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Tue08Jan2013Mon14Jan2013UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The "Colloquium of African Geology" (CAG) is a major biennial meeting organized under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf).(more…)
Mon14Jan2013Tue15Jan2013London, The United Kingdom
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is holding Carbon Capture & Storage - From Research to Implementation on 14-15 January 2013 in London.(more…)
Wed23Jan2013Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission recently launched the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials featuring innovation as a core channel for managing raw materials sustainably and meeting EU needs.(more…)
Mon04Feb2013Thu07Feb2013Fortaleza, Brazil
There is a widespread consensus that the pressing issues of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) are not yet properly included and addressed in today's political and private sector agendas on a global, national and local level and that it is therefore of vital importance to raise awareness of the effects - costs and benefits - that decisions related to land management and ecosystems have.(more…)
Tue19Mar2013Brussels, Belgium
Coming on the back of the European Commission's proposal on '˜Industrial Policy' and the launch of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials, this conference will particularly focus on the role of innovation in efforts to boost production and sustainability across the Raw Materials Value Chain.(more…)
Tue19Mar2013Thu21Mar2013The Hague, Netherlands
The Fifth Regional Consultation of the project 'œGroundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Action' will be dedicated to the UNESCO Europe, North America and Central Asia region and will be held in The Hague from 19 to 21 March 2013.(more…)
Sun07Apr2013Fri12Apr2013Vienna, Austria
The EGU General Assembly 2013 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences.(more…)
Mon29Apr2013Tue30Apr2013Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
What makes a KIC a KIC? How have the different EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) found unique ways to best organise the knowledge triangle in order to achieve impact on the European Innovation landscape through excellent partnerships, innovative funding models and project portfolio?(more…)
Mon06May2013Fri10May2013Rome, Italy
GEOHAB (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) annual forum brings together 80-120 geologists, biologists, acousticians, statisticians, spatial analysts and environmental managers from around the world who are developing new methods and procedures to link remotely sensed data with seafloor geology and marine biology within a geo-spatial environment.(more…)
Mon06May2013Sun12May2013UNIVERSITY AL. I. CUZA IASI, ROMANIA
This symposium targets all scientists undertaking research on gully erosion and embraces national and international studies and established newly initiated investigations.(more…)
Mon13May2013Thu16May2013Beurs World Trade Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Geospatial World Forum is a premier event for the global geospatial community showcasing state-of-the-art technology and its utility in the world economy.(more…)
Wed15May2013Thu16May2013Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ACI's 5th Carbon Capture & Storage Summit will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, arguably the European centre for CCS.(more…)
The European Minerals Day is a pan‐European, bi‐annual awareness raising event for the mineral raw materials industry ‐ which welcomed > 30.000 visitors in 180 sites in 32 countries in 2011.
This initiative by the European minerals sector and related organisations gives the opportunity to the European-wide public to explore the world of minerals and discover more about an industry that affects every aspect of our lives.
On 6-8 May, a wide range of sectors and organisations join forces to illustrate the role of mineral raw materials for innovation and resource efficiency throughout the whole life cycle. The exhibition will tell our story, and lead you through the life cycle of a mineral product: From extraction (covering biodiversity and sustainable mining practices), to processing, usage (applications in downstream sectors), to transformation and recycling.
Date and venue: 6-8 May 2013, JAN 4 Zone Q, European Parliament, Brussels
For more details, please contact: European Minerals Day Secretariat Email: [email protected]
On 23-24 May, the European Minerals Day 2013 will be inaugurated at a mine site in Italy (Vipiteno) in the presence of European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani.
Wed29May2013Fri31May2013Bratislava, Slovak Republic
The conference will be organized by the Slovak Environmental Agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic and aims to provide a unique possibility to share experiences and perspectives in the field of contaminated sites internationally.(more…)
Mon03Jun2013Fri07Jun2013Palazzo Dei Congressi, Pisa, Italy
On 3 to 7 June 2013, Pisa (Tuscany, Italy), will witness the gathering of the entire European geothermal sector.(more…)
Tue04Jun2013Fri07Jun2013Liptovský Ján, Slovakia
The aim of the International conference WASTE - Secondary Raw Materials 5 is a meeting of experts in the field of material recycling, recycling technologies, recovery, waste minimization and safe disposal of wastes.(more…)
Tue04Jun2013Tue18Jun2013Urbino, Italy
The 6th Course on Foraminifera is designed to provide an overview of the Taxonomy,Ecology, Biodiversity and Geological History of Benthic and Planktonic Foraminifera.(more…)
Wed05Jun2013Fri07Jun2013Frascati (Rome) Italy
The European Space Agency in Frascati is organising a Big data from Space event to
address the barriers that hamper an effective use of large volumes of Earth observation
Mon10Jun2013Thu13Jun2013The Hague, The Netherlands
LuWQ2013 is an international and interdisciplinary conference on the cutting edge of science, management and policy to minimize effects of agriculture and land use changes on the quality of groundwater and surface waters.
Sun23Jun2013Thu27Jun2013Florence, Italy
As much as the Renaissance movement profoundly affected European intellectual life, its influence felt in art, literature, politics, science, religion, etc., so is the INSPIRE Directive 2007/2 influencing the way in which information for managing our planet can be shared and served.(more…)
Sun30Jun2013Wed03Jul2013Milos Island, Greece
The objective of this Conference is to assist the minerals industries in their global transition to sustainable development.(more…)
Mon01Jul2013Sun07Jul2013Lisbon, Portugal
This congress follows the decision to internationalize the conferences previously organized by the French Committee of Stratigraphy (STRATI), the last one of which was held in Paris in 2010. Thus, the congress possesses both the momentum gained from an established conference event and the excitement of being the first International Congress on Stratigraphy. It is being held under the auspices of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (IUGS), and it is envisaged that this first congress will lead to others being held in the future.
Sun11Aug2013Thu15Aug2013Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal,Québec,Canada
The theme for WMC 2013 is Mapping the Future: Advances in Mining Engineering, and an extensive technical program of leading-edge, peer-reviewed papers will provide the opportunity for high level knowledge sharing with peers.(more…)
Tue27Aug2013Sat31Aug2013Paris, France
The 8th International Conference on Geomorphology of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) will take place in Paris at the Cité des Sciences de La Villette from August 27 to 31, 2013. The main topic of this 8th Conference is "Geomorphology and Sustainability". Organized by the Groupe Français de Géomorphologie (GFG) and open to all scientists and practitioners, this Conference will include 26 scientific sessions, 5 keynote lectures and one Workshop devoted to Young Geomorphologists. Before, during and after the Conference, about twenty field trips in various parts of France and neighbouring countries will be proposed to participants.
Mon02Sep2013Thu05Sep2013Manchester, United Kingdom
The 30th Meeting of the International Association of Sedimentologists will be held from the 2nd-5th September 2013 in Manchester, United Kingdom, and hosted at the University of Manchester's conference centre. The meeting will include a wide array of symposia, topical sessions, field trips, short courses, and social activities.
Tue03Sep2013ENPC Madrid, Spain
DORIS: an advanced downstream service for the detection, mapping, monitoring and forecasting of ground deformations
We are pleased to invite you to the workshop: "DORIS: an advanced downstream service for the detection, mapping, monitoring and forecasting of ground deformations", which will take place in Madrid on the 3rd of September 2013. DORIS is an advanced downstream service for the detection, mapping, monitoring and forecasting of ground deformations, including landslides and ground subsidence. DORIS integrates traditional and innovative Earth Observation (EO) and ground based (non-EO) data and technologies to improve our understanding of the complex phenomena that result in ground deformations, and to foster the ability of Environmental and Civil Protection authorities to manage the risks posed by ground deformations.
Wed04Sep2013Fri06Sep2013Cilento and Vallo di Diano Geopark, Italy
As the global development strategies of the Earth Sciences assume more and more of an important role in the world Cilento and Vallo di Diano Geopark has the honor of hosting the 12th European Geoparks Conference.(more…)
Wed04Sep2013Fri06Sep2013Milos, Greece
Rare Earth resources have become vital elements in the modern industry. With constantly increasing applications ranging from micro-electronics to wind generators and with very few rare earth mines in operation around the world, the rare earth elements supply and demand is in the global spotlight. In the framework of the EURARE: Development of a sustainable exploitation scheme for Europe's rare earth ore deposits project a scientific conference on European Rare Earth Resources will be held. The conference will deal with topics such as REE importance for Europe / supply and demand issues, European perspective for a REE industry, REE exploitation policy issues, REE occurrences in Europe, REE processing (advances, new technologies, future outlook) , REE urban mining/recycling, and Environmental Impacts (gains and losses through REE utilization and REE extraction).
Sun08Sep2013Fri13Sep2013Brighton Conference Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom
The Migration conferences provide an international forum for the timely exchange of scientific information on chemical processes controlling the migration behaviour of actinides and fission products in natural aquifer systems.(more…)
Mon09Sep2013Wed11Sep2013Berlin, Germany
The 24th Geological Remote Sensing Group conference, organised by the GRSG in association with the DGPF, University of Halle-Wittenberg, BGR and DLR, will cover a broad range of remote sensing topics, presenting current status in remote sensing and future developments in the diverse fields and applications of geological remote sensing.
Mon09Sep2013Fri13Sep2013Edinburgh, Scotland
The objective of the Living Planet Symposium is to present the results of ESA EO missions in exploitation(more…)
Tue10Sep2013Wed11Sep2013Kiev, Ukraine
This course focuses on the geological characteristics of the main gold deposit types, their hydrothermal alteration patterns, and the processes that produce them. The topics include geological settings and controls on mineralization, hydrothermal minerals and their zonation, precious-metal transport and deposition, spatial and temporal scales of mineralizing processes, exploration strategies, and case studies. The instructors are international experts on the geology of gold and the authors of many papers on such, including lead authors of the authoritative papers in the 100th Anniversary Volume of Economic Geology on epithermal and orogenic gold deposits. The course is suitable for economic geologists in industry and academia who want more detail on present-day important aspects of these ore deposit types.
Tue10Sep2013Thu12Sep2013National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
2013 China International Exhibition & Forum on Geological & Mining Technology, Machinery and Instruments
The 2013 China International Exhibition & Forum on Geological & Mining Technology, Machinery and Instruments will be hsoted in Beijing September 10-12. China Geology supports China's new initiatives to create new economic growth engines to replace those that the country traditionally relied on - exports and state-led construction - as China's main economic growth drivers. In the coming years, China will see some of the biggest structural changes in recent times, propelled by the country's USD 6.4 trillion, decade-long campaign to urbanize another 400 million people. China Geology will continue to serve as the window to advance the geological and mining exploration capabilities necessary to boost the efficiency of national, provinicial and local geotechnical works. The resulting increased productivities will be important contributors to China's economic transformation, future growth and development. China Geology also serves as the window from which Chinese enterprises can explore the international market, armed with their own advanced technologies and sophisticated designs. China Geology, the industry's platform for showcasing the latest developments in products, technologies and know-how, has become the "must attend" event for local, national and international geological and mining communities.
Tue10Sep2013Sat14Sep2013Gliwice, Poland
The 9th ECC is being organised on behalf of the European Coal Geology Group, an informal association uniting academics and applied scientists and technicians. Their interests are concerned with the geology of European coal deposits, with special attention being paid to environmental issues. As the hard coal mining industry has closed in some countries, special emphasis will be placed on the problems and opportunities related to mine closures as well as the continuing importance of coal for the energy supply in Europe.
Mon16Sep2013Warsaw, Poland
The goal of this open workshop is to present results achieved by the FP7 project CRM_InnoNet on European industrial dependence on critical raw materials and to open a discussion for identification of next generation technologies which could act as substitutes. The focus is on three strategic sectors: Energy, Transport (Aerospace and Automotive) and ICT.
Substituting or replacing critical raw materials for a less scarce resource, or a new technology or service, is one approach to reducing Europe´s dependence on imports, as well as creating opportunities for innovation. The workshop will bring together stakeholders representing industries using critical raw materials, engineers involved in product development and material supply, recycling companies, scientists and decision makers. Stakeholders will discuss critical raw materials in the European value chain, give input into criteria for the choice of critical applications for which substitution is an appropriate solution and suggest potential substitution technologies.
Mon16Sep2013Thu19Sep2013Tübingen, Germany
We invite you to the joint meeting of the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft (DMG, German
Mineralogical Society), the Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (GV, German Geological Union), and
SEDIMENT held during the 16-19th September 2013 in Tübingen.
We look forward to your attendance and contributions from all fields of mineralogical, geological
and sedimentological research.
Wed18Sep2013Thu19Sep2013Johannesburg, South Africa
With the theme - A Bang for the Buck: Innovation as the Key to the Future of Mining, the 4th edition of Fleming Gulf's highly acclaimed Global Mining Technology Forum series will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 18-19 September 2013.
Mining companies are focusing on bringing in the right technology to mechanize and balance it with labor. Mechanization not only increases efficiency, it also boosts mine safety through technologies that take workers away from the most dangerous areas. Innovation is key and mining automation is a growing trend within the industry, from remotely controlled equipment to driverless trucks. The only way to improve productivity is through mechanization of all processes and optimal automation of mining equipment.
An iconic group of industry experts, over 40 international speakers, more than 20 exhibition stands and 4 action packed streams make this an event not to be missed. The conference will provide an insight into state of the art technologies implemented by the industry that go even beyond automation to optimizing your business processes and increasing value for your investments.
Wed18Sep2013Thu19Sep2013Brussels, Belgium
EO-MINERS: Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation
The EO-MINERS FP7 Project will host a workshop to encourage European stakeholder dialogue on impact assessment of mineral exploration and exploitation using earth observation.
For more information and registration details, please click here to download the flyer or visit the EO-MINERS website: www.eo-miners.eu
Thu19Sep2013Sun22Sep2013Iasi, Romania
This symposium will deal with soil forming factors and processes. The first day will be focused on communication sessions by the Faculty of Geography and Geology while on the last two days there will be field applications carried out in eastern Romania and the Republic of Moldova.(more…)
Mon23Sep2013Brussels, Belgium
GeoMol's Brussels Information Day is mainly geared towards briefing decision makers and professionals on EU level on the objective and scope of the transnational GeoMol project and on the political dimension of its deliverables. Projects like GeoMol – within the framework of INSPIRE – help to overcome constraints in harmonised planning at transnational level and thus are geared for adding value to the sustainable resources management – in economical, ecological and societal terms.
The event also aims to raise awareness for the need of a legal framework supporting the open (role based) data access for the utilisation of the subsurface. In virtue of its transnational approach the GeoMol project will help to improve and develop existing policies with instruments ready for implementation and will contribute to the third dimension of the pan European Geological Data Infrastructure. Coherencies and collaborations with other EU projects will be presented as well as the developments of GeoMol as a response on the European Parliament's and the European Commission's request for a harmonised geological knowledge base to meet the increasing relevance of transnational geological information for policy and economy.
Mon23Sep2013Thu26Sep2013Accra, Ghana
The Annual General Meeting will include detailed discussions on strategies improving OAGS activities and the election of a new President and two Vice Presidents. We hope to secure the participation of representatives of scientific, economic and governmental organisations in order to assure the success of the meeting, but also the pursuit of the values that the National African Geological Surveys can offer to the continent and to the world. Connected and coinciding with this meeting is The 3rd Geoscience InfoRmation in Africa Workshop which also takes place in Accra from the 23rd to the 27th of September 2013.
Mon23Sep2013Fri27Sep2013Accra, Ghana
From 23rd - 27th September 2013 the 3rd GIRAF Workshop will take place in Accra (Ghana). The event will be organized by the CGI together with AusAID's International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC), the UNESCO and BGR. The workshop will take place to coincide with the centennial celebrations of the Geological Survey of Ghana who have kindly offered to host the meeting. The main subject will be "Geoscience Information and Sustainable Mapping & Mining".
Thu10Oct2013Fri11Oct2013Versailles, France
EO-MINERS: Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation
The final EO-MINERS Project Conference has been announced and will take place in Versailles, France. The conference aims at presenting the project developments and results to parties interested in Earth Observation especially applied to environmental and societal issues, with a special focus on mining activity.
The sessions will include a general presentation of the project and its objectives, the main scientific developments carried out and the products developed to meet stakeholder requirements. Invitees are welcome to present their relevant activities, both on form of presentations and/or posters.
For more information, please click here to download the flyer
To register, please complete and return the registration form
Mon14Oct2013Wed16Oct2013Vilnius, Lithuania
The objective of Euradwaste'13 will be to present an overview of all recent EC activities in the field of radioactive
waste management with the focus on geological disposal(GD) as the main challenge(more…)
Tue12Nov2013Wed13Nov2013Warsaw, Poland
S-Bridge International Conference - Shale Gas as a Bridge Energy Carrier "from fossil fuels to green energy"
The current growth in production of natural gas from unconventional resources has significantly influenced the economies of primarily two countries: The United States and Canada. It is expected that this trend will continue, with the production of shale gas set to start in other parts of the world, including Europe. An increase in natural gas production in our region would be highly advantageous as it would reduce the dependence on imports and cause a drop in the prices of energy. Additionally the increase would facilitate de-carbonification of the energy sector which in some countries is still mainly based on coal. The transition towards a sustainable energy supply from renewable sources remains unclear, therefore, natural gas from unconventional resources may turn out to be the most promising bridge energy carrier until fossil fuels are replaced by energy sources of a new type. This Conference will shed some new light on chances for the safe and sustainable use of shale gas as well as its future role in the forecasted energy budget of individual countries, especially in Europe.
Thu21Nov2013Brussels, Belgium
The InGeoCLOUDS project aims at demonstrating the feasibility of employing a cloud-based infrastructure coupled with the necessary services to provide seamless access to geospatial public sector information, especially targeting the geological, geophysical and other geoscientific information.
Geodata information possesses interesting characteristics like the size of the available data, the existing metadata descriptions (mostly according to the European Directive INSPIRE) and the current availability of related services that can be moved to the cloud.
Project partners' data and services, available under more traditional infrastructures can be easily deployed to the cloud. One of the project challenges would be the linking of the partners' data among themselves and with relevant external datasets.
On top of the basic cloud services the project plans to demonstrate the ability to build more intelligent services by using and combining data seamlessly integrated through the cloud. Linked Open Data principles and technologies are used. Based on the gained experience, the project will provide guidelines in order to support the partners and other stakeholders of public information in their efforts to move more of their services and data to the cloud in order to decide the best possible roadmap, the requirements of the underlying infrastructure that will be chosen as a host, the requirements for the services and the possible pros and cons of these choices. In summary we plan to provide the necessary documentation, the related analysis, the roadmap and a set of working services to support organizations that need to move large amounts of public sector information to the cloud.
The service-based infrastructure created by the project can survive the pilot and demonstration phases since the partners plan to integrate it in their infrastructure and various charge-on-demand financial models can be employed to support it.
Thu21Nov2013Fri22Nov2013Geneva, Switzerland
In light of the decision of the UN General Assembly to declare the period 2014-2024 to be the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) and considering the role of energy in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda, the Committee will focus this years dialogue on "Securing Sustainable Energy Supply: Time To Act." The Committee will concentrate on the following themes: achieving sustainable energy for All (See4All) in the UNECE Region, reducing carbon intensity in the energy sector, a new role for gas in a green economy, and UNECE Pathways to Sustainable Energy.
Fri22Nov2013Sat23Nov2013Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
This workshop will highlight those areas where hydrogeologists are playing an important role in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the new business opportunities now opening to firms in hydrogeology with the publication of the Blueprint. The Workshop will also provide a unique opportunity to obtain a corresponding official acknowledgement of this role by the European Commission.
Sun24Nov2013Tue26Nov2013Assiut, Egypt
The Geology Department of Assiut University invites scientists to gather in the capital of Upper Egypt for the Seventh International Conference on the Geology of Africa (ICGA 2013).(more…)
Thu28Nov2013Fri29Nov2013Brussels, Belgium
The conference will bring together EU and national representatives from industry, civil society, public authorities, research and geological surveys to explore and discuss opportunities and strengths related to sustainable raw materials supply and use in Europe. More specifically, it will look at potential solutions along the value chain from extraction to consumption and recycling at end of product life. The conference will also identify how industry, and in particular the manufacturing sector, can be best supported to meet the challenge of changing global material demands in ways which also deliver on social and environmental needs in relation to raw material use. The conference is the opening conference of the FP7 project COBALT that is funded by the European Commission and will be running from 2013 to 2015. The conference results will be taken forward to shape the further work of the project, and will inform future policy and research debates, including the work of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials.
On the 5th of December 2013, on the occasion of the UN World Soil Day, the GEMAS (GEochemical Mapping of Agricultural and Grazing Land Soil) Atlas will be launched as a flagship of the event in Rome at the Headquarters of FAO, which will be the host to hundreds of authorities coming from all over the World.
The GEMAS project provides for the first time a fully harmonised, freely available and interoperable geochemical data on the natural distribution of chemical elements and of parameters determining their availability in soil at the continental scale. The data set is based on low-density sampling of both agricultural and grassland soil across 33 European countries, representing an area of 5.6 million km2, and comprises more than 60 chemical elements and additional parameters, determined on more than 4,000 soil samples. Some key results will be presented during the plenary session attended by hundreds of authorities coming from all over the world, and in a workshop organised by the EuroGeoSurveys Geochemistry Expert Group, who carried out the project.
The GEMAS project has been possible thanks to the participation of 65 organisations from around the world, including almost all Geological Surveys of Europe, research organisations, universities, ministries and European associations, such as Eurometaux (the European Association of Metals) and industry partners who have cooperated to produce a fully harmonized, strictly quality controlled and freely available soil geochemical data set at the continental scale.
For more information about the GEMAS Workshop consult FAO's Global Soil Partnership website.
If you are interested in attending the GEMAS workshop please send your confirmation by 30th November 2013 to both of the following email addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]
>> GEMAS launch and Workshop in Rome.
Fri06Dec2013Krakow, Poland
The Steering Committee of the MIN-NOVATION project would like to cordially invite you to attend our final conference, which will be held on Friday, December 6th, 2013 in Krakow, Poland. The benefits of attending include: Learning first-hand about 1. 4 launched pilot investments (EE, FI, PL, SE) focused around reusing mining waste and/or recovering raw materials from it 2. the MIN-NOVATION publication highlighting mining waste management practice in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden. 3. Regional efforts to foster closer contacts and effective feedback mechanisms between mining business community, R&D centres and local/regional government and also networking with representatives of mining waste management companies from Poland, mining professionals and mining researchers, and government officials from the Baltic Sea Region.
Thu09Jan2014Scotland House Conference Centre, Brussels
Europe is one of the world's largest consumers of metals, minerals and rare earth elements in the industrial production. Resources, however, are limited. This seminar is a part of an initiative towards tackling the increasing need for raw materials. The seminar will discuss the necessary steps towards a fusion of raw materials exploitation with Europe's high production standards and knowledge of green and clean technology in order to secure a stable access of raw materials for Europe in a sustainable manner.
Mon13Jan2014Fri17Jan2014Geneva, Switzerland
The Summit would have one major outcome, which is Ministers – through a declaration - to decide the continuation of GEO after 2015 and give a mandate to define the "Second Implementation Plan 2025". The Ministers are also expected to review the progress against the GEOSS Strategic Targets and to confirm their commitment to complete the current 2005-2015 Implementation Plan.
Thu06Feb2014Fri07Feb2014University of Lausanne, Switzerland
The organisers invite you to contribute to this conference which will focus on remote sensing of ground surface and digital processing to support 3D geological modelling and interpretation in various fields of the geosciences. The objectives of the VGC14 conference are: (1) To present and discuss the most recent scientif ic results and techniques for vertical mapping by remote sensing as input for 3D geomodelling; (2) To identify related critical issues and promising developments; (3) To provide a forum for information and knowledge exchange between academic, government and practical geoscientists about 3D digital geology.
Tue18Feb2014Wed19Feb2014Tehran, Iran
The Geological Survey of Iran, in cooperation with the Earth Science Matters Foundation, organizes the First International Geosciences Conference in Iran, entitled "Geosciences and Politics, Economy & Culture in a Changing World". The International Conference will be held on 18 and 19 February 2014 in Tehran and is back-to-back to the 32nd National Geosciences Conference in Iran (16 and 17 February, to be held on 14 topics, each in another Province. One of the main reasons for this Conference to be organised is to highlight the recent changes in the political situation in Iran which will impact the position of the geosciences in the nation. The geosciences are key to sustainable development but this fact is not always fully understood by governments and other decision-makers yet. The high-level Conference aims to address such decision-makers on the linchpin position of the geosciences with respect to politics, economy and culture. This first high-level International Conference will be a major academic and public event and be held immediately after the 32nd annual Conference which is traditionally the largest geo-scientific event in Iran.
Thu20Mar2014Fri21Mar2014University of St. Andrews, Scotland
The organising committee of the NAC Conference 2014 invites you to attend a two day conference on craton specific exploration targeting, using the North Atlantic Craton (NAC) as the area of interest. This workshop on the mineral potential of the North Atlantic Craton (NAC) as a whole is aimed at initiating and furthering trans-Atlantic collaboration in understanding the Archaean cratonic controls on ore deposit formation through time. The Archaean high-grade gneiss terrain of the NAC stretches from Labrador, Canada, through Greenland and into NW Scotland, UK. Acceleration in exploration efforts for various commodities across this region, particularly in Greenland, has highlighted the potential of its mineral resources. More recently, the importance of a craton-specific approach to mineral exploration has been realized.
Mon07Apr2014Wed09Apr2014Bełchatów, Poland
Wed09Apr2014Fri11Apr2014Athens, Greece
The Industrial Technologies 2014 conference integrates nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and new production technologies. The event offers opportunities for developing valuable research and industry collaborations, and showcases cutting-edge research, latest innovations and rising companies from all around Europe. The main topics include:
- European and global developments in the high-tech arena,
- Re-industrialisation and regional development in Europe,
- Technological and entrepreneurial opportunities especially for the Balkan and Mediterranean states, and
- Opportunities in Horizon 2020 in the field of enabling technologies.
The event takes place during the Greek Presidency of the European Council and has received funding from European Union Seventh Framework Programme.
Tue22Apr2014Thu24Apr2014Saint Petersburg, Russia
2nd International Conference «New technologies of processing and utilization of the Earth's remote sensing data in exploration and monitoring of hazardous geological processes»
The Federal Agency on Mineral Resources and the A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI) organise the 2nd International Conference «New technologies of processing and utilization of the Earth's remote sensing data in exploration and monitoring of hazardous geological processes». The aim of the Conference is to discuss the current state and future developments of using remote sensing methods in geological studies. Specifically, research results in the following areas will be presented: (1) GIS technologies and processing and utilisation of Remote Sensing Data (RDS) in geological mapping; (2) new processing and utilization technologies of RSD in geological exploration and (3) methods of using RSD in monitoring of hazardous geological processes.
More information about the events deadlines and key dates can be found at:
http://www.vsegei.ru/en/conferences/ddz-2014/ (English version)
http://www.vsegei.ru/ru/conf/events/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=95822 (Russian version)
Sun27Apr2014Fri02May2014Vienna, Austria
The EGU General Assembly 2014 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. For the first time, in 2014, the EGU General Assembly will have a theme which is The Face of the Earth – Process and Form.
Mon05May2014Fri09May2014Geneva, Switzerland
Geospatial Media and Communications in partnership with Swisstopo (Swiss National Mapping Agency), GEO secretariat and other key organisations like UN ECE, UNITAR, JRC of European Commission is organizing the most premier geospatial event- Geospatial World Forum.The forum is scheduled from 5-9 May, 2014 in Geneva International Convention Centre, Geneva, Switzerland.
Having the theme 'geoSMART Planet: Resources, Infrastructure and YOU!', Geospatial World Forum shall demonstrate the value and credentials of geospatial technologies as enabling tool for undertaking activities and programmes towards development of smarter planet helping managing its resources, infrastructure and people in more efficient and effective manner. It is likely to be attended by over 1200 high level delegates from close to 100 countries representing several important stakeholders of geospatial industry. The forum will provide opportunities for geospatial users, policy-makers, technology providers, researchers, academicians and students, to present technology trends, case studies, research work and technical papers to the global audience.
Wed21May2014Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission High Level Conference "Paving the way for a European Energy Security Strategy" will address the European Energy Security Strategy, with a special emphasis on developing a comprehensive plan to reduce the EU's energy dependence and developing sustainable energy. The President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso will give a keynote speech at the conference, and the Commissioner for Energy Günther H. Oettinger will present the broad outlines of the European Energy Security Strategy.
Wed28May2014Thu29May2014London, UK
GEO Business 2014, is a major new geospatial event for everyone involved in the gathering, storing, processing and delivering of geospatial information. A hands-on geospatial event that not only incorporates an international trade exhibition and a cutting edge conference, but also a programme of live workshops and demonstrations featuring the technology and services used by those working with spatial data. For more information please visit
Mon02Jun2014Wed04Jun2014UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
This Conference provides an excellent opportunity to review cutting-edge satellite-based applications from a holistic perspective.The Conference will bring together the global satellite-based services stakeholder community, including senior representatives of the major space agencies,industry, governments, academia and NGOs. These leaders in the field will converge in Paris to present results, exchange ideas, debate roadmaps, and discuss the future opportunities provided by satellite-based applications.The comprehensive programme will include high-level round tables and technical sessions that will address the most recent achievements in satellite-based applications and explore how industry, politics, and law will help shape the future environment for this exciting domain of astronautics. The conference will start with a dedicated session for the representatives of Member States to UNESCO.
Mon02Jun2014Fri06Jun2014Beijing, China
World Landslide Forums bring together government officials, scholars, international research and development communities, NGO representatives and numerous segments of the private industries to present their latest results on geo-hazard mitigation, especially, on landslide disaster risk reduction and to exchange ideas on how to improve geoenvironment safety around the world.(more…)
Tue03Jun2014Thu05Jun2014Salerno, Italy
The WSEAS session "Analysis and modelling of fast-moving flow-like phenomena" is organized under the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology (EMESEG '14). The session represents a fair opportunity to promote interesting exchanges among researchers in the field. Fast-moving flow-like phenomena are natural hazards often associated to huge consequences in terms of property and life losses. These phenomena -such as slamming water waves, debris, mud and hyper-concentrated flows - may affect both coastal and inland areas, protected beaches and harbors as well as residential urban communities, particularly in river basins and mountainous areas. Understanding the related dynamics is fundamental for preventing them as well as for hazard assessment and mitigation control through sustainable works. The paper submission deadline is the 3rd of April 2014.
More information at the following website: www.fmf.unisa.it
Tue03Jun2014Sat21Jun2014Urbino, Italy
This eighteen-day intensive course is specifically designed to provide an overview of the Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Geological History of Benthic and Planktonic Foraminifera. The course is intended for students interested in Micropalaeontology, Paleoceanography, Paleoecology, Climate History, Biology, and Environmental and industrial applications. The courseconsists of lectures and practical classes covering the taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and paleoecology of foraminifera. Microscope lab sessions provide the opportunity for participants to learn the foraminiferal genera and species, and view Cretaceous to Neogene foraminiferal assemblages from Petroleum Exploration areas and ODP sites as well as Quaternary and modern assemblages. At the end of each lecture session, different tasks will be assigned to participants to reinforce the knowledge learned. Course materials include the lecture powerpoints and numerous pdf reprints of classic papers.
Sun08Jun2014Fri13Jun2014Jeju, Korea
The 20th World Congress of Soil Science is a special congress as the IUSS celebrates its 90th anniversary, but most of all it brings together some of the best and most international soil science with 2,900 papers from 112 countries. The full program is available at the congress website including instructions for presentations and advice on travel, weather, venue etc.
Wed11Jun2014Brussels, Belgium
10th Coal Dialogue "Transforming energy supply in the EU: what can coal and clean coal technologies deliver?"
The current focus on energy security is reflected in the European Commission agenda. The 10th Coal Dialogue will present sessions on coal's contribution to security of supply and sustainability, alongside future challenges. An opening address by European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Member, Mr. Dumitru Fornea, will highlight the need for more investment in clean coal technologies – a theme that will be developed in presentations from the European Commission and coal industry representatives. We also expect Prof. Vladko Panayotov, MEP (Bulgaria, ALDE) to join the meeting and say a few words about his patent for a new technology to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. The aim is to give plenty of time for debate with EURACOAL members.
Wed11Jun2014Thu12Jun2014Aachen, Germany
This year´s AIMS conference on 12th of June will address "High Performance Mining" as a synonym for increased efficiency, increased productivity, higher production rates and cost effectiveness in raw materials extraction. The special presentations on research results of the i²Mine Project (12th of June) – will be focused on requirements of ever increasing depths of mining in Europe. The Symposium intends to provide a platform for the exchange of experience and knowledge between international representatives of mining, tunneling, suppliers, authorities, research and academia.
Wed11Jun2014Thu12Jun2014Le Havre, France
From many perspectives, 2014 can be considered as a pivotal year for CO2 capture and storage (CCS) in Europe. Club CO2 in conjunction with Le Havre city council, GCCSI and CO2GeoNet, is organizing a workshop and a EUROPEAN CCS DAY. The workshop will focus on European pilot and demonstration projects on CO2 capture and storage–lessons learned and the way forward. The EUROPEAN CCS DAY will bring together representatives from the major CCS pilot and demo plants and relevant institutions to share their experience and views. There will be a Panel debate with participants from the European Commission (DG for Climate Action), national governments and international organizations (ZEP, IEA, GCCSI, CO2GeoNet). More information at
Mon16Jun2014Thu19Jun2014Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The world largest and comprehensive geoscience event will not only offer an excellent technical programme and exhibition but also workshops, short courses, field trips, a student programme, and a social programme.
Mon16Jun2014Fri20Jun2014Aalborg, Denmark
Seven years have passed since INSPIRE was adopted as the EU's legal framework establishing the infrastructure for spatial information in Europe serving policies and activities having an impact on the environment. During this period the framework of technical specifications necessary to underpin an interoperable infrastructure has been completed, and a major effort has taken place to implement the Directive in the Member States. It is now time for the mid-term evaluation to assess how well we are doing, and whether we are still on the right track. This conference comes therefore at a crucial stage to report on progress and get feedback from all the stakeholders involved.>
Tue17Jun2014Thu26Jun2014Flamingo Grand Congress Center, Albena Resort & SPA, Bulgaria
It is an honor for us to invite you to the 14th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference & EXPO SGEM2014, where we bring together scientists, educators, and practitioners representing research and educational institutions, companies, government agencies and consulting organizations from all over the world to exchange of ideas, to define the research priorities in the above fields and to propose potential solutions of problems related to the global changes. The conference will be organized in Workshops and Invited Sessions that will be held as a parallel to the conference oral presentations sessions.
The 2014 Annual South East Asian Industrial Minerals Conference will be taking place in Bangkok on the 18th & 19th June, with a field trip planned for the 20th June. With support from the Thai government and leading Thai producers, the 2014 program will be a key showcase for the enhanced opportunities in the industrial minerals sectors covering both upstream and downstream fields in key areas such as ceramics, cement and mineral sands. This is the only conference of its kind to give a unique analysis of key industrial minerals sectors in the region. The full agenda will be available over the coming weeks.
Further information on the event can be found at www.indmin.com/events/seaim
Mon23Jun2014Thu26Jun2014Imola, Italy
International Conference in Biogeochemical Processes at Air-Soil-Water Interfaces and Environmental Protection
The general subject of the Conference is split into the four main areas: Concept, Factors, Processes, Techniques. The objective is to promote exchange and discussion on the complex processes occurring at the Air-Soil-Water interfaces in a perspective of environmental protection. The Conference is open for scientists, educators, policymakers, technicians and students. It will consist of invited lectures, scientific session with oral and poster presentation and a field and cultural excursion and will attempt to advocate interest on the importance of the knowledge of the biogeochemical processes for the environmental protection. Deadline for abstract submission has been postponed to March 31th. For more information please look at the following website http://aswep-essc.unibo.it/
Sun29Jun2014Fri04Jul2014Cancun, Mexico
The scope and topics of the symposium include but are not limited to: Recycling: Principles, technologies and Industrial Practice. This conference is a stand-alone one within the Shechtman International Symposium in honor of life-time achievement of Prof. Dan Shechtman - the 2011 Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry. This symposium will equally cover the important pillars of sustainability: (1) political and social framework (2) science, technology and industrial practice and (3) education in the entire cycle of existing and new industrial processes.
Tue08Jul2014Brussels, Belgium
The Commission Communication on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons (such as shale gas) using high volume hydraulic fracturing in the EU, issued on 22th January 2014, concluded that "in order to continue increasing the knowledge on unconventional hydrocarbon extraction technologies and practices as well as to further reduce potential health and environmental impacts and risks, the Commission will establish a European Science and Technology Network on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has received a mandate to establish and manage this network in close cooperation with DG Environment and DG Energy and involving also DG Research & Innovation, DG Climate Action and DG Enterprise and Industry. The Network aims at "…bringing together practitioners from industry, research, academia as well as civil society. The Network will collect, analyse and review results from exploration projects as well as assess the development of technologies used in unconventional gas and oil projects".
Please find more information at https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/conference/launch-event-european-science-and-technology-network-unconventional-hydrocarbon-extraction
Mon21Jul2014Tue22Jul2014Durham, UK
The 2nd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering will be held in Durham, UK on 21-22 July 2014. The conference follows the successful first conference held in Shanghai in 2010. The conference is intended to bring together researchers and practitioners involved in information technology applied to geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and geo-environmental engineering. This is a time of increased activity in research and practice related to information technology and we would like to invite you to attend the conference and participate in the presentations and discussions.
Please visit http://www.icitg.dur.ac.uk/ for more information
Mon11Aug2014Sat16Aug2014Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The 3rd Young Earth Scientist Congress and 25th Colloquium of African Geology-CAG25 will be conducted at the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 11th - 14th August 2014 (3rd YES Congress) and 14th -16th August 2014 (25th Colloquium of African Geology). Both events will be organized jointly by the Tanzania YES National Chapter and the Tanzania Geological Society in cooperation with governmental and non-governmental organizations under the auspices of the YES Globally, Geological Society of Africa (GSAf), and other development partners. The theme for the 3rd YES Congress is: "Bridging Geo-Generation into Global Earth Science Integrations" and the theme for the CAG25 is "Earth Sciences for Improving Livelihood in Africa".
Both events focus on the need of achieving sustainable development by promoting sustainable management of Earth resources for inclusive and equitable economic growth as well as creating greater opportunities for all. This could be achieved through enhancing an active participation of geoscientists in decision-making processes on issues related to the earth resources exploration and extraction.
The senior and early-career earth scientists from organizations, associations, mining companies, civil societies, politics, and media will be welcome from all over the world. The members, delegations from each National Commissions for UNESCO will also be invited, especially the new career scientists from African countries, South America and other developing areas. These representatives will be from different countries and will also be active at the national level. The participation of these individuals from different sectors and countries will enhance international collaborations and increase the involvement of the international community. The estimated participants will range from 300 to 600.
The websites for both events are www.cag25.or.tz and www.yescongress.org/2014
You can find the brochure HERE
During the event a special session on the project 'Geoscientific knowledge and skills in African Geological Surveys' will be organized by the Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) and EuroGeoSurveys (EGS). Please find more information here
Fri22Aug2014St. Petersburg, Russia
"Current state and prospects of work development under the international projects for the study of geological structure and evaluation of mineral resource potential in the largest regions of the World
On August 22, 2014 FGUP VSEGEI will host the working meeting "Current state and prospects of work development under the international projects for the study of geological structure and evaluation of mineral resource potential in the largest regions of the World". The meeting will be attended by representatives of the Federal Agency on Mineral Resources, subordinate institutions, and foreign participants in the projects.
Sun24Aug2014Thu28Aug2014Davos, Switzerland
The 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2014 is organised by GRF Davos in close cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). IDRC Davos 2014 attempts to find solutions to today's challenges by managing risks, reducing disasters and adapting to climate change. It will be held under the theme "Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice" from 24 - 28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland. The Global Risk Forum GRF Davos invites you to submit an abstract for oral presentation, poster presentation, a session or a workshop on one of the conference topics by 28th February 2014.
The organizers are pleased to present an outstanding conference agenda. For your convenience we have compiled an overview brochure with the most important facts and figures about the conference.
The outcomes will be presented at the UN World Conference WCDRR in Sendai, Japan in March 2015 and aim to influence the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (HFA2).
Members of Endorsing Partners profit of 10% reduction on the regular registration fee. Join the debate in Davos and register online.
Find more information under: www.grforum.org
Sun31Aug2014Fri05Sep2014Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
As a country with a large mining and mineralogical industry, as well as strong mineralogical, geological and geochemical research initiatives, South Africa is highly appropriate to host this meeting.(more…)
Mon15Sep2014Fri19Sep2014Turin, Italy
The XII IAEG Congress celebrates 50 years from the IAEG foundation. The aim of this Congress is to testify the fundamental scientific role of Engineering Geology in the last 50 years, through the contributions of successful, well-known researchers. At the same time, the congress aims to thrust forth the IAEG future role by involving young, enthusiastic scientists making them conscious of the challenges, sometimes hard, that the engineering geology is facing. We want them to be able to overcome future difficulties in geo-environmental management and habitat protection. An important goal of the XII International IAEG Congress is to promote and increase the relationships between scientists and Engineering Geology professional operators (Owners, Practitioners, Design Firms and Contractors). The integration of the two worlds will have helpful effects on surveys, design and construction procedures, and monitoring techniques.The Congress will also offer an extraordinary opportunity for scientists,companies and agencies to meet and improve together the current state of Engineering Geology. For this purpose keynote lectures will be delivered by both academic representatives and professional operators.
Mon15Sep2014Fri19Sep2014Marrakech, Morocco
The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) representatives will be involved in some of the thematic sessions, held during the IAH International Congress in Marrakech, Morocco. The main theme of this 41st edition of the congress will be 'Groundwater: Challenges and Strategies'. Neno Kukuric and Laura del Val Alonso will lead several sessions during this events. More information about these sessions and a link to the full programme are now available at the following link
Wed17Sep2014Brussels, Belgium
The Representation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen to the EU organizes the event " Blue Growth Innovation - Intelligent Maritime Robotics as Game-Changing Technology" to present how innovative technologies can contribute to environmentally friendly exploitation of maritime resources and sustainable marine growth. There will be showcased challenges of solutions in designing and implementing intelligent underwater systems and discuss the importance of these technologies for science and industry in Europe.
Wed17Sep2014Brussels, Belgium
The 2030 climate and energy targets recently proposed by the European Commission, the crisis in Ukraine, as well as the upcoming international climate negotiations require from the European Union and its Member States a concerted and firm action to increase the share of renewables in the energy mix and to progressively move away from fossil fuels. Given this context, the Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) decided to conduct a study on the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in six Member States. Our goal is to assess the existence of conditions for the production of decentralized renewable energy by civil society and local communities.
Wed24Sep2014Fri26Sep2014Warsaw, Poland
The 2nd scientific conference GeoShale 2014 brings together geoscientists from around the world, who are engaged in shale research studies. The conference will continue the work of the GeoShale 2012, which ended up with a great success! 180 scientists from 19 countries for three days discussed shale sedimentology, stratigraphy, physical and geochemical properties, and gas exploration and production issues. Three days of parallel lectures and poster sessions are planned, including a series of keynote lectures. The deadline for submissions of abstracts is the 30th May 2014. Three field trips are dedicated to the Palaeozoic mudrock successions in Poland and other aspects of the regional geology. Participants will have a good opportunity to visit an outstanding outcrops of mudrocks in the Holy Cross Mountain and Sudetes Mountains as well as a drill site in the Pomerania region. More information at www.geoshale.com
Thu25Sep2014Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy will hold a conference on EU – Norway energy cooperation, focusing on developments in the power and gas markets and security of supply. The conference will look at the role of the industry and other stakeholders in ensuring energy security, with focus on gas and the power market. Challenges such as the integration of renewables in our energy system will be addressed.
Keynote speakers will be Günther Oettinger Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Energy and the Norwegian Minister for Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien.
More information http://ec.europa.eu/energy/international/events/20130521_eu_no_energy_conference_en.htm
Mon29Sep2014Tue30Sep2014Plovdiv, Bulgaria
European Mining Business Forum is an event held upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Chamber of Mining and Geology since 2010. It is unique for Bulgaria and our country, as one of the European countries with developed mining industry and extensive experience in prospecting and exploration of mineral resources, is hosting is every second year.
The purpose of the forum is to create a platform for discussion, exchange of ideas, solutions and best practices on all aspects of sustainable development in the sector. It brings together hundreds of participants: representatives of the leading companies in the sector, public administration at the highest level, representatives of the European institutions, academics and non-governmental organizations in the field of sustainable development and environment, diplomatic representatives.
More information available at http://embf.eu/en/eng-za-konferenciata
Wed08Oct2014Thu09Oct2014Berlin, Germany
The key aim of the imaGIne-2 conference is to have presentations and panel and delegate4 discussions with a strong GI/GT user focus across a range of thematic areas (health, security, transport, agriculture etc) as well as to highlight best practice examples of the use of GI and GT in the areas which can highlight the good work taking place in Europe.
Thu09Oct2014Sun12Oct2014Dakar, Senegal l Africa
The AGN aims to identify, promote, and advise on the importance and preservation of geoheritage in Africa in collaboration with other stakeholders. In this framework, the AGN is organizing the 2nd International Conference on Geoparks in Africa and Middle East. All researchers in the fields of geoheritage, geotourism, conservation, environment and sustainable development, policy makers, economists, geopark and local community administrators and leaders, NGOs, business operators, Medias and individuals with interest in geoheritage development are invited to participate for making this event a success. Registration deadlines and abstract submission has been extended until July 30, 2014. More information about the conference is available on the website http://www.africangeoparksnetwork.org/
Mon13Oct2014Fri17Oct2014Darmstadt, Germany
Satellite observations are a key element in an integrated and sustained climate observing system and have been critically important for monitoring and understanding the Earth's climate system during the past several decades. The expected completion of the IPCC Fifth Assessment (AR5) in 2013-2014 makes it timely to discuss these achievements, to assess future opportunities and challenges with satellite derived climate information, and to provide guidance on future priorities. The symposium will be an important step towards defining requirements, and the further development of an efficient and sustained international space-based Earth observing system. This symposium is intended to bring together the international experts in climate observations, research, analysis and modeling to present and discuss results from their studies, with a particular emphasis on the role of space-based Earth observations in improving our knowledge of the current climate at global and regional scales, and in the assessment of models used for climate projections.
Fri17Oct2014Milan, Italy
The Raw Materials University Day at the Politecnico of Milan is organised in the framework of the communication strategy of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials, which aims to promote sectorial competitiveness, sustainable growth and employment by showing the huge potential of European raw materials. The main objectives of the Raw Materials University Day initiative are to show to potential students the attractiveness of the raw materials sector and career opportunities for future graduates, but also to inform them that the industries using raw materials will become increasingly innovative and green in the future– e.g. digital and green economy.
This event follows the alike initiative of the Raw Materials University Day 2013, held in Rome at the University La Sapienza.
Tue28Oct2014Thu30Oct2014London, United Kingdom
The European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC) 2014 will attract business leaders operating within Europe's gas supply chain who are looking to adapt and overcome the commercial, geopolitical and macro-environmental challenges of working in the region. These include government officials, regulators, upstream and midstream companies, utilities, traders and originators, investors and large industrial energy users.
Specialists inGas, Natural Gas, LNG, Origination, Trading, Gas Supply, Gas Marketing, Gas Procurement, Business Development will hear from confirmed speaking companies including Wood Mackenzie, BP, Petronas Trading, RWE Supply and Trading, BG Group and Centrica Energy
Web site: http://www.theeagc.com
Mon03Nov2014Sun09Nov2014Windhoek, Namibia
The African Association for Women in Geosciences (AAWG) supports the development of Earth Scientists in Africa by providing opportunities for networking and applying science for the sustainable development challenges the continent is facing. Opportunities for earth scientists are great, extending from traditional mineral extraction to environmental management such as climate change adaptation, prevention of natural hazards, water scarcity, and ensuring access to quality earth science training. To assist African governments to realize opportunities, AAWG activities are developed through a participatory approach. International conferences have been organized to address various issues that affect the African continent, to which Earth Scientists can make a contribution. The 7th AAWG conference is being organized, taking into consideration the current challenges the continent is facing in view of the changing climatic conditions, which is threatening sustainable development agenda in Africa.
Mon10Nov2014Fri14Nov2014Johannesburg, South Africa
This event is jointly organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UNECE and the Council for Geoscience of South Africa.
Amongst other topics, this regional workshop will focus on the benefits of UNFC–2009 as a tool for effective management of mineral resources; formulating an integrated exploration strategy for undiscovered resources of uranium, hydrocarbons and coal in 'energy basins'; and as a medium for social licensing and stakeholder communications. Applications of UNFC-2009 in reporting and managing unconventional uranium resources and comprehensive extraction will be presented, as well as a series of case studies.
Tue11Nov2014London, UK
The Minerals4EU Stakeholder engagement event will be hosted by Grant Thornton UK LLP in their City of London office. The event aims at present and discuss the project to senior professionals from a wide spectrum of the mining sector, together with those involved with mining in the financial, regulatory and broker communities.
Minerals4EU integrates into a leading European mineral information network structure the best available mineral expertise and information from the unbiased knowledge base of the European national Geological Surveys and of other key stakeholders. The Network will provide data, tools, services, and expertise to both sustain the enhancement of resource efficiency and minerals supply security, and to foster sustainable mineral development for Europe in support of public policy-making, industry, society, communication and education purposes at European and international levels. The project, which is co-financed by the European Union, is developing fast and will be concluded in 2015. Further details can be found at http://www.minerals4eu.eu
Mon17Nov2014Brussels, Belgium
Europe is emerging from a deep financial and economic crisis and it is widely agreed that stronger European industrial competitiveness is vital as a driver for economic growth and job creation. In this regard, while ensuring the achievement of essential climate and environmental objectives, it is now recognised that it is imperative to ensure that EU energy policy is shaped in such a way as to guarantee, not only security of supply for all consumers, but also stable and affordable energy prices for European businesses.
This conference will offer the opportunity to analyse and discuss, among leading political and business actors, and free from any taboos, all the crucial and sensitive components of an EU energy policy that is able to contribute to boosting European industrial competitiveness.
Mon17Nov2014Tue18Nov2014Geneva, Switzerland
This workshop will bring attendees up to speed with the ongoing activities of the UNECE Task Force on the Application of UNFC to Renewables, including the current work towards delivering commodity-specific specifications for different renewable energy resources. The views and opinions of all stakeholders are critical in ensuring the development of a robust set of specifications that meet the needs of all potential end-users. Current energy security concerns foster an ever greater need for countries to consider managing their energy portfolio as a mix of conventional and renewable resources, this work helps to deliver on that need.
For more details or to register, please click here.
Wed19Nov2014Fri21Nov2014Geneva, Switzerland
In light of the decision of the UN General Assembly to declare the period 2014-2024 to be the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) and considering the role of energy in the the post-2015 development agenda, the Committee on Sustainable Energy will focus this year's dialogue on "Energy for Sustainable Development" featuring a reality check on energy transition, energy efficiency, renewable energy and gas.
Thu20Nov2014Fri21Nov2014Brussels, Belgium
EFG Conference - "Min Win‐Win: Establishing Europe‐Wide Minerals Reporting Standards – The Key To Reducing Risk And Increasing Opportunity?"
The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) and the Pan‐European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee (PERC) organized the conference "Min Win‐Win: Establishing Europe‐Wide Minerals Resources And Reserves Reporting Standards - The Key To Reducing Risk And Increasing Investors'Confidence?". This conference aims to promote the adoption of a common reporting standard for minerals in the EU and will thus provide a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss concrete steps regarding mineral reporting in a cross‐disciplinary environment, including EU policy makers, national government officials, academics, minerals company executives, finance and industry experts. The conference will include a social dinner on the Thursday 20th evening, and a one‐day PERC training course in minerals reporting using PERC standard (Wednesday, 19th November) is to be offered in conjunction with the conference.
The full event programme and all practical details may be found at: http://eurogeologists.eu/conferences/
Thu20Nov2014Sat22Nov2014Lefkosia, Cyprus
The conference addresses the potential for mineral resources in contributing to the development of Greece and Cyprus. Issues like the prospects of developing mineral resources in accordance with modern concepts and technologies during the current global economic crisis will be emphasized. The conference will interest geoscientists, professionals, companies, researchers, the competent authorities and all those who are engaged in research and development of mineral resources.
The conference is co-organized by the Technological University of Cyprus, the Greek National Center of Viable and Sustainable Development (EKBAA), the Cyprus Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers and the Greek Mining Engineers Association.
Fri21Nov2014Sat22Nov2014Fribourg, Switzerland
The 12th Swiss Geoscience Meeting is organized by the Department of Geosciences of the University of Fribourg and the Platform geosciences of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT). On Friday 21st, the theme of the 12th Swiss Geoscience Meeting is "Drilling the Earth". Five keynote speakers will present the latest research on ice coring at high altitudes to sediment coring in the deep oceans. Topics will include the insight gained from climate and ecosystem archives, the potential of unconventional georessources and the investigation of geohazards. On Saturday 22nd, a series of 21 scientific symposia will cover the diverse spectrum of current research in geoscience, encompassing the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the biosphere, the atmosphere and the anthroposphere.
More information available at http://geoscience-meeting.scnatweb.ch/sgm2014/index.html
Wed26Nov2014Thu27Nov2014Espoo, Finland
The first international research conference on Minerals in the Circular Economy brings together researchers from identified hot spots along the mineral value chain. It is organized jointly by VTT Technological Research Centre of Finland, GTK Geological Survey of Finland, Aalto University and University of Oulu. A central purpose of the conference is to offer junior and senior researchers alike a possibility to present their recent research and to network beyond their usual sphere of research in solving problems related to sustainable use of mineral raw materials. The conference covers a significant research area on tools and methods that apply for the whole mineral value chain from the mine to the user and further to recycling.
For registration, abstract submission and more detailed information, please visit www.mince.fi
Wed03Dec2014Brussels, Belgium
Minerals4EU strongly believes in engaging with stakeholders at all stages, both to inform and to receive comments that will help to steer its development. The project stakeholders are all those subjects involved in the mining sectors, namely Academia, research Institutes, private mining companies, investors, financial officers, etc. This event will focus on two project pillars: the delivery of the European Minerals Yearbook (Work Package 4) and the Sustainable Minerals Intelligence Network (Work Package 2). A dedicated Workshop will be held to discuss specifically the scope of the Minerals Intelligence Network and the membership of the proposed permanent body.
More information at http://www.minerals4eu.eu/
Mon15Dec2014Wed17Dec2014London, United Kingdom
The Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) announces the 25th Anniversary meeting. This meeting will celebrate 25 years of geological remote sensing focusing on the pinnacle moments during this period as well as looking at the wide range of remote sensing tools, latest developments, sensors and applications that are now available. As usual, abstracts are welcome on a wide range of remote sensing themes, including: Remote sensing changes, Mineral exploration, Oil & Gas, Geological applications, Geomorphology, Geohazards (e.g. landslides, flooding), Terrain, Bathymetry and Elevation models, Classification, multi-temporal analysis and modelling, Planetary science & comparative geomorphology, Hyperspectral & Multispectral; Radar / InSAR; Optical & high resolution.
Further information, sponsorship opportunities and logistics: http://www.grsg.org.uk/
Important dates: Registration opens: 1st May 2014 l Call for papers closes: 15th September 2014
Wed18Feb2015Thu19Feb2015Reykjavik, Iceland
The Global Geothermal Energy Summit, organized by the Active Communications International, Inc. (ACI Europe) will take place from 18th February to the 19th February 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The conference will cover areas like Detailed Design And Construction, Optimised Operations And Maintenance Of Geothermal Power Plants.
Thu26Feb2015Fri27Feb2015Brussels, Belgium
The Conference will comprehensively address the heating and cooling sector, explore the role of this sector in achieving the EU's climate and energy objectives, initiate debate and build consensus on how to ensure full participation of this sector in the EU's energy transition. The opportunity to discuss with European and national policy makers, representatives from industry, businesses and consumers' representative bodies, professional organisations, NGOs, local and national authorities, academia, research institutions and relevant international organisations, on the issues faced by the heating and cooling sector, the largest end-energy use accounting for half of the EU's energy consumption ahead of electricity and mobility, with the participation of Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy and of Dominique Ristori, EC Director-General for Energy.
Thu05Mar2015Fri06Mar2015Berlin, Germany
Following the successful first edition of the ESPC (European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference) in Brussels in 2013, and the launch of the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform, Berlin this March will be the stage for ESPC2. Leading experts and decision makers in the field of phosphorus management will come together to exchange knowledge and experiences and take action. Join us for two days of inspiration and motivation in taking P to the next level!
The conference will showcase phosphorus management success stories and business cases, with presentations and parallel sessions covering the themes below, and working round-tables to enable participants to meet and discuss joint actions and projects.
Tue17Mar2015Brussels, Belgium
On 17 March 2015, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, will launch a high level conference on renewable energies at the Ecocenter (Brussels Environment's new building at Tour & Taxis) and we invite you to take an active role.
Through this event, we aim to address the contribution of renewable energies to sustainability, security and competitiveness, through:
- EU leadership in policy and regulatory framework,
- The potential of renewable energy technologies to further support jobs and growth in Europe.
SAR workshop and RSPSoc Research Conversazione 2015
Friday March 20th 2015, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Department of Geography - University of Durham, Science Campus, West Building, W309
with a keynote Exploiting big data: information extraction from radar interferometric time series delivered by Prof. Ramon Hanssen, Delft University of Technology
followed by an evening reception and social dinner at the Penthouse Suite, Collingwood College.
Online registration is now open and can be accessed at http://www.rspsoc.org.uk/index.php/rspsoc-events/conversazione2015.html
Tue14Apr2015Fri17Apr2015Antalaya, Turkey
Twenty fourth of International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, that has been biannually organized, successfully sustained for almost half a century and therefore, earned a well-deserved reputation in the eyes of the mining world, will be held between 14 and 17 April 2015 in Antalya which is one of the well-known touristic cities of Turkey.
The main objective of the International Mining Congress and Exhibition is to provide an opportunity for exchanging knowledge recently produced, to introduce technologies developed and to build a collaboration atmosphere by bringing together scientists, academicians, consultants, and sector representatives from different areas and thus to make a contribution for improving mining sector.
More information at http://imcet.org.tr/exhibition.asp#
Thu16Apr2015Fri17Apr2015Brussels, Belgium
The implementation activities of the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation, signed in May 2013 by the EU, Canada and the United States of America, and launching an Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, are moving to a new exciting stage.
This event will be the launch pad for all the 'Galway Statement follow-up projects' funded with the first Horizon 2020 Blue Growth calls - the main financial instrument on the EU side to make the Galway Statementcommitments reality.
Registration is open now, please click here: https://scic.ec.europa.eu/fmi/ezreg/GALWAY2015/start
Sun19Apr2015Fri24Apr2015Pescina, Abruzzo Region l Italy
The event will celebrate the centenary of the 1915 M7 Fucino earthquake, that has been one of the most devastating earthquakes occurred in the Apennines. The earthquake produced extensive surface faulting and left a strong imprint in the landscape giving rise to an incredibly rich seismological, geological and paleoseismological amount of studies in the last century. The event will therefore welcome scientists from in the fields of earthquake geology, paleoseismology, archeoseismology, tsunami studies, earthquake engineering and seismic hazard assessment. Scientific sessions will be attended in the unique historical and cultural atmosphere of the Pescina village, followed by 2 days-field trip in the Fucino and L'Aquila area, retracing on the field the path of faults, landscapes, castles and ancient settlements. Moreover, a pre-congress archaeoseismic tour in Rome will be offered to all the participants.
Thu23Apr2015Brussels, Belgium
The ProSUM project consortium has the pleasure to invite you to the launch of the project. The first ProSUM Information Network meeting will introduce you to this exciting new initiative to improve the knowledge base on critical raw materials arising in secondary raw materials and welcome you to join the Information Network.
The event is open for all stakeholders who are involved in any part of the value chain for recycling critical raw materials from WEEE, ELVs, batteries and mining wastes. Stakeholders will be willing to exchange ideas and knowledge and discuss the information and data needs necessary to enhance the European knowledge base. This event will be of interest to producers and manufacturers of electrical products, batteries, vehicles and their components; recyclers of WEEE, ELVs, batteries and mining wastes; policy makers; researchers; geological surveys and the minerals sector; producer compliance schemes organisations concerned with improving waste statistics and data.
More information about the project: http://www.weee-forum.org/prosum-0
Tue28Apr2015Fri01May2015Geneva, Switzerland
UNECE's Resource Classification Week will be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 28 April–1 May 2015.
An optional UNFC Workshop will be held on Tuesday 28 April followed by the Sixth Session of the Expert Group on Resource Classification (EGRC) from 29 April-1 May. These events offer unique educational and networking opportunities with experts from around the world working in reserve/resource assessment, classification and reporting. The Workshop will provide a comprehensive explanation of the UNFC and how it works, and is intended primarily for those who are not already completely familiar with the system and would appreciate an opportunity to ensure a full understanding of the system before applying it themselves.
Mon04May2015Fri08May2015Havana, Cuba
The Cuban Geological Society invites you to participate in the VI Cuban Earth Sciences International Convention and the Exhibition of products, services and technologies -Geoexpo 2015. As always, our host will be the Convention Palace in Havana, where the delegates will enjoy a wide variety of services. As part of the opening ceremony, two special lectures on geosciences and economy will be presented.
The scientific sessions include the traditional five congresses:
Geology, Geophysics, Mining, Oil and Gas and Information for Geosciences and a series of thematic workshops on current subjects of great interest.
More information at http://www.cubacienciasdelatierra.com/
Mon25May2015Fri29May2015Lisbon, Portugal
The 2015 INSPIRE-GWF conference offers the opportunity to submit proposals for abstracts of presentations which will be delivered in thematic sessions, workshops and poster presentations. Considering the underlying objectives of both INSPIRE and Geospatial World Forum is to promote the optimal use and implementation of spatial data and resources for growth, there is an existing foundation for a synergised effort. While INSPIRE is designed to discuss the latest developments of the INSPIRE Directive, addressing common policy issues, applications and implementations of SDIs, Geospatial World Forum features success stories of private industry and users of spatial data boosting the business of spatial information. In terms of content, presentations given in sessions or the outcomes of workshops shall contribute to the general scope of the conference.
Abstract Submisson Deadline: 1st January 2015
Read more for some of the proposed themes and scope of presentations at http://www.geospatialworldforum.org/index.htm
Tue26May2015Thu28May2015Bonn, Germany
2015 will be a decisive year for the international community paving the way for sustainable development worldwide. Three important processes, led by the United Nations, are underway: the Post 2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015), the Sustainable Development Goals (September 2015), and the new Climate Change Agreement (December 2015).
Geoinformation and especially Earth observation provide indispensable data to support informed decision making at the local, national, regional and global level to reduce disaster risks, improve adaptation to climate change, prepare better for unavoidable losses and damages, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development.
The "United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation – Global solutions for the challenges of sustainable development in societies at risk" is now open for applications. The conference is jointly organised by UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
Geo-information and especially Earth observation are essential to support informed decision making at the local, national, regional and global levels on these issues. The announced conference picks up all relevant issues and combines them with possible benefits of Earth observation and space-based technologies. This International Conference will bring together Space leaders and Earth observation experts as well as decision makers and stakeholders involved in sustainable development, climate change and disaster risk reduction.
The private sector plays an important role in topics such as sustainable development, climate change and disaster risk reduction. Hence we would like to integrate the views and expertise of the private sector.
More information at www.un-spider.org/post2015
Wed27May2015Thu28May2015Aachen, Germany
The Institute of Mining Engineering I at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany has been holding symposia on topics concerning mineral raw materials supply and mining for more than 20 years under the title Aachen International Mining Symposia. Industrialized countries economies heavily rely on the continuous supply of mineral raw materials. The mining sector world-wide has to improve the mining processes, the technology and the efficiency to cope with the increasing demand of the industrialized countries as well as the emerging markets. This goes hand in hand with addressing the global challenge of sustainable development in mining. Consequently the Symposium on Mineral Resources and Mine Development focuses on two interacting thematic areas – sustainable development and supply of mineral resources as well as mining processes and technology. Thus, the first thematic area of the Symposium – MINERAL RESOURCES – focuses on sustainable development and supply of mineral resources and related topics. Additionally, the second thematic area of AIMS 2015 – MINE DEVELOPMENT – focuses on the physical development of mining projects.
For further information, please visit http://www.aims.rwth-aachen.de
Wed27May2015Thu28May2015Brussels, Belgium
Energy from variable renewable sources is increasingly changing the landscape of production, transmission and consumption of electricity and heat. Although increasingly competitive in terms of costs of generation, electricity produced by renewable sources poses new challenges in terms of integration and operation in the energy system. This conference is the opportunity to exchange views with European and national policy makers, representatives from industry and regional and local authorities, academia and research institutions, addressing among others the following questions: How can new technologies contribute to the integrating of renewables? How can regional approaches facilitate the integration of renewables? How can the integration of renewables enhance energy security? What does the energy system of the future look like?
Location: Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 75, B-1040 Brussels
Further information: [email protected]
Wed27May2015Fri29May2015Bratislava, Slovak Republic
The conference will be organized by Slovak Environment Agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic and aims to provide a unique possibility to share experience and perspectives in the field of contaminated sites internationally.
At the Conference there will be present Participants from at least 3 continents and 30 countries from governmental organizations, private companies as well as scientific and research companies dealing with contaminated sites with the focus on legislation, strategies, inventory, investigation, survey, risk assessment, remediation methods and technologies and sustainable remediation
Please, indicate your interest by on-line registration and by sending us lecture abstract before January 31st 2015.
More information about the conference is: http://contaminated-sites.sazp.sk
Wed03Jun2015Sun21Jun2015Urbino, Italy
The International School on Foraminifera will organize the 8th Course, which will be held in Urbino (Italy) on June 3-21, 2015. This eighteen-day intensive course is specifically designed to provide an overview of the Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Geological History of Benthic and Planktonic Foraminifera. The course is intended for students interested in Micropalaeontology, Paleoceanography, Paleoecology, Climate History, Biology, and Environmental and industrial applications.
The 8th ISF will be structured in four parts: Foraminiferal Introduction (4-8 June), Larger Benthic Foraminifera (9-12 June), Smaller Benthic Foraminifera (14-18 June) and Planktonic Foraminiferal (19-22 June). Course details and application form can be found in attachments and by visiting our website at www.isf.tmsoc.org/
For more information and registration, please contact: Dr. Fabrizio Frontalini - [email protected] or [email protected] Università di Urbino, Campus Scientifico, Località' Crocicchia, 61029 Urbino, (Italy) or Tel: (+39) 0722 304309, Fax: (+39) 0722 304220
Mon15Jun2015Wed17Jun2015Barcelona, Spain
From 15th to 17 of June, 2015, the 8th European Congress on Regional Geoscientific Cartography and Information Systems (EUREGEO) will be held in Barcelona. It continues the dialogue started in 1994 by the European regions of Bavaria, Catalonia and Emilia-Romagna. Again it shall serve as a platform for experts from regional and national geological surveys, from universities, research institutes and from the economy, building a bridge between scientific research and practical application. The Congress will focus on two ranges of subjects: 3D Modelling and Soil.
More information available at http://www.igc.cat/web/ca/euregeo2015.html
Tue16Jun2015Wed24Jun2015Albena Resort, Bulgaria
The 15th ANNIVERSARY edition of SGEM GeoConferences will be held in the period of 16 - 25 June, 2015 at Albena Resort, Bulgaria. SGEM Conferences are well known and recognized as one of the most prestigious and with big impact factor events in the International Scientific World. SGEM Conferences cover all areas of the GeoSciences, with a total of 27 scientific fields. All accepted articles are published in the Conference Proceedings and yearly is submitted for evaluating and indexing by ISI Web of Knowledge, Web of Science, Thomson Reuters, ELSEVIER products, SCOPUS, CrossRef, EBSCO, ProQuest,Google Scholar, Mendeley, CiteUlike, CrossRef Citedby Linking, British Library.
More information at http://www.sgem.org/
Wed17Jun2015Thu18Jun2015Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Europe Mining 2015 Summit is the only Summit focusing on the European mining industry's developments in recent years, with dedicated focus on future plans for further development. The Summit will give the audience a unique opportunity to meet with the Regulatory Authorities, Investment Bodies, Mining Companies, Service and Equipment Providers responsible for all major mining projects in Europe. Senior-level Speakers will review and discuss the current and upcoming business opportunities in Europe by examining every part of the mining exploration and production process in the European
Wed17Jun2015Fri19Jun2015Dunaújváros, Hungary
The goals of the conference are to call applying settlements, designers, construction companies, technical supervisors, geological, geological engineering, geographical, urban development, etc. professionals together to discuss the effective solutions for the problems.
In the past 17 years the changes in the social and natural processes have required constant adaptation to current problems. Adaptation, change in the attitudes and international relations are needed, since the funds of the European Union play an important role in the management and prevention of events hindering land use and disasters in the geological environment. Therefore this year but mainly the following Geological Hazards Conferences will focus on geology with the interdisciplinary view.
Sat20Jun2015Fri26Jun2015Birmingham, UK
The conference will be the annual meeting of the International Association of Hydrogeologists Karst Commission and of the International Speleological Union Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis. It is also sponsored by the Karst Commission of the International Geographical Union, the British Cave Research Association, the British Geological Survey, the Hydrogeology Group of the Geological Society of London and the International Association of Hydrogeologists GB Chapter. The event will include:
- A three-day oral and poster presentation program with an optional mid-conference visit to local underground limestone mines.
- Pre- and post-conference field trips will visit three contrasting karst groundwater systems: the Cretaceous chalk, Jurassic limestones and Carboniferous limestones.
- A pre-conference workshop is designed specifically for practitioners and there will be optional workshops for researchers as an alternative to the mid-conference field trip.
Mon22Jun2015Thu02Jul2015Prague, Czech Republic
The 26th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from the 22nd of June to the 2nd of July 2015. At present, union symposia are well defined in terms of conveners. Their descriptions are available here. Lists of solicited speakers of individual symposia are in an advanced phase of preparation. A complete scientific program will be ready in July when the registration and abstract submission tools will also be available.
More information at http://www.iugg2015prague.com/
Tue23Jun2015Wed24Jun2015Nancy, France
The World Materials Forum is the opportunity for key decision makers of global industrial companies – both materials producers and materials users – to meet and debate with leading academics, policy makers, media and high tech start ups in the same field.
The 2015 program will focus on shaping the future of materials to create a sustainable world. It will include major speakers such as the Chairmen or CEOs of our partners mentioned below, as well as prominent academics from around the world , including Nobel Prize, Prof. Albert Fert. Top level representatives of the French Government, the European Commission and the United Nations will also attend - see our 2015 program for more details.
More info available at http://www.worldmaterialsforum.com/
Sat27Jun2015Mon29Jun2015Salerno, Italy
The session is organized under the 8th International Conference on Environmental and Geological Science and Engineering (EG '15) of the World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society. Fast-moving flow-like phenomena are natural hazards often associated to huge consequences in terms of property and life losses. These phenomena -such as slamming water waves, debris, mud and hyperconcentrated flows - may affect both coastal and inland areas, protected beaches and harbours as well as residential urban communities, particularly in river basins and mountainous areas. Understanding the related dynamics is fundamental for preventing them as well as for hazard assessment and mitigation control through sustainable works. The proposed session would be a fair opportunity to promote interesting exchanges among researcher in the field. More specifically, it is aimed to:
- bring together people dedicated to theories, experiments, simulations, validation and applied aspects related to the triggering/generation and propagation stages of fast-moving flow-like phenomena as well as their interaction with structures, to identify unifying concepts and underlying processes for these kinds of events in coastal and inland regions;
- disseminate and exchange fundamentals and applied research on hazard assessment, monitoring and real-time alert systems, mitigation control by means of structural and non-structural countermeasures.
Sun05Jul2015Fri10Jul2015Edinburgh, Scotland
Euroclay 2015 - the quadrennial meeting of the European Clay Groups Association (ECGA) jointly with the annual meeting of The Clay Minerals Society (CMS) and in association with the International Natural Zeolite Association (INZA) and the Geological Society.
The event is organised by The Clay Minerals Group of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland and The Clay Minerals Society. The scientific program of EUROCLAY 2015 will bring together, in an exciting, leading-edge programme, specialists from different disciplines related to clays and clay minerals. It will consist of technical sessions of both oral and poster presentations with a generous quota of invited speakers who are the leaders in their respective fields. A pre-meeting workshop and mid-meeting field excursions and short course will be integral parts of the scientific program. A key aim of this conference will be to integrate industrial and academic workers, with sessions which cover both areas arranged around three societal themes where clay research flourishes, namely Energy, Materials, and Environment and Health. A visit to Edinburgh is one of life's 'must-do' items. As Scotland's capital city, it is the home of geology and is littered with places of interest for the delegate and accompanying person alike.
More information at http://www.euroclay2015.org/
Sun19Jul2015Thu23Jul2015Graz, Austria
The congress follows the invitation by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) to be held in Graz (Austria), July 19-23, 2015. The congress will be open to all topics in stratigraphy. The technical program will range from the Archean to the Holocene, across all techniques and applications of stratigraphy and the discoveries that the stratigraphic record reveals about the Earth system. In addition, it will also serve as the primary venue for ICS business, for ICS subcommissions to meet and awarding the ICS stratigraphy prizes.
Sun26Jul2015Sat01Aug2015Aveiro, Portugal
MEDGEO 2015 conference bring together researchers and decision makers from the physical sciences and the medical sciences who are interested in solving health problems caused by natural processes and materials.
The participants of the conference will convey expertise in a range of scientific fields, such as geochemistry, biology, engineering, geology, hydrology, epidemiology, chemistry, medicine, nutrition and toxicology.
For more details please go to the conference website at http://medgeo15.web.ua.pt/
Mon10Aug2015Wed12Aug2015Istanbul, Turkey
The 12th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM) will be held in Istanbul/Turkey, on 10 August – 12 August 2015.
ICAM is committed to creating an opportunity for professional development, to share and disseminate information, and to foster the continuous advancement of the field of applied mineralogy. Every aspect of the congress is intended to make your time here beneficial, professionally and personally. Meet colleagues working at the cutting edge, and extend your network with other professionals in your field.
More information at http://icam2015.org/
Sat05Sep2015Sun13Sep2015Freiberg, Germany
The 17th annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences IAMG2015 takes place on September 5-13, 2015 in Freiberg, Germany. The IAMG's mission is to promote, worldwide, the advancement of mathematics, statistics and informatics in the Geosciences. The conference welcomes both applied and methodological contributions dedicated to it.
Amongst others, the conference will feature focus sessions on
- Commemorating William Smith: 200 years of Geomodeling
- Communicating Digital Geomodels? Methodologies and Challenges
- Presentation of 3D Geomodeling and Mining Software which may be of special interest for EuroGeoSurveys and national geological surveys.
Given activities at EU level like GeoMol, EGDI, GNEISS and others, the conference provides an excellent opportunity to reach out to an international, exclusive audience and present results and visions of these EU-sponsored activities. The scientific sessions will be held on September 7-10. Acceptance is based on short abstracts. Abstract submission starts after the 16th conference and ends March 1st, 2015.
Mon07Sep2015Fri11Sep2015Prague, Czech Republic
WMESS 2015 aims to provide a forum for discussion of the latest findings and technologies in different fields of Earth Sciences and give opportunities for future collaborations. We hope it will be an appreciated platform for sharing knowledge and experiences in the fields of Earth Sciences given below. Tectonics & Structural Geology, Engineering Geology, Geotechnics, Hydrological Sciences, Environmental Geology, Natural Hazards, Geomorphology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology & Palaeontology, Geophysics & Seismology, Geodesy, Photogrammetry & Cartography, Informatics, Geoinformatics & Remote Sensing, Mining Engineering, Blasting& New Technologies, Natural Resources Energy, Resources & the Environment, Biogeosciences, Geological Heritage & Geoparks, Urban Planning, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate, Medical Geology, Occupational Safety and Health.
More information at www.mess-earth.org
Tue08Sep2015Sat12Sep2015Reykjavik, Iceland
The European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage − ProGEO and the national organizing committee organize The VIII International ProGEO Symposium in Reykjavik, Iceland on 8–12 September 2015. The main aim of ProGEO is to promote the conservation of Europe's geological heritage, including its rich heritage of landscape, rocks, fossils and mineral sites. The theme of the symposium will be "Geoconservation strategies in a changing world". The aim is to define strategies that benefit and strengthen geological conservation from different angles but with a special focus on four main questions:
• How to secure integrity of geosites under threat?
• What is sustainable use of a geosite?
• Is mining and quarrying compatible with geoconservation?
• How to incorporate geological heritage in Environmental Impact Assessments?
This involves a broad basis of concepts such as geodiversity, geoconservation, geoheritage, geosite definition and selection, landscape, landforms and physical processes, local and global strategies, geoparks, international cooperation, geotourism, education and interpretation. Poster sessions will be open to presentations beyond the four main questions.
Thu17Sep2015Brussels, Belgium
The Polish experience in relation to unconventional hydrocarbon exploration, in particular shale gas, is unique in Europe. This half-day conference will provide expert insight and analysis into this experience and how it can serve to provide valuable direction for the future of the Energy Union.
This conference is hosted by the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute (PGI-NRI), under the auspices of the Polish Ministry of the Environment and supported by EuroGeoSurvey.
Mon21Sep2015Thu24Sep2015Vienna, Austria
2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Land Use and Water Quality- Agricultural Production and the Environment
A conference on the cutting edge of science, management and policy to minimise effects of agriculture and land use changes on the quality of groundwater and surface waters. The LUWQ conferences are typically connecting scientists and policy makers on the topic of agricultural pollution of surface waters and groundwaters and the design and evaluation of effective mitigation measures. You are invited to submit your abstracts, and we hope to see you in Vienna in September. This conference aims at discussing the entire policy cycle for water quality improvement. The objectives are: to provide forum for exchange of scientific knowledge, research on system knowledge, modelling and uncertainty; to discuss the entire policy cycle for water quality improvement; to intensify contacts (a) between soil/water related scientists, agro related scientists, social scientists, ecological scientists and economists, and (b) between scientists, water managers and policy makers. More information at http://web.natur.cuni.cz/luwq2015/
Tue22Sep2015Paris, France
Are you concerned with the complexity of discovering, accessing and processing big data to address environmental related challenges? Are you interested in services related to climate change, food security or marine resources conservation? The international workshop on "Data infrastructures for Environmental related Societal Challenges" to be held on 22 September 2015 in Paris will illustrate data value requirements in the specific context of developing food-, marine- and climate- services. Three keynote speeches on the climate, marine and agricultural challenges will be given respectively by Sylvie Joussaume (IPSL), Julian Barbiere (UNESCO-IOC) and Michèle Tixier Boichard (INRA). The workshop will be closed by a panel that will explore how to make an effective and coordinated use of the services provided by existing infrastructures in meeting the addressed societal challenges. The panel will also discuss the role that international initiatives, like RDA, Belmont Forum and GEO-GEOSS, can play in helping this process.
Tue22Sep2015Sat26Sep2015Toulouse, France
The concept of Geological Heritage initially arose in 1991 in France, following an international conference on the protection of Geological Heritage held at Digne-les-Bains. Since then several European countries have engaged in this process to raise interest and to protect geological heritage.
The aim of this conference is to review the various regional, national and international actions that have been undertaken so as to understand how European public policies approach geological heritage. Presentations may deal with national or regional scale syntheses or local examples showing various types of actions undertaken and methodological presentations illustrating the wide range of possible approaches at an international level.
Please find more information at:
Download the Geological Inventories: Challenges, Achievements and Perspectives
Fri25Sep2015Sun27Sep2015Europe and beyond
Every two years, the European Minerals Day (EMD) gives the opportunity to the European-wide public to explore the world of minerals. Over one week-end, quarries and plants from the minerals sector all over Europe open their doors to schools, students, families, neighbours and all those interested to discover more about an industry that affects every aspect of our lives. The EMD is initiative by the European minerals sector and its related representative organisations. During its first edition in 2007, it welcomed more than 30,000 visitors in over 100 sites in 17 European countries.
More information at http://www.mineralsday.eu
Wed30Sep2015Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission's Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (JRC), in cooperation with the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC) of the European Commission, is organising its annual conference on "Resilience".
Resilience determines capacity to successfully confront societal challenges and to adapt and overcome adversity. In an evolving global environment, resilience creates stability, which in turn promotes job creation, economic growth and environmental sustainability. The conference will kick off discussion between experts, representatives from European Institutions and Member States, stakeholders from industry as well as academia on the continuous process of building a resilient, stable, competitive and prosperous Europe.
The thematic sessions will address:
Resilient supplies: energy, food and water security; Resilience to disasters: flexibility and ability to adapt existing plans; Resilient Europe – Tackling the financial crisis
During the conference, DG JRC's Resilience Report will be launched as well as a Knowledge Centre for Disaster Risk Management.
REGISTRATION: click https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/conference/building-a-resilient-europe-in-a-globalised-world?search
Mon05Oct2015Fri09Oct2015Antalya, Turkey
The Takano International Symposium will be dedicated to the life time achievements of Prof. Cyro Takano, University of Sao Paulo. The symposium is organized on the occasion of his 2 anniversaries in the same year: His age anniversary (he becomes 75 in August 2015) and scientific anniversary (in 2015 he reaches 45 years of continuous scientific contributions. The symposium will feature papers in the following fields: Fundamentals, technology and innovations on metals and alloys processing; Raw materials and their processing; Progress on reduction; Melting and smelting; Iron and steelmaking; Ferro-alloys; Nonferrous metals; Refining; Solidification; Energy; Environment; Recycling in metallurgical industries.
Tue06Oct2015Thu08Oct2015Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirates
Convening an international audience of 650 thought leaders from government, UN agencies, NGOs, the private sector, academia and civil society, Eye on Earth Summit 2015 will address the environmental, social and economic global data gap impeding our efforts to develop and grow sustainably.
The Summit will facilitate a dialogue among participants that will lead to a convergence of thinking on the priority actions needed to address these problems and foster collaboration among the Eye on Earth community to take the necessary action.
Through a variety of engaging plenaries, thought-provoking side events and a "souq" (marketplace) for networking sessions and exhibits, the Summit will emphasise the role of science, technology and citizen participation in addressing the following themes: Data demand, Data supply, Enabling Conditions.
Tue06Oct2015Thu08Oct2015Accra, Ghana
ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum will take place in Accra, Ghana from 6-8th October 2015. ECOMOF is West Africa's first and only institutionally supported regional mining and petroleum event. It was initiated by a unilateral decision from all of West Africa's Ministers responsible for Natural Resource Development. The event is organised by the ECOWAS Commission, the Ministries of Lands & Natural Resources & Energy & Petroleum, Ghana and AME Trade Ltd.
Website: www.ametrade.org
Tue13Oct2015Fri16Oct2015Šibenik, Croatia
The Eighth International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition under the motto "Technological advances in the exploration, production and supply of energy sources which will ensure global economic development " will be held in the Solaris Resort near Šibenik from October 13 to 16, 2015. The Conference and the Exhibition are jointly organised by Croatian Association of Petroleum Engineers and Geologists (HUNIG), Scientific Council for Crude Oil and Gas of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatian National Committee of the World Petroleum Council and Croatian Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Besides experts from Croatia and the wider region, we expect experts from respectable international oil companies in particular those which participated in the Croatian offshore and onshore licensing rounds.
Mon19Oct2015Tue20Oct2015Copenhagen, Denmark
'New horizons for European and Global land monitoring' will be organised by the European Environment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, supported by DG GROW. It is timed to mark the final stage of GMES/Copernicus initial operations of the land monitoring service (GIO land), and the move to the Copernicus operational phase. Throughout the event, the focus will be on sharing the achievements, challenges and lessons learnt from the initial operations phase, but also on looking forward to the Copernicus operational land services. The event will cover the whole range of products, from the local, pan-European and global components. It will also cover the in-situ component. In addition, 'New horizons for European and Global land monitoring' will focus on user engagement and the priorities for future perspectives.
Tue20Oct2015Oostende, Belgium
EMODnet has evolved considerably since its inception in 2009. Advancing well into the second development phase (2013-2016) it is moving towards full operational stage with coverage of all European sea-basins and making available higher resolution data layers. Consortia have grown both in size and geographic coverage and EMODnet now includes more than 110 partner organisations. Increasingly, stakeholders are also becoming involved in the development of EMODnet tools and services. As we approach the end of phase II and move to the final EMODnet development phase, it is therefore timely to take stock of the progress made to date, to learn from past achievements, to exchange best practices between the thematic and regional projects and to make plans for the future. In phase III (2015-2020) partners will work towards providing a seamless, multi-resolution, digital map of the entire seabed of European waters. Providing highest resolution possible in areas that have been surveyed the map will include topography, geology, habitats and ecosystems; accompanied by timely information on physical, chemical and biological state of the overlying water column as well as oceanographic forecasts.
More information about EMODnet in general can be found on the information pages of the central portal www.emodnet.eu
Wed21Oct2015Fri23Oct2015Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 1st Geological Congress of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be held between October 21-23, 2015 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and it is organized by the Geological Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The topics that will be discussed cover Stratigraphy, paleontology, tectonics, geochemistry, petrology, mineralogy, sedimentology, ore geology, mining geology, economical geology, geophysics, engineering geology, hydrogeology, geomechanics, geotechnics, geomorphology, geotourism, climate change, and other topics in earth sciences.
More information at http://www.geologija.ba
Wed11Nov2015Thu12Nov2015Santiago, Chile
As the theme of the conference "Automation & Robotics" goes, the summit will focus on implementing new technologies and innovation in the mining sector of the Latin American market. The conference will be a closer look at next generation mining and its role in revolutionizing the mining industry.
- Transforming the Way we MINE / Requisites for Successful mining technology implementation / Automation in various phases of mining / Exploring the research conducted in Automation / Improved Navigation Systems / Achieving Sustainability / Application & Benefits of Robotic
Thu12Nov2015Fri13Nov2015Brussels, Belgium
EC International Conference "Exchange of good practices on metal by-products recovery – technology and policy challenges"
This Conference will tackle the technology challenges but also the policies and regulatory framework apt to promote the recovery of metal by-products of mining and processing which are currently sub-exploited. With a focus on processing during primary production, this event aims to provide a unique opportunity to share experiences, exchange good practices and present existing examples across the whole value chain. It will bring together industry, academia and research entities excelling in the technologies to recover by-products, as well as relevant public entities and policymakers from the EU and from third countries. The two-day conference will include presentations from key international stakeholders and a poster session with networking cocktail. A specific session aimed to promote cooperation in the field of research and innovation is envisaged. For more information about the conference and the programme, please visit the Conference Secretariat website.
Tue24Nov2015Thu26Nov2015Vienna, Austria
As the big success of the 1st and 2nd Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring, held 2011 and 2013 in Vienna, proved, Geoelectrical Monitoring has developed as one of the most innovative emerging branches in the area of applied geophysics within recent years. It is now applied to solve problems in key areas of public and political interest, like natural hazard mitigation, agriculture optimization, CO2 storage and groundwater exploration.
To foster scientific discussion and to support cooperation among the scientific groups, the Geological Survey of Austria invites to the "Third International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring", which will be held in Vienna from November 24th to November 26th, 2015. The scope of this workshop should not only be the presentation of state-of-the-art results but significant time will also be reserved for the discussion of special topics of data acquisition, processing, inversion and interpretation.
Tue08Dec2015Brussels, Belgium
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), responsible for implementing most of Societal Challenge 5 part of H2020, has the pleasure to invite you to the Clustering & Networking meeting "Boosting synergies on EU WASTE Research and Innovation projects''. The morning session will address new views on Systemic eco-Innovation, transition thinking, Public Private cooperation & eco-design. Then, H2020 Waste coordinators will present their projects in response to several key topics such as Stakeholders engagement, Communication, Business models and Exploitation. There is planned a networking session for participants. The afternoon session will be a unique opportunity for participants to identify possible synergies with other project coordinators, EU initiatives and EU staff.
Wed09Dec2015Thu10Dec2015Brussels, Belgium
The 3rd annual High Level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials will be held on 9-10 December 2015 in Brussels, together with the Brokerage event on Horizon 2020 raw materials calls.
The annual conference presents a comprehensive overview of developments in the fields covered by the EIP, including successful Raw Materials Commitments; regional approaches and investment in raw materials; and launching the 2nd call for the EIP "Raw Materials Commitments".
The Horizon 2020 Brokerage event on the 2016 Horizon 2020 calls relevant to Raw Materials will provide networking opportunities for new initiatives and projects.
Following the adoption of the Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) in September 2013, the first set of 80 commitments by over 700 companies, public agencies, research institutes, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders from all over Europe was launched in 2014. These partners have all committed to contribute in one way or the other to fostering technological and non-technological innovation in Europe's metallic, mineral and forest-based raw materials value chains.
In parallel the first specific raw materials calls of Horizon 2020 worth €140 million of EC funding were launched in 2014 and 2015.
In case of any enquiries arising, please send these to the EIP secretariat: [email protected].
Wed10Feb2016Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
The 2016 Conference of the European Innovation Partnership on Water will be held on 10th February 2016 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. It will carry the theme: "How is water innovation succeeding in Europe?"
This 3rd EIP Water conference builds up on the success of the first two conferences in 2013 and 2014 in Brussels and Barcelona, respectively. Leeuwarden's proposal included strong institutional and private sector involvement, political buy-in, as well as synergies with ongoing EU research and innovation projects in the water sector. In December 2014, Leeuwarden had already been officially recognized as 'Innovative City' in the UN Global Compact Cities Programme; the unique structure of Leeuwarden's WaterCampus with its close cooperation between water technology companies, knowledge centres and governments, are at the heart of Leeuwarden's participation in this UN programme. More information available at http://www.eip-water.eu/start-eipwater2016?mc_cid=9d813e1c46&mc_eid=880ff8e674
Mon15Feb2016Wed17Feb2016Tehran, Iran
The 34th National and the 2nd International Geosciences Congress provides a forum where colleagues from different countries can present their work and discuss their ideas covering various aspects of the geosciences. You are cordially invited to participate in the symposium and your contributions will be highly appreciated.
Mon22Feb2016Fri26Feb2016Krakow, Poland
The School of Underground Mining has for years been the largest meeting of mining engineers and the scientific community in Poland as it gathers 400-500 participants every year. The proceedings are conducted in 15-20 sessions, which distinctive theme issues usually focus on how to improve the efficiency of mining in all of its areas. One of the significant and important sessions in the year 2016 will be a plenary session dedicated to the transformation of the mining industry and its impact on change of the regions in which mining is carried out.
Tue23Feb2016Brussels, Belgium
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), which will be held in December 2015 in Paris, represents a historical moment: It aims to set up a legally binding agreement for all participating countries, including for the European Union. Although all decisions taken so far by the European Union to organise its energy market, under its "2030 Climate and Energy Framework", go in the direction of the commitments expected in Paris - with the Union having largely paved the UN way - the EU is henceforth developing its own comprehensive energy policy and implementing its ambitious Energy Union project in this new international context.
This 2nd edition, specifically organised after the COP21 in Paris, will again bring together representatives of national and European institutions, authorities, industry, research centres, civil society and media, for public discussion and debate between the main high level political and industrial decision-makers and all the participants.
Tue05Apr2016Thu07Apr2016Cologne, Germany
This DLR Conference aims to facilitate the discussion on the use of space-based infrastructures such as the ISS and space-based applications to support the requirements of climate protection and to identify tools and methods for a continuous monitoring process to ensure adherence to climate change agreements. The DLR Conference will bring together experts from space agencies and from UN organizations such as UNOOSA, UN-SPIDER, UNFCCC, and WMO; as well as scientists involved in climate change research from national, regional and international organizations such as the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). These experts and scientists will use the Conference to address the considerable challenges in atmospheric climate research and to identify ways in which space-based platforms such as the ISS can contribute to the provision of long-term data to be used in atmospheric models that can be used to model changes in the climate worldwide. Information regarding the scientific and social programs of the DLR Conference, registration deadlines and procedures, its venue and other relevant facts, please visit the following website: http://www.ccc2016.net/registration
Tue12Apr2016Wed13Apr2016Prague, Czech Republic
The conference will be focused on the following topics:
• Trends and new technologies in deformation monitoring and disaster management
• Mine surveying in disaster management
• New instruments and measuring techniques
• Using InSAR and radar interferometry for deformation monitoring and disaster management
• Laser scanning applications
• Remote sensing and GNSS applications
• Engineering surveys in managing natural disasters
• Deformation measurement
• Recent industrial surveying and sensing technologies and applications
• Contribution of geodesy to disaster management
• Spatial planning in post-disaster and post-conflict situations
All theoretical, methodological and conceptual reports presenting contemporary geosciences development and problems solving ideas are welcome.
Fri22Apr2016The Hague, The Netherlands
The European Resources Intelligence: Strengthen Better Information on Security of Supply of Raw Materials' is organized by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Centre of Expertise on Resources and the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW). The conference will explore how Europe can further strengthen, and improve information compilation and exchange systems on raw materials with businesses, science and research institutes, as well as governments. The aim is to present a proposal for a platform that will enhance the compilation and exchange of information, on the need for, and availability of raw materials.
For more information click here
Tue26Apr2016Fri29Apr2016Geneva, Switzerland
With the recent historic adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, together with a set of bold new Global Goals, the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) has an even greater role to play. UNFC is a tool that allows countries to monitor, manage and programme development of their natural resources in an optimal way and takes consideration of environmental and social issues. The UNECE Resource Classification Week 2016 offers a unique educational and networking opportunity with experts from around the world working in reserve/resource assessment, classification and reporting.
Thu12May2016Fri13May2016Santiago, Chile
The LAC Geothermal Energy Summit 2016 scheduled May 12-13, 2016, in Santiago, Chile, has been specifically designed by industry veterans to enable solutions to these challenges where you can take advantage of: 2 full days of engagement with decision makers from the public and private sectors determining the; fate of geothermal development in the Andes mountain range; A built in English-Spanish press event on the afternoon of Day 1 to engage the local media where international support for geothermal energy's environmental and developmental credentials can be communicated in the participant countries' respective main daily newspapers; A full day of Investment Round Tables on Day 2 to hold in-depth discussions with key decision makers onsite, saving attendees several rounds of international travel within the region.
Wed18May2016Thu19May2016Aachen, Germany
The Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering of RWTH Aachen University is pleased to announce the 1st International Conference on Mining in Europe which will be held from 18 – 19 May 2016 in Aachen, Germany. The key objective of the Conference is to share the latest developments on mining activities, developments and research in Europe. The global mining community faces significant challenges, ranging from technological to social, environmental and economic issues. The European mining community has confronted and solved such challenges over centuries and has thereby delivered important contributions to the use and development of our mineral resources.
Mon23May2016Thu26May2016Rotterdam, The Netherlands
EUROGI is going to held two work shops with the title Technical & Societal Challenges in Implementation of Selected Policies Seen from a GeoICT Perspective.
For last 2 year EUROGI has been going through process defining some topic areas which might be important as seen from the GeoICT perspective when setting up and implementing various policies on European and national level. Its members prioritized six of these topic areas:
• Internet of Things
• Big Data
• Linked Data
• Open data
• SME promotion
• Sustainable Urban and Regional Development
All of these topic areas have been discussed in working groups among the members and during two workshops with some other European organizations and Policy/Decision makers and collected together in six policy position papers.
The workshop will be divided into two parts "Technical" challenges (Big Data, Linked Data and Internet of Things) and "Societal" challenges (Open Data, SME Promotion, Sustainable Urban and Regional Development).
For more information please click here.
Mon30May2016Fri03Jun2016The Hague, The Netherlands
Under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, the fourth edition of European Space Solutions is coming to The Hague. Taking place at the World Forum Convention Centre from 30 May to 3 June 2016, the major 5-day conference will bring together business and policy makers with users and developers of space-based solutions. Registration is free-of-charge but mandatory.
The Event will explore how space makes a difference to the lives, and livelihoods, of people across Europe and around the globe. Space-based services and technologies are the future of efficient, effective and sustainable services that society needs.
Participants will learn about new innovations that harness information from the European flagship space programmes, Galileo and EGNOS (satellite navigation) and Copernicus (Earth observation), and the EU's Horizon 2020 research programme, for a wide range of applications, gather insights about current developments, and discuss what is possible and needed in the future. The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition of new space applications and technologies, a range of dedicated focus sessions and relevant side events, networking opportunities and more.
Mon06Jun2016Sat25Jun2016Urbino, Italy
The 9th Course on Foraminifera is designed to provide an overview of the Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Geological History of Benthic and Planktonic Foraminifera. This intensive course is intended for students interested in Micropalaeontology, Palaeoceanography, Palaeoecology, Climate History, Biology, and Environmental applications. The aim is to provide a primer on the study of foraminifera and examples of how foraminifera can be used as (paleo)environmental and (paleo)oceanographical proxies. We review the current classification schemes of the foraminifera, discuss their ecology and life history, review their usefulness for biostratigraphical applications, and use case studies to investigate the geological history of the group with lab and practical sessions. The entire course consists of approximately 60 hours of lectures and 60 hours of practical work.
For more information please visit the new website at http://www.isf.tmsoc.org/
Thu09Jun2016Fri10Jun2016Napoli, Italy
The 10th AIGE 2016 Conference and the 1st AIGE/IIETA International Conference on "Energy Conversion, Management, Recovery, Saving, Storage and Renewable Systems" is organized under the auspices of the AIGE and IIETA with the aim of providing technical information to their members and to the scientific and industrial community at large. The joint Conferences have as their aim to create a binding platform for researchers from universities, research institutions and industries involved in the organization as well as students to network, learn more and share their knowledge. They will pursue the goal of providing a forum for the exposure and the exchange of technical information. The joint Conferences will give the opportunity to discuss the state of the art and to present experimental, analytical and numerical results in Energy Conversion Systems, in the Energy Management with reference to Economic and Thermodynamics, in Energy Recovery Systems, in Energy Saving Techniques, Energy Storage Systems and Renewable Systems with a particular attention to the Environment.
Abstracts submission deadline 1st March, 2016
Thu09Jun2016Fri10Jun2016Nancy, France
This "Davos" style of conference is chaired by Philippe Varin, The World Materials Forum brings together CEO's from large and medium-sized enterprises, including some of the largest and most innovative global companies active in the raw materials and innovative materials domain.
This year's theme is "Materials Efficiency", how to foster a resources lean economy. We will look at raw materials that may be critical during the coming 15 years, as during that time the global middle-class will double, meaning a further boost in resources intensive consumption. We will think about the performance criteria to evaluate improvements of our critical materials efficient use plans and monitor their results. We will present the improvement perspectives offered by new digital technologies or by innovation in the materials domain as well as in packaging, housing and mobility. We will close the Forum by a "public/ private" plenary session, with a debate between industry leader and public policy makers.
For more information click here.
Thu09Jun2016Sat11Jun2016Belgrade, Serbia
Groundwater is a crucial resource, as the basis of natural habitats, drinking water supply and irrigation. The goal is to attain sustainable groundwater management. The proposed topics of the Conference will virtually cover all of the scientific and technical knowledge in this field. The Conference is also expected to address very important issues and solutions relating to groundwater management. The Conference will be the third IWA conference to be held in Belgrade (2007, 2011 and 2016), and will thus become traditional. It will also be held under the auspices of UNESCO - IHP, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, IAH, the Serbian Water Pollution Control Society, and IAWD, and organized by the WSDAC Center and Jaroslav Černi Institute for the Development of Water Resources. We trust that this Conference, similar to the previous two, will be a significant contributor to improved groundwater management and the advancement of science in this field.
Sun12Jun2016Sun19Jun2016Napoli, Italy
The Landslides risk has strongly increased over the last decade, mainly because of ever growing population and relevant bigger exposure. Other natural hazards, such as storms, earthquakes and volcanism, may act as landslide triggers in some areas. These will be the main topics of the next ISL that will take place in Napoli in June 2016. These themes will be viewed using the classic approach of the modern science, i.e. moving from experience to practice through theory. Diverse events will fill the meeting: special lectures delivered by renowned academics and professionals, a "Young Session", a Round-robin, a prize for the best paper recently published in scientific journals, and a prize for the best symposium paper. Cultural events, post-symposium technical trips and further surprises will come along.
Tue14Jun2016Brussels, Belgium
Launch of the first European Geological Data Infrastructure
The European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) first version will be officially launched at a special Event on the 14th June 2016 in Brussels from 9:00 to 12:00, for this they will get the best food and decoration as chairs covers so everything look perfect for the event.
EGDI will provide access to Pan-European and national geological datasets and services from the Geological Survey Organizations of Europe.
EGDI will build on the concepts described in the EU co-funded EGDI-Scope project (2012-2014). It will facilitate continuity and sustainability of past EU projects by coordinating, collecting and archiving high quality data from geoscience disciplines making them available in the long term.
The launch of EGDI is one of the three pillars of EuroGeoSurveys strategy towards establishing a European Geological Service. This EGDI will form the backbone for delivering multinational, distributed, derived spatial and temporal datasets, in line with INSPIRE and other international standards.
To register, please click here.
Thu16Jun2016Fri17Jun2016Carrara, Italy
STONCHANGE 2016 ("Stone Sector and Changing Trends") an international conference that wishes to bring, into the famous world marble hub of Carrara, the private sector and Institutional stakeholders of the Dimension Stone Industry, to discuss about the Sector Changing Trends and how taking advantage of the existing opportunities for a sustainable development.STONECHANGE 2016 is intended as a key initial "turning point" for the modernization of the EU stone sector on a global view. Then, the aim of STONECHANGE 2016, among others, meets most of the objectives of European Innovation Partnership EU Program for raw materials. More info at http://www.stonechange2016.com/
Tue28Jun2016Thu30Jun2016Chania, Crete Island, Greece
ICONHIC 2016 -1st International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure: Protection, Design, Rehabilitation
With this new Conference we aim to bring under one roof specialists from the academia and industry on earthquake engineering, landslides, floods, tsunamis and hurricanes as we have witnessed several times in recent years, our civil infrastructure is exposed to one or several of these threats and it is us, engineers, who mainly undertake the task of designing against them to minimize the risk and reduce fatalities.
This conference gives us all the opportunity to not only state our case in our own specialty but also to watch and listen how our "scientific neighbors" are coping with in their fields of expertise; this is the essence of cross-fertilization of knowledge. To achieve this goal, our conference will include excellent keynote lectures, special and theme sessions as well as 5-in-5 presentations in what we hope to be a most lively event encouraging discussion on challenging topics.
Tue28Jun2016Thu07Jul2016Albena Resort, Bulgaria
The International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConferences SGEM bring together researchers, educators and practitioners representing research and educational institutions, companies, government agencies and consulting organizations from all over the world to exchange ideas, to define the research priorities in the fields of geosciences. Our overall objective is to propose potential solutions of problems related to the global changes, to contribute to the integration of environmental consideration into the decision-making process - hoping to ensure that present consumption will not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
More Information available at http://www.sgem.org/
Mon04Jul2016Sat09Jul2016Budapest, Hungary
The Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary is organizing a workshop in July 2016 in cooperation with the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). The workshop focuses on Geospatial Technologies and Remote Sensing for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This workshop provides a timely opportunity to get updated on the latest advances in geospatial technologies and remote sensing, and their application to the monitoring of SDGs. These technologies can be applied to many of the 17 SDGs. For further information on the workshop and application procedures, please visit: http://isepei.org/geospatial-2016 or contact info [at] isepei.org. Limited financial support is available for applicants from developing countries.
The workshop has two tracks:
Track 1: Geospatial Technologies (July 4-8)
Track 2: Remote Sensing (July 4-9)
Mon11Jul2016Fri15Jul2016Budapest, Hungary
The workshop will highlight recent advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and how they are empowering both decision-makers and citizens to play a proactive role in managing disaster risks and providing more effective disaster response. The program will cover a number of themes, including ICTs for DRR, innovations in climate risk management (CRM) and disaster preparedness and response, smart cities, and integration of relevant innovative solutions into sectoral and municipal development. A range of technologies will be presented including remote sensing, GIS, big data, citizen science, mobile technologies, data portals, and more.
This joint UNDP and Central European University (CEU) workshop will combine regional UNDP experience, ICT industry expertise, and accumulated first-hand knowledge from a global network of organizations, offering both theoretical and practical skills in disaster risk reduction, monitoring, and recovery.
For further information on the workshop and application procedures, please visit: http://isepei.org/innovations-drr-2016 and http://summer.ceu.edu/disaster-2016.
Sun17Jul2016Fri22Jul2016Istanbul, Turkey
EUROSOIL 2016 will be a unique opportunity to provide an outstanding setting for all participants including young soil scientists, researchers, technical and Professional operators, company representatives and policy makers to share their projects, scientific experiences, innovations and ideas about soil science. The choice of the keynote and invited speakers who will be chosen from not only Europe but all continents of our globe will set high standard and new visions in the field of soil science. Sessions covering all aspects of soil science and social and cultural events will help culminate the success of the Congress. One of the most important aspects of the Istanbul congress is the "Young Soil Scientists Forum" in the Congress Progamme. We hope the young soil scientists will draft a declaration that can be published for the future of world soil science. We are looking forward to welcoming participants from all over the world to Istanbul and together we will make this congress an unforgettable scientific event.
Mon25Jul2016Wed27Jul2016Bangkok, Thailand
The main theme of the conference is: Stimulating and Analysing the changes of Earth & Climate-ICESCC.
Conference Highlights: History of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - Natural changes and hazards in view of Geology and Geophysics - Environmental Changes on the Regional to Global Dimension - Solar Variability and Responses on the Terrestrial System - Extreme Weather and Monsoonal Variability - Technologies and Applications of Earth Science - Environmental Management and Geoethics - Environmental pollutions and its effects - Marine Environment Pollution and Marine Life - Tsunami Hazard in the Indian Ocean - Threats on the Global and Local Ecosystems - Climate Change Policy and Practice - Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change - Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Sun14Aug2016Sat20Aug2016Galway, Ireland
The joint international conference of International Symposium on Environment and Health 2016 and Geoinformatics 2016 provides a historical opportunity for international experts working in several closely related areas of environment, health, geographical information system (GIS) and agriculture, to meet and share the latest understanding of the ever growing challenges between human and our changing environment. As a joint conference, delegates are allowed and encouraged to attend any sessions of both conferences and to extend their academic networks, while the two conferences are organised separately. This novel approach of conference organisation maintains the traditional identities of both conference series while provides a new opportunity of networking for all delegates.
Wed24Aug2016Fri26Aug2016Bonn, Germany
This year's FOSS4G theme, "Building bridges", will bring together all geospatial users, developers and supporters, from professionals to absolute beginners, from business representatives to university teachers, from non-profit organizations to public institutions representatives. Furthermore, this year, FOSS4G will build bridges between geo-related communities. The traditional FOSS4G topics will be enhanced with four key streams: Land Information, Disaster Management, Remote Sensing and Open Data. The call for submissions will close on 21 March 2016. You can submit a presentation, a scientific paper, a poster, a map or a workshop. http://2016.foss4g.org
Wed07Sep2016Fri09Sep2016Bochum, Germany
The First Vision Zero Europe Conference is a new approach to strengthen safety and health at work in mining, quarries, aggregates & cement industries.
The conference will focus on the new vision zero prevention strategy of the ISSA and it's 7 golden rules for successful implemantation and economical effective prevention in enterprises. By that a new leaf in safety and health in mining and other high risk industries will be turned over.
For more information, please visit the website.
Thu08Sep2016Fri09Sep2016Kalmar, Sweden
This workshop aims to gather colleagues from several Member-States to exchange knowledge between interested parties on best practices in the planning process for Integrated Water Resources Management, focusing on groundwater. This workshop is a continuation of the previous peer reviews missions.
The workshop will deal more particularly with following aspects of groundwater management, organised in 3 sessions:
- Characterisation and classification of groundwater bodies (groundwater body delineation, quantitative and chemical assessment methodologies, trends evaluation and analysis, groundwater dependent ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems interaction with surface water)
- Management of quantitative and chemical monitoring networks (reviewing of groundwater monitoring networks, data management, screening programmes, grouping monitoring points, monitoring of groundwater bodies at risk)
- Programme of measures for groundwater bodies (groundwater protection, groundwater remediation, groundwater abstraction management)
The results of the four peer review missions dealing with these topics will be synthetized and participants are invited to describe the situation encountered in their countries as well cases study related to these topics.
Conclusions will be drawn in the form of lessons learnt from the peer review practitioners' network, and from the presented study cases. Specific recommendations from the workshop will also be produced.
Please find more information on the links below:
Peer review grundvatten-practical information-1 PR groundwater thematic workshop-v2
PR groundwater thematic workshop-v2
Mon12Sep2016Tue13Sep2016Hamburg, Germany
The European Commission is organising the first Blue Economy Business and Science Forum in Hamburg on 12 and 13 September.
Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and Commissioner Carlos Moedas, responsible for Research, Science and Innovation will deliver keynote speeches at the opening together with other high level representatives of governments, industry, finance and science.The Commission Communication on "Innovation in the Blue Economy" proposed a Blue Economy Business and Science Forum, a platform for business, science, finance and policy representatives to identify bottlenecks and explore opportunities for innovation in the Blue Economy that could contribute to growth.
This Summit will gather together around 200 blue economy stakeholders who will be able to propose solutions for boosting the European competitiveness in marine and maritime technologies, increasing collaboration between science and industrial sectors, demonstrating the value of innovative technologies, scaling them up and bringing them to the market. They will also examine solutions for clearing bottlenecks that hinder the commercialisation of innovative blue technologies in the EU. Making investments in the marine environment is costly, therefore access to finance is crucial. Participants will also analyse how the new Commission proposal on the European Innovation Council could provide opportunities for Blue Economy entrepreneurs and innovators.
Wed14Sep2016Fri16Sep2016Athenes, Greece
The Sanitary Engineering Laboratory (www.eyt.gr) of the National Technical University of Athens www.ntua.gr) together with the Hellenic Water Association (www.hwa.gr) are delighted to host the 13th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems (SWWS) together with the 5th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources-Oriented Sanitation (ROS). The Conference will bring together researchers, engineers, water practitioners from academia, industry, water utilities, public authorities and administration to exchange know how and experiences. Within the Conference knowledge and expertise will be disseminated on innovative systems, technologies and processes which are/can be applied at small and decentralized regions for the management of water and wastewater.The whole water supply chain is considered from water abstraction to treated wastewater disposal and reuse. Furthermore, resource oriented sanitation as a route to sustainable and ecologically sound sanitation will be discussed. http://www.swws2016.gr/
Mon19Sep2016Sat24Sep2016Strasbourg, France
After the highly successful EGC 2013 in Pisa, it is time to convene again and to take stock of the current deployment of geothermal energy in Europe, of the knowledge and experience gathered, of the potential still to unlock. EGC 2016 also will provide a stage to present and discuss new developments in science, technology, industry, and policy of geothermal energy on our continent. The organisers of the European Geothermal Congress 2016 request the submission of abstracts for papers concerning all areas of geothermal energy use, from very shallow systems to deep drilling and high-enthalpy fields. Both the technological and the social-economic side will be covered. The programme will be divided into three basic threads or "streams", using the practices and standards appropriate to each respective target group. This is an unique opportunity to look outside your own normal sphere or interest and learn about the work of those in other fields, all connected by the desire to give geothermal energy the spot on the energy landscape it deserves!
Thu22Sep2016Fri23Sep2016Bergen, Norway
The conference theme is all about multidisciplinary collaboration, and a recent trend is the general convergence of research in geomatics (spatial science), visualisation, computer vision and graphics, as well as virtual and augmented reality, which are filtering into geoscience applications to give new and exciting analysis possibilities.
Thu22Sep2016Sat24Sep2016Ougadougou, Burkina Faso
The mining sector: challenges and opportunities for the sustainable socio-economic development of Burkina Faso.
To register please download the registration form.
Sun25Sep2016Thu29Sep2016Montpellier, France
43rd IAH CONGRESS | International Association of Hydrogeologists - Groundwater and society: 60 years of IAH
2016 is a very special year for the International Association of Hydrogeologists as we reach the major milestone of the 60th anniversary of our founding in 1956. From small beginnings, IAH has grown into a truly worldwide scientific and professional association with just over 4100 members in 125 countries and 40 national chapters, fourteen scientific commissions and networks, a high quality journal, well-established book series and a programme of international scientific congresses, of which this one in Montpellier is the 43rd. Our 60th anniversary again offers ample opportunities to reflect, take stock and to assess the current state of hydrogeology within societies worldwide. Increasing challenges and contributions of hydrogeologists to society will be a central topic at the conference in Montpellier. We welcome active participations of hydrogeologists and experts of related fields from all over the world.
Mon26Sep2016Fri30Sep2016Barcelona, Spain
Over the past decades the European Union has put in place a broad range of environmental legislation to protect, preserve and improve Europe's environment for present and future generations. However, many challenges persist and these must be tackled together in a structured way.
The 7th Environment Action Programme (EAP), guiding European environment policy until 2020, identifies the priority areas where more action is needed and ascertains INSPIRE as one of the instruments of the enabling framework to meet these goals.
INSPIRE is about efficiently sharing digital spatial data related to the environment between public authorities at all levels of government, across borders and with the public at large. Such requires effective coordination between all authorities involved and a high degree of legal and technical interoperability, which is also pursued in the context of the EU Digital Single Market. The INSPIRE Conference 2016 aims to show how the implementation of INSPIRE contributes to the European Interoperability Framework and the EU's digital economy in general.
Tue27Sep2016Thu29Sep2016Brussels, Belgium
Primary and secondary Raw Materials are essential to Europe's economy and growth. The Minerals Intelligence Capacity Analysis (MICA) Project responds to the need to build a Raw Materials Knowledge Base at EU level, contributing to past and ongoing efforts by several EU projects and as part of the transitional phase towards this goal. The MICA Partners will gather for the first General Meeting to be held in Brussels on the 27-29 September 2016. The overall objective of MICA is to provide stakeholders with the best possible information, in a seamless and flexible way using an ontology-based platform, the European Union Raw Materials Intelligence Capacity Platform (EU-RMICP). To reach this ambitious goal, MICA brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts, from natural and technical to social sciences, to ensure that the raw materials intelligence is collected, stored and made accessible according to stakeholders needs.
Tue04Oct2016Thu06Oct2016Moscow, Russia
The Forum is held in Russia since 2005 and considered as one of the most important and authoritative events on Mining and Exploration in Russia and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Organised 'under the main theme "Russian mining industry – new sources of growth" MINEX Russia 2016 Forum will provide an industry-wide discussion on Russia's mining industry growth scenarios and its ability to renew mineral resource base, develop infrastructure, train personnel and introduce more efficient solutions to reduce the costs and improve efficiency.
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Sun16Oct2016Fri21Oct2016Evora, Portugal
The 1st International Symposium on Water Rock Interaction (WRI-1) was convened during 1974 in Prague (Czech Republic), with the Colleague Tomas Paces as Secretary General, and was the "engine" to promote the development of an "easy-going" Symposium format attracting students and the leading geochemists, geologists, hydrogeologists and other Earth and Planetary scientists from many developed and developing countries to exchange ideas on a broad field of science. Forty-two years later, the proposed destination and the facilities currently available and those to be developed prior to the start of WRI-15 will provide one of the richest environments that the Water-Rock Interaction Scientific Community will ever have experienced - people -friendly "water and rock places" that you will never forget. The focus on new developments and new perspectives on this R&D field will be the main objectives of this Event.
Mon17Oct2016Fri21Oct2016Lyon, France
Floods cause distress and damage wherever they happen and flooding from rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people in Europe. Insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990 and flood management in Europe is changing with a move from flood protection and defence to comprehensive flood risk management.
FLOODrisk 2016 will explore research advances in flood risk analysis and innovations in flood risk management practice. The conference will consider all aspects of flood risk and will cover the causes of floods, their impacts on people, property and the environment, and portfolios of risk management measures. FLOODrisk 2016 is also supported by the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium.Please find out more information on the website.
Wed19Oct2016Sat22Oct2016Lourdes, France
Within the context created by the European Commission "Blueprint", the meeting will be organized around a preparatory workshop and 4 roundtables in plenary sessions dealing with the updated issues of the field Implementation of the WFD and other European Water Directives.
The preliminary workshop on "Circular Economy and Wastewater Reuse" will take place on 19 October in the afternoon: it aims to exchange and compare the practices and experiments used by the various Member States and Basin Organizations for recovering and re-using wastewater under the Basin Management Plans and the objectives of the Water Framework Directive. In addition, it will enable to promote good practices and meet the needs for strategy guidelines to be used to integrate the principles of the circular economy into the Programmes of Measures in the basins.
Please find out more information on the website.
Mon24Oct2016Tue25Oct2016Vilnius University, Lithuania
This Geosciences Technology Workshop is the first event, hosted by AAPG Europe, to be held in Lithuania. The workshop will be based around the theme: "Hydrocarbon Exploration in Lithuania and The Baltic Region" and will cover everything from European basin modelling to carbonate sedimentology to offshore developments in the Baltic Sea. Taking place over two full days, we aim to bring together professionals from Industry and Academia to analyse, discuss and launch perspectives for increased exploration in this attractive region.
Wed02Nov2016Thu03Nov2016Hanover, Germany
This European User Workshop will address discussions about cross-border cooperation in Europe to establish a Supra-National Ground Motion Service within the Copernicus Program. The user workshop is directed to the following key groups: EU-Commission, ESA, EGS-EOEG, Copernicus User representatives, SMEs, representatives from administration and research and other stakeholders.
The workshop is free, please register until October 24, 2016 via email.
Mon07Nov2016Thu10Nov2016Ostend, Belgium
The conference is open to fundamental and applied research, lessons-learnt from both successes and failures in marine management, and innovative measurement and data handling concepts from within and beyond the North Sea.The conference will equally cover biodiversity and physico-chemical environmental aspects of the North Sea.
The conference will make use of innovative formats, encouraging other types of presentations than traditional powerpoints and promoting participatory methodologies stimulating effective dialogue amongst participants.
Come and join us for a unique science-policy-society trialogue on the North Sea!
Mon07Nov2016Mon21Nov2016Bangkok, Thailand
This conference is expected to bring together a large number of Gondwana researches and experts and will provide a platform for exchange of scientific ideas, collaborative researches and for the dissemination current insights in to the evolution of Gondwana. Besides the conference will address a wide range of topics related to tectonics, stratigraphy, fossils and sedimentary facies; the palaeomagnetic, radiometric, geochemical, isotopic, mineralogical and sea level data have let to a significant increase in our understanding of the Gondwana assemble and breakup, the patterns and causes of Permo-Triassic extinctions and the climate during Gondwana period. That are we all do for "Puzzling out Gondwana".
To register send an email to: [email protected]
Thu10Nov2016Brussels, Belgium
Geographical Information System (GIS) technology is supporting policy making and its successful implementation across the EU. This event is a unique opportunity to share experiences and best practices in applying GIS to, for example, the challenge of building safer and more secure communities across Europe, and transforming Copernicus data into valuable information.
Through a plenary session and targeted breakouts, participants will have the opportunity to network with their peers, and learn how GIS is transforming policy making and enabling its successful implementation to deliver: economic growth, stewardship of the environment, improve security for the citizens of Europe.
Please find more information on the website.
Tue15Nov2016Thu17Nov2016Barcelona, Spain
The conferences will feature over 80 national and international experts who will speak on the three major topics: resilience, governance and financing, generating ideas, practical improvements and a strategic vision of the sector to tackle these future challenges, bearing in mind both the regulatory framework and sustainability requirements.
Please find out more information on the website.
Mon21Nov2016Tue22Nov2016Bratislava, Slovakia
This conference aims to provide space for discussion, knowledge exchange among experts from government/non-government organizations, public and private sector, praxis, science and academic sector. The issues to be discussed are legislation strategies, policies, research methodologies, risks analysis, as well as awareness about importance of mineral resources and their influence to environment. The key topics covered will be: Mineral resources in Europe. (1. Raw materials as a social value – Recognizing the importance of mineral resources for national economy, 2. Social licence to operate – How to evolve mining without conflict with society, 3.Best Practice- Mining's contribution to economic growth and community development in Europe) and Environment impact (1.Rehabilitation and reclamation, mining and environment – a win-win situation, 2.Biodiversity – enhancement of ecosystems in post-rehabilitation processes, 3. Secondary raw materials – recycling).
Mon21Nov2016Tue22Nov2016Bratislava, Slovak Republic
The International Conference Sustainability of Mineral Resources and the Environment will be held during the Slovak 2016 Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 21 – 22 November 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The conference venue is the historical building of the Slovak National Council, Župné námestie 12 in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
This will be a unique opportunity to provide a perfect setting for all participants including scientists, researchers, company representatives and policy makers to share their projects and ideas about sustainability of mineral resources in European Union countries and its environmental impacts.
We are looking forward to making the conference an unforgettable scientific and social event together.
For more information about the conference, you can visit the conference website.
Tue22Nov2016Thu24Nov2016Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The conference will bring together a guest list of Their Excellencies Arab Ministers of mineral resources sector, representatives of the mining and industry ministries, Arab and foreign institutions, bodies and companies, in addition to the relevant Arab and international organizations, associations and scientific research centers.
For further information, please visit the conference's website.
Wed23Nov2016Sun27Nov2016Ibadan, Nigeria
The Colloquium will be conducted at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan, Nigeria from the 23rd to 27th November 2016. The CAG26 will be organized by the Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society in cooperation with governmental and non‐governmental organizations under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf).
The theme of the conference is "Unlocking Earth Science Potentials for Sustainable Development of Africa".
This event is actively supported by all the main Geosciences Institutions, Associations and Societies in the Country. These are the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists (NAH), Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorers NAPE and Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers (NSME), The Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency and others.
For more information click here.
Mon28Nov2016London, UK
On 28 November 2016 in London MINEX Forum will organise major Eurasian mining investment conference entitled "Mining prospects in Europe, Russia and Central Asia", bringing together mining companies, buy-side investors, financiers and industry experts.
Organised in London since 2012 the MINEX Eurasia conference is committed to promoting mining projects and delivering quality information and analysis on mining investment and business landscape across Eurasian continent in the context of today's dynamic global economy.
- With the addition of the European mining session to the conference agenda, experts from mining companies, governments, consulting and investment backgrounds will discuss the key trends, constraints and opportunities in three geographical areas: Continental Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
- The Conference will also provide a platform where companies will be able to introduce exciting mining projects.
- Breaks, luncheon and post-conference drinks will offer networking opportunities.
For participation options and further information please click here.
Mon28Nov2016Fri02Dec2016Brussels, Belgium
The Raw Materials Week is centred around a series of events organised by the European Commission addressing the latest news regarding raw materials in the EU:
- 29 November: "6th EU-US-Japan Trilateral Conference on Critical Raw Materials" (on invitation only)
- 30 November (morning): "Education and training as a vehicle to improve competitiveness and business creation", a half day event co-organized with the EIT Raw Materials.
- 30 November (afternoon): "Horizon 2020 Brokerage event"
- 1 December: "4th annual High Level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials".
Further details about the event will be published shortly on the website.
Wed30Nov2016Brussels, Belgium
The EuroGeoSurveys Raw Materials Week Workshop aims to bring together the major organisations, networks, ongoing initiatives and projects, in order to build and maintain ties between the numerous activities, to increase coordination of actions and limit possible duplications.
The meeting will have an open format, allowing all participants to share information about their projects and learn from each other – it will allow us to discover where synergies could be exploited between projects and where cooperation or better coordination might be useful in future activities.
For more information please contact EGS Secretariat [email protected]
Wed30Nov2016Fri02Dec2016Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The role of Maritime Clusters in advancing sustainable development will be a special feature of the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) - the annual gathering of the global ocean business community, taking place this year in Rotterdam, 30 Nov-2 Dec.
Maritime clusters can be engines for developing innovation, technology, solutions and business opportunities – all of which can (and increasingly are) helping tackle the sustainable development challenges and opportunities of the ocean business community.
At the SOS 2016, the focus on Maritime Clusters will include:
• A plenary presentation by Francis Vallat (CEO, European Network of Maritime Clusters) on "The Role and Value of Maritime Clusters for Sustainable Development".
• A parallel session on Maritime Clusters, with a panel of Maritime Cluster leaders.
• A Maritime Cluster Roundtable/Forum to bring together Maritime Cluster leaders from around the world in their own gathering.
Go to www.sustainableoceansummit.org to Register for the SOS 2016, Submit an Abstract, and become an SOS 2016 Sponsor, Endorser or Media Partner
Wed07Dec2016Fri09Dec2016Arup, London, United Kingdom
The Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) is pleased to announce the Second Call for Papers for it's 27th Annual Conference focusing on a wide range of remote sensing applications, tools, latest innovations and developments.
Abstracts are welcome on a wide range of remote sensing themes, including:
- Technological advances: sensors, platforms, processing and analytical methods
and algorithms
- Latest developments in:
• Civil Engineering
• Oil and Gas
• Mineral Exploration
• Geological applications (geological mapping, lithological classification,
tectonics, seismology)
• Geomorphology and Geohazards (e.g. landslides, flooding, volcanic hazards)
• Terrain, Bathymetry and Elevation models
• Classification, multi-temporal analysis and modelling
- Planetary Science & comparative geomorphology
- Hyperspectral & Multispectral; Radar/InSAR; Optical & High resolution
The Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) is a spectral interest group of the Geological Society (GeolSoc) and the remote Sensing Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) formed in 1989.
Further information, sponsorship opportunities and logistics to be announced soon on the website.
Tue17Jan2017Wed18Jan2017Geological Survey Netherlands (TNO), Utrecht, Netherlands
The ERA‐NET co-fund action GeoERA "Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe (GeoERA)" will be launched on the 17-18 January 2017 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The key objective of GeoERA is to deliver integrated information on pan-European level on geo-energy, groundwater and mineral raw material resources. GeoERA is coordinated by the Geological Survey of Netherlands, (TNO) and supported by a consortium of 45 partner organisations, both national and regional GSOs, qualifying as programme managers and/or owners, from over 30 countries. The kick-off meeting, organized by the GeoERA Call Secretariat, will present the programme, its governance, procedures and requirements and will offer an occasion for "Project ideas market".
Wed18Jan2017Thu19Jan2017Larnaca, Cyprus
The Mediterranean is a vast area with a long geological history composed of different sedimentary basins and different tectonic settings. Despite geological complexities, several very large hydrocarbon discoveries have been made in clastic and carbonate reservoirs that span in age from Triassic to Pleistocene.
Recently in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, impressive gas discoveries have been made: Tamar (2009), Leviathan (2010), Aphrodite (2011) and, most recently, Zohr (2015). Overall, the exploration activity has been intermittent and often focused in very limited portions of the basin.
A large part of the Mediterranean is underexplored and the use of new seismic acquisition and drilling technologies together with recent discoveries in new plays have revitalised interest in the entire area.
This conference aims in bringing together players in the area to share experiences and understanding of the petroleum systems and new ideas to overcome the challenges that are still present in the region and to unlock further hydrocarbon potential.
More information available at https://europeevents.aapg.org/ehome/202660/welcome/
Thu19Jan2017Palais des Nations, Geneva
The prime objective of the 25th session of the Committee is to explore how to deliver on the national commitments in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and to discuss potential solutions to be agreed at an energy ministerial at the outset of the Eighth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 11 June 2017.
On 28-30 September 2016 the Committee on Sustainable Energy engaged in a dialogue on concrete actions in the nexus area with environment and climate. The session provided an opportunity to discuss national action plans and holistic energy policy making, especially in the context of the role of fossil fuels in future sustainable energy systems. The Committee considered the proposal by the Governments of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to endorse the concept and the process to lead to a ministerial outcome document (ECE/ENERGY/2016/9) and to optimize impact requested an informal, public, on-line consultations process.
The Committee on Sustainable Energy is invited to participate in the consultation process and to join the resumed session on 19 January 2017, which will conclude the considerations of Agenda items VI, IX and XII.
More information available at https://www.unece.org/energy/se/com.html
Mon06Feb2017Thu09Feb2017Cape Town, South Africa
Investing in African Mining is the event that unites investors, mining companies, governments and other stakeholders from around the world to learn and network, all toward the single goal of advancing mining in Africa. Also known as Mining Indaba, we are dedicated to supporting education, career development, sustainable development, and other important causes in Africa.
For more information please visit the website.
Thu09Feb2017Fri10Feb2017Brussels, Belgium
The EFG/UNECE Conference will focus on "International cooperation on natural resources: geoscientists' contribution to enhanced governance, policy making and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals". This conference will foster the convergence of terminology and the comparability/compatibility of data, thus contributing to the creation of a solid European Knowledge Database on mineral and energy resources. Such harmonization is equally important to government policymakers and to companies and regulators within the energy and minerals industries, including the users and providers of data on energy and minerals reserves and resources and renewable energy. UNFC will be reviewed, including its potential for application in Europe and beyond and its relationship with other classification and public reporting systems.
More information at http://eurogeologists.eu/efg-unece-conference/
Wed15Mar2017Fri17Mar2017El Jadida, Morocco
The First Academic and Scientific Research Organization Geological Congress – [ASRO – GC 2017] will host a rich scientific program with plenary sessions as well as information on professional development workshops, short courses training and pre-, mid- and post-congress field excursions in several geological domains in Morocco. ASRO aims to promote the scientific thinking in the developing countries and building a new generation of scientists who will lead the scientific activities in these countries using the state-of-the-art technology. The core topics for the Congress are Earth science for Society, Earth science and environmental issues, Fundamental Earth science and Earth science in the Economy.
More information available at http://asrongo.org/conferences/asro-geolocical-congress/first-asro-geological-congress/
Tue21Mar2017Brussels, Belgium
The fight against global warming took a major step forward since November 4th, with the Paris Climate Agreement coming into force, and it is now time for signatory countries to move from words to deeds.
Thanks to its energy and climate policy measures taken so far, the European Union has been a forerunner on these topics, and the current agenda of the European Commission offers a wealth of new ambitious initiatives to go forward.
2017 will be therefore decisive for the EU institutions, the national authorities and the industry to turn those objectives into concrete policy actions and the 3rd EU Energy Summit will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the very recent EU initiatives and their impact on the energy market and to debate how the EU could encourage and support the efforts required from the European economic and social actors to face major challenges: innovative technologies to boost decarbonisation and energy efficiency, new electricity market design and integration of renewable energy, mobilisation of public and private capital, promotion of smart cities and consumers' empowerment, widening and strengthening of the energy systems' resilience, etc.
More information available at http://energypolicysummit.eu/index
Sun26Mar2017Fri31Mar2017Luso, Portugal
The main focus of the conference will be on new developments and new perspectives on the following R&D fields: Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry, Isotope Hydrology, etc.., Distribution of bottled mineral waters; Use of mineral and thermal waters as a tool for diversified diseases and their prevention, and local, regional, national, European, etc. Administrations". It will be a unique opportunity to interact with internationally known professionals in the fields of academia, industry, consulting, medicine, research and development, and their related professional and business associations.
Please find more information on the website
Mon03Apr2017Fri07Apr2017Convention Palace, Havana, Cuba
The Cuban Geological Society, is pleased to invite Cuban and foreign professionals, technicians and university students of Geology, Geophysics, Mining and related sciences, to participate in the VII Earth Sciences Convention and Exhibition of Products, New Technologies and Services.
The convention welcomes presentations about Cuba, the Caribbean or in general about the geology, geophysics and mining experiences in the search and management of natural resources, including minerals (metals, non metals), water, oil and gas, construction, earthquake research and other geohazards, medical geology, education of geosciences; as well as other any related to the sustainable exploitation of natural resources. We invite professionals societies, institutions and non-governmental organizations to organize workshops, round tables and meetings during the Convention.
For coordination, please contact the Organizing Committee at your earliest convenience: [email protected]
Please visit the website for more information.
Tue11Apr2017Fri14Apr2017Antalya, Turkey
In this congress, a wide range of attendance of valuable specialists, scientists and industry representatives from various countries will present and discuss recent technologies and production methods in mining. In addition to the congress, world leading machinery and equipment companies will take place in the exhibition.
The congress city, Antalya, close to the archaeological sites from the Roman Era with well-known beaches and sea will adorn the congress.
For more information about the 25th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey please visit the website.
Wed10May20174:30 pmBrussels, Belgium
"Clean Energy for all Europeans: Towards a new energy market with RES for flexible power and heating & cooling?"
The EGEC, the European Geothermal Energy Council, has organized this round table event which will take place on May 10th 2017 at the Radisson RED Brussels, Rue d'Idalie 35, Brussels, from 16:30 to 18:00 and bring together European policymakers, leaders from the geothermal industry, and representatives from the renewable sector to discuss, in a conversational high-level setting, the revision of the EU climate and energy framework and how this will affect the renewables industry. The debate will touch upon topics such as energy efficiency, electricity market design, RES Directive for electricity and heating & cooling, research & innovation policy, and actions for local economic development.
Please find more information on the website
Mon22May2017Wed24May2017Barcelona, Spain
RocExs 2017 is organised on behalf of the Rockfall Expert Network (RocExs.NET) and the Joint Technical Committee of the ISSMFE, ISRM and IAEG (JTC-1) by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC).
Rockfalls are frequent and damaging hazard in mountainous regions and coastal cliffs. They are also frequent in cut slopes of the transportation corridors, in quarries and other excavations. Significant progress has been achieved in the last decades, particularly in the characterization of the rock masses at the potential rockfall sources, in detecting premonitory instability features and monitoring of displacements, in the rockfall modelling and in the design of both protective and stabilization measures. The analysis and management of the rockfall hazard and risk often requires a multidisciplinary approach.The aim of the workshop is to bring together earth scientists, engineers, practitioners, decision makers and end-users, in order to discuss and evaluate new methods, models and approaches for the analysis and management of the rockfalls that have been recently developed.
For more information, please visit the website.
Sun28May2017Wed31May2017Santorini, Greece
Following the success of the 1st ERES conference in 2014 and under the framework of the EURARE: Development of a sustainable exploitation scheme for Europe's rare earth ore deposits FP7 research project and the EREAN: European Rare Earth (Magnet) Recycling Network Marie-Curie Initial Training Network, the 2nd European Rare Earth Resources conference will be held in 2017 in Santorini, Greece.
The Conference will include both geological and metallurgical topics for production of REE from primary and secondary REE resources. The conference will include both oral presentations and intensified poster presentations (3 min presentations in an auditorium). The official language of the conference is English.
More information on the website.
Mon29May2017Fri02Jun2017Ljubljana, Slovenia
The first three forums were organised in Tokyo (2008), Rome (2011), and Beijing (2014). The WLF provides a forum for the discussion, development and exchange of ideas and presentation of scientists, engineers, and researchers/policy makers working in the area of landslide technology, landslide disaster investigation and landslide remediation.
More information about the WLF4 can be found at: http://www.wlf4.org/
Mon05Jun2017Tue06Jun2017Helsinki, Finland
The ground-breaking event of the year gathers together the most recognised experts and decision makers in the field and presents the world's best circular economy solutions. Be at the epicentre of the circular economy with 1,200 key people at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland, on the 5th and 6th of June 2017.
Please find more information on the website.
Tue06Jun2017Thu08Jun2017Stavanger, Norway
The National Data Repository Work Group meetings are held regularly as a platform for member countries and companies from around the world to meet and discuss topics and issues unique to the area of data management for national repositories. Each meeting provides insight into the latest technologies, standards and best practices as well as providing a forum for networking and sharing of ideas with your international peers. This will be the 13th meeting of government regulators, petroleum industry experts and others to discuss the collection and storage of increasing volumes of data associated with oil and gas exploration and production around the world. Regulators have long realized that collecting and storing data is not a competitive activity. Collaborating on business processes, such as data quality, and the related standards for data exchange can deliver real benefits and costs savings. NDR2017 will be hosted by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) located at Professor Olav Hanssens vei 10, Stavanger, Norway.
Please find more information on the website
Tue06Jun2017Fri09Jun2017Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
The conference is organized by the Institute of Recycling Technologies, Faculty of Metallurgy, Technical University of Kosice and covers the following topics: Recycling, Municipal Solid Waste, Industrial Waste, Hazardous Waste, Wastewater, Biological Waste, Critical Raw Materials and Critical Metal, Sampling and Assaying of Wastes, Waste Management and Legislation, Circular Economy, Design of Recycling Facilities and Plants, Software Products for Recycling and other related fields. It will be held at the Atrium Hotel, High Tatras resort (Nový Smokovec) in Slovakia from 6-9 June, 2017.
Please find more information on the website
Wed07Jun2017Thu08Jun2017Aachen, Germany
Today, the global mining community faces significant challenges, ranging from technological to social, environmental and economic issues. The mining community has confronted and solved such challenges over centuries and has thereby delivered important contributions to the use and development of our mineral resources.The key objective of the 2nd International Conference Mining in Europe is to share the latest developments on mining expertise, activities, developments and research in Europe and beyond. The Conference will address a series of topics, with a focus on mineral resources, mining technologies, and responsible mining.Professionals from the mining industry and practitioners from consulting companies, equipment suppliers and software providers, people from research institutions and government agencies as well as academic scholars and researchers are invited to attend. An additional objective of this Conference is to encourage MSc and PhD students to showcase their research.The Conference will feature invited keynote speakers, exhibitions by industry and sessions with oral and poster presentations. The AIMS Organisation Team invites you to submit abstracts for oral presentations or scientific posters. Submissions as well as registrations should be made online via our portal. The submission period is 01 February – 01 April 2017.
Please find more information on the website website
Wed21Jun2017Sat24Jun2017Athens, Greece
The Conference aims to address the significant issue of sustainable solid waste management through the promotion of safe practices & effective technologies. Separation at source, Biological Treatment, the treatment at central facilities, waste prevention, biowaste utilization, recycling promotion, sludge management, management of specific waste streams (agricultural and livestock waste, construction and demolition waste, WEEE, etc) constitute main conference subjects. Special attention will be drawn to the valorization prospects & the products produced of solid waste, such as: biofuels, compost, materials, etc. The new concept of this conference is that it hopes to strengthen the link of the applied research with industry. Emphasis will be placed on Food Industry. Biotechnology, Circular economy, Best Available techniques, symbiosis networks, energy consumption and saving, carbon footprint and water footprint, zero-waste initiatives, marine litter constitute the new target areas of the conference.
Sat15Jul2017Wed19Jul2017Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt
GeoMEast 2017 will provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in design, construction, and safety Inspections of transportation Infrastructures and offer a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century. Conference topics cover a broad array of contemporary issues for professionals involved in bridge, pavement, Geomechanics, geo-environmental, geotechnical, geosciences, geophysics, tunnel, water structures, railway and emerging techniques for safety inspections. You will have the opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world for technical, scientific, and commercial discussions.
Please find more information on the website.
Mon04Sep2017Fri08Sep2017Kehl, Germany and Strasbourg, France
The "DIRECTIVE 2007/2/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community ", better known as INSPIRE, celebrates this year the 10th anniversary of its entry into force. A decade of implementation efforts by the EU, EFTA/EEA and Candidate Accession Countries is resulting in a growing online availability of a wide range of spatial data. This data is not only put to use for protecting the environment. It also finds its application in many activities in our digital society related to e-Government, transport, agriculture, navigation, regional development, energy, health, safety & security, research and e-Commerce just to name a few. Environmental issues do not stop at borders and neither does the Digital Single Market where spatial data should be able to flow without obstacles to fully reach its potential for sustainable growth.The INSPIRE 2017 conference is organized by the governments of Germany and France, in partnership with the European Commission and they want to emphasize the importance of working together across borders, and across policy and economic sectors to make sharing of spatial data even more a reality for the wider benefit of our citizens, businesses and environment. At the INSPIRE Conference 2017 more than 1.000 participants – policy makers, public and private sector users and producers of data, services and application, INSPIRE experts and students - are expected from all EU countries and beyond to learn, demonstrate, network and generally contribute to the debate and implementation of INSPIRE. The conference will offer two days of workshops and three days of plenaries, thematic sessions, a poster session, a commercial exhibition and social events.
4-5 September Kehl, Germany
6-8 September Strasbourg, France
Please find more information on the website
Mon04Sep2017Sun17Sep2017Salerno, Italy
LARAM is an International School on "LAndslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation" of the University of Salerno. The School is held annually and is aimed at 40 PhD students selected every year from those working in the field of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Geology or with a similar Engineering background. The next edition of LARAM School will be held on 4-17 September 2017 at the University of Salerno in Italy. Applications are now open and the deadline is 6 June 2017.
Please find more information on the website
Wed20Sep2017Fri22Sep2017Ferrara, Italy
The aim of the Conference is to share information on knowledge, innovation and case histories, to encourage the development of remediation processes and the application of new and sustainable technologies, and to support the encounter between supplies and demands of available services and technologies, public and private. RemTech Europe will take every year a "picture" of the European market and the possible evolutionary trends.
The themes the Conference highlights, by involving all the leading European stakeholders, are regulations, current standards, fund raising, proven and innovative technologies, best practices introduced by some of the most important key players (public bodies and private companies). Participation is free of charge.
Please find more information on the website
Wed20Sep2017Sat23Sep2017Wisla, Poland
The MEC2017 a joint conference, consisting of the XIII International Conference on Non-Ferrous Ore Processing, XXII International Conference of Mineral Processing, and LIV Symposium of Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing. It is organized by the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in cooperation with the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, AGH University of Science and Technology, Silesian University of Technology, KGHM Polska Miedz S.A., KGHM Cuprum Research & Development Centre and Association of Engineers and Technicians of Non Ferrous Metals (SITMN).
This annual meeting is aimed at the promotion of an effective collaboration between business and academia. It will be a great opportunity to present and discuss theoretical ideas and their practical applications in all aspects of mineral processing and coal preparation. The conference will cover the following topics: Advanced mineralogy, Automation and control of processes, Innovative construction of processing equipment, Mineralogical separations (magnetic, electric, gravity separations and flotation, coagulation, agglomeration, comminution, screening, dewatering, drying, sampling etc.), Hydro- and biohydrometallurgy, Modification of minerals properties, Recycling and mineral waste and Environmental aspects of mineral processing.
Please find more information on the website
Fri22Sep2017Sun24Sep2017Kurevere - Kunda, Estonia
Every two years, the European Minerals Day (EMD) gives the opportunity to European-wide public to explore the world of minerals. This year, the activities will take place on the 22nd – 24th of September in Estonia and will mark the 10th Anniversary of this successful pan-European awareness raising initiative by the European minerals sector.
The European Minerals day is a commitment under the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, seeking to enhance understanding, acceptance and trust of mining operations.
During the open days, typical activities included guided visits through active quarries and mines, rehabilitated zones, safety presentations, biodiversity projects and other workshops. The programme includes a visit to Nordkalk's operations in Kurevere and a visit to Kunda Nordic Tsement operations in Kunda.
For any more details about the European Minerals Day event you can visit the website (http://www.mineralsday.eu/ ).
Wed18Oct2017Sat21Oct2017Izmir, Turkey
The 6th International Congress of Mining Machinery and Technologies (IMMAT), organized by TMMOB Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey (Izmir Branch) will be held in Izmir between 18 – 21 October, 2017 together with MINEX 2017 Fair. As one of the most important events organized by Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey, the congress will cover a wide variety of topics to be presented and discussed by experts all around the world; including mining engineering, mineral processing, marble, machinery and equipment utilized in infrastructure constructions and their technologies.
MINEX, 7th International Mining, Natural Resources and Technology Fair, organized by Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey, will be held concurrently with the congress with the participation of local and foreign firms. The products of machinery, equipment and technologies utilized in mining and infrastructure constructions will be exhibited within the context of the fair and came together with the users.
More information available at http://www.immat.org/default.aspx
Mon23Oct2017Fri27Oct2017Washington D.C. United States
GEO is a partnership of more than 100 national governments and in excess of 100 Participating Organizations that envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations. The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Exhibition is planned from 24 to 26 October during GEO Week 2017 in Washington D.C. United States.
Tue24Oct2017Wed25Oct2017Geneva, Switzerland
The conference's main topic, Accelerating the Resource Revolution, highlights the need for immediate action in the field of resource management and stresses the ideas and opportunities behind this revolution. How should we manage, coordinate, finance, track progress, learn, train and communicate about it?
The program will incorporate lively plenary sessions, as well as engaging workshops and scientific sessions dedicated to the theme. All the fruitful discussions and presentations will be complemented with a social program that includes the WRF Cinema, Art Gallery, the WRF Gala Dinner on October 24 and a cocktail reception, amongst others.
Please find more information on the website
Tue24Oct2017Thu26Oct2017Orléans, Paris
The main objective of this mineral prospectivity contest is to encourage discussion and contacts between researchers of the mineral prospectivity scientific community. This will be achieved through the realization of predictive maps by all interested participants, using the methodology of their choice, but on a unique case study (same area, same targeted commodity, same dataset for all participants).
During the conference, resulting maps will be displayed, evaluated and compared, and methodologies will be discussed. Best predictive maps (in terms of performance) will be awarded during the conference. This will certainly trigger fruitful discussion and hopefully foster interactions and future collaborations within the scientific community.
For more information on the contest (and to download the explanatory note and the provided data set), visit the 'Mineral prospectivity page' of the conference web site, at: http://www.brgm.eu/content/mineral-prospectivity-contest
Mon30Oct2017Thu02Nov2017Melbourne, Australia
The International Mining and Resources Conference is Australia's largest mining conference and includes Mines and Money Australia, the country's largest mining investment forum. Bringing together over 2500 mining leaders, policy makers, financiers, technical experts, innovators and educators to hear from over 200 international speakers for four days of learning, deal-making and unparalleled networking. The programme will cover all aspects of mining from exploration to investment, production to optimisation through to technology, health and safety, future energy, policy and governance; it truly is the one-stop event for the entire industry.
Please find more information on the website
ProSUM Information Network event held within the framework of Raw Materials Week, organised by the European Commission to gather a wide range of stakeholders to discuss raw materials policy and initiatives.
Join to:
- See maps of secondary raw materials across the EU
- Get access to the Urban Mine Knowledge Data Platform
- Hear about working with us to extend the knowledge base in future
Sun25Feb2018Tue27Feb2018Tehran, Iran
The 36th National and the 3rd International Geological Congress of Iran will be held in Tehran, 25th to 27thFebruary 2018. This is a well established event with more than three decades national meeting being organized by Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) every year since 1982. The congress covers all aspects of earth sciences regional to local scales studies, and deep process to surface features, as well as human and earth interaction through mining or dealing with natural hazards. The congress aims to bring together leading academic scientist and researchers and share their experience and new research results with others. The congress provides also an opportunity to visit natural beauties and geological attractions of Iran along with unique civilization which offers visitors a distinct charm of oriental traditions.
We, therefore, kindly invite authors to contribute to the congress through submission of their papers, abstract and attend this significant event.
For more information, visit the website.
Tue17Apr2018Brussels, Belgium
The VERAM project, funded under the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme, aims to provide an umbrella and coordination function for raw materials related to research and innovation activities across Europe.
The long-term vision and roadmap to 2050 has the goal of tapping the full potential of raw materials supply and use in Europe, and boosting the innovation capacity of the sector. The outcomes of the project, which will presented during the final conference, will ultimately feed into the ongoing preparation of the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP9).
Please, click here for more information.
Thu19Apr2018Hotel Metropole, Brussels, Belgium
GKZ, DG GROW and EASME welcome you to this new conference format which is an approach to increase impact from exploitation by merging different stakeholder groups and grant programs from EU, national and regional level. The topic of the research area comprises RDI and CAS actions around the valorization of domestic European raw materials resources, most of them low grade or complex ores in their setting. Presentations of technical and non-technical case studies will give best practice in clustering to engage exploitation for more impact and to convey new strategies of EC for more synergies between the program lines and member states' initiatives. A project-to-project section will allow the participants to share ideas and continue networking for further project implementation and proposal application. Speakers from DG Grow and EASME will give key notes on accompanying policy aspects and lessons learned about the industrial impact of HORIZON 2020 Raw Materials projects.
There are special conference rates for your room booking at Metropole Hotel, please use this registration form.
For further information about the conference, please check this document and visit www.fame-project.eu
Sat16Jun2018Thu21Jun2018Vancouver, BC, Canada
The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) representing over 1 million earth scientists and 120 countries around the world is endorsing its first inter-congress international conference in Canada in June 2018. Vancouver will play host to this inaugural event entitled "Resources for Future Generations". Representing some 25,000 earth scientists in Canada, this conference is being organized and delivered by four key Canadian partners – the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), the Geological Association of Canada (GAC), the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) and the Canadian Federation of Earth Scientists (CFES).
The aim of this event is to address and discuss issues surrounding importance, availability and access to energy, minerals and water, from the perspective of the Earth as these resources relate to the good of all people around the world.
Please, click here for more information.
Sun09Sep2018Fri14Sep2018Daejeon, Korea
IAH Korean National Chapter (IAH-KNC) and Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) are honored to host the 45th IAH Annual Congress in Daejeon, Korea. The meeting theme is "Groundwater and Life: Moving Science and Technology into Action". Groundwater is essential element for life, contributing to the very survival of humans and all other forms of life on the earth. The meeting will offer an opportunity to alert people groundwater as an essential element for prolonging lives and conserving ecosystems. It especially focuses on how to call groundwater science, technology, and policy-making to action for the realization of equality in water rights to ensure that people enjoy sufficient, safe, and affordable water regardless of where they are born, where they live, or who they are.
Tue11Sep2018Thu13Sep2018Scandic Nidelven Hotel, Trondheim, Norway
Minerals and Materials for a Sustainable Future
This conference will bring together world-leading specialists from the fields of Earth and materials science, as well as economists and social scientists, and will discuss novel ways to meet the future demand for minerals and materials, within the framework of sustainability.
September 11-13, 2018
The meeting will begin with registration at 11:00 on Tuesday, September 11 and will conclude at 14:00 on Thursday, September 13.
The invited speakers include a number of world-leading experts with a range of expertise from formation of ore deposits to recycling and sustainable use of minerals and materials.
For more information and registration, visit www.nature.com/natureconferences/mmsf2018/index.html
Mon29Oct2018Wed31Oct2018Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Messeplatz 1, 1021 Vienna, Austria
INDTECH2018: Innovative industries for smart growth
The INDustrial TECHnologies 2018 conference will open its doors in Vienna on 29-31 October, 2018.
The event will combine keynote presentations, discussions, a matchmaking event, fish-bowls, world cafés and an exhibition on new industrial applications for research on Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Plenary sessions with great political impact on the industrial landscape will be followed by parallel sessions organised around three main pillars:
1) Technologies for sustainable growth
2) Innovative Industry for citizens
3) Ecosystem and framing conditions
Seize the opportunity to meet experts from industry, research and public authorities from more than 30 countries in Europe and across the globe!
REGISTER NOW free of charge: https://indtech2018.b2match.io/signup
For more information about the event, visit https://www.indtech2018.eu/programme/
Mon12Nov2018Fri16Nov2018Brussels, Belgium
About the Workshop
The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) is an important tool for natural resource management that can harmonise data from different classification and reporting standards and hence make a significant contribution in attaining some of the Sustainable Development Goals. Organised in the framework of the EU Raw Materials Week, the workshop on the "UN Framework Classification for Sustainable Resources Management in Europe" will show how UNFC could help to consolidate EU level data and information on mineral reserves and resources, present relevant case studies and discuss plans for its implementation in Europe.
Who should attend?
The workshop provides a unique opportunity to discuss a transparent and harmonised classification framework for mineral raw materials in a cross-disciplinary environment and is particularly relevant for EU policymakers, national government officials, academics, energy and minerals company executives, as well as finance, industry and environment experts.
More information is available here.
Sun03Mar2019Wed06Mar2019Toronto, Canada
The World's Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention (PDAC) is the leading convention for people, companies and organizations in, or connected with, mineral exploration. The convention is expected to have 1,000 exhibitors, 3,500 investors and 25,600 attendees from 135 countries. The convention also comprises of technical sessions, short courses and networking events. Today, PDAC is said to be the event of choice for the world's mineral industry.
EuroGeoSurveys will be sharing the booth with the European Commission at the PDAC Convention.
Check out the postcard to learn about the EGS activities at the PDAC Convention.
Click here to know about the session where EGS will be participating.
For more details visit the PDAC website. Please, do not hesitate to contact us in case of any question.
Sun07Apr2019Fri12Apr2019Vienna, Austria
The General Assembly 2019 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will be held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, from 7–12 April 2019. It is the largest geosciences meeting in Europe, which brings together thousands of geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. It provides an opportunity for science communicators to talk to researchers, learn about new developments and find out about the latest discoveries in a variety of areas, such as climate, space and planetary science missions, natural disasters, and plastic pollution.
EuroGeoSurveys will be having a booth and two abstracts were accepted at the EGU Conference.
Establishing a Geological Service for Europe by Jelena Vidovic et al.
Accepted in Session EOS5.2 – Geoethics: ethical, social and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, education, communication, research and practice
Visit the website for more details: egu2019.eu
Mon29Apr2019Fri03May2019Palais Des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Unimpeded production and supply of energy and raw materials underpins the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Resource management experts, including representatives from government institutions, international organizations, industry, professional societies, associations, civil society and academia, will gather in Geneva to discuss the development and application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS). UNFC and UNRMS, which accommodate environmental and social considerations, provide a unique model for the sustainable management of renewable energy, mineral, petroleum, nuclear fuel and anthropogenic resources, as well as injection projects. Groundwater resources are now also being addressed.
UNFC and UNRMS offer a framework for efficient policy formulation, national resource management, industrial processes innovation and capital allocation. The tenth annual session of the Expert Group on Resource Classification* will feature progress on development and implementation of UNFC and UNRMS, including:
- Concept and design of UNRMS
- Updates to UNFC
- Development of specifications for renewable energy, minerals and petroleum resources
- Case studies and application examples
- Progress on initiatives to adopt UNFC and UNRMS in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Eurasia and Asia-Pacific.
The draft agenda and other documents for the meeting will be posted to the UNECE website over the coming weeks. Additional information regarding the Week, including how to register, or if you need a personalized letter of invitation and/or visa support letter, is provided below.
Please Register Online. No other method of registration is possible. If you have problems registering please contact:[email protected]. There is no registration fee to participate in any of the events during the Week.
Mon20May2019Wed22May2019Berlin, Germany
The Raw Materials Summit, the flagship Event organised by the EIT RawMaterials, will take place on 20-22 May in Berlin, Germany.
The summit will gather experts from Europe and the rest of the world to discuss Innovation and new Technologies covering the entire raw materials value chain. Most relevant topics in the raw materials sector will be addressed such as strategies concerning supply and access of raw materials, European industrial competitiveness and innovation capacity as well as entrepreneurship and innovation in education.
The summit will provide all participants with a unique opportunity to understand the EU positioning concerning the energy transition and the impact this will have on raw materials supply and policies.
The Raw Materials Summit 2019 will include keynotes by prominent speakers from the raw materials sector, representatives of the EU Commission, high profile entrepreneurs and startup investors. Besides the keynote speeches, a series of parallel sessions will take place.
For registration and further information about the summit, visit eitrawmaterials.eu/raw-materials-summit-2019/
Tue21May2019Fri24May2019Berne, Switzerland
To continue the tradition of European workshops on 3D geological modelling that took place in the past years, the Swiss Geological Survey cordially invites you to join the community between May 21st – 24th 2019 in Berne – Switzerland.
The mistakes we make in the subsurface today can hardly be corrected in the future. The meeting is inspired by the emerging role of 3D geological modelling with respect to spatial planning in the underground. Besides the benefits of 3D geological modelling for society, the meeting shall also address case studies, advances in research and software development, trends, data dissemination, data infrastructure, application in resource management and demos related to the main topic. It focus on European GSOs, their needs, practical solutions and open knowledge exchange. However, exchange with academia and industry is much appreciated.
We offer four conference blocks (slots for 30 talks of 15 min each, poster sessions and two break-out sessions), accompanied by two excursions and two social events - surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the city of Berne.
Click here to check the attached First circular file for more detailed information. The call for abstracts will be sent out early next year.
If you are interested in the meeting and plan to attend, we kindly ask you to pre-register (non-binding) in order to facilitate the planning of the meeting in the following link bit.ly/2EVaUVH
Please, do not hesitate to contact us in case of questions.
Mon03Jun2019Fri07Jun2019Athens, Greece
The Earth Observation and Geohazards Expert Group (EOEG) is delighted to announce the dates of its annual meeting conference, set from 3-7 June 2019. Besides the annual meeting, which is set on 7 June 2019, the EOEG will arrange trainings and activities with a special regard to geohazards.
In order to know more download the week agenda .
Wed19Jun2019Brussels, Belgium
In regard to the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) and its main objectives, EuroGeoSurveys and its GeoEnergy Expert Group (EGS GEEG) will support GeoPLASMA-CE's workshop for providing awareness about the main benefits of geology and geothermal energy and how these sectors can contribute to a more sustainable European economy and a zero carbon emission future.
The upcoming zero-emission energy transition not only needs techno-scientific advancements but also cultural, social and political choices – A regime shift often calling for a public debate. The workshop therefore, aims to create awareness about the maturation of the geothermal energy and its value to usher a clean and sustainable energy future whilst highlighting the environmental, financial and technical challenges and associated advancements in tapping this natural resource. Recent developments in identification of these challenges and their solutions, undertaken in the framework of different European funded projects on geothermal energy, will be presented.
In a wider perspective, EuroGeoSurveys and GeoPLASME-CE are committed to provide and share European web-based geoscientific data and knowledge for technical advice to the EU Institutions while asking for a solid and effective effort for integrating geoscientific-based data in the EU policy, leading to a more sustainable energy planning and energy future.
Read the full press release and learn more about the event.
Fri20Sep2019Sun22Sep2019Brussels, Belgium
From 20-22 September 2019, the European Minerals Day will welcome around 30.000 people from the neighbouring communities all over Europe for exploring the world of minerals while finding out what goes behind the gates of quarries, mines or plants in their vicinity.
This year all the interested stakeholders will have the opportunity to discover the link between the minerals and the following sectors:
- Innovation in the local economies: minerals are at the core of a material science industry, providing a significant number of jobs;
- Importance of value chain: raw materials are linked to industries across all supply chain stages and provide for essential products of daily use;
- Re-industrialisation agenda: raw materials are the backbone of all value chains, and therefore essentials for the European re-industrialisation process;
- Enabler of carbon-neutral society: raw materials facilitate the transition to a zero carbon society in all the sectors of economy;
- Embracing the idea of a circular economy: deploying minerals will have a favourable impact on the overall economy;
- Biodiversity: the minerals sector helps to enhance biodiversity;
- Resource efficiency: minerals companies sustainable manage resources all through the value chain.
Who we are: A consortium of 12 European partners, representing aggregates, cement, gypsum, industrial minerals, metals, mineral exploration, mining and salt sectors, currently leads the EMD: IMA-Europe (Coordinator), CEMBUREAU, EIT RawMaterials, EuroGypsum, Eurométaux, Euromines, EuroGeoSurveys, the European Technology Platform on Sustainable Minerals Resources, EuSalt, UEPG, with the support of IndustriAll and the European Federation of Geologists.
For more information on the event read the press release and check the European Minerals Day 2019 website.
Thu10Oct2019Fri11Oct2019Mitrovica, Republic of Kosovo
University of Mitrovica Fakulteti | Gjeoshkencave/ Faculty of Geo-sciences cordially invite you to our First International Multidisciplinary Geo-Science Conference - IMGC2019 (www.imgc-umib.net), conference meeting that will take place at University of Mitrovica, Mitrovicé, Republic of Kosovo on 10-11 October 2019.
The Faculty of Geosciences at the University of Mitrovica "Isa Boletini", in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals will organize Multidisciplinary Geo-Science Conference. The main purpose of the conference is to bring together academics, researchers, engineers and industrial professionals to present their research results and the development activities in the field of geosciences.
The conference also provides opportunities for mining and processing companies, to present and promote methodologies, contemporary research technologies, and exploitation of the mineral resource, recycling, and innovative environmental protection technologies.
Scientific Committee of the Conference:
We have the honor and the pleasure that your preparation and your professional experience be part of our conference so we invite you to be part of the Scientific Committee of the Conference by sending us an E-mail with your confirmation (contact details in the below link) to be part of the Scientific Committee Conference.
Click here to participate and to know more about the IMGC2019.
Mon25Nov2019Thu28Nov2019Sousse, Tunisia
The Arabian Journal of Geoscience will host the second edition of the "Springer Geosciences Conference" (2nd CAJG) scheduled from 25-28 November 2019, in Sousse, Tunisia. The conference is an interesting opportunity to hear about presentations and key findings about a wide-ranging fields of Earth Sciences.
Research studies can be submitted by 15 June 2019: Author Guidelines | Submission Platform.
As for the registration process, on 25 July 2019, authors of the accepted papers will be invited to register online.
Besides the main conference, two workshops are planned alongside the conference:
- From basin-scale to crustal and lithospheric architecture of the Maghrebides and their Atlasic-Saharan foreland: Needs for coupled deep seismic soundings and tomography
Conveners: Sami Khomsi, Hakim Gabtni and François Roure
- How to prepare a successful scientific paper
Conveners: Nabil Khélifi and Xiuping Jia
Immediately before and after the conference, three field trips are planned to some geological wonders of Tunisia, offering the participants the opportunity to visit both northern and southern parts of Tunisia. Please, check the field trips link in order to know more.
Fore more information about the conference please contact: [email protected].
- From basin-scale to crustal and lithospheric architecture of the Maghrebides and their Atlasic-Saharan foreland: Needs for coupled deep seismic soundings and tomography
Thu20Feb2020Fri21Feb2020Berlin, Germany
On February 20-21, 2020 the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is hosting the inaugural international conference Big data and machine learning in geosciences in Berlin, with kind support of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
The conference will highlight these issues by giving a platform for outstanding experts in the field of big data and machine learning. Contributions from academia, governmental organizations and industry are highly appreciated. February 20 will address big data and AI applications in a global perspective with keynotes from selected issues. Invited talks introduce the current state and describe future tracks of machine learning (ML) technologies for geospatial applications. The experts join for a moderated plenary discussion on "How AI is changing the game". February 21 will focus on specific applications of ML in geosciences with invited talks on mineral and petroleum exploration, groundwater and soil science, Earth data mining and geohazard assessment. The experts join for a moderated plenary discussion on "Challenges and opportunities in geosciences".
The main aim of the conference is to discuss challenges and opportunities in managing big data and natural resources in the light of global climate change and energy transition with experts, scientists, governmental organizations and industry.
Detailed information is provided by the attached circular as well as by BGR´s website.
Please click the link for more details about the conference and the online registration: https://www.bgr.bund.de/big_data&ML. The participation to the conference is free of charge.
Download the leaflet with the full description of the conference here.
Sun01Mar2020Wed04Mar2020Toronto, Canada
The World's Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention is the leading convention for people, companies and organizations in, or connected with, mineral exploration. In addition to meeting over 1,100 exhibitors, 2,500 investors and 25,800 attendees from 132 countries, you can also attend technical sessions, short courses and networking events.
The four-day annual convention which will be held in Toronto, Canada, has grown in size, stature and influence since it began in 1932 and today is the event of choice for the world's mineral industry.
EuroGeoSurveys will be sharing the booth with the European Commission at the PDAC Convention.
Click here to know about the session where EGS will be participating.
For more details visit the PDAC website. Please, do not hesitate to contact us in case of any question.
Mon20Apr2020Wed22Apr2020Bełchatów, Poland
The 11th International Brown Coal Mining Congress under the theme "BROWN COAL – ALTERNATIVE DIRECTIONS OF APPLICATION" will be held in Poland, Bełchatów from 20 to 22 April 2020.
Please, confirm your attendance to the congress by submitting your participation. The attendees are also invited to prepare and write a scientific paper of their authorship that will be published in the COLLECTION SCIENTIFIC PAPERS and will be posted on the Congress website.
The International Brown Coal Mining Congress is a regular event organized every two years. In 2020, the eleventh edition of the Congress will be celebrated. The organizers of the Congress are:
- PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna Joint-stock company.
- PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna Oddział Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Bełchatów (Bełchatów Lignite Mine Division).
- Stowarzyszenie Inżynierów i Techników Górnictwa, Oddział w Bełchatowie (Board of the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians, Bełchatów Branch Office)
The International Brown Coal Mining Congress is one of the largest events in Poland dedicated to the mining industry, in which scientists from many universities, research centers, institutes, company heads related to the mining and power industry, economists and representatives of banks and insurance companies take part.
People of science, specialists and people directly related to the mining and energy industries take up issues important for the economy, related to the future of brown coal, which is a very important element stabilizing Poland's energy security. During the next year's meeting, we would like to draw attention to alternative directions for using this precious resource for the economy. We wish to focus on directions and technologies based on brown coal, such as obtaining semi-coke, low-temperature tar, industrial gases, liquid fuels or montan wax.
From the first edition, the Honorary Patronage over the Congresses has been taken by the Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers of the Government. It has almost become a tradition and gives special significance to this event.
We intend to include some of the following issues in the subject scope of the Congress:
- The role of lignite in European countries and worldwide.
- Challenges facing the lignite industry in the context of the decarbonisation of the power industry.
- New lignite-based areas and technologies.
- Lignite as an alternative for other energy media.
- Gasification of coal.
- Changes in global lignite production and utilization trends.
- Poland's energy mix until the year 2050.
- Lignite resources as a guarantee of energy security.
- The role of lignite in balancing and stabilising energy systems.
- Open-cast lignite mining – a time-intensive investments in new deposits and mining fields and many others.
Last Congress debates and presentation sessions were participated by 340 people, including 47 from abroad The Congress was accompanied by an exhibition at which 58 exhibitors presented their products, achievements and technologies.
For detailed information about the congress, please relate to the following documents:
- Communication no 1 with Registration Card
- Key guidelines for authors of papers
To your kind attention:
Ladies and Gentlemen, in connection with the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the announcement of an epidemic emergency throughout the country, we would like to inform you that the decision has been made to postpone the XI International Congress of Brown Coal Bełchatów. We will inform about the new date in a separate message.
Mon20Apr2020Fri24Apr2020Palais Des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Unimpeded production and supply of energy and raw materials underpins the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Resource management experts, including representatives from government institutions, international organizations, industry, professional societies, associations, civil society and academia, will gather in Genevaon 20-24 April 2020 to discuss the development and application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS). UNFC and UNRMS, which accommodate environmental and social considerations, provide a unique model for the sustainable management of renewable energy, mineral, petroleum, nuclear fuel and anthropogenic resources, as well as injection projects. Groundwater resources are now also being addressed.
UNFC and UNRMS offer a framework for efficient policy formulation, national resource management, industrial processes innovation and capital allocation. The tenth annual session of the Expert Group on Resource Classification* will feature progress on development and implementation of UNFC and UNRMS, including:
- Concept and design of UNRMS
- Updates to UNFC
- Development of specifications for renewable energy, minerals and petroleum resources
- Case studies and application examples
- Progress on initiatives to adopt UNFC and UNRMS in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Eurasia and Asia-Pacific.
The draft agenda and other documents for the meeting will be posted to the UNECE website soon. Additional information regarding the Week, including how to register, or if you need a personalized letter of invitation and/or visa support letter, is provided below.
Please register online. No other method of registration is possible. If you have problems registering please contact:[email protected]. There is no registration fee to participate in any of the events during the Week.
More information about the sessions which EuroGeoSurveys is going to attend will follow soon.
Regretfully, the UNECE Resource Management Week 2020 incorporating the eleventh session of the Expert Group on Resource Management, will not take place as scheduled in Geneva, 20-24 April, due to health concerns and travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We appreciate the strong interest and support for this event, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Bureau of the Expert Group in cooperation with the UNECE secretariat will review options to reschedule the meeting and in what format; we will keep the Expert Group updated. Updates will be posted to this page so please keep visiting.
Mon04May2020Fri08May2020Vienna, Austria
EGU has cancelled the physical General Assembly 2020 in Vienna
19 March 2020
The EGU is officially announcing the cancellation of the physical EGU General Assembly 2020 in Vienna, Austria. Because the Union is committed to minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on scientific research and collaboration, we believe EGU has a responsibility and a duty to ensure these activities continue despite the current, extreme circumstances. We have therefore decided to host EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online (#shareEGU20), a week-long series of online activities held during the first week of May that support our community by fostering scientific communication.
- Scientific sessions encourage authors to upload and share their presentation materials and opt in to commenting from 1 April 2020 onwards. From 4 to 8 May 2020, during the week of EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online, each session hosts a live chat for community exchange and discussion on the presentations of that session.
- Detailed information for authors, conveners, and audience are at the scientific sessions' page.
Abstract authors are invited to share presentation materials and opt in for commenting. You are kindly asked to read our presentation upload recipe
It is the largest geosciences meeting in Europe, which brings together thousands of geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. It provides an opportunity for science communicators to talk to researchers, learn about new developments and find out about the latest discoveries in a variety of areas, such as climate, space and planetary science missions, natural disasters, and plastic pollution.
The GeoERA project will be having a session at the EGU Conference.
- ERE1.2 GeoERA: Towards integrated European geoscience services for today's and future generations
Europe is facing a number of societal challenges that are firmly linked to subsurface resources: groundwater, geo-energy and raw materials. Our society needs economic wealth and the use of resources is fundamental to this, while at the same time a healthy and secure environment for all citizens needs to be ensured. The growing population and the demographic change add to the pressure on surface and subsurface resources and uses. Moreover, the industrial transformation envisaged by the EU will increase the need for coordinated subsurface research and innovation underpinned by reliable and easy access to subsurface data.
In order to support such transition, integrated European subsurface knowledge, development and sharing of improved processes and the use of new innovative technologies throughout the value chain will be essential. The Geological Survey Organisations of 32 countries within Europe laid the cornerstone to this achievement by establishing the GeoERA Programme. GeoERA's main objectives to contribute to the more integrated and efficient management and more responsible exploitation and use of the subsurface are in line with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
This session will address integrated European geoscience services that will provide advice and data to Europe towards a sustainable subsurface management, integrating geo-resources (energy, water, raw materials) and environmental conditions (energy storage, natural hazards, anthropogenic impacts, biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation), supported by a cross-thematic online information platform.
The call for abstracts is already open and the submission deadline is 15 January 2020, 13:00 CET.
For more information about the abstract submission click here.
The date of the session has not been established yet but more information will follow soon. The meeting programme will be available on 4 March 2020.
For more information on submission guidelines, rules and late submission, please read carefully here: https://egu2020.eu/abstracts_and_programme/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html#guidelines.
Visit the website for more details: egu2020.eu
- Scientific sessions encourage authors to upload and share their presentation materials and opt in to commenting from 1 April 2020 onwards. From 4 to 8 May 2020, during the week of EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online, each session hosts a live chat for community exchange and discussion on the presentations of that session.
Mon08Jun2020Thu11Jun2020Segovia, Spain
The Organising Committee and the European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage (ProGEO) is pleased to invite you to take part in the Xth International ProGEO Symposium. The meeting is organised by the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME, the Geological Survey of Spain) and will take place in Segovia (Spain) from 8th to 11th of June 2020.
This symposium is an international event open to scientists, students, educators, professionals, decision-makers and anyone involved in geoconservation. The symposium is organized in conjunction with several geoconservation organizations also hosting their meetings in Segovia during the same dates.
These include:
- A Workshop of the IUCN WCPA Geoheritage Specialist Group (GSG),
- The 1st Workshop on Geoheritage of Volcanic Islands,
- The 4th Meeting of ProGEO's Southwest Europe Regional Working Group,
- A meeting of the African Geoconservation Group of the EU-funded PanAfGeo project, and
- A meeting of the Geoherithage Commission of the Association of Iberoamerican Geological and Mining Surveys (ASGMI).
The Symposium will provide the opportunity to discuss the new challenges and threats in global geoconservation. The knowledge and experience acquired within ProGEO during the last decades at national, European and global levels projects this scientific organization as the international leader in geoconservation.
Recent developments include issues such as methodologies for the inventory of Geological Sites of Interest, geoconservation in natural protected areas, benefits and impact of rural development and geotourism in geoparks, legislation and management in a global conservation framework. The Symposium will promote communication and collaboration amongst the different stakeholders and actors in modern geoheritage conservation from all over the world present at the various joint meetings taking place at Segovia.
Download the brochure of the congress for visualizing the important dates, the scientific programme and the necessary information about travel and accommodation in Segovia.
For further information about the congress, please consult the dedicated website.
The Policy Conference is the biggest European conference dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe. For the first time ever, the Policy Conference will be organised in a digital format, under the theme "Beyond the crisis: clean energy for green recovery and growth". The digital Policy Conference of EUSEW 2020 will take place online between 23 and 25 June 2020.
Check out the Policy Conference programme.
Sessions organised by the European Commission and energy stakeholders will focus on sustainable energy issues, debate new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas. Next to the conference, networking opportunities will gather the EUSEW Community online to forge alliances whilst the EUSEW Awards celebrate outstanding individuals, projects and ideas.
On 22 June, the first-ever European Youth Energy Day will gather 18-30-year-olds to share their ideas on how to transform Europe into the first climate-neutral continent.
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, EU sustainable Energy Week 2020 will take place digitally. The conference is Europe's biggest forum dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use. This year's theme is entitled, "Beyond the crisis: clean energy for green recovery and growth."
For more information, visit the EUSEW website: https://www.eusew.eu/.
Wed24Jun2020Thu25Jun2020Bucharest, Romania
The 6th International Conference on Applied Geophysics for the first time in Bucharest, Romania, is scheduled on 24 and 25 June, 2020. The main organizer is the University of Bucharest – Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Department of Geophysics. The Romanian Society of Geophysics, the Geological Institute of Romania and the Romanian Academy – Geonomical Sciences Department are co-organizers of the conference. The Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Central Mining Institute, AGH University of Science and Technology, and Committee of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences are collaborators in organizing this event.
The conference venue (Romanian Academy Library) is located in the center of Bucharest, on Calea Victoriei ("Victory Avenue"), one of the city's main north–south thoroughfares. Major public transportation hubs (buses and subway), such as Piaţa Victoriei ("Victory Square") and Piaţa Romană ("The Roman Square"), are located in the proximity of the conference venue. Bucharest, the capital and the largest city of Romania, once nicknamed "The Little Paris" or "Paris of the East", is full of cultural, historic and natural landmarks such as:
National History Museum: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/national-museum-of-romanian-history/
National Geology Museum: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/national-geology-museum/
"Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/grigore-antipa-national-museum-of-natural-history/
The Romanian Athenaeum: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/the-romanian-athenaeum/
Cişmigiu Park: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/cismigiu-gardens-2/
Herăstrău Park (King Michael I Park): https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/herastrau-park-2/
"Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/dimitrie-gusti-national-village-museum/
Palace of the Parliament: https://www.bucharestcityinfo.com/palace-of-the-parliament/#
Bucharest's Old Town/Old Centre: https://www.inyourpocket.com/bucharest/old-town-lipscani
The objective of the conference is to share and exchange ideas, know-how and expertise in a broad range of Applied Geophysics and related topics. Accepted, peer-reviewed papers of 8–10 pages will be published electronically, as a Proceedings Volume, in the open access formula at E3S Web of Conferences (indexed in a series of major international databases). The authors of the best presentations will be invited to submit full-length articles to a special issue of Acta Geophysica journal.
The conference fee is 160 EUR (Early registration) for a period of 2 days, excluding accommodation. It covers coffee breaks, lunches, conference materials and social events. The Local Organizing Committee will provide accommodation suggestions, in hotels that are conveniently located in the area of the conference venue.
We sincerely hope that the Sixth International Conference on Applied Geophysics will be a high-level event for the geoscientific community and will provide a suitable platform for future cooperation in one of the most dynamic fields of Earth Sciences. We warmly welcome you to join us in Bucharest and we wish success to all participants!
Please submit your abstracts using this form by April 1, 2020.
For registration, please click on the following link: http://applied-geophysics.eu/registration/. Early registrations are foreseen up to April 15, 2020.
Sun02Aug2020Mon09Aug2021Galway, Ireland
The Joint Conference of ISEH 2020 (The 5th International Symposium on Environment and Health), ICEPH 2020 (The 6th International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Health) & G16 2020 (The 7th International Conference on Research Frontiers on Chalcogen Cycle Science and Technology) will be held in Galway, Ireland during August 2–9, 2020.
The main themes of the conference will concern health, environment and GIS and Agriculture in the Big Data Era.
Potential attendees of the conference are expected to submit an abstract using the Abstract Template from the conference website and submit it via the following online system: (www.nuigalway.ie/iseh2020/abstractsubmission).
A copy of the abstract template is also available in the information package you can download below. The information package includes a list of the conference committees, guidelines on themes and topics, an overview of the registration fees, a list of the approved sessions and guidelines for session conveners. Moreover, the package provides a detailed description and a few pictures of the 2020 Capital of the Culture, Galway.
The submission deadline for abstracts is: March,1 2020.
For more information, please visit the conference website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/iseh2020/.
View or download the information package here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:(Notice: Due to the current outbreak of Covid-19 virus, The conference is postponed until Aug. 2021. Date TBA.) The three conference series of ISEH (International Symposium on Environment and Health), ICEPH (International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Health) and G16 (International Conference on Research Frontiers on Chalcogen Cycle Science and Technology) provide internationally leading platforms for interaction between scientists, consultants, and public servants engaged in the multi-disciplinary areas of environment and health. With the fast economic development, the importance of environment and health is widely recognized in the world. There is a growing demand for international experts to work together on this topic of common interest. Meanwhile, in the big data era, we are facing new challenges and opportunities. This conference provides a timely opportunity for a direct communication between international experts, and helps to foster and develop international collaborations.
Mon02Nov2020Thu05Nov2020Sousse, Tunisia
Springer Conference on Geosciences (3rd CAJG)
Abstract (max. 500 words) Submission Deadline: 30 April 2020
Online Presentation Permitted
3rd CAJG WELCOMES GEOSCIENTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
CAJG is a series of international conferences on geosciences organized by Springer and the Saudi Society of Geosciences (SSG)
Author Guidelines | Submission Platform
Workshops/Courses | Keynotes| Field Trip
Special Session on Petroleum Systems in North Africa (NARG of Manchester University)
In a continuation of the first (2018) and the second (2019) successful editions of the Springer/SSG Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (1st CAJG and 2nd CAJG), this 3rd CAJG will continue to build on this success as the biggest destination in MENA region for geoscientists from all over the world to present and discuss their most recent findings.
The 3rd CAJG will continue to publish the newest findings in the proceedings and some special issues by Springer, with a clear mission aiming at (1) driving greater North-South (Europe-Africa/Middle East) scientific cooperation, (2) opening doors to new and enriching collaborations with geoscientists based in Asia and the Americas and at (3) discussing most new research studies from the wide-ranging fields of earth sciences worldwide.
3rd Springer/SSG Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (3rd CAJG)
2 – 5 November 2020 in Sousse, Tunisia
Abstract (max. 500 words) Submission Deadline: 30 April 2020
The 3rd CAJG: Of the course of 4 days, the conference, set in a stimulating environment in Sousse, Tunisia, will provide attendees an occasion to share their latest unpublished findings and to learn about the new studies. Many important scientists have already signed up to attend and will be sharing their latest research findings (see below Keynote Speakers, Workshops, Courses, Special Session on Petroleum Systems by NARG – University of Manchester).
Registration: On 31 May 2020, authors of the accepted abstracts (max. 500 words) will be invited to register online. At the same time, registration will open to those wishing to attend the conference without presenting a paper, and for those wishing to publish a paper in the proceedings without attending the conference.
Conference Proceedings: All accepted authors will be invited to extend (optional, not compulsory) their abstracts into a short proceedings paper (3-4 pages). These short papers will undergo an in-depth peer-review process aiming at preparing quality proceedings for publication by Springer. The proceedings will be edited by international experts in the field and will be submitted to Scopus for indexation. Here, the link to the proceedings of the past editions of CAJG: https://link.springer.com/conference/cajg
Special Issues: The aim of the conference is to highlight the newest research. We plan to publish a set of high-quality topical collections (special issues) on cross-cutting themes of earth and environmental sciences. Authors of the best papers will be invited, after the conference, to submit the full and comprehensive version of their proceedings papers to the following Springer journals:
- Arabian Journal of Geosciences (IF 1.15)
- Journal of Soils and Sediments (IF 2.6)
- International Journal of Earth Sciences (IF 2.2)
- Environmental Earth Sciences (IF 1.5)
- Journal of Arid Land (IF 1.4)
- Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology (indexed in ISI's ESCI)
- Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (indexed in ISI's ESCI)
- Earth Systems and Environment (indexed in Scopus)
- Applied Water Science (indexed in ISI's ESCI)
- Innovative Infrastructure Solutions (indexed in ISI's ESCI and Scopus)
- Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews (newly launched)
- SN Applied Sciences (newly launched)
Keynote Speakers: A number of renowned scientists will be presenting their newest studies during the conference. We are now finalizing the list of confirmed speakers.
Special Session on Petroleum Systems in North Africa by NARG: The North Africa Research Group (NARG) was founded in 2000 at the University of Manchester, UK. NARG brings together industry, academia and other local stakeholders with the desire to promote multi-disciplinary research with a petroleum geoscience theme across northern Africa. A special session is planned to highlight the newest research on the Petroleum Systems in North Africa.
Field trip: Immediately after the conference on November 5th, tow field trip are planned to southern Tunisia, offering to the attendees the chance to enjoy the wonders of the Geology of Tunisia and get involved in new experiences and sensations (see Field-trips).
Past Editions of CAJG: The 1st and 2nd editions of Springer/SSG Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG) attracted more than 450 scientists from 70 countries. Here, we invite you to discover these memorable events:
1st CAJG: https://youtu.be/nD9lbfPSBRs
2nd CAJG: https://youtu.be/23zw8LYyMU4
Important notice: The 3rd CAJG will take place as scheduled and we are proceeding with all plans to convene the meeting.
However, from now until the conference days, no one can predict the worldwide development and spread of coronavirus and how long this situation will last. That is why, CAJG organizing committee decided to provide the possibility of presenting online to those who prefer not to attend the conference in person.
Interested authors are encouraged to submit an abstract of their presentation and to leave the decision (online registration deadline: 15 September 2020) as to whether to attend the conference and to present onsite or just online. More details about the online presentation feature will be provided after notification of acceptances.
Plan B: If the risk associated with the spread of coronavirus will continue after this summer, we'll decide before the deadline for online registration (15 September 2020) about the possibility of organizing online the full conference or to postpone it to Spring 2021. In all cases, we'll inform you about our decision before the deadline for online registration (i.e. 2 months before your trip to Tunisia).
We hope to meet you at the 3rd CAJG on the Mediterranean waterfront of Sousse!
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions ([email protected]).
Yours sincerely,
On behalf of the 3rd CAJG Organizing Committee:
Abdullah Alamri, KSA (General Chairman)
François Roure, France (Scientific Committee Chairman)
Giovanni Bertotti, The Netherlands (Advisory Committee co-Chairman)
Walter D. Mooney, USA (Advisory Committee co-Chairman)
Nabil Khelifi, Germany (Conference Supervisor)
Mon09Nov2020Sat14Nov2020New Delhi, India
The International Geological Congress (IGC) is delighted to announce the 36th International Geological Congress, which will be hosted in the exotic New Delhi, from 2-8 March 2020. The main aim of the event is to create a thoughtful environment for sharing geological knowledge with the main academics, organisations, partners and researchers coming from all over the world as well as those stakeholders who eager to learn more or possessing an expertise or deep interest for earth sciences, geology and the mineral sector.
The vast Indian-subcontinent is a land rich of natural resources and can provide a full range of geological episodes, from precious and rare minerals to extensive rivers and active volcanoes, offering its visitors a deep and varied historical and cultural heritage. As such, India has actively contributed in several areas of the scientific sector and in research over the years.
Each of these aspects make the upcoming IGC Congress a not-to-be-missed opportunity for those who want to enhance their geoscientific knowledge.
For more information about the congress, the registration process and the details about the venue, please check the dedicated website of the event.
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