The Second Council of the International Association of Geomorphologists
during the 5th International Conference on Geomorphology
Tokyo, August 26, 2001
1. Election of the Executive Committee of the IAG

  • President: Prof. Mario PANIZZA (Italy)
  • V-ce President: Prof. Andrew GOUDIE (United Kingdom)
  • Secretary General: Dr. Denes LOCZY (Hungary)
  • Treasurer: Prof. Andre J.R.G. OZER (Belgium)
  • Publications Officer: Dr. Jose LUGO-HUBP (Mexico)
  • Members without portfolio:
    • Prof. Alfredo PEREZ-GONZALES (Spain)
    • Prof. Edgardo M. LATRUBESSE (Brazil)
  • Co-opted members:
    will be announced later.

Elected Members of new Executive Committee of the IAG (from right to left): Prof. Andrew Goudie (United Kingdom) - V-ce President, Dr. Denes Loczy (Hungary) - Secretary General, Prof. Andre Ozer (Belgium) - Treasurer, Prof. Alfredo Perez-Gonzales (Spain) and Prof. Edgardo Latrubesse (Brazil) - Members without portfolio
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2. Forthcoming IAG conferences
  • 6th International Conference on Geomorphology in 2005
    acceptance of invitation from the Spanish Society of Geomorphology
    conference will be held in Zaragoza, September 7-11, 2005
    local organiser: Prof. Mateo Gutierrez-Elorza (Universidad de Zaragoza)
  • Regional Conference on Geomorphology in 2003
    acceptance of invitation from the Mexican Society of Geomorphology
    conference will be held in Mexico City, October 6-11, 2003
    local organiser: Dr Irasema Alcantara-Ayala (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
    (The term of conference was changed in January 2002; the new term is October 27th - November 2nd, 2003)
3. Constitutional changes

The required majority of the Council (2/3) accepted the proposal to revise the IAG Constitution. The revised Constitution will be sent to all National Scientific Members shortly to check for accuracy and then to the International Council for Science for approval.

4. Working Groups of the IAG

The Council accepted four proposals to establish working groups within IAG for years 2001-2005:

  • Bedrock River Channels: Process and Form - Chair: Paul A. Carling (United Kingdom)
  • Interaction Between Aeolian, Fluvial and Lacrustine Processes - Chair: Xiaoping Yang (China)
  • Geomorphological Sites: Research, Assessment and Improvement - Chair: Emmanuel Reynard {Switzerland)
  • "Terroirs viticoles" - Chair: Alain Marre (France)

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