Minutes of a meeting of the British National Committee for Geology Present: Professor F Allen, Chairman; Dr M C Boulter; Sir Malcolm Brown; Mr E N K Clarkson; Dr J W Cowie; Professor G Y Craig; Dr D S Cronan; Mr J B W Day; Professor D L Dineley; Dr H G Reading; Dr R A Scrutton; Professor R G West Mr A M Clarke; Professor J B Dawson; Dr J M Hancock; Dr M K Jenyon Dr P T Warren, Executive Secretary, Royal Society; Mr C R Argent Unable to attend: Profesor R J Elliott; Mr F W dunning; Professor R A Howie; Dr P A Sabine 1. Minutes The minutes [NGL/26 (85)] of the meeting on 22 May 1985 were confirmed. 2. Membership 3. IUGS Subscription Categories 4. Geological Congress-IUGS Relations 5. International Geological Congress 1989 6. International Meetings in the UK 7. Sedimentology Congress 1990 8. Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry 9. Hydrogeology 10. Quaternary Research 11. History of Geological Sciences 12. Deep Structure 13. Support for Geological Sciences 14. Geological Survey 15. Priorities in the Earth Sciences 16. Exchanges with Japan 17. Tibet Geotraverse 18. Geographic Information 19. Next meeting Agreed to hold the next meeting in about a year's time. Recommendations Minute 2, Membership Minute 7. Sedimentology Congress Minute 8. Priorities in geochemistry and cosmochemistry 10 June 1986