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The following is a selection of forthcoming meetings in fields of interest to the Association:
2008 April 13-18, in Vienna, Austria
The EGU General Assembly will be held again at the congress centre Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, from 13 to 18 April 2007. The EGU General Assembly will bring together geoscientists from all over Europe and the rest of the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna!
Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: 14 January 2007
WWW: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008
2008 April 14-15, in Jakarta, Indonesia
Organised by: Indonesian Earthquake Engineering Association. The ICEEDM08 Conference is an opportunity to share views and experiences regarding lessons learned from recent and past earthquakes, enabling all scientists and practicing engineers, including government officials to formulate action plans for anticipating future earthquakes.
THEME AND TOPICS
The main theme of the conference is: Earthquake Disaster Risk
Reduction: Engineering Challenges after Recent Disasters. The topics
include the followings:
• Probabilistic & Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment
• Seismic Zonation and Microzonation
• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
• Soil-Structure Interaction
• Performance-Based Design
• Case Histories in Recent Earthquakes
• Case Histories in Earthquake Engineering Design and Construction
• Tsunami Modeling and Tsunami Early Warning System
• Seismic and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation & Management
• Retrofit, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction
• Non-Engineered Buildings
• Community-Based Disaster Risk Management
E-mail: iceedm08@si.itb.ac.id
WWW: http://www.si.itb.ac.id/iceedm08
The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America (SSA 2008)
April 16-18, 2008, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2008 April 16-18, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
This year's meeting is being hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory in cooperation with other Rio Grande institutions including New Mexico Tech, Sandia National Laboratory and University of Texas at El Paso.
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline
11 January 2008
Program w/ Abstracts Online
22 February 2008
Meeting Pre-registration Deadline
14 March 2008
Hotel Reservation Cut-Off
23 March 2008
Online Registration Cut-Off
6 April 2008
Abstracts are now being accepted. Submit online at http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2008/absub/ until January 11, 2008.
For a listing of special sessions please visit http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2008/specialsessions.html.
2008 April 23-26, in Middle Váh Valley, Western Slovakia
Web page: http://oldwww.fns.uniba.sk/~kgp/news/ceteg2008/ceteg.htm
2008 May 5-16, in Bangkok, Thailand
Organized by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in Bangkok, Thailand, the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede, The Netherlands and The Geoinformatics Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT-GIC) Bangkok, Thailand.
The 1st Regional course GRSDM-1 was successfully held in Bangkok in 2007 and brought together 22 participants from 12 different countries. The GRSDM course provides an excellent opportunity for professionals and practitioners to obtain essential skills and knowledge in GIS and RS and their current application in disaster risk management. Participants will gain practical and technical knowledge on the uses of GIS and RS in disaster prevention, preparedness and emergency response. Extensive exercises and simulations will provide an insight into how GIS and RS tools are applied in these fields, and the benefits and solutions that can be presented.
Further detailed information along with an application form are available on:
http://www.itc.nl/education/courses/course_descriptions/C08-ESA-TM-02.aspx
or http://www.adpc.net/v2007/Downloads/2008/Jan/Leaflet%20GRSDRM2_final.pdf
or http://www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th/training/GRSDRM2.pdf
The application form must be submitted before 1 April 2008 by mail, fax or email. Pre-course information will be provided once registration for the course is confirmed. UN-SPIDER will provide full funding support (air travel and course fee) for one participant from the Asia and Pacific Region, to be chosen by the course organisers. Please indicate in your registration form that you wish to be considered for funding support.
Please contact Mr. Falak NAWAZ (falak@adpc.net or tedadpc@adpc.net) or Mr. Norman KERLE (kerle@itc.nl) for further information related to this course.
2008 May 27-30, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
The Joint Assembly will be 26-30 May 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will continue to build on the theme of ‘A Meeting of the Americas’. This theme is to promote cooperative efforts among the AGU and other scientific societies in the Americas. As such, we encourage sessions focusing on scientific topics of current interest, particularly to the Americas. The Assembly is typically a moderate-sized meeting that allows for a higher fraction of oral presentations than can typically be accommodated at the AGU Fall Meeting. The Program Committee is developing a Union-wide science program that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences. Located in sunny Florida, the Joint Assembly is sure to offer exciting sessions and a relaxing atmosphere.
General meeting inquiries
E-mail: ja-help@agu.org
Exhibit inquiries:
E-mail: exhibits@agu.org
WWW: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/
2008 June 8-13, in Saariselkä, Lapland, northern Finland
The symposium will be held in Saariselkä, north of the Arctic Circle at latitude 68º 25’ N in the Finnish Lapland. More information can be found in the first circular of the meeting: www.seismo.helsinki.fi/seismix
We would be grateful if you could also fill the preliminary registration form
while visiting the web site. Welcome !
Contact persons:
Dr. Pekka Heikkinen pekka.j.heikkinen@helsinki.fi
Prof. Ilmo T.Kukkonen ilmo.kukkonen@gtk.fi
WWW: www.seismo.helsinki.fi/seismix
2008 June 15-20, in Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen, Norway
The theme of the meeting is Dynamics in Earth Systems. All researchers using quantitative methods to study evolving Earth systems are invited. Studies that integrate field observations, laboratory experiments and theoretical models are especially welcome. Particular focus will be given to physical problems where new quantitative theories offer the possibility of significant progress in our understanding of environmental processes. These problems include fracture, ranging from ice sheets to earthquakes; geophysical fluid dynamics, ranging from internal and surface flows to oceanic and atmospheric dynamics; and physical aspects of the Earth’s biological, chemical, and climatic evolution.
Contact: Hilde Lynnebakken hilde.lynnebakken@fys.uio.no
2008 July 8-11, in Messina and Reggio Calabria, Italy
The 2008 Seismic Engineering International Conference commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake (MERCEA’08) will be held in Reggio Calabria, Italy, from July 8 to 11, 2008. The Conference will provide an international forum for specialists, researchers and practising engineers to discuss the latest research results and technologies in the field of earthquake engineering and geotechnics.
TOPICS
1. The 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria earthquake
2. Site characterisation, microzonation and site effects
3. Soil liquefaction and liquefaction countermeasures
4. Slopes, embankments, dams and waste fills
5. Foundations, and soil-structure interaction
6. Earth retaining structures and Geosynthetics
7. Codes and guidelines
8. Structural engineering
9. Emerging technologies
10. Numerical methods
11. Passive protection devices and seismic isolation
12. Advanced technologies in construction and retrofit of structures
13. Seismic risk
14. Stochastic methods
15. Structural safety and reliability
16. Structural dynamics
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts should be submitted by email (in plain text, Microsoft Word or PDF) to mercea08@unirc.it no later than December 31, 2007.
IMPORTANT DATES
December 31, 2007 - Deadline for abstract submission
January 15, 2008 – Acceptance notification
March 1, 2008 – Deadline for full paper submission and early registration
CONTACT
MERCEA’08 Secretariat: Domenico Gioffrè, Maria Clorinda Mandaglio, Francesco Nucera
c/o Dipartimento di Meccanica e Materiali – Facoltà di Ingegneria – Feo di Vito – 89122 Reggio Calabria - Italy
Email: mercea08@unirc.it
WWW: http://www.mercea08.org
2008 July 9-13, in Horta city, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal
Website: http://www.azores1998earthquake.org
2008 August 8-14, in Oslo, Norway
We encourage you to submit abstracts and attend the 33rd IGC meeting in Oslo, Norway. Please, notice that the abstract submission fee 20 EUR per submitted abstract will increase to 40 EUR per abstract after January 1, 2008. Among others we would like to draw your attention to the following symposium:
EIL-06 Seismic anisotropy and rheology of the crust and mantle
Convenors: Jaroslava Plomerova, Martha Savage, Thorsten Becker, Vadim Levin
Relative motion of rock masses, both past and ongoing, are at the heart of our understanding of the way our planet behaves. One of the few indicators of rock deformation caused by large-scale motions deep within the Earth is the directional dependence (anisotropy) of seismic wave speed. Many modern studies of the Earth's structure address the issues of where seismic anisotropy is seen, what are the parameters of directional dependence, and what that means in terms of Earth's interior dynamics. As our ability to resolve anisotropic structure and to simulate the processes of rock deformation in computer models are rapidly improving, the study of seismic anisotropy and it's implications is evolving, becoming progressively more quantitative. At the same time, an improved understanding of anisotropic texture-formation mechanisms for different conditions makes interpretation of seismic anisotropy indicators more challenging. This section seeks contributions on the state of the art in resolving details of seismic anisotropy at depth; predicting likely effects of anisotropy on seismological observables; and comprehensive interpretations of seismic anisotropy in terms of past and present deformation at depth.
Information for this symposium: Jaroslava Plomerova, jpl@ig.cas.cz
WWW: www.33igc.org
2008 September 7-12, in Hersonissos, Crete
WWW: www.esc2008.org/default.aspx
2008 September 22-24, in Florence, Italy
Knowledge of geological processes requires a multiscale and multidisciplinary approach combining observations, theory and interpretation. In this context, geological modelling (both analogue and numerical) has become a strategic tool to link direct geological observations with interpretations, and to improve our understanding of the 4D evolution of geological structures.
The GeoMod2008 represents a follow-up of the two successful geological modelling meetings held in Milan (RealMod2002) and Lucerne (GeoMod2004).
The conference will offer the opportunity to present and discuss the latest research results, and aims to bring together researchers from universities and industries who deal with analogue and/or numerical modelling. Particularly welcome are contributions entailing a strong interaction between modelling results and geological data from real-world case studies. The main topics of the conference will include: Rheology and Tectonics, Mountain Building and Thrust Systems, Subduction Zones, Lithospheric Extension, Basins and Sedimentary Budget, Surface Processes.
The meeting is included among the events related to the International Year of Planet Earth (Italian Commission).
WWW: www.geomod2008.org
2008 September 22-24, in Zadar, Croatia
The Conference is jointly organised by EARSeL, the Scientific Council for Remote Sensing-Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, University of Zadar and GEOSAT Ltd., Zagreb.
The subject "Disaster Management and Emergency Response" is a high-priority topic in the Mediterranean region. Risk reduction using remote sensing techniques may be very helpful in various applications. Identification of relevant space-based and airborne information for Disaster Management Support and Emergency Response is a major priority issue.
The Conference is expected to provide an international forum which will bring together experts from different remote sensing and GIS branches as well as experts from disaster management to present and discuss their
results, and to exchange their experiences and expertise in Disaster Risk Reduction, using new technologies, development and applications.
The Conference will cover several stages in risk management, such as knowledge, prevention, warning, management of emergency situations, post-analysis of crisis, environmental rehabilitation, etc.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 29th February, 2008 (max. 750 words)
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 31st March 2008
Preliminary Program: 15th May 2008
Deadline for full papers: 22nd September 2008
For more information visit: www.earsel.geosat.hr
2008 September 22-October 4, in The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
Scientists and students from all countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the activity. Participants must have an adequate working knowledge of English. Although the main purpose of the Centre is to help research workers from developing countries, a limited number of students and post-doctoral scientists from developed countries are also welcome to attend. There is no registration fee to be paid.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
May be requested only by candidates who are nationals of, and working in, a developing country, and who are not more than 45 years old.
Limited funds are available for a few participants, to be selected by the Organizers, and who accept to attend the entire activity.
REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION
The Application Form (available at smr1965@ictp.it)should be completed and returned before 28 May 2008 either by e-mail to: smr1965@ictp.it
Please save and send file attachments in either PDF (preferably) or RTF zipped or Doc format
or by regular mail or courier posted to:
Workshop on Three-Dimensional Modelling of Seismic Waves Generation (smr 1965 c/o Ms. G. De Meo)
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Strada Costiera 11, 34014 Trieste, Italy
IMPORTANT:
The ICTP will process the application form only if duly filled in all its parts. It cannot process any visa request, unless all requested personal data are provided. Recent photograph and signature of the candidate are compulsory.
ACTIVITY SECRETARIAT
Telephone: +39-040 2240 355
Fax: +39-040 2240 585
E-mail: smr1965@ictp.it
ActivityWebsite: http://agenda.ictp.it/smr.php?1965
ICTP Home Page: http://www.ictp.it/
2008 October 1-6, in Goa, India
WWW: www.12iacmag.com
2008 October 5-7, in Euroforum Infantes, El Escorial (Madrid), Spain
The aim of the workshop is to provide an open forum for science on the feed-backs between deep Earth and surface processes. As many of you know a number of projects, funded in the context of the ESF Eurocores TOPO-EUROPE, will start in 2008. In the meantime a lot of national programs and preparations for TOPO-EUROPE research in broadest sense are underway. The TOPO-EUROPE workshop in Madrid will enable to promote cross fertilisation and coordination of projects and ideas, as well as serving as a platform for planning the next steps in the long-term TOPO-EUROPE research agenda.
Main topics to be addressed include:
- Modelling of tectonic-climate interactions
- European topography during the Pliocene
- Quantification of land subsidence and uplift in intraplate domains
- Non-inverted rift intraplate ranges
- Global Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system analysis
- Topograhy evolution from basin infilling analysis and river tectonics.
- Coupled lithosphere and surface processes
- Topo-Iberia
- Topo-Wecep
Location:
The workshop will be held in the Euroforum Infantes (http://www.euroforum.es/), in El Escorial (http://www.sanlorenzoturismo.org/ingles/default2.htm ), close to the San Lorenzo de El Escorial Palace (Constructed by Philip the 2nd). It is 56 km from Madrid with buses and trains every half hour (http://escorial.banesto.eurociber.com/i9700020.htm) on the 6th and the 7th of October. Participants are invited to arrive for a buffet the 5th in the evening. A geo-intraplate field trip in the Spanish Central System is organized for the 8th. We look forward to a pleasant and fruitful meeting!
Further details on the meeting program will be provided in the 2nd circular which will be send out in early January.
Please confirm your attendance by returning by e-mail to Gerardo de Vicentegdv@geo.ucm.es, the enclosed expression of interest for your participation.
Expression of interest:
Name:
E-mail:
Is interested in participation Yes No
Field trip participation Yes No
Preliminary Title of presentation:
Contact persons:
Sierd Cloetingh: sierd.cloetingh@falw.vu.nl
Gerardo de Vicente (contact):gdv@geo.ucm.es
Alfonso Muñoz-Martín:amunoz@geo.ucm.es
2008 October 12-17, in Beijing, China
Secretariat: c/o Chinese Association of Earthquake Engineering
9 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150080, China
Tel: +86-451-86652900
Fax: +86-451-86652651
Email:secretariat@14wcee.org
WWW: http://www.14wcee.org
WWW: http://www.14wcee.com
WWW: http://www.14wcee.net
2008 October 15-17, in Potsdam, Germany
World Stress Map Conference 1st Circular (PDF, 490 KB)
World Stress Map Conference 2nd Circular (PDF, 347 KB)
WWW: www.world-stress-map.org/conference
2008 October 18-23, in Obergurgl, Austria
Closing date for applications: 22 June
Information: European Science Foundation - ESF Conferences Unit
Email: conferences@esf.org
WWW: www.esf.org/conferences
2008 November 24-27, in Tsukuba, Japan
WWW: www.soc.nii.ac.jp/ssj/asc-ssj2008/
2009 January 10-16, in Cape Town, South Africa
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