International Glaciological Society (IGS)

Founded in 1936 for everyone interested in the science of snow and ice

The IGS takes great pleasure in announcing the award of the Seligman Crystal to Professor Paul Duval of Grenoble, France
Abstract submission for IGS Nordic Branch meeting to be held 31 October - 2 November 2013, Lammi, Finland, is now open.
The first papers for issue 215 of the Journal of Glaciology are now available on line
Registration is now open for the IGS-sponsored symposium ''Radioglaciology: advances in radio frequency, microwave and digital technologies’, 9–13 September 2013, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, now open. Second circular
Registration is now open for the IGS-sponsored symposium 'Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets: observations, modelling and environmental interactions’, 28 July–2 August 2013, Beijing, China
First circular for IGS sponsored ‘International Symposium on Glaciers and Ice Sheets Contribution to Sea-Level Change: observations, modelling and prediction’ 26–30 May 2014, Chamonix, France
Richardson Medal for W.S.B. (Stan) Paterson. The President and Council of the IGS has accepted the recommendation of the Awards Committee to award the Richardson medal to Stan Paterson, author of the standard reference book for glaciologists for over 40 years, the hugely influential and accessible The Physics of Glaciers
New page charge policy. IGS Council has decided to make page charges compulsory for publication in the Journal.
Authors in both the Journal and the Annals can now add an ‘Author Contribution Statement’ to their papers

The International Glaciological Society is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom with the Charity Commissioners, No. 231043.