IAG

International Association of Geomorphologists
Newsletter no. 13 (3/1996)

The Fourth International Association of Geomorphologists Conference,
Bologna, Italy, 28 August-3 September 1997.

The second circular for this conference is currently available along with registration forms. If it has not reached you, please write to IV International Conference on Geomorphology, Planning Congressi s.r.l., Via Crociali 2, I-40138 Bologna, Italy. (E-mail: michele.galantino@planning.inet.it Phone: 39-51-302980 Fax: 39-51-309477.)

Registration with advance registration fees and abstracts of papers/posters is now open. After 31 October 1996, an enhanced registration fee will be charged. As the Conference is in the peak tourist season, advanced reservation for accommodation is highly recommended. The conference includes

The sessions will be on The symposia topics include A workshop for young geomorphologists and an educational and commercial display have been planned.

Three pre-conference and 13 post-conference excursions are on offer. Five one-day excursions have been planned during the conference. Besides these, five meeting with field trips will take place before the conference.

The organising committee is trying to subsidise partially the expenses of deserving delegates. The deadline for applying for these grants is also 31 October 1996.

Report of the IAG Working Group on Geoarchaeology

A working group on geoarchaeology was formed at the April 1996 IAG Regional Conference in Hungary. It is being chaired by Morgan De Dapper (Gent) with Jose-Luis Pena-Monne (Zaragoza) and John Boardman (Oxford) as the two Vice-Chairs. A network of correspondents from different countries followed by a newsletter is being organised. If interested, please write to Professor Dr Morgan De Dapper, Universiteit Gent - Vakgroep Geografie, Krijgslaan, 281 (S8), B-9000 Gent, Belgium. Phone: 32-9-264-46-90; Fax: 32-9-264-49-97 or 264-49-91; e-mail: Morgan.DeDapper@rug.ac.be

International Association of Geomorphologists News Update

IAG Symposium at the Hague. IAG organised a symposium on Land-Sea Interactions and Geomorphic Hazards on 5 August 1996 at the 28th International Geographical Union Congress at The Hague. The local organiser was Eduard Koster (State University of Utrecht). The programme was Panel statements and open discussions on: Next meeting of the Council. The next formal meeting of the IAG Council will take place at the 4th International Geomorphology Conference, Bologna, Italy, on Saturday, 30 August 1997, at 4 p.m. National adhering bodies wishing to have items placed on the agenda of the council meeting should submit details to Dr Robert J. Allison, Secretary, IAG (Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK) no later than Friday, 28 February 1997. An agenda will be sent to each national adhering body three months before the International Geomorphology Conference.

A national adhering body is the organisation determined by each nation as its official representative, and who, at the item of the council meeting, is confirmed by the Treasurer, IAG as being a subscribing member of the association. The Council shall consist of a voting representative from each national adhering body. It is the responsibility of each national adhering body to inform the IAG Secretary of their national representative. In countries where no IAG national adhering body exists, an individual may join the meeting but will not have voting rights. In accordance with the rules of the International Council for Scientific Unions (ICSU), to which IAG is affiliated, a national adhering body which has not fulfilled its financial obligations may attend the Council meeting as an observer.

Election of officers and Executive Committee. At the next formal meeting of the IAG, to be convened at the 4th International Geomorphology Conference, Bologna, Italy, on Saturday, 30 August 1997 at 4 p.m., there will be elections to the following posts.

President. To confirm, as noted in the IAG constitution, that Olav Slaymaker, Vice-President (1993-97), become President for the period 1997-2001.
Vice-President. To serve for the period 1997-2001, and then to succeed to the Presidency for the period 2001-2005.
Secretary. To serve for the period 1997-2001.
Treasurer. To serve for the period 1997-2001.
Publication Officer. To serve for the period 1997-2001.
Two Committee Members. To serve for the period 1997-2001.

In accordance with the IAG Constitution Bylaw No. 2, national adhering bodies are invited to submit nominations for the above posts to Robert J. Allison, Secretary, IAG. Nominations should be accompanied by a short (limited to one side of A4 paper) curriculum vitae, which will provide voting members with information about each candidate. Evidence must be provided to show that a nominee is willing to serve if elected. In accordance with the rules governing organisations affiliated to the International Council for Scientific Unions (ICSU), each elected committee member must be from a different country.

Hosting future IAG Conferences. National adhering bodies are invited to host IAG Conferences during the period 1997-2001. The next International Conference will convene in 2001, four years after the 4th International Geomorphology Conference in Bologna, Italy, 28 August-3 September 1997.

National adhering bodies are also invited to host the next IAG Regional Conference, which usually takes place at the same interval. The next IAG Regional Conference will convene in 1999, four years from the 1995 meeting at Singapore.

In each case, the inviting country must provide assurance that no individual will be denied attendance on the grounds of nationality, race, creed or political views. Arrangements for both the International and Regional Conferences shall be the responsibility of the organising committee of the host country, in consultation with the IAG President and the Secretary.

Offers of conference venues could be submitted to Dr Robert J. Allison, Secretary, IAG. Offers will be presented to the next formal meeting of the Council at the 4th International Geomorphology Conference at Bologna. If more than one invitation are received, the final selection of the venue will be made by the secret ballot of voting council members.

Symposium on Erosion and Sediment Yield: global and regional perspectives,
Exeter, 15-19 July 1996

This international symposium was jointly organised by the Department of Geography, University of Exeter and the International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). It was co-sponsored by UNESCO and the UK Overseas Development Administration.

Over 60 papers and nearly 40 posters were presented at the conference and simultaneously published. The papers covered six themes on erosion and sediment yield: global patterns; regional and national patterns; soil erosion perspectives; sediment dynamics in contrasting environments; trends in sediment yield; and sedimentation problems and sediment management. Apart from providing valuable insights, the papers provided a host of erosion and sediment measurement data from the field. The final publication is available from the IAHS Press as IAHS Publication No. 236.

The symposium was admirably organised by Des Walling and Bruce Webb, and the presence of F. Fournier was much appreciated.

Future Conferences

Nouakchott, Mauritania, 3-7 January 1997, joint IGCP-349 and IGCP-404 and INQUA conference : Desert Margin Changes in Africa since 135ka: implications for water, carbon and mankind.

Contact: Hughes Faure, LGQ-CNRS, Faculte des science de Luminy, Case 907, 13288 Marseilles, Cedex 09, France (Fax: 33-91-41-38-79; e-mail: faure@riou.univ-mrs.fr); or A.K. Singhvi, Earth Sciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India (Fax: 91-79-656-0502; e-mail: singhvi@pri.ernet.in).

The preliminary structure of the conference includes the following: climate change over the past 135,000 years: proxy data, models, case studies; landform evolution, sedimentation and diagenesis: ancient systems and modern analogues; hydrology and paleohydrology of drylands.; the terrestrial carbon cycle: the role of Africa; and archaeology and geoarcheology. Field excursions have been arranged, including one to the Adrar region and described as difficult and probably quite uncomfortable.

Cape Town, South Africa, 22-27 September 1997, 6th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology.

Contact: Mrs Sally Elliott, University of Cape Town (Fax: 27-21-448-6263; e-mail: sally@medicine.uct.ac.za).

The scope of this meeting includes all aspects of geomorphology, facies models, sequence stratigraphy, alluvial basin analysis, sediment transport and deposition, and river management. The field trips will cover a wide variety of modern and ancient fluvial systems in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana including Namibian flashflood rivers, Orange River alluvial diamonds, the Okovango Mega-Alluvial Fan, Cape and Karoo systems, etc.

Please send material for IAG Newsletter to Avijit Gupta, Publication Secretary, IAG, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260. Fax: 65-777-3091. e-mail: geoagup@nus.sg

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