Author: Jones, Gerald H.

Source: Annals of Glaciology, Volume 48, Number 1, June 2008 , pp. 1-5(5)

Publisher: International Glaciological Society

Abstract:

The transition of the International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) to become the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) within the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) is described. IACS was accepted as the eighth Association of IUGG in 2007 and is the first new Association of the Union to be formed in over 80 years. Particular attention is paid to the reasons that prior to 1999 led to the request by the Commission to the Union for a change in status, and to the steps taken during the period 1999-2007 by the ICSI Bureaux and IUGG, that preceded the acquisition of Association status.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756408784700806

Publication date: 2008-06-01

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