| Description | Present: Sir Kingsley Dunham, Chairman; Dr H W Ball; Dr W Bullerwell; Professor W A Deer; Mr N L Falcon; Mr W B Harland; Professor R A Howie; Mr N F Hughes; Dr P E Kent; Professor J K T L Nash; Dr S H Shaw; Professor F W Shotton;
Professor T S Westoll
The congratulatins of the National Committee were accorded to the Chairman on his recent Knighthood.
1. Minutes
The minutes of the meeting on 12 October 1971 [NGL/19 (71)] were confirmed
2. International Geological Correlation Programme
3. 24th International Geological Congress, Montreal
a. Travel Grants
b. UK Exhibit.
c. UK Delegation to Congress
4. International Union of Geological Sciences
a. IUGS Newsletter
b. Gondwanaland Symposium
c. Minutes of IUGS Executive
d. Agenda for IUGS Council Meetings
e. Subcommission on Nomenclature and Systematics
f. Subcommission on the Silurian/Devonian Boundary
5. Committee on History of Geological Sciences
a. Proposed NAtional Committee
b. Centenary of Lyell's death
6. EDITERRA
7. COGEODATA
8. INQUA
a. Membership
b. 9th INQua Congress, New Zealand
c. INQUA Congress 1977
9. Retirement
Summary of Recommendations to Council
Minute 3(b) - that consideration be given to a request from the Institute of Geological Sciences for a contribution from the Royal Society towards the cost of mounting the National Exhibit at the 24th International Geological Congress to be held from 20 - 30 Aaugust 1972 in Montreal, the cost of which would be £2900.
Minute 8 (c) - that the UK participants at the 9th INQUA Congress to be held in Neew Zealand in 1973 be authorized to extend an invitation to hold the 10th INQUA Congress (International Union of Quaternary Research) in the UK, either in London, Birmingham or Cambridge, in 1977. It was anticipated that approximately 1000 would attend and, in view of the development of quaternary research in the UK there would be much to see, particularly if the Congress was based on a University with an active quaternary school. If the invitation was accepted the INQUA Subcommittee should be asked to set up the necessary machinery for its organization. |