What’s New? 2009 Leopold Leadership Program: Opportunities for Mid-Career Academics The Leopold Leadership Program invites mid-career academic environmental scientists from North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) to apply for the 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellowships. Up to 20 Fellows are selected annually to participate in an intensive training program designed to build and enhance their skills in communicating with policy makers, media representatives, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, and the general publics. The 2009 competition is now closed. Read more about the program mission. Read more about current USNC/INQUA activities... Global Launch of the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) The International Year of Planet Earth was officially launched at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris last month by an event co-organized by the IYPE Corporation and the National Committee of the IYPE in France, together with IUGS and UNESCO. International Polar Year (IPY) The International Polar Year is a global, scientific program focused on the Arctic and Antarctic from 2007 to 2008. Read about IPY Activities in the United States.		Quaternary Science Quaternary scientists study the history of the Earth’s natural environment during the Quaternary Period—the roughly 2 million year interval during and since the Pleistocene ice ages—to improve understanding of the processes by which the environment has changed and to enhance forecasting of future changes. Who We Are… The U.S. National Committee for the International Union for Quaternary Research (USNC/INQUA) promotes the advancement of Quaternary science in the United States and throughout the world by participating on behalf of the U.S. scientific community in the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). INQUA is a member union of the International Council for Science (ICSU) that serves to build global interaction among Quaternary research communities. Learn more about the USNC/INQUA. Past Activities Archive Get information about past committee activities... Sponsor Support for the USNC/INQUA is provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. GEO-0701397.		Upcoming Meetings PAGES Open Science Meeting The Past Global Changes (PAGES) project will sponsor an open science meeting in Corvallis, OR, July 8-11, 2008, entitled “Retrospective Views on Our Planet’s Future.” Visit the PAGES website for details. AMQUA Biennial Meeting The 2008 American Quaternary Association (AMQUA) Biennial Meeting was held at Penn State University, June 5-7, 2008. 33rd International Geological Congress The next ICG Congress will be held in Oslo, Norway, August 6-14, 2008. View details. Houston to Host Joint Annual Meeting The Houston Geological Society (HGS) will host the joint meeting between the Geological Society of America (GSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies October 5-9, 2008.
				Quaternary Perspectives On-Line Read INQUA’s newsletter Quaternary Perspectives for recent developments in Quaternary science.
				International Visitors Office Scientists and students traveling to the United States for professional activities can obtain information from the International Visitors Office, a program operated by the Board on International Scientific Organizations (BISO).
Revised 26 June 2008