Guidelines for Application to IUGG Support of Scientific Meetings

The program of IUGG support for scientific meetings (e.g. workshops, advanced schools, symposia) is one of the most important means by which the Union and its Associations pursue a goal of promoting geophysics and geodesy through international collaboration. A fraction of the IUGG's budget is devoted to the support of these scientific meetings. The IUGG Executive Committee places great emphasis on maintaining high scientific standards, coverage of a balanced spectrum of topics, and an appropriately broad and international flavor for the scientific program of the meetings. In that respect, the ICSU rules on non-discrimination in the access of qualified scientists from all parts of the world to any IUGG-sponsored meeting apply.

The number of co-sponsored meetings ranges from 10 to 15 (US$1,500±500 each). Accordingly, not all meeting proposals worthy of support can be awarded IUGG sponsorship.

SUBMISSION OF THE REQUEST FOR IUGG SUPPORT

The following guidelines for obtaining IUGG sponsorship should be observed by prospective proposers:

• An IUGG-sponsored scientific meetings should have a well-defined and scientifically relevant theme, should be scheduled at a propitious time for significant progress in the field, and should be of interest to young researchers as well as senior experts.
• While the IUGG embraces all fields in geophysics and geodesy, a proposed program should maintain a balanced scope relevant to IUGG Associations. Each proposal will be judged on its own scientific merits.
• Given the international nature of the Union, meetings are by definition internationally oriented. This requires a well-balanced geographical and gender distribution.

Normally, the initiative to propose a scientific meeting for IUGG sponsorship originates from a group of scientists in a certain field. Prospective meeting organizers should contact the respective Association Secretary-General (ASG) well in advance of their intended proposal submission, by sending a request for IUGG support until 15 October. Please note that the IUGG will support the scientific meetings to be held in the year following the year of the request submission.

To ensure that the information necessary for the evaluation of the proposals by the Associations and the IUGG Bureau are complete and in a uniform format, allowing objective comparison between proposals as far as possible, the request for support must specify all entries listed below:

• Name of meeting, venue and dates
• Primary sponsors and other known co-sponsors
• Name and address of the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee
• The meeting web-site
• Scientific objective and scope of the meeting
• Estimated number of participants, abstracts, and sessions
• Level of support requested (in US$) and explanation of how the money will be used
• Additional information as appropriate

IUGG will not support scientific meetings that conflict with an IUGG General Assembly or an Association Scientific Assembly.

EVALUATION OF THE REQUESTS AND AWARD NOTIFICATION

The scientific merit of each scientific meeting's proposal should be evaluated by the respective Association Secretary General, taking into consideration comments and advice received from the Association Executive Committee. The Association Secretaries-General should communicate their recommendation for selection to the IUGG Secretary-General as soon as possible after receiving the requests, but not later than 31 October.

The allocations will be suggested by the IUGG Secretary-General and reviewed by the Members of the IUGG Bureau to assure impartiality. The Bureau will decide on the final selection of the meeting. The decision on the IUGG support will be communicated to the Association Secretaries-General by the IUGG General-Secretary in a letter of award as soon as possible but not later than 1 December.

The IUGG support should be acknowledged in all documents related to a sponsored meeting (e.g. in scientific program, at the web-page, brochures, publications of proceedings etc)

MEETING REPORT

Within 2 months after the meeting, a meeting report must be sent to the IUGG Secretary-General by the respective Association Secretary-General and must contain:

(i) a brief technical report summarizing the scientific highlights of the meeting (1-2 page);
(ii) a copy of the final scientific program;
(iii) a list of participants, including their distribution on gender and country;
(iv) a list of recipients of IUGG grants, stating amount, country, age, and gender.