| Abbreviation | IUGG |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1919; 106 years ago (1919) |
| Type | INGO |
| Location | |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English, French |
President | Chris Rizos (Australia) |
Secretary General | Alexander Rudloff (Germany) |
Treasurer | Niels Andersen (Denmark) |
Executive Secretary | Franz Kuglitsch (Germany) |
| Website | www |
TheInternational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG;French:Union géodésique et géophysique internationale,UGGI) is aninternational non-governmental organization dedicated to the scientific study ofEarth and itsspace environment usinggeophysical andgeodetic techniques.The IUGG is a member of theInternational Science Council (ISC), which is composed of international scholarly and scientific institutions and nationalacademies of sciences.
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The IUGG was established in Brussels, Belgium in 1919.[1][2][3][4][5]
IUGG's objectives are the promotion and coordination of studies related to Earth's physical, chemical and mathematical representation. This includes geometrical shape, internal structure, gravity and magnetic fields,seismicity,volcanism,hydrologic cycle, glaciers, oceans, atmosphere,ionosphere, andmagnetosphere of Earth. It also includes solar, lunar and planetary studies.[6]Some areas within its scope areenvironmental preservation, reduction of the effects of natural hazards, andmineral resources.
The IUGG consists of eight semi-autonomous associations:[7]
It has also established six commissions to promote interdisciplinary problems:[8]
and the Union Working Group on History.
List of General Assemblies, Presidents, and Secretaries-General.[9]
| Nr. | Year | General Assembly in | President | Secretary-General | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28. | 2023 | Berlin | 2023-2027 | Chris Rizos | ||||||
| 27. | 2019 | Montreal | 2019-2023 | Kathryn Whaler | 2019-2023 | Alexander Rudloff | ||||
| 26. | 2015 | Prague | 2015-2019 | Michael Sideris | 2015-2019 | Alik Ismail-Zadeh | ||||
| 25. | 2011 | Melbourne | 2011-2015 | Harsh Gupta | 2011-2015 | Alik Ismail-Zadeh | ||||
| 24. | 2007 | Perugia | 2007-2011 | Tom Beer | 2007-2011 | Alik Ismail-Zadeh | ||||
| 23. | 2003 | Sapporo | 2003-2007 | Uri Shamir | 2003-2007 | JoAnn Joselyn | ||||
| 22. | 1999 | Birmingham | 1999-2003 | Masaru Kono | 1999-2003 | JoAnn Joselyn | ||||
| 21. | 1995 | Boulder | 1995-1999 | P.J. Wyllie | 1995-1999 | Georges Balmino | ||||
| 20. | 1991 | Vienna | 1991-1995 | Helmut Moritz | 1991-1995 | Georges Balmino | ||||
| 19. | 1987 | Vancouver | 1987-1991 | V.I. Keilis-Borok | 1987-1991 | Baron Paul Melchior | ||||
| 18. | 1983 | Hamburg | 1983-1987 | D. Lal | 1983-1987 | Baron Paul Melchior | ||||
| 17. | 1979 | Canberra | 1979-1983 | G.D. Garland | 1979-1983 | Baron Paul Melchior | ||||
| 16. | 1975 | Grenoble | 1975-1979 | A. Ashour | 1973-1979 | Baron Paul Melchior | ||||
| 15. | 1971 | Moscow | 1971-1975 | H. Charnock | 1973-1991 | Baron Paul Melchior | ||||
| 14. | 1967 | Zurich | 1967-1971 | J. Coulomb | 1967-1973 | G.D. Garland | ||||
| 13. | 1963 | Berkeley | 1963-1967 | J. Kaplan | 1963-1967 | G.D. Garland | ||||
| 12. | 1960 | Helsinki | 1960-1963 | V.V. Beloussov | 1960-1963 | G.R. Laclavère | ||||
| 11. | 1957 | Toronto | 1957-1960 | J.T. Wilson | 1957-1960 | G.R. Laclavère | ||||
| 10. | 1954 | Rome | 1954-1957 | K.R. Ramanathan | 1954-1957 | G.R. Laclavère | ||||
| 9. | 1951 | Brussels | 1951-1954 | S. Chapman | 1951-1954 | G.R. Laclavère | ||||
| 8. | 1948 | Oslo | 1948-1951 | F.A. Vening Meinesz | 1946-1951 | J.M. Stagg | ||||
| 7. | 1939 | Washington DC | 1946-1948 | B. Helland-Hansen | 1939-1946 | H. St. J.L. Winterbotham | ||||
| 6. | 1936 | Edinburgh | 1936-1942 | D. La Cour | 1936-1939 | H. St. J.L. Winterbotham | ||||
| 5. | 1933 | Lisbon | 1933-1936 | W. Bowie | 1933-1936 | H. St. J.L. Winterbotham | ||||
| 4. | 1930 | Stockholm | 1919-1933 | C. Lallemand | 1930-1933 | H. St. J.L. Winterbotham | ||||
| 3. | 1927 | Prague | 1919-1933 | C. Lallemand | 1927-1930 | Sir Henry Lyons | ||||
| 2. | 1924 | Madrid | 1919-1933 | C. Lallemand | 1924-1927 | Sir Henry Lyons | ||||
| 1. | 1922 | Rome | 1919-1933 | C. Lallemand | 1919-1924 | Sir Henry Lyons | ||||
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