The U.S. National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (USNC/IUGG) promotes the advancement of geophysical and geodetical sciences in the United States and throughout the world by participating in the activities of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG).  The USNC/IUGG serves to advance geodesy and geophysics in the United States and throughout the world by:  Representing the interests of the U.S. sciences community in all activities of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and its 8 component Associations 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 sessions and meetings in the U.S. and abroad. Encouraging and supporting participation and service by U.S. scientists in international bodies organized under the IUGG and its Associations. Sending voting delegates as representatives of the U.S. geophysical community to IUGG-sponsored international congresses and General Assemblies.   Supporting the engagement of early career U.S. scientists in international scientific activities and organizations. WHAT'S NEW

Workshop on Mathematics of Climate Change, Related Natural Hazards and Risks The Workshop on “Mathematics of Climate Change, Related Natural Hazards and Risks” to be organized at CIMAT in Guanajuato, Mexico, 29 July - 2 August 2013. The workshop will bring together about 40 young researchers, mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean and a dozen distinguished scientists, each of which will give several lectures on a chosen topic. The workshop is part of the world initiative “Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013” (www.mpe2013.org). It is jointly organized by the International Mathematical Union (IMU), the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM), and IUGG. It is sponsored by the International Council of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) and partly funded by a grant from the International Council for Science (ICSU). It is supported by the ICSU Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC), the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, and CIMAT (Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas). The members of the Scientific Committee are Susan Friedlander (IMU), Ilya Zaliapin (IUGG) and Paul F. Linden (IUTAM). More details are available on the following website: http://www.mca2013.org/en/programme/satelite-activities/workshop-on-mathematics-of-climate-change.html 2013 AAAS Symposium - "U.S. Climate and Weather Extremes: Past, Present, and Future" Sponsored by the four USNCs for the Earth Sciences and spearheaded by the U.S. National Committee for the International Union for Quaternary Research. This session provided both current and paleoclimatic perspectives on the nature of recent extreme climate and weather events and their societal and ecological impacts, with a focus on the United States. The symposium was held February 15, 2013 at the AAAS meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information about this meeting, including a list of speakers, please visit here. Terry Plank has been awarded a 2012 MacArthur Fellowship BISO would like to congratulate Terry Plank, professor at Columbia University and member of the USNC/GG, for being awarded a 2012 MacArthur Fellowship for her innovative work in geochemistry. International Geoscience - Think globally and act globally Are you doing research on volcanoes, hydrology, snow and ice, chemistry of the Earth’s interior, seismicity, geodesy, climate change, meteorology, and/or other Earth sciences? Are you interested in travel grants to attend international meetings, research grants from foreign scientific organizations, participating in international scientific activities, or collaborating with people in developing countries?   2012 AAAS Symposium - “Toward Stabilization of Net Global Carbon Dioxide Levels” More details and press coverage... 2012 AAAS Symposium - “Causes and Effects of Relative Sea-Level Changes in the Northeast Pacific" More details and press coverage...