North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Note 66: Records of Stratigraphic Commission, 2003-2013

Note 66 summarizes activities of the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature (NACSN) from November 2003 to October 2013 and is condensed from the minutes of the NACSN's 58th to 68th annual meetings(1). The purposes of the Commission are to develop statements of stratigraphic principles, recommend procedures applicable to the classification and nomenclature of stratigraphic and related units, review problems in classifying and naming stratigraphic and related units, and formulate expressions of judgment on these matters. The Commission's activities during this period can be divided into five main categories: 1. REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN STRATIGRAPHIC CODE (NACSN, 2005), 2. INTERACTION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, PRIMARILY OTHER GROUPS FOCUSSED ON STRATIGRAPHY AND STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE, 3. DISCUSSION OF ISSUES RELATED TO STRATIGRAPHY, CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY, AND GEOLOGICAL TIME-SCALES, 4. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE DISCUSSION AND PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCE OF STRATIGRAPHY AND THE APPLICATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN STRATIGRAPHIC CODE, AND 5. COMMISSION BUSINESS. IN ADDITION, TWO RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE COMMISSION DURING THIS PERIOD ARE INCLUDED AS APPENDIX 1 AND 2. 1 Available on request from the NACSN archivist N. P. Lasca, Lapham Hall, 3209 North Maryland Avenue, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211.