The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) became the eighth and most recent association of IUGG at the general assembly in Perugia, Italy, in July 2007. IACS was launched in recognition of the importance of the cryosphere within the Earth system, particularly at a time of significant global change. It was the first new association of the union to be formed in over 80 years and IACS celebrated its 10th anniversary only a year before the IUGG centennial. The forbearers of IACS, however, stretch back even further than IUGG, starting with the formation of the Commission Internationale des Glaciers (CIG) by the International Geological Congress in 1894. Here we record the history of the transition from CIG to IACS, the scientific objectives that drove activities and changes, and some of the key events and individuals involved.

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书评：<i>基尤天文台和1840–1910年维多利亚科学的发展</ i>

国际低温圈科学协会（IACS）于2007年7月在意大利佩鲁贾举行的大会上成为第八届也是最新的IUGG协会。启动IACS是为了认识到冰冻圈在地球系统中的重要性，特别是在地球系统中。全球重大变化的时期。它是八十多年来成立的第一个新的工会协会，而IACS在IUGG成立一百周年的前一年庆祝了成立十周年。但是，从1894年国际地质大会组建国际冰川委员会（CIG）开始，IACS的支持者们的力量要远远超过IUGG。在这里，我们记录了从CIG过渡到IACS的历史。推动活动和变化的目标，以及一些关键事件和涉及的个人。