1. An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology

2. A cooperative and integrative project of several societies Mineralogical Society of America Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland Mineralogical Association of Canada Geochemical Society Clay Minerals Society Interested societies are welcome to join at any time

3. Objectives Increase the profile of the mineralogical and geochemical sciences among the geosciences Provide a medium for interacting with the broader geoscience, material sciences and chemistry communities Shape the image and activities of the mineralogical and geochemical disciplines Increase the interaction among the societies

4. International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology A high-quality colour magazine Published 4 times a year initially, then 6 48 pages per issue Based on the concept of thematic issues Sent to members of participating societies Name still to be found

5. Thematic issues Built around major topics of broad and current interest Provide the reader with a broad overview of the field Introduce the prominent and active members in the field

6. Thematic issues (cont’d) Organized by guest editors 4 to 6 invited papers written for a broad scientific audience Educational and interdisciplinary articles Undergraduate students level

7. Other contents Society news Calendar of meetings and events Member profiles Short course announcements Book reviews Highlights of ground- breaking papers Students Geotravel Editorial Conference reports Policy news Advertisements (5 p. per issue)

8. Governing structure Executive Committee made up of one representative from each of the participating societies MAC: Norm Halden MSA: Jim Blencoe Min Soc: Peter Treloar Geochemical Society: Jeremy Fein Clay Minerals Society: Kathryn Nagy

9. Editorial structure Three principal scientific editors Mineralogy: Rod Ewing Petrology: Ian Parsons Geochemistry: Michael F. Hochella Editorial board (10 to 15 members) Managing editor : Pierrette Tremblay

10. Time line 2004: structure in place and preparations Late fall 2004: publication of inaugural issue 2005: publication of four issues 2006: publication of six issues

11. A truly international and inter-disciplinary project Scientific editors from two continents Editorial board representing several countries and each of the societies Managing editor from Canada Magazine printed in Canada Mailed from the USA Airmailed to all members

12. Suggestions are welcome on Themes for future thematic issues Features A name for the magazine You can contact rodewing@umich.edurodewing@umich.edu; Ian.Parsons@ed.ac.uk; hochella@vt.eduhochella@vt.edu pierrette_tremblay@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca