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.
Statement on Racism and Inequity
10 June 2020
Around the world, people are coming together to speak out against racism and its systemic, intergenerational effects, particularly on the Black community. People in all walks of life are seeking justice and equity and are demanding change. Changes of this type require work on the part of individuals, communities and organizations of all kinds. As a scholarly community that has long valued and promoted international linkages and diverse scientific views, the International Glaciological Society (IGS) nevertheless recognizes that there is more we can do. We stand with people in the United States and around the world who are calling out for change.
The IGS condemns racism, racist acts, the systemic forces that allow and foster them, and the inequalities with which academia still struggles. As an international academic organization and learned society, we will continue on the inclusive path the IGS Core Values and Scientific Code of Conduct requires us to follow, and we encourage all of our members to learn more and to do more (see example), to make science a compassionate and inclusive space for all
News
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It is said that when it rains, it pours. That is how we feel at the moment as the sad news just came through that Lowell Allan (Al) Rasmussen had died this past February 13.
Al joined the Society in 1983 and was an active members throughout, regularly attending IGS symposia and publishing papers in our journals.
A full obituary will appear on the IGS website and will also appear in ICE in due course. - We are very saddened to inform you that Roger LeBaron Hooke died yesterday, 10th of March. This was very sudden and resulted from a fall he took while ice skating a few days back. Roger was a long standing member of the IGS and served on its Council and various committees for the Society. He served as a Scientific Editor for the Journal of Glaciology for several years and as an Annals of Glaciology Chief Editor. A full obituary will appear on the IGS website and will also appear in ICE in due course.
- The revised Second Circular for the Cryosphere 2022 symposium in Iceland in August 2022 is now available on line
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The International Glaciological Society Global Seminar Series!
Schedule – You can see the Seminar times and a full list of presentations on the IGS Webinar page
- April 7th – Easter recovery – no talk
- April 14th Joseph Graly, Northumbria University, 'What do we know about subglacial geochemistry?'
- April 21st Lauren Simkins, University of Virginia, 'Landform evidence of persistent subglacial plumbing near grounding lines'
- April 28th Jan Lenaerts, University of Boulder at Colorado, 'Scratching the ice sheet surface: surface processes from observations and numerical models'
- The seminar will also be live-streamed to the IGS Facebook page so that you can watch it afterwards. It is also on the IGS YouTube channel.
- Future seminars will feature... your favourite researchers... including YOU! Please volunteer or respond positively to the invite you get sent!
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