The U.S. National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (USNC/IUGG) promotes the advancement of geodetical and geophysical sciences in the United States and throughout the world by participating in the activities of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). Learn more about the mission of USNC/IUGG. View the current USNC/IUGG Membership Roster.
Who We Are		Upcoming Meetings
The USNC/IUGG serves to advance geodesy and geophysics in the United States and through the world by: Representing the interests of the U.S. geological sciences community in all activities of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the U.S. adhering body to the IUGG. Fostering collaborative research through the organization and sponsorship of scientific meetings in the U.S. and abroad. Sending delegates as representatives of geophysicists in the United States to IUGG-sponsored international congresses and meetings. Advising the President of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on U.S. participation in the IUGG.		29 July – 1 August 2008 Cairns, Australia 2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting 6 – 8 October 2008 Monaco 2nd Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World 22 – 24 October 2008 Woods Hole, MA 2008 SCOR General Meeting (50th Anniversary meeting with special scientific symposium on 22 October entitled: The Changing Ocean: From Past to Future) 15 – 19 December 2008 San Francisco, CA AGU 2008 Fall Meeting
Travel Grants Available for Geological Meetings A detailed list of AGU Travel Grant Opportunities open to students and young scientists in the United States can be found on the AGU website under Travel Grants.
Committee Issues
Involved in a variety of issues involving the geodetic and geophysical sciences, USNC/IUGG serves as a liaison amongst the U.S. scientific community, international and national societies, and the eight associations of the IUGG. Review a detailed list of Committee Issues on our Activities page. Space Geodesy: An Interdisciplinary Science in the 21st Century View committee member C.K. Shum’s draft white paper defending geodesy. Hazards Caucus The Congressional Hazards Caucus works to develop a wider understanding within Congress that reducing the risks and costs of natural disasters, as well as man-made hazards, is a public value.
Contact Us				Visa Issues
U.S. National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics Board on International Scientific Organizations The National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW, WS 1013 Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 334-2807 Fax: (202) 334-2231 E-mail:usnciugg@nas.edu Ester Sztein, Program Officer				Scientists and students traveling to the United States for professional activities can obtain information from the International Visitors Office, a program operated by BISO.
				Sponsorship
				Support for the USNC/IUGG is provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. GEO- 0701397.

Revised 5 August 2008