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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It is with great sadness we inform you that Anker Weidick has died at the age of 91. Anker joined the IGS in 1955 and remained a member until after his retirement in 1997. The IGS awarded him the Richardson medal in 2013 in recognition of his contributions to research and the inspiration he gave through generous collaborations. Please read a short obituary.
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The IGS Head Office and the Durham Local Organising Committee have been monitoring the situation regarding the Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection. Yesterday, the UK government has advised that the pandemic will not peak for several weeks, bringing us closer to the scheduled start of our symposium.
Because of the severe travel restrictions put on scientists worldwide and in addition the advice we have received from Durham University, we have reluctantly decided to postpone the International Symposium on Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers, scheduled to take place in Durham on 19-24th July 2020.
Later this year, we will look to reschedule the conference in either 2021 or 2022 and will provide further updates when available.
- We would like to issue a call for paper for the thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on Ice, Snow and Water in a Warming World. For further information please see the ‘Call for Papers’ web page.
- The Second Circular for the International Symposium on Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers to be held in Durham, UK, on 19–24 July 2020 is now available on line.
- We are greatly saddened to to report that Gunnar Østrem, a member of IGS for 65 years, passed away on 12 January 2020, at the age of 97. Gunnar served on various committees for the Society and was made a honorary member of the IGS in 2001. He was the IGS correspondent for Norway for a several years. For more details on Gunnar please visit the website we have set up for him. A detailed obituary has now been uploaded to the site and it will also be published in the next ICE.
- The new issue of ICE (180) is now available on line
- We would like to issue a call for paper for the thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on Drilling through the Ice. For further information please see the ‘Call for Papers’ web page.
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The IGS is proud to announce that at its last Council meeting held in Stanford on 9 July, it was approved to award the Seligman Crystal to Richard Hindmarsh.
Richard has made major advances in theoretical glaciology and especially ice sheet modelling using the latest methods and techniques from physics, numerical methods and mathematics. He has led and inspired developments in the theory and models of marine ice-sheet instability, grounding line migration, the role of membrane stresses in regulating ice-stream flow, improved ice-sheet model numerics and sediment deformation - among others. Richard has collaborated widely across a wide field of glaciological topics and he has been a key leader in ice sheet model intercomparison projects.
THE AWARD CEREMONY for RICHARD HINDMARSH will be held at the IGS symposium on ‘Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers’ to be held at Durham University 19–24 July 2020. -
And as if that was not enough the IGS also proudly approved at its last Council meeting in Stanford the award of the Richardson Medal to Johannes Oerlemans.
Johannes (Hans) Oerlemans has provided outstanding service to the field of Glaciology and has made a particularly significant impact on many early career glaciologists. Hans established the Karthaus summer school on ‘Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System’ more than two decades ago and now runs it annually, providing a unique training experience. Karthaus has had a major impact on our community by educating and mentoring students and ECS, and also because it has provided an opportunity for the teachers to meet, interact and exchange ideas. Since its formation, more than 50 teachers have taught at the course and institutions across the world have sent over 500 students to Karthaus. Hans’s mentoring and education efforts have also been major in many other areas.
THE AWARD CEREMONY for HANS OERLEMANS will be held at the IGS symposium on ‘Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers’ to be held at Durham University 19–24 July 2020. -
And Council did not stop there. We are again proud to announce that Council approved at its last meeting to award the Seligman Crystal to Douglas MacAyeal.
Doug MacAyeal has made exceptional scientific contributions to glaciology in the field of computational glaciology including his finite-element ice-shelf model and his pioneering model of tidal circulation beneath floating ice. He has made major advances in understanding the link between ice-stream flow and the underlying bedrock/till, combining theoretical studies with field observations. Doug ‘thinks outside the box’ and his research legacy is diverse, creative and often unorthodox. Doug’s work has been tremendously influential to the development of computational glaciology over more than 30 years, and he has been a generous and inspirational mentor to many.
THE AWARD CEREMONY for DOUGLAS MACAYEAL will be held at the IGS symposium on ‘Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers’ to be held at Durham University 19–24 July 2020. -
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