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International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG/AIG) is a scientific, non-governmental and non-profit organisation, whose principal objectives are development and promotion of geomorphology as a science through international co-operation and dissemination of knowledge of geomorphology. The IAG/AIG was founded at the Second International Conference on Geomorphology in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) in 1989 in order to strengthen international geomorphology. IAG/AIG fulfils its aims through the establishment of working groups and task forces, organisation of conferences, publication activity and information exchange. Membership of the IAG/AIG is normally by countries. At present, 58 countries are affiliated to the IAG/AIG through their National Scientific Members. The activity of the IAG/AIG is steered by its Executive Committee. |
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| THE FUTURE OF THE IAG - manifesto of the IAG/AIG Presidents |
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7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOMORPHOLOGY
Ancient Landscapes – Modern Perspectives
Melbourne, Australia, July 6-11, 2009
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The 7th International Conference on Geomorphology (ANZIAG) was held in Melbourne in July 2009 with the theme 'Ancient Landscapes - Modern perspectives.' For the first time in history, this Conference was held in the Southern Hemisphere, on an ancient piece of Gondwanaland. The conference provided a venue for geomorphologists from around the globe working in all branches of discipline to present their work.
Address of the incoming President of IAG/AIG – Melbourne, July 2009 | Visit ICG Website
New Honorary Fellows with winner of the Jean Tricart Award (from left): Olav Slaymaker, Takasuke Suzuki, Paul Williams, Bianca Carvalho Vieira and John Chappell - during the Openning Ceremony of the 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, Melbourne, Australia, July 7, 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
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Danxia Geomorphology Working Group
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At the 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, held in Melbourne on 6-11 July 2009, the IAG Council approved a new working group of the International Association of Geomorphologists, the Danxia Geomorphology Working Group. Below you will find background to the establishment of the Danxia WG, its main objectives and outline of proposed activities, and invitation to join our efforts towards better scientific understanding of Danxia morphology and its proper conservation.
more ... visit Danxia Working Group Webpage
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The definition of the Quaternary
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The status of the Quaternary is decided. Its base is assigned as the base of the Gelasian and extend the base of the Pleistocene to 2.588 Ma.
Quaternary is a formal chronostratigraphic unit recommended by joint ICS-INQUA taskforce (2005) and ICS.
Read more on the ICS Website and opinion of the IAG/AIG.
Flash:
Quaternary geologists win timescale vote from Nature, June 4,2009
Ratification of the definition of the base of Quaternary System/Period from IUGS, June 30,2009
International Stratigraphic Chart from ICS, August 31,2009
The Science of Scenery
How geomorphology can help Asia cope with its environmental challenges
by David Higgitt - the IAG/AIG Public Relations Officer
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Geomorphology can be regarded as the 'science of scenery'. It seeks to explain how landscapes develop over time, the operation of earth surface processes such as erosion, landsliding and river flows, and the interactions between these processes and the landscape ... The link between scientific research and environmental policy, however, is far from automatic. One of the key themes of
the conference [Regional Conference on Geomorphology in Kota Kinabalu, 2007 - ed.] was 'Communicating Geomorphology', which explored how field scientists can integrate their research with a wider body of knowledge about the environment, discuss ideas with stakeholders and explain the significance of their research findings to a wider audience.
Read the whole paper published by ASIANGEOgraphic
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Special issue of Quaternary International |
A special issue of QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL (volume 175, December 2007) on
Geomorphic processes and Palaeoclimatology in Deserts (edited by Xiaoping Yang,
Andrew Goudie and Norm Catto) has just appeared. It arises from papers
presented at the Sixth Internatioanl Conference on Geomorphology which took
place in Zaragoza in 2005, and is a contruibution from the IAG Working Group
on 'Intercation between aeolian, fluvial, and lacustrine processes in arid
regions.
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14th Joint Geomorphological Meeting "Contemporary Directions in the Study of the Relief"
Bucharest–Sinaia, Romania, May 26-29, 2010
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Contemporary geomorphology, as an Earth
science, has a profound pragmatical character,
required by the society's development and the
diverse and intensive use of land, in relation to the
structural characteristics of the bedrock. Among
lands, the most exposed to natural and human
induced hazards and risks, are fluvial valleys and
coastal belts, where big urban agglomerations
have developed. In this sense, mapping of
landforms may be considered as a methodology as
well as a technique used not only in basic
geomorphological research but also in several
fields of application.
more ... 1st Circular | 2nd Circular | Registration Form
4th Session of the IAG Working Group on Geomorphological Hazards (IAGEOMHAZ) & International Workshop on Geomorphological Hazards
Hotel Sea View, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, July 21-23, 2010
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This international workshop has been designed to discuss all pros and corns of
the geomorphological hazards with special attention on Coastal
Geomorphology and Hazards. After the technical sessions an intensive field
workshop will be organized on such hazards along some selected spots of
Tamil Nadu coast. It will apply the paradigm of giving equal attention to
coastal process and the associated geomorphological hazards response to
coastal evolution in a wide variety of coastal systems. To justify why it is
important to conserve geomorphologically important parts of our coast and
continue to make in developing our understanding of coastal
geomorphological processes.
more ... 1st Circular
SAAG 2010 Biennial Conference
Landscape Denudation or Land Degradation?: Interrogating the Geomorphic Processes of Landscape Change in Southern Africa
Grahamstown, South Africa, September 3-5, 2010
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Southern African Association of Geomorphologists invites you to attend their biennial conference to be held in Grahamstown in September 2010. We would especially like to extend this invitation to all geomorphologists from overseas who have done research in southern Africa so as to share their findings with the local South African
geomorphological community. We would also like to encourage Masters and PhD students to join us for all conference activities and hope to be able to subsidize their costs. Posters presenting their ongoing research will be welcomed.
more ... First Circular
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