[paleosol] Re: PalaeoPedology as a Commission

Posted by Dr.Stephen Nortcliff 27 Nov 2003 01:22:46

Dear all,

What we need is formal paperwork to circulate to the Council Meeting in
April 2004 so that any decision is an informed decision.

I have no paperwork from the group to show why there should be a new
Commission of PalaeoPedology within Division One although as with the other
two there has been the understanding that this would be put to the Council
Meeting in Philadelphia

I have a good case from both WG PM and WG MO.

I requested the three groups to supply such information way back in the
early summer following our meeting in London.

Stephen
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> Dear all,
>
> I too am a bit surprised at Stephen's message and wish to confirm that a
> proper application of the Paleopedology WG was made to become a IUSS
> Commission within Division One. It was already discussed and approved in
> principle at the Council Meeting in Bangkok and I believe discussed again
at
> the London meeting which was not entitled to take the final decision.. If
a
> renewed formal application is needed, I am sure Ahmet Mermut will take
care
> of it and I wish herewith to support it strongly.
>
> With best wishes and hopes for a positive outcome of this 'problem',
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dan Yaalon
>
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> Prof. Dan H. Yaalon
> Institute of Earth Sciences
> Hebrew University
> Givat Ram Campus
> Jerusalem 91904, Israel
> e-mail yaalon@vms.huji.ac.il
> fax 972-2-5662 581
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>
> .
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mermut@sask.usask.ca [mailto:mermut@sask.usask.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:28 AM
> To: yaalon@vms.huji.ac.il; bronger@geographie.uni-kiel.de
> Cc: iuss@reading.ac.uk
> Subject: Fwd: PalaeoPedology as a Commission
>
>
> Dear Profs. Yaalon and Bronger
>
> As you know IUSS executive Committee agreed, in principle, that WG
> Paleopedology could be a new Commission and final decision on this matter
> will
> be made during the Council meeting in Philadelphia. I am a bit surprizsed
> when
> our Secretary General has sent the following E-mail, message to me. I am
> writing this letter from home.I can attach the proposal and other
documents
> that are in Paleopedology file. I also expect that you will respond as
soon
> as
> possible. Within the next 10 hours. I will send four documents that I
> recieved
> from you, specifically the proposal.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ahmet
>
> ----- Forwarded message from "Dr. Stephen Nortcliff"
> -----
> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:19:03 +0000
> From: "Dr. Stephen Nortcliff"
> Reply-To: "Dr. Stephen Nortcliff"
> Subject: PalaeoPedology as a Commission
> To: mermut@sask.usask.ca, senesi@agr.uniba.it,
wolfgang.burghardt@uni-
> essen.de, emmanuel.frossard@ipw.agrl.ethz.ch
>
> Dear All,
>
> for the Council Meeting I have received strong cases for the incorporation
> of WG Pedometrics and WG MO as Commissions within Divisions 1 and 2,
> respectively. I have not received a case from PaleoPedology to be
changed
> to a Commission in Division One although I have received a report of their
> activities as a WG.
>
> A proposal could be tabled in Philadelphia if it arrives too late for the
> imminent mailing.
>
> Stephen
>
> Professor Stephen Nortcliff
> Secretary General IUSS,
> Department of Soil Science,
> PO Box 233,
> Whiteknights,
> The University of Reading,
> Reading,
> RG6 6DW
> United Kingdom
> Tel: 44 (0)118378 6559
> Fax: 44 (0)118 378 6666
>
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Professor Stephen Nortcliff
Secretary General IUSS,
Department of Soil Science,
PO Box 233,
Whiteknights,
The University of Reading,
Reading,
RG6 6DW
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)118378 6559
Fax: 44 (0)118 378 6666