Professional Geoscience – Member Organizations

The Task Group, formed in 2012, is currently comprised of the following professional geoscience member organisations:

Professional Geoscience OrganisationGeographic AreaRepresentatives
European Federation of Geologists (EFG)EuropeRuth Allington (EFG Past President)
Isabel Fernandez (EFG Executive Director)
Geoscientists CanadaCanadaAndrea Waldie (Geoscientists Canada CEO)
Mark Priddle (President & Director-Geoscientists Canada)
American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)USABarbara Murphy (AIPG 2012 President)
Aaron W. Johnson (AIPG Executive Director)
Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG)AustraliaWayne Spilsbury (Secretary)
Kaylene Camuti
Colegio de Geólogos de Bolivia (CGB)BoliviaOsvaldo Arce (CGB President)
Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)South AfricaEd Swindell (GSSA Vice President of Professional Affairs)
Craig Smith (GSSA Executive Manager)
South African Council for the Natural Scientific Profession (SACNASP)South AfricaPradesh Rampersadh(SACNASP Executive Director)
Masyarakat Geologi Ekonomi Indonesia (MGEI)IndonesiaArif Zardi Dahlius (Chairman)
Budi Santoso (General Secretary)
Colegio de Geologos de ChileChileAlejandra Avila Nuñez (Secretario)
Lucia Cuitiño Gallegos
National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)USAJohn Williams (ASBOG-Co-chair International Relations Committee)
Deana Sneyd (ASBOG Executive Director)
Geological Society of London (GSL)UKJohn Talbot, GSL Vice President, Chartership
Hungarian Geological SocietyHungaryPéter Pál Scharek
Official Spanish Association of Professional Geologists (ICOG)SpainCarlos Garcia Arroyo, ICOG Vice President
Professional Association of German Geoscientists (BDG)GermanyHans-Jürgen Weyer
Sociedad Colombiana de GeologíaColombiaAlberto Ochoa Yarza
Clemencia Gomez, President
Association of Greek Geologists (AGG)GreeceXenofon Stavropoulo, AGG President

Geoscience organisations interested in participating in the Task Group are invited to contact us to obtain further information.