The International Glaciological Society was founded in 1936 to provide a focus for individuals interested in practical and scientific aspects of snow and ice.
The objects of the Society enshrined in its Constitution are to:
- stimulate interest in and encourage research into the scientific and technical problems of snow and ice in all countries;
- facilitate and increase the flow of glaciological ideas and information
- sponsor lectures, field meetings and symposia;
- publish
- the Journal of Glaciology
- the Annals of Glaciology
- ICE, the News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society
- other appropriate publications, such as books and monographs
The Core values of the International Glaciological Society
The IGS has drawn up a document detailing the ‘CORE VALUES’ and the ‘SCIENTIFIC CODE OF CONDUCT’ of the Society. Members of the Society are expected to abide by these. IGS officers and committees will take these values into account when considering all IGS matters such as nominations to Council and eligibility for IGS awards.
News
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The International Glaciological Society is currently seeking nominations for its three Honorary Awards: The Seligman Crystal, The Richardson Medal and Honorary Membership.
Details of these awards, their eligibility and requirements of the nomination packages.
Please note that the awards system has been revamped and that it is the intention of IGS to give these awards from now on roughly on an annual basis and that some awards have changed in scope and content.
Nominations can be made at any time, but the close off date for the 2019 awards is Friday 7 June 2019. (Nominations received after that date will be considered for 2020). - The new issue of ICE (178) is now available on line
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Once again, our community has suffered an immeasurable loss. Wallace S. 'Wally' Broecker died on Monday February 18, 2019 in Manhattan, New York. He was 87. Broecker was a leading climate scientist who coined the terms ‘Global Warming’, ‘Abrupt Climate Change’ and commented on the ‘unplanned, man-made climate experiment’.
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Online abstract submission is now open for the International Symposium on ‘Sea Ice at the Interface’, to be held 18–23 August 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Visit the symposium website to access the Second Circular and to register your interest in attending.
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Online abstract submission is now open for the International Symposium on ‘Five Decades of Radioglaciology’, to be held 8–12 July 2019 in Stanford, California, USA. Visit the symposium website to access the Second Circular and to register your interest in attending.
- It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that our esteemed colleague and a giant within the field of Glaciology, John Nye, died last week, more precisely on the 8 January. He would have been 96 next month. We will post more information as we get it and of course we will publish a full obituary for John both online and in our newsletter, ICE.
- We would like to issue a call for paper for the thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on Sea Ice at the Interface. For further information please see the ‘Call for Papers’web page.
- We would like to issue a call for paper for the thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on Progress in Cryoseismology. For further information please see the issue website.
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