OneGeology

OneGeology Steering Group Meeting - New Zealand April 2010

The third meeting of the OneGeology Steering Group took place on 15 - 16 April 2010 at GNS Science, Avalon, Wellington, New Zealand bringing together the regional representatives for geological surveys around the world. The agenda covered progress in each of the six global regions, detailed discussions on the incorporation of OneGeology, the grant offer that is now available from ESRI, linkages with other organisations such as Geoparks, the YES Network and GEO/GEOSS as well as looking at the future work and actions for OneGeology. Minutes of the meeting will be available soon.

The OneGeology Steering group meeting: (left to right) Ian Jackson, Katy Booth, H Kato, Sarah Gaines, Francois Robida, Alex Malahoff, John Broome, Marko Komac, Suzette Kimball and Philippe Rossi.

The OneGeology Steering Group, GNS Science, Wellington, New Zealand, April 2010. (front row: Katy Booth (OneGeology secretariat), Dr Suzette Kimball (USGS, Northern America representative), Dr H Kato (Geological Survey of Japan, Asia representative), Maria-Glícia da Nóbrega Coutinho (representing Dr A Dantas (CPRM, South and Central America representative), Dr Alex Malahoff (GNS Science, Oceania representative). Back row: Philippe Rossi (CGMW), Mark Rattenbury (GNS), Sarah Gaines (UNESCO), Ian Jackson (BGS, OneGeology Executive Secretary), John Broome (NRC Canada, OneGeology Operational Management Group), Francois Robida (BRGM, OneGeology) and Dr Marko Komac (Geological Survey of Slovenia, Europe representative).

The very successful meeting was followed by a field excursion organised by the meeting hosts, GNS, to the northern volcanic regions of New Zealand.