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 organisations 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 recognises 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 organisation 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
- There has been a substantial changing of the guard within the IGS National Correspondents. We have also redefined their role, which is now defined as
– encouraging and keeping track of IGS membership
– promoting the publication of papers in the Journal of Glaciology and the Annals of Glaciology
– promoting attendance at IGS symposia.
These activities should be accompanied by the submission to the IGS Secretary General of brief news items on glaciological activities or projects developed in their country, for diffusion though ICE and/or the IGS website news or social media.
Announcing the International Glaciological Society Global Seminar Series!
Starting Wednesday 15th April (+1 in Australia/Japan) coming live on a computer screen near you!
- July 8th Doug MacAyeal, University of Chicago US, 'Backyard glaciological phenomena: investigation of snow rollers during a Chicago quarantine'
- July 15th Bernd Kulessa and Cloe Gustafson, Swansea University UK. "Wet hot rocks and cool geophysics: does groundwater lubricate Antarctic ice flow?"
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July 22nd Three shorter talks: Lauren Vargo (University of Wellington) “Anthropogenic warming forces extreme annual glacier mass loss” and
Sammie Buzzard (Ice and Climate Group, Georgia Tech) “A 3-D model for ice shelf hydrology” and
Keir Nichols (Tulane University) “Untangling deglaciation in the Weddell Sea Embayment with in situ C-14 exposure dating” -
July 29th Christina Hulbe (presenting) University of Otago, NZ for the whole Aotearoa New Zealand RIS programme team, "Calm, cool and collected: Ice, ocean and sediment in the central Ross Ice Shelf"
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Aug 5th Talks by the 2020 Graham Cogley Award winners: Carlo Licciulli and Paul Weber. The talks will be fabulous!
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Aug 12th I think this will end up being holidays for the series!
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Aug 19th Ditto
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Aug 26th Heather Purdie, Canterbury University, NZ, "Morphological changes to the terminus of a maritime glacier during advance and retreat phases: Fox Glacier/Te Moeka o Tūawe, New Zealand".
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Sept 2nd Frank Pattyn, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, title tba.
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Sept 9th Doug Benn, St Andrews University, UK, "Icy oscillators: a widescreen view of glacier surges."
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Sept 16th Ginny Catania, University of Texas at Austin, USA, title tba.
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Sept 23rd Eric Rignot, JPL NASA, USA, title tba.
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Seminar times:--------------------London - 9pmEurope - 10pmEast Coast US - 4pmWest Coast US - 1pmAustralia - 6amTokyo - 5amThe seminar will also be live-streamed to the IGS Facebook page so that you can watch it afterwards if technology fails or you can't make it!Future seminars will feature... your favourite researchers... including YOU! Please volunteer or respond positively to the invite you get sent!
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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 19–24 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 new issue of ICE (181) 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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Because of the various cancellations of IGS symposia and related events we will have to defer the award ceremonies for the Richardson Medal awardee, Johannes Oerlemans and the Seligman Crystal awardees, Douglas MacAyeal and Richard Hindmarsh, until further notice.
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