International Commission on Stratigraphy

International Commission on Stratigraphy
AbbreviationICS
Formation1974
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, French
Parent organization
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
WebsiteICS Official website

The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), sometimes unofficially referred to as the "International Stratigraphic Commission", is a daughter or major subcommittee grade scientific daughter organization that concerns itself with stratigraphical, geological, and geochronological matters on a global scale.

It is the largest subordinate body of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The ICS is essentially a permanent working subcommittee, which meets far more regularly than the quadrennial meetings scheduled by the IUGS, when it meets as a congress or membership of the whole.