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A brief annual report on CNC/IUGG activities is produced each year. These reports are available here and are distributed to members and to sponsoring organizations. 2002 Annual Report for December, 2002: The Canadian National Committee for IUGG continued to be active over the 2001-02 time period.A. OVERALL ACTIVITIES CNC/IUGG members continue to advice CGU and CMOS on matters related to IUGG. CNC/IUGG is in particular supportive of suggestions for CGU and CMOS to jointly address common issues. The initial example of this is support for a workshop in 2003 on the subject of Prairie drought. CNC/IUGG has provided feedback to IUGG regarding new member countries and the Chair of CNC/IUGG has written a letter of support for a Canadian being nominated for a position on the IUGG Executive. CNC/IUGG was supportive of the possibility of Canada hosting IUGG 2007 in Montreal. However, this concept has now been dropped since there were insufficient resources to handle the logistics of such an event. Our CNC/IUGG Committee will meet at the May 2003 CGU Conference in Banff. Key issues for discussion include the finalization of our quadrennial report and the development of ensuing recommendations. A brief summary of this report will be given at the opening plenary session of the conference. The CNC/IUGG was moved to the main CGU web site (www.cgu-ugc.ca) and continues to be updated as appropriate. B. ASSOCIATION REPORTS Some of the activities carried out by the Associations are summarized below. IAG (Spiros Pagiatakis ) The all new Geodesy Section (GS) of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) held its inaugural business meeting in May 2002 following its ratification by the membership at the CGU Annual General Meeting. The aims of the GS are to advance and promote geodesy in Canada in support of scientific, environmental, economic and social activities by strengthening its links with national and international associations and institutes and by encouraging timely communication and dissemination of geodetic results through conferences, workshops and special meetings. The inaugural meeting commenced with a special lecture by Dr. W. Thatcher (US Geological Survey) on EarthScope, an ambitious initiative proposed to the US National Science Foundation to upgrade observational capabilities over the North American Cordillera for earthquake and volcano research. Following the presentation, the membership elected its executive and discussed recruitment, student participation and support, workshops and lectures, publications and outreach. The GS has already adopted an NRCan-sponsored award for the best geodesy student paper to be awarded at the next CGU annual conference. CGU-GS executive President: Prof. S. Pagiatakis (York University) Vice President: Dr. C. Klatt (NRCan, Geodetic Survey) Secretary: Prof. M. Santos (University of New Brunswick) Treasurer: Prof. R. Blais (University of Calgary) Members-at-Large: Dr. H. Dragert (NRCan, Geological Survey) Prof. N. Sneeuw (University of Calgary) IAG members have continued to be active across Canada. Detailed examples of such activities at the University of New Brunswick, York University, and University of Calgary are shown in the ATTACHMENT the end of this Report. IAGA (Bob Horita) Following the successful IAGA/IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-31 Aug. 2001, a new IAGA web page has been set up to list future international scientific meetings of interest to the IAGA community. The web site has a twofold purpose: one, to inform scientists about future meetings and, two, to inform organizers of meetings about other future meetings in order to avoid or at least minimize temporal and topical overlap of various meetings. The list contains only basic information: title of meeting, when, where, contact person with e-mail address, and URL. This IAGA web page can be found at: http://www.ufa.cas.cz/html/conferences/iaga.html The list contains for the present 2002 year 63 meetings and includes the IAGA sponsored workshop: the 10th IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing, 15-24 April 2002 in South Africa. The list also includes a number of IAGA co-sponsored meetings. Noteworthy among these is the 16th EM Induction Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA held June 16-22, 2002. A large contingent of Canadian IAGA scientists participated in this meeting. Preparations are well in hand for the 46 IAGA sessions and 11 IAGA-led joint symposia at IUGG 2003 to be held in Sapporo, Japan, June 30 - July 11, 2003. IAMAS (Ron Stewart) IAMAS-related activities have been encouraged within CMOS and CGU. In particular, pro-active ones addressing major Canadian issues are being encouraged. Several initial topics have been considered for joint CMOS-CGU action but the first one to be carried out will be a 2003 scientific workshop dealing with Prairie drought. A number of Canadians are leading or co-leading IAMAS-related symposia and workshops at IUGG 2003 in Sapporo. This includes: Len Barrie: clouds, aerosols, radiation and climate David Hudak: severe weather events George Isaac: growth of ice crystals Ulrike Lohmann: precipitation in cloud and climate models Shaun Lovejoy: precipitation distribution Richard Peltier: long-term climate variations Ron Stewart: water budgets over land areas Bruce Sutherland: mixing in geophysical fluids William Ward: mesosphere-lower thermosphere energetics and chemistry A group in Montreal decided not to pursue a bid for hosting the 2007 IUGG Congress. It was felt that there was insufficient support for all of the required logistical arrangements. This has been a good year for additional research within IAMAS-related fields in Canada. The Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) has successfully completed its second year of funding and this has led to a substantial boost in research within the university sector in particular. IAPSO (Michael Stacey) This year, I became the senior Canadian delegate to IAPSO. Dr Mike Foreman (Institute of Ocean Sciences; IOS) rotated out as the senior delegate, and Dr Bill Crawford (IOS) took my place as the junior delegate. The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society held their 36th Annual Congress in Rimouski Quebec, 22-25 May 2002. The theme of the Congress was ‘The Northern Environment.’ I attended, as an observer, a meeting of the Canadian National Committee for SCOR on the 25th. There were no IAPSO meetings in 2002, but there was a joint IAPSO/IABO meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, at the end of 2001 (21-26 October 2001). The theme of the meeting was ‘2001: An Ocean Odyssey.’ Because the meeting occurred soon after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the attendance was somewhat lower than expected. However, there were eighteen scientific sessions, one of which, ‘Arctic and subpolar seas and links to thermohaline circulation: past, present and future,’ was co-convened by Dr Lawrence Mysak of McGill University. The IAPSO executive committee met in Mar del Plata to discuss the themes of the IAPSO sponsored symposia at the upcoming IUGG General Assembly in Sapporo in 2003. I attended the meeting as a national IAPSO delegate. At Sapporo, the IAPSO only symposia will be: 1. Western boundary currents 2. Marginal and semi-enclosed seas and their exchange with the open ocean 3. The role of tides, mesoscale processes, and bottom topography in energy transfer and mixing 4. Chemical and isotopic tracers in ocean circulation 5. The physical oceanography of the Indian Ocean 6. The southern ocean (IAPSO/SCOR/SCAR) The IAPSO-led joint symposia will be: 1. The decadal to centennial variability of the ocean and atmosphere (IAPSO/IAMAS/CLIVAR) 2. New perspectives of coupled tropical ocean-atmosphere dynamics and predictability (IAPSO/IAMAS/CLIVAR) 3. Groundwater inputs to the ocean (IAPSO/IAHS) 4. Arctic environmental change (IAPSO/IAMAS/IAHS) 5. Worldwide sea level change (IAPSO/IAG) 6. The global ocean observing system (IAPSO/IAG/IOC) 7. The coastal ocean observing system (IAPSO/IAG/IOC) 8. Coastal processes and storm surges (IAPSO/IAMAS/LOICZ(IGBP)) 9. Physical aspects of air-sea interaction (IAPSO/IAMAS) 10. Rotating and stratified fluids (IAPSO/IAMAS/IAGA/SEDI) 11. Geophysical risk and vulnerability: the population-hazard interaction (IAPSO/IASPEI/IAHS/IAMAS/IAGA/IAVCEI) IASPEI (Keith Louden) 1. A full report on the IAGA-IASPEI 2001 Joint Assembly is available at http://www.iaspei.org/meetings/IASPEI2001.html 2. A list of recent meetings during 2002 sponsored by or of interest to IASPEI is available at http://www.iaspei.org/meetings/forthcoming.html 3. The Commission on Earthquake Hazard, Risk and Strong Ground Motion (http://www.iaspei.org/commissions/CEH.html) sponsored the 1st International Training Course on Earthquake Disasters & Disaster Mitigation for Developing Countries (Sept.6-20) in Beijing, China (http://www.icce.ac.cn/most/workshop.htm) 4. A new web site on “Scattering and Heterogeneity in the Earth” is available at http://www.scat.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp/main.html 5. An official link between IAPEI and the World Stress Map Project (http://www.world-stress-map.org), as resolved at the 2001 General Assembly, is available through http://www.iaspei.org/projects/WSM.html 6. The structure, layout, and content of the IASPEI web site were greatly modified beginning in Dec 2001. These changes are summarized at http://www.iaspei.org/recent.html ATTACHMENT: IAG-Related Research at Three Universities in Canada 1. University of New Brunswick Within the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, GPS previous research in atmospheric studies, precise positioning (both on land, on boats and on satellites), development of real-time kinematic processes, and WAAS has continued. New areas of GPS work have taken place. The use of GPS to create a management tool for the World Heritage site of Merv in Turkmenistan has taken place (Dare and Ziebart, 2001). Through a combination of GPS, IKONOS imagery and GIS, the site managers are now able to start managing the site. GPS data were processed using UNB’s DIPOP and JPL’s GIPSY (at University College London, England). Research work on the mapping of the atmosphere’s water vapour content has been initiated. Funded by a Canada Foundation for Innovation New Opportunities grant and an Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery grant, a new research laboratory is being established based upon GPS, meteorological equipment and a water vapour radiometer. For the last three years we have been processing gravity data from the Canadian superconducting gravimeter at Cantley, Quebec. We were interested in an application of this record to global seismology, as well as in tidal analysis of the record (in cooperation with the Geophysical Institute of the Czech Academy of Science). We were successful in extracting the earth’s free oscillation from the 1991-2001 record as well as in designing a method for discriminating between earth models. The tidal analysis is still in progress. References Dare, P. and M. Ziebart. (2001). “Over the Silk Road: Bringing Satellite Imagery Down to Earth”. GPS World, Vol. 12, No. 4, April, pages 18-22. ISSN 1048-5104. 2. York University York University’s new Geomatics Engineering program entered its second year of operation this year. The program is within the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science and has a strong geodetic component with significant links to geophysics. The curriculum of the first two years of study has been finalized, whereas the third and fourth years are in their final stage of development and fine tuning. Courses such as The Dynamic Earth and Space Geodesy, Geodetic Concepts, Analysis of Overdetermined Systems, Global Geophysics and Geodesy, Physical Geodesy, Global Positioning Systems, Geodetic Surveying, Hydrography and others constitute the geodetic component of the program. GIS and Spatial Analysis, Digital Imaging and Analysis, Remote Sensing and others are also very strong components of the program. The new faculty members have already attracted and secured significant research funding from NSERC, CFI and private industry as well as many graduate students. Modern laboratories are being built and new equipment are being acquired to strengthen the infrastructure for undergraduate teaching and graduate research. The program is unique in Ontario and one of four in Canada. 3. University of Calgary Annual Report 2002: Department of Geomatics Engineering, The University of Calgary HIGHLIGHTS · 42 students received their BSc degree, one student their PhD and ten students their MSc degree and one student their MEng. · Undergraduate enrolment reached between 51, 48 and 51 in each year, in addition to 20 students entered in the Internship Program. · Seven new faculty members joined the department (Drs. N. Sneeuw, R. Klukas, M. Tait, M. Barry, A. Habib, and D. Mioc; Ms. M. Rakai). · Faculty members have continued to secure major research funding. The average research funding per faculty member reached $238,000. · Numerous awards were received by students and faculty members. One faculty member (Dr. M.E. Cannon) received a prestigious NSERC Steacie Fellowship which is awarded to the most outstanding Canadian university scientists or engineers who have earned their doctorate in the last twelve years. This is the first time in the history of the Faculty of Engineering that one of its faculty members received this fellowship. One faculty member also received the IAG Young Author’s Award. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ON IUGG (IAG) RELATED BOARDS AND LEARNED SOCIETIES • Editorial Board, GPS Solutions • Canadian Remote Sensing Society Certification Board • Associate Editor, International Journal of Remote Sensing • Chair, International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Special Working Group SC4-WG1 on Mobile Multi-Sensor Systems • Chair, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) working group C5.3 on Integrated Positioning, Navigation and Mapping Systems • Member, Steering Committee of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Commission 5 • Technical Program Co-Chair, International conferences on Real-time Mobile Mapping Systems • Member, Editorial Board of the UK, Survey Review Journal • President, International Association of Chinese Professionals in Global Positioning Systems • Co-chair, FIG C5-3 Working Group - Kinematic and Integrated Positioning • Member, IAG SSG1.179 • Member of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), Working Group SC4-1 on Mobile Multi-Sensor Systems • Member of the International Society of Surveyors (FIG), Working Group C5-1 on Integrated Positioning and Navigation Systems • Chair, Institute of Navigation Alberta Chapter • Member, Institute of Navigation Council • Editorial Board, GPS World • Editorial Board, GPS Solutions • Convenor, KIS01 Conference • Program Chair, ION GPS 2001 • Member, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Commission 7 Working Group 7.1: Creating Land Administration in formal and informal environment • Member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau Gravimetrique International • Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) • President of IAG Section III: Determination of the Gravity Field, and members of several IAG special study groups and commissions • Chief IAG National Delegate, Canadian National Committee for the IUGG • Co-Chair IAG SSG 1.180: GPS as an Atmospheric Remote Sensing Tool • Corresponding member IAG SSG 1.181: Regional Permanent Arrays • Chair, International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Special Study Group SSG3.185: Merging Data from Dedicated Satellite Missions with Other Gravimetric Data • Member, International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Special Commission SC-1: Mathematical and Physical Foundations of Geodesy • Member, IAG/IGGC/IGeS Working Group: Preparation of Standard Procedures for Global Gravity Field Validation • Member, International Association of Geodesy (IAG), Planning Committee for the Intercommission Committee on Theory • Canadian representative to Commission 6 (Engineering Surveys) of the International Federation of Surveys (FIG) PUBLICATIONS Books and Chapters Lachapelle, G., S. Ryan and C. Rizos (2001) Servicing the GPS User. Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, Chapter 14, ITPS Ltd, pp. 201-215. Sideris, M.G. (Ed.) (2001), Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000, IAG International Symposia Vol. 123, 398 pages. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York. Refereed Journals Andritsanos, V.D., M.G. Sideris, and I.N. Tsiavos (2001), Quasi-stationary Sea Surface Topography Estimation by the Multiple Input/Multiple Output System Theory, Journal of Geodesy, 75, 4, pp. 216-226. Ellum, C.M. and N. El-Sheimy (2002), Land-Based Integrated Systems for Mapping and GIS Applications, Survey Review Journal, January, 36, 283, pp. 323-339. El-Sheimy, N. and A. Fayad (2001), Least Squares Collocation for Exposure Station Interpolation in GPS Assisted Aerotriangulation, Scientific Bulletin of ASU, 36, 4, pp. 101-115. Featherstone, W.E., J.F. Kirby, A.H.W. Kearsley, J.R. Gilliland, G.M. Johnston, J. Steed, R. Forsberg, and M.G. Sideris (2001), The AUSGeoid98 geoid model of Australia: data treatment, computations and comparisons with GPS-leveling data, Journal of Geodesy, 75, 5/6, pp. 313-330. Fortes, L.P., M.E. Cannon, S.H. Skone, and G. Lachapelle (2002), Improving a Multi-Reference GPS Station Network Method for OTF Positioning in the St. Lawrence Seaway, Lighthouse, 61, Canadian Hydrographic Association, Ottawa, pp. 15-22. Fotopoulos, G., and M.E. Cannon (2001), An Overview of Multi-Reference Station Methods for Cm-Level Positioning, GPS Solutions, 4, 3, pp. 1-10. Gao, Y. and Z. Liu (2001), Differential GPS Positioning over Internet, Journal of Geospatial Engineering, 3, 1, pp. 1-7. Gao, Y., Z. Liu, and Z.Z. Liu (2001), Internet-based Real-Time Kinematic Positioning Over Internet, Journal of GPS Solution, 5, 3, pp. 61-69. Kotsakis, C. and M.G. Sideris (2001), A Modified Wiener-type Filter for Geodetic Estimation Problems with Non-stationary Noise, Journal of Geodesy, 75, 12, pp. 647-660. Lachapelle, G. and S. Ryan (2002), Future Trends in Marine Navigation and Positioning Technology, Lighthouse, 60, Canadian Hydrographic Association, Ottawa, pp. 15-22. Lachapelle, G., M.E. Cannon, K. O’Keefe and P. Alvess (2002) How will Galileo Improve Positioning Performance? GPS World, 13, 9 (September Issue), 38-48. Liao, X. and Y. Gao (2001), High Precision Ionosphere Recovery Using a Regional Area GPS Network, Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 48, 2, pp. 101-112. O’Keefe, K., S. Ryan, and G. Lachapelle (2002) Global Availability and Reliability Assessment of the GPS and Galileo Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, 48, 2, 123-132 Raquet, J., G. Lachapelle, and L. Fortes (2001), Use of a Covariance Analysis Technique for Predicting Performance of Regional Area Differential Code and Carrier-Phase Networks. Navigation, The Institute of Navigation, Alexandria, VA, 48, 1, pp. 25-34. Ray, J.K., and M.E. Cannon (2001), Synergy Between GPS Code, Carrier and SNR Multipath Errors, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 24, 1, pp 54-63. Ray, J.K., M.E. Cannon and P. Fenton (2001), Code and Carrier Multipath Mitigation Using a Multi-Antenna System, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 37, 1, pp. 183-195. Ryan, S. and G. Lachapelle (2002), Augmentation of DGNSS with Dynamic Constraints for Marine Navigation, Lighthouse, 61, Canadian Hydrographic Association, Ottawa, pp. 17-25. Shin, E. and N. El-Sheimy (2001), A New Calibration Method for Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems, Zeitschrift fűr Vermessungswesen Journal (Germany) December, 127, 1, pp. 1-10. Skone, S.H., K. Knudsen, and M. de Jong (2001), Limitations in GPS Receiver Tracking Performance Under Ionospheric Scintillation Conditions, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A, 26/6-8, pp. 613-621. (Invited Paper). Skone, S.H. (2001), The Impact of Magnetic Storms on GPS Receiver Performance, Journal of Geodesy, 75, pp. 457-468. Stephen, J. and G. Lachapelle (2001), Development and Testing of a GPS-Augmented Multi-Sensor Vehicle Navigation System, The Journal of Navigation, Royal Institute of Navigation, 54, 2, pp. 297-319. Teskey, W. F. and R.S. Radovanovic (2001), Free Station Method of Leveling, Journal of Surveying Engineering, 127, 1, pp. 25-29. Zhang, J., and G. Lachapelle (2001), Precise Estimation of Residual Tropospheric Delays Using a Regional GPS Network for RTK Applications, Journal of Geodesy, Springer Verlag, 75, pp. 255-266. Theses Bayoud, F. (2001), Some Investigations on Local Geoid Determination from Airborne Gravity Data, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20154, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Ellum, C. (2002), The Development of a Backpack Mobile Mapping System, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20159, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Fei, C. (2001), A Java Implementation for Open GIS Simple Feature Specification, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20153, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Fortes, L. (2002), Optimising the Use of GPS Multi-Reference Stations for Kinematic Positioning, PhDThesis, Report No. 20158, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Jakab, A. (2001), Quality Monitoring of GPS Signals, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20149, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Khan, K. (2001), Land Surveys on Indian Reserves: An Inquiry Into Benefits, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20152, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Liu, G. (2001), Ionsphere Weighted Global Positioning System Carrier Phase Ambiguity Resolution, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20155, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Merner, M. (2001), Evaluating Riparian Strips for Sustainability in British Columbia: Possess these shores with me, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20150, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Ryan, S. (2002) Augmentation of DGPS for Marine Navigation. MSc Thesis, Report No. 20164, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary Shin, E. (2001), Accuracy Improvement of Law Cost INS/GPS for Land Application, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20156, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Vergos, G. (2002), Sea Surface Topography, Bathymetry and Marine Gravity Field Modelling, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20157, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. Watts, D.C. (2001), Land Cover Mapping by Combinations of Multiple Artificial Neural Network, MSc Thesis, Report No. 20151, Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary. RESEARCH PROJECTS IN GEODESY AND NAVIGATION Advanced GPS Rx Analysis Aircraft Buffeting Analysis Alberta GPS RTK Test Network Atmosphere Estimation Using GPS Auto NCE 21 Collaborative Driving System Auto NCE 21 Construction-Integrated Navigation Information System Carrier Phase Based Wide Area Differential GPS GPS Timing Equipment Testing Development of an Integrated Technology/Satellite Navigation and GIS Chair, CRC in Wireless Location/CRC Evaluation of Real-Time GPS Positioning GPS/INS for Formula 1 Racing Applications GNSS Centre of Innovation Multi-Sensor Lab Impact of Masking Angle Ionosphere Modelling JPALS Technical Support LAR Positioning MEMS Based Inertial Systems for Vehicle Mobile Tracking and Management System Multi Ref TM Software Enhancements Regional Area GPS Kinematic Positioning Using Multiple Reference Stations New Management System/Equip. Utilization Indoor Wireless Location Precise Kinematic Positioning GPS-based Heading Determination Wireless Location RF CDMA Ranging Investigation Shipborne Multipath Assessment Tactical Indoor Positioning Sytem (TIPS) Options Reliability of Testing of DGPS Receivers Traffic Accident Reconstruction Using GPS Validation and Testing of Ionosphere Predictions (Canadian Coast) Airborne Gravity Systems for Geomatics and Geophysics Gravity Field Determination from 3D High-Low Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking Airborne Gravity for Exploration and Mapping Multiresolution Approximation of the Earth's Gravity Field Precise Geoid Determination for Geo-referencing and Oceanosgraphy Gravity Field Determination The Synergistic Use of Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Monitoring of the Earth's Surface and Atmospheric Parameters Annual Report for November, 2001: The Canadian National Committee for IUGG continued to be active over the 2000-2001 time period. A. OVERALL ACTIVITIES CNC/IUGG has responded in a collective manner to a questionnaire regarding the future of IUGG itself. CNC/IUGG feels that IUGG needs to increase its visibility and to continue to take-on long time frame activities that are not presently being handled elsewhere. CNC/IUGG for example suggested that IUGG consider another specific year, such as 1957, in order to focus all of its aspects on a particular time period and to reflect on advances over the last 50 years. CNC/IUGG has also provided feedback to IUGG regarding new member countries and is in the process of commenting to IUGG on the possibility for scientific union membership in ICSU from the International Society for Photogrammetery and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). CNC/IUGG members continue to advice CGU and CMOS on matters related to IUGG. CNC/IUGG is in particular supportive of suggestions for CGU and CMOS to jointly address common issues. CNC/IUGG is also supportive of the possibility of Canada hosting IUGG 2007 in Montreal. Some initial meetings have been held in regards to this possibility and the concept will be discussed more over the coming year. CNC/IUGG continued to maintain its web site at Environment Canada
for much of the year. However, the web site has now been moved to
the main CGU web site (www.cgu-ugc.ca). B. ASSOCIATION REPORTS IAG (Robert Laframboise): Contributions to CNC/IUGG by Geodetic Survey Division, Geomatics Canada, Earth Science Sector, Natural Resources Canada Geodetic Survey Division (GSD) completed another successful year highlighted by continued improvements to the Canadian Spatial Reference System, strengthened collaboration in global geodetic services and solid leadership/support for national geodetic initiatives. GSD continued to be present, active, and well recognised in national and international arenas this past year. At the national level, GSD continued its partnership with all provincial geodetic agencies and territories through the Canadian Geodetic Reference System Committee (CGRSC) and its parent Canadian Committee on Geomatics (CCOG) for the purpose of delivering, maintaining and enhancing the Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS). The Canada-wide Differential GPS (CDGPS) initiative is a tangible culmination of this collaboration. GSD’s strong support of the Geomatics for Informed Decisions (GEOIDE) National Centres of Excellence program has contributed to an unprecedented collaboration and partnership across Canada by involving 11 universities, four other government departments and five private companies. This support provides significant leverage to the GSD program. At the international level, GSD plays a contributing role in global standards and the shape of the future of all geodetic activities. This is achieved through direct product contributions, and chairing and participating in International Association of Geodesy (IAG) committees, working groups, special study groups, workshops, commissions, sub-commissions and others. The Division is recognized as a leader and significant contributor to the International GPS Service (IGS), the International VLBI Service (IVS), the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS), the International Gravity and Geoid Commission (IGGC), and the Global Geodynamics Project (GGP) among others. GSD is also member of a federal government interdepartmental working group that is overseeing Canada’s involvement in the European Union’s GALILEO program and continues to monitor progress of this initiative. Activities continue to be consistent with the long-term strategic focus toward space-based positioning. The following examples are highlights of this effort: International GPS Service (IGS) – Canada’s and NRCan’s influence was enhanced by the IGS Governing Board formal request that GSD co-chair a new Real-Time Working Group. GSD was also previously invited to participate in IGS strategic planning meetings with a small group of international experts. GSD will host a combined IGS Network, Data and Analysis Center Workshop in Ottawa, now rescheduled for next spring, under the theme "Towards Real-Time". The agenda will focus on the requirements and steps needed to develop a real-time component of the IGS, in addition to the planning needed to strengthen and improve the current Service. GSD also continues its contribution of GPS data from its network of Active Control Points and its role as Coordinator for the IGS International Reference Frame. GALILEO Working Group – A sub-committee of the federal interdepartmental working group on GALILEO has been formed to consider Canada’s role in a GALILEO regional integrity network and is chaired by GSD. Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) – GSD participates on this committee, chaired by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), for civilian input to the U.S. GPS program. GSD is the vice-chair of the North American Regional component to the International Information Sub-Committee Global Geodynamics Project – NRCan contributes highly precise gravity and atmospheric data and expertise from Canada’s fundamental gravity reference station in Cantley Quebec (CAGS). The project contributes to the studies of the Earth’s deep interior and atmosphere, thus enhancing natural hazard mitigation and climate change studies. Global Reference Frame -- Regular Very Long Baseline Interferometry operations continued at fiducial stations ARO (Algonquin Park Radio Observatory) and Yellowknife as part of GSD’s contribution to the International VLBI service (IVS) and in order to relate the national and global terrestrial reference frames to the fixed Celestial reference frame. ARO has been designated a primary site of the International Space Geodetic Networks of the Committee for Space Techniques in Geodesy because of its long history of stability, continuous operation and multiple geodetic techniques employed. Geodynamics/crustal motion study – An MOU was signed
for cost-shared development of an infrastructure aimed at monitoring
the vertical movement of the Earth’s crust in the broad region
around Hudson Bay and facilitating related geophysical research.
This is a tri-lateral agreement involving GSD, GFZ of Germany and
GSC Pacific. Six new GPS active control will be established and
integrated into the Active Control System network. Canada-Wide DGPS (CDGPS) Service – CDGPS is the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG) sponsored initiative to broadcast NRCan’s GPS corrections (GPS•C) as a means to improve the accuracy and integrity of GPS positioning as well as ensuring coordinates consistent with the Canadian Spatial Reference System. Initial operation is now targeted for Spring 2002. Development of MSAT satellite receivers and the related communications hub continues under the guidance of the Project Manager. The Board of Directors, with representatives from BC, Ontario, GSD, industry and academia, continues to meets on a regular basis via conference call to monitor progress. GPS•Corrections infrastructure – A Risk Assessment Study was completed under contract, in consultation with NRCan Audit and Evaluation Branch, and has provided an Implementation Plan to monitor and minimise risks associated with the broadcast of GPS•C for the CDGPS project. This assessment study will help resolve liability concerns expressed by NRCan’s Legal Services. GSD continues to seek additional funding to further improve the robustness and reliability of this service. GPS•C Testing –Prototype GPS•C service was used operationally by a U.S. company for pipeline route layout and by CHS for charting work during the 2001 season, both in Arctic waters. New point-positioning software developed at GSD is now demonstrating centimetre level 3-D positioning accuracy anywhere in the world when post-processing single station data with precise IGS products. This software forms the basis of technology required to provide real-time high accuracy positioning based on a consistent national or global reference system. New Canadian Gravimetric Geoid Model 2000 (CGG2000) -- A four year effort in geoid modelling including a 3 year research contract to UNB and UofC, activities under the support of GEOIDE-NCE, and several workshops organised by GSD, has culminated in the adoption of a new geoid model for Canada in the fall of 2001. The geoid model is essential in providing the relation between purely geometric (ellipsoidal) heights obtained from GPS and the practical (orthometric) heights which respect the natural law of gravity and refer to Mean Sea Level. An application that provides a conversion to orthometric heights is now available as part of the package. Canadian Base Network (CBN) –Coordinates for the 414
station federal/provincial network, accurate to the centimetre level,
are now available throughout Canada for control of local or regional
surveys. Work has begun on the cyclic observation phase of the CBN
program for crustal movement monitoring, with the first series of
re-observations completed this past field season in Eastern Canada.
IAGA (Bob Horita): The joint IAGA-IASPEI Scientific Assembly was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 19-30, 2001. Over 1000 scientists from 64 countries attended the first international conference on geophysics in Vietnam hosted jointly by the Hanoi Institute of Geophysics and the National Centre for Natural Science and Technology of Vietnam. Most of the symposia were held in the International Convention Center. About six Canadian scientists attended the meeting. There were two meetings of the IAGA Conference of Delegates. The first meeting was held on Monday, August 20, 2001 when reports were presented by the President, Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Nominations Committee. It was reported that the proposal to establish an inter-Association body to study the electric and magnetic effects associated with earthquakes and volcanoes has been accepted by IAGA, IASPEI and IAVCEI and sanctioned as an IUGG Working Group. The Terms of Reference of the Inter-Association (IAGA, IASPEI and IAVCEI) Working Group on Electric and Magnetic Studies of Earthquakes and Volcanoes has been drawn up. Also, the Polar Cap index has been approved as an IAGA index. Plans for the Scientific Program for IUGG Sapporo 2003 were also reported. The Assembly will be organized under the banner "State of the Planet: Frontiers and Challenges". Six themes have been chosen (rough titles) for the Assembly: 1. Forecasting, Prediction and Predictability An excellent proposal to host the 2005 IAGA Scientific Assembly in Toulouse, France was made. The second meeting of the IAGA Conference of Delegates was held
on Thursday, August 30, 2001. The main items included the election
of Dr. Bengt Hultqvist (Sweden) as the IAGA Secretary General and
the acceptance of the venue for the 2005 IAGA Scientific Assembly
to be in Toulouse, France, with preference for the dates July 18-29,
2005 over Aug. 22- Sept. 2, 2005. Following IAGA approaches, the
International Commission of the Middle Atmosphere will join the
2005 IAGA Assembly. IAHS (Jonathan Price): Mandate and Objectives to promote and support hydrology as a geoscience within National and among International communities; 1. to encourage and promote collaboration between IAHS and Canadian
scientific organizations and institutions; Meetings and Activities CNC/IAHS met at the Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Banff, AB, in May 2000, and Ottawa in May 2001 Provision of information to the Canadian National Committee for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (CNC/IUGG) as part of a review of the partnership agreement between the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) and the National Research Council of Canada. Submission of a proposal to the Hydrology Section of CGU (CGU-HS) on the opportunity to promote hydrology in educational establishments through the University Chair Program of the Canadian Federal Government. Contribution by J.E. Smith (Junior rep, CNC/IAHS) with Dan Moore (President of the HS-CGU) and Hok Woo (Past-President of the HS-CGU) to G. Clarke of the Environmental Earth Sciences (09) Steering Committee for the 2000-2002 NSERC Reallocations Exercise, arguing for the need to increase research support for the hydrological sciences in Canada. Preparations for a proposal to host the IAHS Seventh Scientific Assembly in Montreal, 2005. Preparations for a proposal to host the 24th IUGG General Assembly at Montreal in 2007. Progress on Issues and Objectives Objective - improve flow of information from National Representatives to Scientific Commissions of IAHS to CNC/IAHS. Responsibilities of National Representatives to Scientific Commissions of IAHS were defined and accepted at the May 2000 meeting, and have been distributed to National Representatives. Objective - to assist in the organization of a possible Joint Scientific Assembly of IAHS and the International Association of Meteorological and Atmospheric Science (IAMAS), proposed to be held in Montreal in 2005. Gerry Jones and Taha Ouarda offered strong support, but no one based in Montreal stepped forward to direct the organization. Objective: organization of possible 24th IUGG General Assembly
at Montreal in 2007. This proposal has been discussed by CNC/IAHS
but this idea has not been strongly endorsed since it would still
require an individual from Montreal to lead the organizing committee.
As there was little interest in the 2005 proposal (see item above)
there was little hope that a local organizer could be found. In
any case, such an assembly would require many years of advance preparation.
IAMAS (Ron Stewart and Charles Lin) Canadians were quite active at the 2001 IAMAS Assembly, July 10-18 in Innsbruck. Canadians chaired symposia on clouds (George Isaac from the Meteorological Service of Canada), middle atmospheric chemistry (Victor Fomichev of York University), and satellite remote sensing (Jim Drummond of the University of Toronto). At the IAMAS meeting held during the Assembly, it was decided that the 2005 IAMAS Assembly will be in Beijing. IAMAS-related activities were discussed at the meeting of the Scientific Committee for the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS). This meeting was held in conjunction with the annual CMOS Congress which was held in Winnipeg on May 27-31. This included a discussion of IUGG and its role within international science, as well as a discussion of potential joint CMOS-CGU interactions. A number of Canadians are leading or co-leading IAMAS-related symposia and workshops at IUGG 2003 in Sapporo. This includes, for example, Ron Stewart who is leading a workshop on our ability to close water budgets over land areas around the world. All of the IAMAS-related activities have not yet been decided; a complete list of Canadian involvement will be available early in 2002. A group in Montreal decided not to pursue a bid for hosting the 2005 IAMAS Assembly, but those same individuals are now the nucleus of a group considering a bid for the 2007 IUGG Congress. The last time that this event with its 5000 or so delegates was in Canada was in 1987 in Vancouver. A decision is expected in 2002 as to whether the group will proceed with a bid. This has been a good year for additional research within IAMAS-related
fields in Canada. The Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric
Sciences (CFCAS) has successfully completed its first year of funding
and this has led to a substantial boost in research within the university
sector in particular. IASPEI (Keith Louden): The IAGA-IASPEI Joint Assembly was held in Hanoi on 19-31 August but there were no Canadian attendees from IASPEI. Further information on the Assembly will be available soon. In addition to this Assembly, there are a few on-going activities: 1. The Committee on Seismological Observatory Practice submitted a mid-year report in February 2000 (see http://www.iaspei.org/CoP2000mid.html ). 2. The International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology (see http://www.whklee.org/iaspei.html) is being prepared and is expected to be published in 2002. 3. As part of the International Ocean Network, two seismic observatory
boreholes were drilled by the Ocean Drilling Program on Legs 195
(Mar-May 2001) and 191 (July-Sept 2000) in the Pacific. Dr. Matt
Salisbury (GSC) was co-chief scientist on Leg 195. Annual Report for November, 2000:The Canadian National Committee for IUGG continued to be active over the 1999-2000 time period.1. OVERALL COMMITTEEFrom the Committee itself, some of the activities over the past year include:Distribution of the 1995-99 Quadrennial Report: The report was made available through our web site and has been used by other national committees as a model. The IUGG Secretary-General, Dr. Jo Ann Joselyn, has been quite appreciative of our efforts. Input to the NSERC Re-Allocation Committee: Prof. Peltier, as chair of this NSERC Committee, was provided with a copy of the CNC/IUGG Quadrennial Report and he was also quite appreciative of this material. Members of IUGG: CNC/IUGG provided guidance on the acceptability of applications by additional countries to join IUGG. Input to Canadian societies: Updates on CNC/IUGG activities are regularly provided to societies such as the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) and the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS). An article was prepared a couple of years ago on CNC/IUGG for the CMOS Bulletin and one is planned for the CGU newsletter. Interactions between societies: CNC/IUGG continues to be very supportive of the development of closer links between CGU and CMOS. Future Scientific Assembly in Canada: CNC/IUGG continues
to explore the possibility of a joint IAHS/IAMAS conference in Montreal
in 2005. 2. ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIESBrief summaries of some of the Association activities are described in the following sections. 2.1 IAGA (by Bob Horita): 1. Space Weather: Progress and Challenges in Research and Application;
March 20-24; Clear Water, Florida, USA Canadian scientists participated in the majority of these meetings with good representation at the meetings in Poland, Slovakia, Brazil and Japan. Dr. Alan Jones of the Geological Survey of Canada was the point of contact for the 15th Electromagnetic Induction Workshop. Preparations are well underway for the IAGA 9th Scientific Assembly to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam during August 18-30, 2001. 2.2 IAHS (by Jim Buttle): Mandate and Objectives
Dr. A. Pietroniro (National Water Research Institute) - elected to the office of Secretary, International Commission on Remote Sensing (ICRS) Dr. H.G. Jones (Université du Québec) - elected to the office of President-elect International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI) Dr. D. de Boer (University of Saskatchewan) - elected to the office of Secretary of the International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE). Progress on Issues and Objectives Objective - improve flow of information from National Representatives to Scientific Commissions of IAHS to CNC/IAHS. Responsibilities of National Representatives to Scientific Commissions of IAHS were defined and accepted at the May 2000 meeting, and have been distributed to National Representatives. Objective - to assist in the organization of a possible Joint Scientific Assembly of IAHS and the International Association of Meteorological and Atmospheric Science (IAMAS), proposed to be held in Montreal in 2005. The concept was presented to both IAHS and IAMAS at the Bureau meetings of both associations at the IUGG General Assembly in Birmingham, UK in June 1999. A letter of support for the proposal has been received from the President of CGU-HS, as has a letter describing the services that the Montreal Convention Centre can offer for the Joint Scientific Assembly. Canadian Participation in Activities of IAHS Scientific Commissions, 1999-2000 International Commission on Remote Sensing (ICRS) ICRS frequently sponsors workshops and symposia at IAHS Scientific Assemblies and at IUGG General Assemblies. When appropriate, ICRS sponsors stand-alone meetings, such as the symposium on Remote Sensing and Hydrology held in Spring 2000 in Santa Fe, NM, USA. Dr A Pietroniro (Canadian National Representative to ICRS) was on the organizing committee, and at least 10 scientists from Canada were represented. A workshop on "Remote Sensing Application in Hydrology" was held in Saskatoon, SA at the National Hydrology Research Centre (NHRC). This was sponsored by CGU-HS, IAHS, NHRC and other US and Canadian sponsors also held a "Remote sensing application in hydrology" workshop. Proceedings from this workshop are now complete and a special issue of the journal Hydrological Processes is being submitted. Other CNC-IAHS initiatives have also been undertaken under the auspices of the CGU-Hydrology Section. Canadian remote sensing specialists have put forward an outline for a textbook on remote sensing application in hydrology for northern regions, and this effort is spearheaded by Dr C Duguay (Laval University). This work will be international in scope and authorship, with Canadian specialists providing much of the content. An IAHS and CGU-HS sponsored workshop is being planned for Montpellier, France in October 2001. Members of the CGU-HS committee on Remote Sensing along with IAHS and CEMGRAF-EMGRAF in France will be hosting the workshop. Dr R Granger (NHRC) is a lead organizer. International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI) A number of activities were pursued as part of the National Representative's inaugural year. They included making a joint IGS-ICSI request for information on recent Canadian snow and ice research (recently completed, ongoing and new work) and working towards web-enabling those requests for future calls. The Representative has also worked with the ICSI President towards sponsoring the 2001 Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) Meeting, which is to be held jointly with the 2001 Eastern Snow Conference (ESC). To date this has entailed working with the ESC and CGU Executive Committees on venue planning and plenary speaker recommendations. Responsibilities will also entail involvement in planning the joint Scientific Programme. The representative is Vice-chair of two CGU-HS committees reporting to the CNC/IUGG: the Canadian Glacier Committee and the Canadian Snow Committee. The Representative (also the Canadian Correspondent, World Glacier Monitoring Service (ICSI)), leads an effort to define a Canadian Glacier and Ice Cap monitoring network for the Canadian contribution to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) through the Global Terretrial Network-Glacier (GTNet-G). Future Meetings and Activities of CNC/IAHS The next meeting will be at the Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, to be held in Ottawa in May 2001. The major activity of CNC/IAHS for the next year is to continue to assist with organization of the possible Joint IAHS/IAMAS Scientific Assembly, Montreal, 2005. Current National Representatives of IAHS Commissions: M. Diamond, University of Toronto, International Commission on Water Quality (ICWQ) D. de Boer, University of Saskatchewan, International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE) D. Burn, University of Waterloo, International Commission on Water Resources Systems (ICWRS) T. Edwards, University of Waterloo, International Commission on Tracers (ICT) J. Hendry, University of Saskatchewan, International Commission on Groundwater (ICGW) A. Pietroniro, National Water Research Institute, Saskatoon, International Commission on Remote Sensing (ICRS); M. Demuth, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI); W. Rouse, McMaster University, International Commission on Atmosphere-Soil-Vegetation relations (ICASVR); R. Soulis, University of Waterloo, International Commission on Surface Water (ICSW). The terms of office for bureau members and all representatives are normally 4 years - i.e. 1999-2003. The terms for the Senior and Junior Canadian Representatives to IAHS are staggered on a two-year basis. In the present case, J. Buttle (Trent University) became the current Senior Representative at Birmingham and will finish his term in 2001, at which time J. Price (current Junior Representative, University of Waterloo) becomes the Senior Canadian Representative. A President-elect serves two years, 1999-2001, before assuming the Chair for his/hers subsequent 4-year term, 2001-2005. CNC/IAHS Current Executive: Chair, J. Buttle, Canadian Senior Representative to IAHS; Secretary, J. Price, Canadian Junior Representative to IAHS; CGU-HS President, M-K Woo; CGU-HS Vice-President, R.D. Moore; CMOS Delegate, C. Lin; CWRA President, R. Boals; CCIAH President, J. Wills; CGU Member-at-Large, K. Young. 2.3 IAMAS (by Ron Stewart): Canadians are quite involved in preparations for the 2001 IAMAS Assembly, July 10-18 in Innsbruck. Canadians are chairing symposia on clouds (George Isaac from the Meteorological Service of Canada), middle atmospheric chemistry (Victor Fomichev of York University), and satellite remote sensing (Jim Drummond of the University of Toronto). Ron Stewart is involved with planning for a special, general session at the Assembly. On a positive note, positions are coming open in Canada in IAMAS-related fields. This includes several new faculty positions in universities as well as the staffing of operational positions. This trend will continue to bring new interest to the field. As well, IAMAS members will continue to explore the possibility of a joint IAMAS/IAHS Scientific Assembly in Montreal in 2005. 2.4 IAPSO (by Mike Foreman): Prof. Lawrence Mysak of McGill University is organizing a session for the 2001 IAPSO Conference in Mar del Plata. 2.5 IASPEI (by Keith Louden): Other IASPEI activities in 1999 are detailed at http://www.iaspei.org/annual99.html . IASPEI publications in 1999-2000, primarily resulting from the 29th General Assembly in Thessaloniki, Greece, are listed at http://www.iaspei.org/publications.html Particular IASPEI activities of note were: (1) A workshop sponsored by the Commission of Controlled Source Seismology (CCSS) in Dublin, Ireland (6-8 October 1999) hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. (2) The 9th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents and Their Margins, which was held in Ulvik, Norway (18-23 June 2000). There were approximately 10 Canadian registrants and a number of papers and posters presented highlighting various results from the Canadian Lithoprobe program. A summary of contributions is available at http://www.geol.ku.dk/seismix2000/ (3) A Mid-Year Report (February 16, 2000) of the Commission on Practice was prepared by Jens Havskov (chairman) and is available at http://www.iaspei.org/CoP2000mid.html (4) Preparation continues by the IASPEI Committee on Education for an International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology to mark the 100th Anniversary of IASPEI in 2001. Details of this project, including preliminary listing of contents, were published by W.H.K. Lee in the March/April 1999 issue of Seismological Research Letters and are detailed at http://www.whklee.org/iaspei.html (5) Preparations are underway for the 31st IASPEI General Assembly & 9th IAGA Scientific Assembly to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam 18-30 August 2001. Details are available at http://www.IAGAandIASPEI.org.vn Other forthcoming meetings are listed at http://www.iaspei.org/forthcoming.html
Annual Report for April, 1999:There were no membership changes over the last year. However, the term of many of the members ends in July, 1999 and so the process of renewal was started.The committee did not meet directly over the last year. Almost all of its activities were carried out through email and with phone calls. A considerable amount of effort was taken up maintaining our home page. This keeps members and others informed of our objectives and progress. The home page is located at: http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/CNC/CNC.html . The committee considered the nomination of Canadians to the IUGG Executive. There was considerable discussion in connection with our support and recommendations were forwarded to government bodies in Canada. Committee members have been preparing their Society's contributions to the CNC/IUGG Quadrennial Report. The Quadrennial Report will be completed for IUGG'99 and will be made up of a composite of the individual Society reports. A copy of the full document will be added to our Web site upon its completion. The Committee encouraged the preparation of a collective scientific review article on natural hazards and climate. One issue that should be discussed over the next year is the relative decline of NSERC funding for the geosciences in comparison with many other fields. We should help prepare a strong case for an enhancement of this funding when NSERC carries out its next review in a few years.
Annual Report for March, 1998:On the suggestion of CGU, the CNC/IUGG will issue a brief annual report on its activities. The purpose of this report is to provide a brief summary to members and to sponsoring organizations. This is the first of these reports.Over the last year there were a number of developments associated with the CNC/IUGG. First of all, it was the year for which there was a major membership change. Many new members were added, and a new chair assumed the leadership of the committee. The committee did not meet directly over the last year. Almost all of its activities were carried out through email, although there was a small meeting held at the annual Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society and a presentation was made to the Scientific Committee of CMOS. To improve communication within and beyond the committee, a considerable amount of effort was taken up developing a modest, yet informative home page. Anyone can now quickly check on the objectives, members, and activities of the committee, as well as upcoming assemblies. The home page is located at: www.tor.ec.gc.ca/CNC/CNC.html. An effort was started to inform the larger Canadian community of our committee. As a first step, a brief article was prepared for the Newsletter of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. This article can be adapted for inclusion in the newsletters of other associations. In addition, the CNC/IUGG home page is available directly through the CMOS home page; similar connections should be made for other groups. The committee also considered the possibilities for future IUGG or Association Assemblies in Canada. Some of the committee members would like more of these to be held in Canada since they raise the profile of our science within and outside the country. Other members feel that we should instead be supporting such meetings in countries outside Europe and North America. In general, the committee has to decide assembly possibilities on a case-by-case basis. Over the next year, it is expected that the committee will undertake specific actions (possibly including special scientific review articles) to promote the importance of Canadian geo-sciences, and it will likely be involved with possible future assemblies in Canada. |
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