Who we are / Organization chart
The International Commission on Geoheritage (ICG) is a permanent commission of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The International Commission on Geoheritage was founded at the 35th International Geological Congress (Cape Town, South Africa) in 2016.
The Commission comprises three Subcommissions:
1) Subcommission on Sites.
2) Subcommission on Heritage Stones.
3) Subcommission on GeoCollections.
Executive Committee
ASIER HILARIO
Chair
ASIER HILARIO
Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark, Spain.
ANGELA EHLING
Vice-Chair
ANGELA EHLING
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Germany.
JIANPING ZHANG
Vice-Chair
JIAMPING ZHANG
China University of Geosciences, China.
JUANA VEGAS
Secretary General
JUANA VEGAS
Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain.
Subcommission on
Sites
BENJAMIN VAN WYK DE VRIES
Chair
BENJAMIN VAN WYK DE VRIES
Clermont Auvergne University, France.
Subcommission on
Heritage Stones
GURMEET KAUR
Chair
GURMEET KAUR
Panjab University, India.
VICTOR CARDENES
Secretary General
VICTOR CARDENES
Oviedo University, Spain.
Subcommission on
Geo-collections
RACHEL WALCOTT
Chair
RACHEL WALCOTT
National Museums Scotland, Great Britain (UK).
MARCELA GÓMEZ
Vice-Chair
MARCELA GÓMEZ
Colombian Geological Survey, Colombia.
LESLIE HALE
Secretary General
LESLIE HALE
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA.