Appendices - Geological Survey of Ireland

2. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIONCommission for the Geological Map of the WorldNorth Atlantic Map: K. Verbruggen, Paris, September.EU Directive on the management of waste from the extractive industriesG. Stanley: Co-chair of Technical Ad-hoc GroupEurogeosurveysP. McArdle: Meeting of Directors: Greece, OctoberP.O’Connor: Meeting of Contact Points: Brussels, March; Edinburgh, SeptemberP. McArdle: Eurogeosurveys General Assembly: Brussels, FebruaryW. Warren: Soils Working GroupM. Lee: Groundwater Working GroupG. Stanley: Mineral Resources Working GroupP. O’Connor: Geochemistry Working GroupR. Creighton: Geohazards Working GroupE. Doyle: Research Managers Working GroupM. Carter: INSPIRE Working GroupK.Verbruggen: Marine Geology Working Group, Brussels, DecemberEuropean Geoparks NetworkJ.H. Morris, S. Gatley, S. Preteseille.European Science Foundation, Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences CommitteeP. McArdle: Irish RepresentativeGeoscience Information ConsortiumM.Carter:GEO High Level GroupP. O’Connor: Capetown, November.Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)P. O’Connor: Advisory Council member.K. Verbruggen: National Contact Point, Terrafirma Project, Frascati.International Year of Planet EarthP. McArdle: Senior AdviserIntegrated Ocean Drilling Program – ECORD CouncilManagement: X. Monteys and K. Verbruggen (Spain, October)Science: B. McConnell (Iceland, May and Spain, October) and D. HardyNorth East Atlantic and Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System (NEAMTWS) CoordinationGroup (UNESCO)B. McConnell: Irish delegate, Bonn, February; Lisbon, November