Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES)
The International Union of Geological Sciences
IUGS is a union of 121 national members aiming to promote the development of Earth scineces though scientific studies, developing applications for these results to conservation efforts, and strengthening public awareness of geosciences’ contributions to society.
Canada is a member of the IUGS, and the CFES is an affiliate member. The Canadian membership dues for IUGS are paid by the National Research Council. Work that is carried out in Canada as part of IUGS tasks is managed and monitored by the CFES Canadian National Committee on IUGS (CNC-IUGS).
Committee members for the Canadian National Committee for IUGS include:
Daniel Lebel Daniel.lebel@canada.ca
CNC IUGS Chair
Director General, Natural Resources Canada
John Thompson jfhthompson@gmail.com
World Family Professor in Environmental Balance for Human Sustainability
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
Bill Mercer bmercer@avalonraremetals.com
Vice-President Exploration
Avalon Rare Metals
Jean Vavrek jvavrek@cim.org
Executive Director
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Peter Bobrowsky peter.bobrowsky@canada.ca
Senior Scientist
Natural Resources Canada
Michel Malo Michel.Malo@ete.inrs.ca
Professor
INRS University / Université du Quebec
Ex-Officio Member Stephen Johnston stjohnst@ualberta.ca
Professor
University of Alberta
Source: https://www.cfes-fcst.ca/iugs