGC on the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) (Posted 25.09.2021)

- 36th IGC letter regarding the current refund process (Posted 03.06.2021)

- Joint IUGS-IGC letter concerning 36th IGC, Delhi (India), from John Ludden (IUGS President) and Ranjit Rath (36th IGC-LOC) (Posted 22.12.2020)

- IUGS concern on status of refunds from 36th IGC: letter to all registered participants from Stan Finney (IUGS Secretary General) (Posted 17.09.2020)

- International Geological Congress rescheduled from 9-14 November 2020 to 16-21 August 2021 (Posted 24.06.2020)

- IGCC: Postponement and reschedule of the 36th IGC (letter signed by the IUGS President) (Posted 24.06.2020)

- Refund policy (Posted 10.05.2020)

- Letter from the IUGS President: 36th International Geological Congress rescheduled tor 9-14 November 2020 (Posted 28.02.2020)

- Letter from the IGC Committee (IGCC): Postponement and reschedule of the 36th IGC (Posted 28.02.2020)

- Urgent information from organizers (Posted 25.02.2020)

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International Science Council (ISC)

Action Plan 2019-2021 (Posted 27.09.2019)

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NEWS ARCHIVE

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The State of the Planet: Talks and Panel
An IUGS60 event on 22 April 2022
(Posted 08.04.2022) (new)

INHIGEO Anniversaries:
New Zealand Pioneer Geologist Julius von Haast (1822-1887)
Read the post by Simon Nathan (New Zealand)
INHIGEO Anniversary list
(Posted 20.04.2022) (new)

2022 Earth Futures Festival: Workshop 2
Making and completing your film
Wed 6 April 2022: 7-8 pm AEST / 11 am-12 pm CEST / 5-6 am EDT
Register here (free): https://tinyurl.com/EFFWorkshop2
Download the flyer
(Posted 05.04.2022)

IUGS E-Bulletin n. 184
March 2022 News Update
(Posted 31.03.2022)

IUGS Annual Report 2021
Download (pdf file)
(Posted 28.03.2022)

Peter Bobrowsky awarded the James M. Harrison Award of the IUGS
The celebration was held in Paris at the 77th IUGS Executive Committee meeting
(Posted 25.03.2022)

International Geoscience Programme Council Members - Call for Application
Read here
(Posted 23.03.2022)

In celebration of the World Water Day 2022
An IUGS60 event
(Posted 18.03.2022)

36th International GeologicaL Congress - Virtual
20-22 March 2022
Registration
(Posted 21.02.2022)

Video day 1 (click here) (Posted 21.03.2022)
Video day 2 (click here) (Posted 25.03.2022)
Video day 3 (click here) (Posted 25.03.2022)

77th IUGS Executive Committee Meeting
Paris (France), 16-18 March 2022
(Posted 17.02.2022)

International Geoscience Programme - IGCP: 2021 annual report
Read here
(Posted 18.03.2022)

INHIGEO Anniversaries:
Geological Society of China: Foundation and Development
Read the post by Jiuchen Zhang, Jingfei Zhang & Gengshen Zhan (China)
INHIGEO Anniversary list
(Posted 16.03.2022)

Episodes
Vol. 45, No 1, March 2022
(Posted 02.03.2022)

New version of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart published
Version 2022/02
Download (pdf version)
(Posted 21.02.2022)

In Celebration of the UN Women and Girls in Science Day
An IUGS60 set of interviews to women in geosciences.
Videos
(Posted 11.02.2022)

DDE has a new logo
Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE): the first IUGS-recognized big science programme
Read more
(Posted 17.02.2022)

Ratification of Artinskian GSSP
The IUGS Executive Committee has voted overwhelmingly to ratify the GSSP proposal for the base of the Artinskian Stage of the Cisuralian Series and Permian System.
Read more
(Posted 09.02.2022)

Submissions are now open to the 2022 Earth Futures Festival
The Earth Futures Festival is an international film and video event showcasing the important role geoscience plays in tackling our most pressing global challenges. The event takes place in September and October 2022 and will culminate in screenings and award events hosted at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, and venues in Sydney and New York.
Read more
(Posted 04.02.2022)

The International Geoscience and Geopark Programme (IGGP)
Newsletter issue #2 December 2021
(Posted 17.12.2021)

International Geodiversity Day – 6 October
A great opportunity to raise awareness of geosciences
On 23rd November 2021 the International Geodiversity Day (IGD) was established by the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference! From now on, the 6th of October will be an annual worldwide celebration, raising awareness across society about the importance of non-living nature for the well-being and prosperity of all living beings on the planet!
Website
(Posted 26.11.2021)

IUGS and The Earth Project
IUGS and The Earth Project are proud to announce the winners of the first round of our COP26 Photography Countdown Event. Check out the three stunning images and conservation stories behind them: https://theearthproject.world/gallery-1-winners/.
Gallery 2 opens for voting today. Why not check out these exquisite images of the environment and nature: https://theearthproject.world/cop-26-gallery-b/. You have two weeks to decide which are your favourite 3 images/storie. Be part of giving nature a voice at COP26.
For a full picture of the event check out the latest COP26 Countdown Event newsletter: https://theearthproject.world/PressRelease/pressrelease5-10.html
tEP's latest newsletter
The Earth Project Newsletter 26.10.21
Gallery Competition Winners!
(Posted 06.10.2021, updated 08.11.2021 )