IAVCEI is run by an executive committee whose membership changes every four years. The Executive determines policies for the Association, enacting them through a series of commissions and task groups. Bulletin of Volcanology is the journal of IAVCEI.[1]
History
The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, a non-governmental organisation, was established in 1919.[2] The Volcanology section of the IUGG, also founded in 1919,[3] was the forerunner of the IAVCEI. It was formally constituted at the First General Assembly of the IUGG (Rome, 1922). The name was changed to International Association of Volcanology (IAV) at the Fourth General Assembly of the IUGG (Stockholm, 1930). IAV statutes and by-laws were adopted in Helsinki in 1960 and were revised in Zurich in 1967 and in Canberra in 1979. The association's present name was adopted in 1967 in order to harmonise with the name of the International Association of Seismology and the Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI).[4]
IAVCEI statutes and objectives
The statutes of IAVCEI include four objectives:
To study scientific problems related to volcanoes and volcanic processes, past and present, and to the chemistry of the Earth's interior.
To encourage, initiate and coordinate research, and promote international cooperation in these studies.
To encourage volcanologists to alert appropriate authorities about the importance of adequate surveillance of active and potentially active volcanoes, and of volcanic risk assessment.
To arrange for the discussion and publication of the results of scientific research on volcanology and on the chemistry of the Earth's interior.
Countries are members of IUGG. After 1996 individuals have been able to become members of IAVCEI.
Publications
The Bulletin of Volcanology is the journal of IAVCEI. It is a continuation of the Bulletin Volcanologique, which began publication in 1922.
The association has published 22 volumes of the Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes of the World. The Catalogue was announced in 1924, and was begun in 1948 when the regional arrangement and format were established. The first volume, on Indonesia, was published in 1951, and the 22nd volume, on New Zealand, in 1967.[4]
The Wager medal is named for Professor Lawrence Wager of the University of Oxford, who died in 1965. The medal is given every two years to a 'mid-career' scientist, within 15 years of completion of their PhD. The award recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions to volcanology, particularly in the eight-year period prior to the Award.[5]
The Fisher Medal is named for Richard V. Fisher of the University of California Santa Barbara, who died in 2002, in Santa Barbara, California. The medal is given every 4 years to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to volcanology based primarily upon field observations.[7]
Fisher medallists
2017 José Luis Macias Vasquez
2023 Karen Fontijn
Krafft medal
The Krafft Medal is named for Katia and Maurice Krafft who were killed while filming on Mount Unzen, Japan in 1991. The Krafft Medal is awarded every 4 years to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to volcanology through service to the scientific community or to communities threatened by volcanic activity.[8]
The George Walker award is named for GPL Walker, who died in 2005. The award is given every two years to a scientist who is within 7 years of Ph.D. completion, and recognizes the achievements of a recent outstanding graduate in volcanology, or a recent graduate whose achievements in volcanology involved operating in difficult circumstances.[9]
