1. What is IACS?
IACS is a constituent Association of IUGG, the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. IUGG is:
a long standing partner of WMO
celebrating its 98th anniversary, but is also modernising and developing visions for the future
closer to its Associations

2. Free individual membership!

3. What is IACS?
IACS is concerned with ice and snow on Earth and in the solar system
11-people elected Bureau, all volunteers!
Five divisions
Snow and Avalanches
Glaciers an Ice Sheets
Sea Ice, Lake and River Ice
Cryosphere, Atmosphere, and Climate
Planetary and other Ices of the Solar System
Working and Standing Groups, e.g. Glacier and Permafrost Hazards in Mountains (GAPHAZ)

4. Recent Highlights
Deputy Head of Division IV: Anaïs Orsi, early career s
Early Career Scientist Prize Two recipients In future bi-annual (Scientific Assemblies)
Successful Scientific Assembly in Wellington, NZ
Transition of Presidency to Regine Hock
© Liss M. Andreassen
Christchurch, NZ,

5. What does IACS do? Promotes cryospheric sciences worldwide
ACTIVE presence & sponsoring
WG RGI WG Glacier thickness
Standards
World Glacier Monitoring Service, WGMS, a Service of IACS
WG MicroSnow
Co-sponsor of Winter
and Summer schools

6. Become a member, join at: www.cryosphericsciences.org
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7. Liaisons and Partners
Numerous liaisons to International organisations & programmes:
World Climate Research Program (WCRP) & CliC
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
International Arctic Scientific Committee (IASC)
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
IPCC:
Close collaboration with Working Group I & II
WMO:
Global Cryosphere Watch => remain active in GSG and WGs
EC-PHORS => step down