CONTINENTAL SUBCOMMISSIONS
North and Central America
Dr. Randall C. ORNDORFFVice-Chairman (United States)
Dr. Marc R. ST-ONGEGeneral Secretary (Canada)
South America
Mr. Jorge GÓMEZ TAPIAS, Vice-President (Colombia)
Dr. Lêda Maria FRAGA, Secretary General (Brazil)
Antarctica
Dr. German LEITCHENKOV, Vice-President (Russia)
Dr. Dixon PORTER, Secretary General (Norway/Germany)
South and East Asia
Dr. Zhenhan WU, Vice-President (China)
Dr. Harsh. K. GUPTA, Secretary General (India)
Dr. Lei ZHAO, Deputy Secretary General (China)
Australia and Oceania
Dr. Mark JESSEL, Secretary General (Australia/United Kingdom)
Europe
Dr. Kristine E. ASCH, Vice-President (Germany)
Dr. Marco PANTALONIGeneral Secretary (Italy)
Northern Eurasia
Dr. Oleg V. PETROV, Vice-President (Russia)
Dr. Tatjana TOLMACHEVA, Secretary General (Russia)
Middle East
Dr. Jafar OMRANIVice-Chairman (Iran)
Ms Marzieh ESTERABI ASHTIANIGeneral Secretary (Iran)
Dr. Saffa F. FOUAD, Deputy Secretary General (Iraq)
THEMATIC SUBCOMMISSIONS
Ocean floor
Dr. Javier ESCARTINVice-Chairman (France)
Dr. Carmen GAINAGeneral Secretary (Norway)
Geophysics
Dr. Mioara MANDEA, President (France/Romania)
Hydrogeology
Dr. Stefan BRODA, President (Germany)
Magmatism and metamorphism
Dr. Romain BOUSQUETChairman (Germany/France)
Dr. Camille FRANCOISGeneral Secretary (France/Belgium)
Metallogeny
Dr. Martin GOZALVEZ, President (Argentina)
Dr. Xiomara CASAÑAS DÍAZ, Secretary General (Cuba)
Natural hazards
Dr. Shinji TAKARADA, President (Japan)
Tectonics
Dr. A. Khanchuk, President (Russia)
Dr. Geoffroy MOHN, Secretary General (France)
To download the full list with affiliations and addresses of the Board members, click here.
Mapping projects for the period 2018-2022
BOOKLETS & SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
- International Chronostratigraphic Chart, 2022
- Temporal and spatial evolution of orogens: a guide for geological mapping. Article in Episodes Journal of International GeoscienceFrançois, C., Pubellier, M., Robert, C., Bulois, C., & Fathiyah, S. N., 2021, https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2021/021025
- The Indian Ocean and its Margins, 2020
- Atlas of the Stratigraphic Markers in the Western Mediterranean (The Gulf of Lion), 2019
- Seismic Atlas of the Messinian Salinity Crisis Markers in the Mediterranean Sea, vol. 2, 2018
MAPS
World
- World Map of Orogens - 1:35 000 000 (IGCP 667 project)
- Geological Map of the World - 1:5 000 000 (IUGS/DDE project)
- Tectonic Map of the World - 1:35 000 000 (IUGS/DDE project)
- World digital Magnetic Anomaly Map (WDMAM, 2nd edition)
Middle East
- International Geological Map of the Middle East (IGMME, 3rd edition) - 1:5 000 000
Africa
- Tectonic Map of Africa (3rd edition) - 1:5 000 000
Europe & Eurasia
- International Quaternary Map of Europe (IQUAME) - 1:5 000 000
- GIS Metallogenic Map of Europe - 1:25 000 000
Asia
- Tectonic Map of Asia (ITMA 5000) - 1:5 000 000
- Eastern Asia Natural Hazards Map, 2nd edition - 1:7 700 000
- Asia-Pacific Region Geohazard Map - 1:5 000 000
North and Central America
- Structural Map of the Caribbean - 1:4 000 000, 2021
- Structural Map of the North American Cordillera from Alaska to Central America - 1:5 000 000
- Structural Map of Hispaniola
South America
- Geological Map of South America (3rd edition) - 1:5 000 000, 2019
- Geological Relief Map of Soth America, 2022
- Structural Map of the North American Cordillera from Alaska to Central America - 1:5 000 000
- Geological & Mineral Resources Map of South America GiS - 1:1 000 000
- Structural Map of the Amazonian Craton - 1:2,500,000
- Tectonic Map of North America - 1:5 000 000
- Geoheritage Map of South America - 1:5 000 000
Antarctica
- Tectonic Map of Antarctica (TeMAnt, 2nd edition) - 1:10 000 000, 2022
- Explanatory notes of the Tectonic Map of Antarctica, 2022
Oceans
- Structural Map of the World's Ocean - 1:5 000 000
- Structural Map of the Indian Ocean (2nd edition) - 1: 40 000 000
Tectonics
- Tectonic Map of the Arctic (TeMAr) - 1:10 000 000, 2018
- Structural Map of the South China Sea - 1:3 000 000, 2017
- World digital Magnetic Anomaly Map (WDMAM, 2nd edition)
Metallogeny
- Metallogenic Map of Central America and the Caribbean - 1:4 000 000, 2021
- Metallogenic Map of North America at 1:5 000 000
Hydrogeology
- World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP) - 1:25 000 000
Magmatism and metamorphism
- Map of the Metamorphic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean realm - 1:1 000 000