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The International Union of Geological Sciences

Jul 16, 2020
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