CANADIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
for the
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS

1. to promote, within Canada, such as to ensure maximal benefits to Canada, international programs in Geodesy and Geophysics and Canadian participation in international activities sponsored by the IUGG, its component International Associations, Inter-Union Commissions and special committees of ICSU which involve the IUGG;
2. to promote, within the IUGG, its component International Associations, Inter-Union Commissions and special committees for ICSU which involve the IUGG, those international activities which are relevant, or of special interest, to Canada, and to coordinate all aspects of Canadian participation in the discussion and dissemination of the results of such activities;
3. to formulate Canadian positions with respect to IUGG activities and those of its component International Associations and of other related committees and commissions and to advise Council on the activities of the IUGG, its component International Associations and the other related committees and commissions, the activities of the CNC/IUGG and of Canadian participation in the same, where appropriate;
4. to act as a channel of communication among the IUGG, its component International Associations, other related committees and commissions, Council, Canadian scientific societies, scientists and Canadian industry.

 Appointed Members

1. two members for each of the seven Associations of the IUGG, to be selected in consultation with the following Canadian scientific organizations:
1. Five from the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU)
2. Four from the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
3. One from the Canadian Institute of Surveying and Mapping (CIS)
4. One from the Division of Aeronomy and Space Physics of the Canadian Association of Physics (DASP/CAP)
5. Two from the Associate Committee on Hydrology (ACH)
6. One from the Volconological Division of the Geological Association of Canada (VD/GAC)
2. other members selected by the NRC in consultation with the Committee Ex-officio
3. Canadian members of the Bureau of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
4. Canadian presidents of International associations affiliated with the IUGG
5. the Chairman of the Canadian National Committee on the Dynamics and Evolution of the Lithosphere (CANDEL), or any major inter-union project involving the IUGG as a major participant
6. the editor of the Canadian Geophysical Bulletin.

Honorary Members

1. past Chairmen of the Associate Committee on Geodesy and Geophysics and the CNC/IUGG.

For each vacancy, the nominating body should make more than one nomination, taking into account the following guidelines:

1. due regard should be taken of proper geographical and linguistic distribution of membership as well as adequate representation of all disciplines covered by (international affiliation); whenever possible the membership should include at least one member of each of the following regions: the Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada.
2. except under unusual circumstances, there should be no more than one member per institution on the Committee.
3. The terms of office for all appointed members of the committee shall normally be a four-year appointment with the possibility of renewal up to a maximum of another four years; termination shall be on the 31^st of December of the last year in office.
4. The Committee shall meet:
1. as necessary
2. not more than three months prior to a general assembly, and
3. not later than six months after a general assembly.

 One half of the appointed membership shall constitute a quorum.