International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:IUGS
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:International_Geological_Congress
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:IUGS_Honorary_Senior_Fellow gptkb:IUGS_Science_Excellence_Award
gptkbp:field	geology
gptkbp:founded	1961
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Beijing,_China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
gptkbp:membership	over 120 member countries
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:International_Chronostratigraphic_Chart gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy gptkb:International_Commission_on_Geoheritage gptkb:International_Commission_on_the_Geological_Map_of_the_World_(CGMW) gptkb:International_Commission_on_the_History_of_Geological_Sciences_(INHIGEO) gptkb:International_Geoscience_Programme_(IGCP) gptkb:International_Lithosphere_Program gptkb:Global_Boundary_Stratotype_Section_and_Point_(GSSP)
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:International_Science_Council
gptkbp:president	Qiuming Cheng (as of 2023)
gptkbp:purpose	promote and coordinate geological research
gptkbp:regionServed	worldwide
gptkbp:status	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website	https://www.iugs.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:International_System_of_Units_(SI)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5