The IUGG Electronic Journal Volume 15 No. 7 (15 June 2015)

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS

UNION GEODESIQUE ET GEOPHYSIQUE INTERNATIONALE


The IUGG Electronic Journal

 Volume 15 No. 7 (15 June 2015)

NOTE: This June issue of the IUGG E-Journal follows 2 weeks from the 1 June issue. There will not be a July issue. Normal E-Journal issues should resume in August. These unusual issue dates are necessary to accommodate the events leading up to, and

including, the General Assembly.


Special Issue for the 26th General Assembly of the IUGG Prague, Czech Republic,

22 June – 2 July 2015

www.iugg2015prague.com

This special newsletter issue provides the latest information and key dates for the 26th General Assembly of the International Union of

Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). Past issues are posted on the IUGG website (http://www.iugg.org/publications/ejournals/). Please

forward this message to those who will benefit from the information. Your comments are welcome.


Contents


1. The 26h IUGG General Assembly

2. Scientific Program of the Assembly

3. Union Plenary Lectures

4. Important Events

5. Information for Council Delegates

6. Awards to be presented at the IUGG2015




1. The 26th IUGG General Assembly

IUGG General Assemblies are held every four years and provide an opportunity for scientists from all over the world representing eight Union

Associations that comprise the IUGG and official delegates of 70 Member Countries of IUGG to come together to share their latest scientific

discoveries and to determine strategies of the Union development for the next four years. This will be the second time that the IUGG General

Assembly has been held in Prague (the previous one was the Third General Assembly in 1927). The Czech Republic is ideal destination for

holidays and tourism, offering excellent historical, cultural, and natural touring opportunities.

The General Assembly will be held in the Prague Congress Centre positioned in the middle of the city. The centre is shown in the photo below

and more information is available at the webpagehttp://www.kcp.cz/en/homepage.


Prague Congress Centre



2. Scientific Program of the Assembly

The Scientific Program of the 26th IUGG General Assembly will run from Tuesday 23 June until Wednesday 1 July. Each day will consist of

four 90minute oral sessions and posters sessions. The Tuesday, 23 June, afternoon session will be the Opening Ceremony followed by the

Award Ceremony and Reception; the Wednesday, 1 July, afternoon session will be the Closing Ceremony; and three morning sessions will

have Union Plenary presentations.


The Scientific Program of the 2015 IUGG General Assembly includes three categories of symposia and a number of workshops on a wide

range of geophysical themes. These include:

Union Symposia which cover a wide range of themes of concern to all or many Associations and Union Commissions. Invited speakers

feature in these Symposia, supported by poster presentations selected by the convenors from those submitted. Some of the Union Symposia

are expanded or followed in greater depth in related Joint Symposia or in Association Symposia.

Joint Symposia with invited speakers and scientists whose presentations (which consist of oral and poster presentations) are accepted by

the session convenors. The themes have been devised by at least two Associations, one of which is the lead Association.

Some Joint Symposia are developed further separately in Association Symposia and Workshops.

Association Symposia with invited speakers and scientists whose presentations (which consist of oral and poster presentations) are

accepted by the session convenors. The eight Associations, and the single letter code used to identify them, are:

o C - IACS International Association of Cryospheric Sciences

o G - IAG International Association of Geodesy

o A - IAGA International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy

o H - IAHS International Association of Hydrological Sciences

o M - IAMAS International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

o P - IAPSO International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans

o S - IASPEI International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior

o V - IAVCEI International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior

The detailed Scientific Program is available online at:http://www.iugg2015prague.com/complete-programme.htm



3. Union Plenary Lectures

The scientific theme for the General Assembly is Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet. The IUGG President has invited nine of

the world’s leading scientists to present Plenary Lectures on the following topics, listed in the order of presentation:

- Transformation of Human Society for Sustainable Future (by Yuan T. Lee, Academy Sinica, Taipei, China)

- The Whole-System Approach to Extreme Space Weather (by Janet U. Kozyra, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, USA)

- Challenges of Educating Hydrologists for the Global South; the Case of Southern Africa (by Dominic Mazvimavi, University of

the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa)

- Sea Level Change in the Anthropocene (by Jonathan Gregory, University of Reading and Met Office, Reading, United Kingdom)

- Earthquake Dynamics and Seismic Radiation (by Raul Madariaga, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France)

- Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety (by Thomas J. Casedevall, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA)

-Contributions of Geodesy to Monitoring Natural Hazards and Global Change (byHarald Schuh, German Research Centre for

Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)

- Atmospheric Chemistry in the Anthropocene (by Laura Gallardo, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile)

- The Global Ocean Carbon Sink: Recent Trends and Variability (by Nicolas Gruber, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)

The abstract of the lectures and the short bios of the Union Lecturers can be viewed at http://www.iugg2015prague.com/union-lectures.htm



4. Important Events

Following are a list of special scientific and business events that will take place during the General Assembly, in chronological order (room

number is in parentheses). The full list of business

meetings can be found at: http://www.iugg2015prague.com/business-meetings.htm

First session of the IUGG Council Meeting

           (Conference Hall; by invitation only)

Monday, 22 June 13:30 – 18:00

First session of the IUGG Council Meeting

(Conference Hall; by invitation only)

Tuesday, 23 June

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

Union Symposium U1 “Future Earth and Sustainability

(Congress Hall)

Tuesday, 23 June 16:30 – 18:00

Opening Ceremony. Award Ceremony

(Congress Hall)

Tuesday, 23 June 18:00 – 20:00

Welcome Reception

(Foyer around Congress Hall – Poster and Exhibition

Area)

Wednesday, 24  June

08:30 – 10:00

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U2 “Integrated Disaster Risk

Science:

Accounting for Extremes

(Congress Hall)

Wednesday, 24

June

10:30 – 12:00

Union Lecture UL1

10:30: “Transformation of Human Society for

Sustainable

Future”.

Speaker: Yuan T. Lee (China-Taipei)

11:00: “The Whole System Approach to Extreme

Space

Weather”.

Speaker: Janet U. Kozyra (USA)

11:30: “Challenges of Educating Hydrologists for the

Global South; the Case of southern Africa”.

Speaker: Dominic Mazvimavi (South Africa)

(Congress Hall)

Thursday, 25

June

08:30 – 12:00

Second Session of the IUGG Council Meeting

(Conference Hall; by invitation only)

Thursday, 25

June

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

Union Symposium U8 “Geo-Monitoring in the 21st

Century”

(Congress Hall)

Thursday, 25

June

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U10 “Sea Level Change and

Variability: Past, Present and Future”

(Congress Hall)

Friday, 26 June

08:30 – 10:00

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U6 “Data Assimilation and

Inverse

Problems in Geophysical Sciences”

(Congress Hall)

Friday, 26 June 10:30 – 12:00

Union Lecture UL2


10:30: “Sea Level Change in the Anthropocene”.

Speaker:

Jonathan Gregory (UK)

11:00: “Earthquake Dynamics and Seismic Radiation”.

Speaker: Raul Madariaga (France)

11:30: “Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety”.

Speaker: Thomas J. Casadevall (USA)

(Congress Hall)

Saturday, 27

June

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U11 “Early Career Scientists

Symposium”

(Congress Hall)

Saturday, 27

June

18:30 – 21:00

Presidential Reception (by invitation only)

(Corinthia Hotel Prague, Suite 2, 3rd floor

Kongresová 1655/1, 140 69 Prague 4)

Sunday, 28

June

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U5 “New Discoveries in Deep

Interior of

the Earth and Planets”

(Congress Hall)

Monday, 29

June

08:30 – 10:00

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U9 “Revolutions in Earth Sciences:

from

Different Spheres to a Common Globe”

(Congress Hall)

Monday, 29

June

10:30 – 12:00

Union Lecture UL3

10:30: “Contributions of Geodesy to Monitoring Natural

Hazards and Global Change”.

Speaker: Harald Schuh (Germany)

11:00: “Atmospheric Chemistry in the Anthropocene”.

Speaker: Laura Gallardo (Chile)

11:30: “The Global Ocean Carbon Sink: Recent Trends and Variability”.

Speaker: Nicolas Gruber (Switzerland)

(Congress Hall)

Monday, 29 June 15:00 – 18:00

Third Session of the IUGG Council Meeting

(Conference Hall; by invitation only)

Tuesday, 30 June

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

Union Symposium U3 “Mathematics and Observations of

Earth Systems”

(Congress Hall)

Tuesday, 30 June

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

Union Symposium U3 “Mathematics and Observations of

Earth Systems”

(Congress Hall)

Tuesday, 30 June

13:30 – 15:00

16:30 – 18:00

Union Symposium U4 “Data Science and Analytics in

Geodesy and Geophysics – Research and Education

Progress and Opportunities”

(Congress Hall)

Wednesday, 1

July

08:30 – 10:00

10:30 – 12:00

Union Symposium U7 “The Potential for Carbon- and

Climate-Engineering to Offset Global Change”

(Congress Hall)

Wednesday, 1

July

16:30 – 18:00

Closing Ceremony

(Congress Hall)

5. Information for Council Delegates

The IUGG Council Meeting will be held on 22 June (1st Session), 25 June (2nd Session), and 29 June (3rd Session) in the Conference Hall. Attendance is restricted to accredited Delegates and invited Guests. Please ensure that the Adhering Body has sent the original letter of

accreditation to the IUGG Secretariat and issued credentials for delegates to the Association Plenaries. Please carry a copy of your

accreditation letter when you attend the Council meeting.


Of the 70 members of IUGG, there are 10 Associates, 13 Observers, and 47 countries with dues paid that are therefore eligible to vote. If dues are received from an Observer country prior to the General Assembly, the relevant National Delegate will be able to vote. As of this date,

delegates from 47 members will attend the Council meeting, including 1 Associate Members who attend as Listeners of the Council.

A hard copy of the Agenda Book will be given to each Council Delegate.


Important votes to be taken at the third session of the Council Meeting (29 June) include (i) changes to Statutes and ByLaws, (ii) approval of

the Budget for 2016to2019, (iii) election of officers, and (iv) selection of the venue of the 2019 General Assembly. Delegates unable to attend a specific Council session may arrange with the Secretary General to submit a ballot in advance.


Selection of the venue of the 27th IUGG General Assembly in 2019. Invitations were received to hold the 27th IUGG General Assembly in

Montreal, Canada, and Delhi, India. The IUGG Site Evaluation Committee prepared a comprehensive report based on the evaluations of the

two bids and on the site inspection carried by two members of the committee. The report will be presented at the first session of the Council

and the bidders will present their proposals to the Council at the third session of the Council meeting.


The Statutes and ByLaws of the Union are found at: http://www.iugg.org/statutes/. The Council Meetings are conducted according to Robert’s

Rules of Order Newly Revised, which also deals with an assembly of delegates. The duties of delegates are as follows: “When a member of a

constituent unit (the Adhering Body in the case of IUGG) has accepted election as a delegate, he has the obligation to attend the convention,

with such expense allowance as the unit may provide; he should not leave it to an alternate to serve in his place except for serious reason. At the convention, the delegate has the duty to be present at the business meetings, and to be prepared on returning from the convention to present to his unit an information report on what transpired. A delegate is free to vote as he sees fit on questions at the convention, except as his

constituent unit may have instructed him in regard to particular matters scheduled for consideration.”



5. Awards to be presented at the IUGG2015


IUGG Awards


IUGG Gold Medalist

Name Last Name Country
Brian J. Hoskins UK

IUGG Fellows

IUGG elected Fellows

    Name Last Name Country
John   Burrows         GERMANY/UK
Xiaofei   Chen CHINA
Andrea Flossmann FRANCE/GERMANY
Sophie   Godin-Beekmann FRANCE
Gerald Jones CANADA
Jianping     Li CHINA/USA

IUGG conferred Fellows

Name Last Name Country
Robin Adams UK
Ian Allison AUSTRALIA
Ole Bedsted Andersen DENMARK
Shigeo Aramaki   JAPAN
Attia A.     Ashour     EGYPT
Arthur Askew SWITZERLAND/AUSTRALIA
Georges Balmino   FRANCE
Charles Barton   AUSTRALIA
Gerhard Beutler SWITZERLAND

Claude Boucher FRANCE
Fred E. Camfield USA
Junyong Chen   CHINA
Yun Tai Chen   HINA
Henny Colenbrander NETHERLANDS
Huw C.     Davies SWITZERLAND
Jean-Claude De Bremaec   USA
Robert A.   Duce     USA
E. Robert   Engdahl   USA
Sergei A. Fedotov       RUSSIA

    Eigil Christense DENMARK
Claude Froidevaux       FRANCE
Paolo   Gasparini   ITALY
Vinod K. Gaur INDIA
Soren   Gregersen DENMARK
Erwin Groten   GERMANY
Michael J. Hamlin   UK
Grant   Heiken       USA
Brian J. Hoskins   UK
Bengt     Hultqvis   SWEDEN
Shiro Imawaki JAPAN
David D. Jackson   USA
R. Wally Johnson     AUSTRALIA
Jo Ann Joselyn       USA
George   Kaser   AUSTRIA
 Brian L. N. Kennett AUSTRALIA
David J.     Kerridge   UK
Masaru Kono     JAPAN
Herbert W. Kroehl   USA
Michael Kuhn AUSTRIA

Herbert W. Kroehl USA
 Michael   Kuhn AUSTRIA
Manfred   Lange GERMANY/CYPRUS
Roland List         CANADA
Michel Louis     FRANCE
Michael C.       MacCracken   USA
Paola   Malanotte-Rizzol USA/ITALY
Gordon   McBean   CANADA
Steve R.   McNutt   USA
Helmut   Moritz   AUSTRIA

Ivan I. Mueller   USA
Robin D.   Muench   USA
 Lawrence   Mysak   CANADA
Setsuya   Nakada JAPAN
Oded Navon ISRAEL
Alexei V. Nikolaev RUSSIA
 James J.   O'Brien USA
 Patrick   Pinet       FRANCE
John C. Rodda UK
Juan G. Roederer   USA

Fernando Sanso ITALY
Hans-Ulrich Schmincke     GERMANY
Uri Shamir   ISRAEL
L. Vere Shannon     SOUTH AFRICA
Jozef Somogyi   HUNGARY
Steve J. Spark     UK
A. Fred Spilhaus   USA
Kiyoshi Suyehiro     JAPAN
Kuni   Takeuchi   JAPAN
Ali A. A.   Tealeb   EGYPT

Wolfgang Torge GERMANY
Seiya Uyeda JAPAN
Juan F. Vilas   ARGENTINA
Guoxiong   Wu CHINA
Zhongliang   Wu   CHINA
Peter J.   Wyllie     USA
Gordon Young     CANADA

IUGG Early Career Scientist Awardees

Name Last Name   Country
Ruiqiang Ding CHINA
Andreas Fichtner SWITZERLAND
Gregory   Foltz     USA
Markus Hrachowitz   NETHERLANDS
Matthias Huss   SWITZERLAND
Ben Kravitz   USA
Ben Marzeion   AUSTRIA
Ilona   Riipinen SWEDEN/USA/FINLAND
Johanna Salminen FINLAND

Futoshi Takahashi JAPAN

Association Awards

IACS Awardee

2015 Early Career Scientist Price

Name Last Name   Country
Mathieu   Morlighem   USA

IAG Awardees

Levallois Medal

Name   Last Name Country
Reinhard Rummel   GERMANY

Bomford Prize

Name Last Name Country
Yoshiyuki Tanaka     JAPAN

2013 Young Authors Award

Name Last Name Country
Krzysztof Sosnica     SWITZERLAND

2014 Young Authors Award

Name Last Name   Country
Álvaro   Santamaria-Gómez FRANCE

IAGA Awardees

Shen Kuo Award for interdisciplinary achievements

Name   Last Name   Country
Dan Baker     USA

IAGA Long Service Awards

Name   Last Name Country
Hans-Joachim Linthe   GERMANY
John Riddick UK

Young Scientist Awards

Name Last Name Country
Erin Dawkins   UK
Maria   Mendakiewicz POLAND
Israel   Silber ISRAEL
Rémi   Thiéblemont     GERMANY

IAHS Awardees

2015 International Hydrology Prize (IHP Dooge medal)

Name Last Name Country
Mary   Hill USA

2015 International Hydrology Prize (IHP Volker medal)

Name Last Name Country
Pierre     Hubert     FRANCE

2015 Tison Award

Name Last Name Country
Antonino Maltese   ITALY
Fulvio   Capodici   ITALY

IAMAS Awardees

2015 Early Career Scientist Medal

Name Last Name Country
Yuan   Wang       USA

IAPSO Awardees

2015 Prince Albert I Medal

Name Last Name Country
Toshio   Yamagata         JAPAN

IASPEI Awardees

Medal 2015

Name Last Name Country
  William H. K.   Lee   USA

Other Awards

Young Researcher Award of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) to attend the 26th IUGG General Assembly

Name Last Name   Country
Flavia   Tauro       ITALY


End of IUGG Electronic Journal Volume 15 Number 7 (15 June 2015)

Editor-in-Chief: Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Secretary General (Alik.Ismail-Zadeh@kit.edu)

Associate Editor: Franz Kuglitsch, Executive Secretary / Assistant Secretary General (fgkugl@gfz-potsdam.de)

Editors: Tom Beer (Australia) and Kathy Whaler (UK)

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