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INQUA Members
A National Member is a country that pays membership fees to INQUA and is entitled to send one voting Delegate and one Observer to INQUA International Council Meetings.
A Regional Member is a group of countries that pays INQUA membership fees and is accorded the same rights as a National Member.
In cases where countries or affiliations of countries are not able to pay fees, Associate Membership may be applied for by affiliations of not less than three individuals. Associate Members have limited rights and may not vote at International Council Meetings or propose candidates for election to office in the Executive Committee.
Membership in any country or geographic region may be assumed by any one of the following bodies - the National Academy, the National Research Council, a similar institution, or, in lieu of a national association, an association or group of scientific institutions or societies.
After admission, each Member forms a National or Regional INQUA Committee to represent it in the affairs of the Union. Each Member appoints one delegate to the International Council of the Union, where the Group Delegate has the right to vote, provided the current subscription of the Group Member has been received by the Treasurer.
To Become a Member
Applications for national, regional and associate membership is made by by writing via the appropriate national or regional body to the INQUA Secretary General to initiate the application procedure.Individuals may not become INQUA Members, and should rather join INQUA Commissions that interest them as Corresponding Members.
National & Regional Members
Below is a list of national and regional members, and contact details for respective national representatives, listed alphabetically by country. If your country's information is not correct please email the INQUA Secretary General.
ARGENTINA
Alfonsina Tripaldi
IGEBA-CONICET, Dto. Cs. Geológicas, Facultad De Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad De Buenos Aires, Dto. Cs. Geológicas, Primer Piso, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Postal Code C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
alfotripaldi@gmail.com
AUSTRALIA
Scott Mooney
School Of Biological, Earth And Environmental Sciences, University Of New South Wales, University Of New South Wales, Biological Sciences North (D26) UNSW, Kensington 2052, Australia
s.mooney@unsw.edu.au
BELARUS
Valentina Zernitskaya
Institute For Nature Management, National Academy Of Sciences Belarus, F.Skoriny Str. 10, 220114 Minsk, Belarus
vzern@nature.basnet.by
BELGIUM
Nathalie Fagel
Départment De Géologie, Liège Université, Sart-Tilman, Quartier Agora, Allée Du 6 Août 14 - B18, B-4000, Liège, Belgique
nathalie.fagel@ulg.ac.be
BRAZIL
José Angulo
Departamento De Geologia, Universidade Federal Do Paraná, Centro Politécnico, JARDIM DAS AMERICAS, 81531970 - Curitiba, PR - Brasil
fitoangulo@gmail.com
CANADA
Matthew Peros
Department Of Environmental Studies And Geography, Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1M 1Z7
mperos@ubishops.ca
CHINA
Jule Xiao
Institute Of Geology And Geophysics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences, 19 Beitucheng West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
jlxiao@mail.iggcas.ac.cn
CHINESE TAIPEI
Chuan-Chou Shen
Department Of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Department Of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan
river@ntu.edu.tw
COLOMBIA
Gonzalo Correal Urrego
Instituto De Ciencias Naturales, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Museo De Historia Natural
secraca_fcbog@unal.edu.co
CROATIA
Ljerka Marjanac
Institute Of Quaternary Paleontology And Geology, Croatian Academy Of Sciences And Arts, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Ante Kovacica 5
ljerka.marjanac@gmail.com
CZECH REPUBLIC
Daniel Nyvlt
Department Of Regional Geology Of Moravia, Czech Geological Survey, Leitnerova 22, 658 69 Brno, Czechia
112744@mail.muni.cz
EAST AFRICA
Asfawossen Asrat
School Of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P .O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
asfawossena@gmail.com
ESTONIA
Alar Rosentau
Department Of Geology, Institute Of Ecology And Earth Sciences, University Of Tartu, Ravila 14A, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
alar.rosentau@ut.ee
FINLAND
Niko Putkinen
Geological Survey Of Finland, P.O.Box 97, FI-67101, Kokkola, Finland
niko.putkinen@gtk.fi
FRANCE
Julie Dabkowski
Laboratoire De Géographe Physique: Environnements Quaternaires Et Actuels - UMR 8591, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, 1, Place Aristide Briand, 92195 Meudon, Cedex, France
Julie.DABKOWSKI@lgp.cnrs.fr
GEORGIA
David Lordkipanidze
Director General Of The Georgian National Museum, Centre For Archaeological Studies, 14 Uznadze St., 380003 Tbilisi, Republic Of Georgia
dlordkipanidze@museum.ge
GERMANY
Frank Preusser
Institute Of Earth And Environmental Sciences, University Of Freiburg, Geologie, Albertstr. 23-B, D-79104 Freiburg I. Br. Germany
frank.preusser@geologie.uni-freiburg.de
HUNGARY
Eniko Magyari
MTA-MTM-ELTE Research Group For Paleontology, Eötvös University, H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter Stny. 1/C, Hungary
info@inqua.org
INDIA
Shanti Pappu
Sharma Centre For Heritage Education , 28 Ist Main Road,, C.I.T.Colony, Mylapore, Chennai 600004 & No.4, School Street, Sholinganallore, Chennai
pappu.shanti@gmail.com
IRELAND
Catherine Dalton
Department Of Geography, University Of Limerick, South Circular Road, Limerick, Ireland
catherine.dalton@mic.ul.ie
ISRAEL
Ahuva Almogi-Labin
Geological Survey Of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St., Jerusalem 95501, Israel
almogi@gsi.gov.il
ITALY
Francesco Chiocci
Department Of Earth Sciences, University Of Rome Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 5. 00185, Rome, Italy
francesco.chiocci@uniroma1.it
JAPAN
Masami Izuho
Faculty Of Social Sciences And Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
izuhom@tmu.ac.jp
LATVIA
Kristaps Lamsters
Faculty Of Geography And Earth Science, University Of Latvia, Rainis Blvd. 19, LV-1586, Rīga, LV-1586, Latvia
kristaps.lamsters@lu.lv
LITHUANIA
Albertas Bitinas
Nature Research Centre, Akademijos Str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
albertas.bitinas@gamtc.lt
NETHERLANDS
Wim Hoek
Department Of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3583 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
w.z.hoek@uu.nl
NEW ZEALAND
David Lowe
School Of Science, Faculty Of Science And Engineering, University Of Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand
david.lowe@waikato.ac.nz
NORWAY
Eiliv Larsen
Geological Survey Of Norway, P.O. Box 6315 Sluppen, NO 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Eiliv.Larsen@NGU.NO
PORTUGAL
Filomena Diniz
Lisbon University And National Museum Of Natural History, Department Of Geology
fdiniz@fc.ul.pt
RUSSIA
Yuri Lavrushin
Geology Institute, Russian Academy Of Science, Pyzhevsky Line, 7, Moscow, 119017, Russian Federation
lavrushin@ginras.ru
SLOVENIA
Milos Bavec
Geological Survey Of Slovenia, Dimičeva 14, SI-Ljubljana, Slovenia
milos.bavec@geo-zs.si
SOUTH AFRICA
Lynne Quick
African Centre For Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand South Campus, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa
lynne.quick@mandela.ac.za
SPAIN
Teresa Bardaji
Departamento De Geologia, Universidad De Alcala, 28871- Alcala De Henares, Spain
teresa.bardaji@uah.es
SWEDEN
Geoffrey Lemdahl
Department Of Biology And Environmental Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden
geoffrey.lemdahl@lnu.se
TURKEY
M. Akif Sarıkaya
Eurasia Institute Of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak - Istanbul, Turkey
masarikaya@itu.edu.tr
UNITED KINGDOM
Neil Glasser
Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, Wales, UK
nfg@aber.ac.uk
USA
Rolfe D. Mandel
Kansas Geological Survey, University Of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, West Campus, University Of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726
mandel@kgs.ku.edu