Biogeosciences Calendar

Meetings and Events

December 2009

November 2009

9-12 November 2009, Seatle, Washington, USA 2009 American Water Resources Association Spring Specialty Conference: Public and scientific awareness of changing climate conditions is increasing each year. These changes represent themselves in many ways: more frequent and extreme weather events, droughts in the southeastern and western states, potential for increasing flooding and coastal erosion damage, increasing irrigation and depletion of aquifers, and melting permafrost and reductions in arctic sea ice in Alaska. Understanding these changes and related management challenges is an increased focus for water resources professionals. Sustaining current communities, while allowing for continued economic development will require continued advancements in water-resource understanding, conservation, water-use practices, and improved management approaches. Education across all levels will be needed to move communities forward to help develop and implement sustainable water-resources development.

October 2009

18-21 October 2009, Portland, Oregon, USA GSA Annual Meeting — From Volcanoes to Vineyards: Living with Dynamic Landscapes: In order to enhance the range and significance of Pardee Keynote Symposia, the Annual Program Committee (APC) plans to take a proactive role in selecting topics and soliciting convenors for Pardee Keynote Symposia to enhance the range and significance of science presented at the annual meeting and to highlight topics of particular relevance to the Portland meeting location (Pardee Keynote Symposia are made possible by a grant from the Joseph T. Pardee Memorial Fund, and are special events of broad interest to the geoscience community). For more information: Geological Society of America Meetings, +1-303-357-1000, meetings@geosociety.org. Session proposals due: 6 Jan. 2009.

September 2009

1-5 September 2009, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2009): ECCB 2009 with it’s theme: Conservation biology and beyond – from science to practice“ welcomes biologists, practitioners, consultants, policy makers, social scientists, teachers, student and other professionals to discuss latest results, and also to design new strategies in policy formation and effective practice. The congress will provide unique opportunities for exchange and networking. Call for abstracts is open from October 01, 2008 to January 31, 2009.
13-19 September 2009, Jena, Germany 8th International Carbon Dioxide Conference: Since the beginning of direct high-precision atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements on Mauna Loa and the South Pole more than 50 years ago, scientific interest into the study of the global carbon cycle and its perturbations by man and climate has increased almost exponentially. The recognition by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of carbon dioxide as a major driver behind the current and future warming of the world climate and the subsequent establishment of international initiatives to curb carbon dioxide emissions, such as the Kyoto protocol, has further greatly intensified global carbon cycle research. Since 1981 the worldwide scientific community meets every four years at an international conference for an exchange of the latest knowledge and to gain a better understanding on the multitude of interdisciplinary aspects of the global carbon cycle. For more information: Conference Chair Dr. Martin Heimann, martin.heimann@bcg-jena.mpg.de, Max-Planck Institut fur Biogeochemie, Hans-Kn ll Strasse 10, Jena 07745, Germany, +49.3641.35.33.27.01.

August 2009

12-14 August 2009, Fairfax, Virginia, USA 17th International Conference on Geoinformatics: The local organizating committee for GeoInformatics 2009 welcomes your participation in the 17th international conference on Geoinformatics for GIScience professionals. The International Conference on Geoinformatics is a well-known annual forum for Geospatial Information Science Professionals. The 17th conference will be in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, in Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. We hope it provides an opportunity for all professionals involved in GIS, GPS, and RS research and development to discuss new ways to advance the theory, technology, and applications of GIScience. For more information: info@geoinformatics2009.org.

July 2009

10-13 July 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA 13th World Multi-conference on Systematics, Cybernetics, and Informatics: WMSCI/ISAS Conferences started in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 1995; from then on, they have grown from 45 papers to an average, in the last 5 years, of 1200 registered participants that participated in each of the yearly WMSCI and its collocated conferences. Nowadays, the conference has become an international forum where researchers and practitioners examine key issues in Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics. As well as participants from universities, governments, and industries share ideas, knowledge and experiences among different disciplines.

June 2009

14-19 June 2009, Albena, Bulgaria Surveying Geology & Mining Ecology Management (SGEM) International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference and Expo: WE ARE ALL UNITED BY ONLY ONE CAUSE: The cause of a better, cleaner and more beautiful place, where our children will grow up. A place known as the Planet Earth.In relation to the above we combine all geosciences which are connected in some way to the ecological equilibrium of our Planet. We united our efforts and we established the largest International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference & EXPO "Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection" SGEM.

May 2009

4-6 May 2009, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 2009 American Water Resources Association Spring Specialty Conference: "Managing Water Resources and Development in a Changing Climate": Public and scientific awareness of changing climate conditions is increasing each year. These changes represent themselves in many ways: more frequent and extreme weather events, droughts in the southeastern and western states, potential for increasing flooding and coastal erosion damage, increasing irrigation and depletion of aquifers, and melting permafrost and reductions in arctic sea ice in Alaska. Understanding these changes and related management challenges is an increased focus for water resources professionals. Sustaining current communities, while allowing for continued economic development will require continued advancements in water-resource understanding, conservation, water-use practices, and improved management approaches. For more information: Conference Chair Michael Lilly, mlilly@gwscientific.com, +1-907-479-8891; Conference Technical Chair Horacio Toniolo, ffhat@uaf.edu, +1-907-474-7977.

April 2009

2-3 April 2009, Rockford, Illinois, USA Geological Society of America (GSA) North-Central Section 43rd Annual Meeting: Welcome to North-Central GSA 2009. It has been 24 years since Northern Illinois University (NIU) hosted a regional GSA meeting, so it’s about time! The previous meeting, in 1985, was at the NIU main campus in DeKalb. It is not feasible to hold the 2009 meeting in DeKalb, but we think you will find Rockford a conveniently located, attractive venue with good hotels and restaurants (and an excellent brewpub). Of particular interest to conference participants are the Burpee Museum of Natural History (where the meeting buffet will be held on Thursday evening) and the newly opened Center for the Sciences in nearby Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. Also, the NIU faculty will be delighted if some of you take a couple of hours to visit the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences in DeKalb while you are at the meeting or on Saturday as you leave. For more inoformation: Technical Program Co-Chairs: James Walker, t60jaw1@wpo.cso.niu.edu, +1-815-753-7936, and Douglas Walker, ddwalker@uiuc.edu , + -217-333-1724. Abstracts deadline: 30 December 2008.
20-23 April 2009, College of Microscopy, Westmont, Illinois, USA Microanalysis of Particles II: Microanalysis of Particles (Particles 2009) is the Spring 2009 edition of an ongoing series of Topical Conferences sponsored by the Microbeam Analysis Society. The conference will focus on sampling and microanalysis methods for characterization of particles. Particles 2009 will be held at the College of Microscopy in Westmont, IL from April 20 through April 23. For more inforation: Craig Schwandt, cschwandt@mccrone.com, +1-630-734-2422.

March 2009

9-13 March 2009, Baltimore, Maryland, USA American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2009 Annual Conference: "Reflection of the Past–Vision for the Future": This celebration would not be happening in 2009 if 12 men, led by Col. Claude Birdseye, had not met in July 1934 in Washington, D.C. to discuss forming a photogrammetric society in the United States that came to be called The American Society of Photogrammetry (ASP). The Society founders represented the U.S. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geodetic Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Soil Erosion Service, Fairchild Aerial Survey and W.N. Brown, Inc. Most of these agencies and companies and their successors are still driving forces of the Society today.
12-13 March 2009, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Geological Society of America (GSA) Southeastern Section 58th Annual Meeting: Along with its well-known tourist attractions, the St. Petersburg area offers a range of geologically interesting venues, from excellent examples of covered karst, pristine and human-influenced coastlines, natural springs, sinkholes, and both freshwater and saltwater wetlands environments. Typical weather in early March is sunny and dry with highs between 25 and 30 °C. We hope you’ll join us in St. Petersburg this March! For more information, please contact Jeff Ryan at ryan@shell.cas.usf or at the Dept. of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, Florida 33620, USA.
16-17 March 2009, Dallas, Texas, USA GSA South-Central Section 43rd Annual Meeting: We extend three invitations to entice you to come to the 2009 GSA South-Central Section meeting. First, we invite you to come to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the home of more than six million people — about a quarter of the Lone Star State's population.Second, you are invited to spend a few days in Richardson, the home of the University of Texas at Dallas. Finally, you are invited to spend a few days at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), a young, dynamic university on the cutting edge of science, technology, medicine, business, and the arts. For more information: Local Committee Chair John Ferguson, ferguson@utdallas.edu, or Technical Program Chair Bob Stern, rjstern@utdallas.edu .
17-24 March 2009, Cairo, Egypt First International Symposium on the Mesozoic Petroleum Systems and Mineral Resources in the Tethys Realm: The Tethys Geological Society is planning to host the International symposium on the Geology of the Tethys at Cairo University. The target of this meeting is to cover the Mesozoic Geology and Resources in the Tethys domain. The suggested themes in selected areas of interest are: 1- Global geodynamics leading to Paleo and Neo - Tethys Oceans. 2- Tectonic framework and sedimentary basins. 3- Mesozoic major events and correlation. 4- Unconformities and their role in sequence stratigraphy and economic resources. 5- Paleogeography and Paleoclimate. 6- Vulcanicity and its role as a stratigraphic marker and in subsurface geothermal regime. 7- Deltas and fluvio - lacustrine occurrences. 8- Phosphate, Ironstone, Black Shale, Glass Sands, Kaolin, Cement Material and others. 9- Other Topics Related to the Mesozoic Geology and Resources. For more information: El-Sayed Abd El-Aziz Aly Youssef, elsayedyoussef@hotmail.com Geology Dept., Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Fax: 002 02 35728843, Phone: 002 02 35676887.
19-22 March 2009, New Orleans, Louisana, USA National Science Teachers Association National Conference: Celebrate science in magical New Orleans, one of our most beloved cities. Conference registration and exhibits will be at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Most sessions and events have been scheduled at the Convention Center and the conference headquarters hotels—Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans Marriott, and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
22-24 March 2009, Portland, Maine, USA GSA Northeastern Section 44th Annual Meeting: The 44th Annual Meeting of GSA's Northeastern Section will be hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New England, the Maine Geological Survey, the Dept. of Geosciences at the University of Southern Maine, the Dept. of Geology at Bates College, the University of Maine, and the Geological Society of Maine. The Maine Water Conference, the Eastern Section SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), the Northeast Section of the Paleontological Society, the Eastern and New England Sections of the Association for Women Geoscientists, the Council on Undergraduate Research-Geology Division, and the Eastern and New England Sections of the National Association of Geology Teachers will be meeting in conjunction with the NEGSA meeting. For more information: Local Committee Chair Art Goldstein, agoldstein@une.edu , +1-207-602-2371.
22-27 March 2009, Las Vegas, Neveda, USA Association of American Geographers 2009 Annual Meeting: Join 7,000 geographers, GIS specialists, and environmental scientists from around the world in Las Vegas for the very latest in research, policy, and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience during the annual conference of the Association of American Geographers. For more information: AAG, 1710 16th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009, USA, 1-202-234-1450, meeting@aag.org.
29 March - 2 April 2009, Fort Worth, Texas, USA 22nd Annual Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems: The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP) provides geophysicists, engineers, geoscientists and end-users from around the world an opportunity to meet and discuss near-surface applications of geophysics and learn about recent developments in near-surface geophysics. For more information: Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, 1720 S. Bellaire St., Suite 110, Denver, Colorado 80222, USA, +1-303-531-7517, staff@eegs.org. topApril 2009

February 2009

12-14 February 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA Annual Meeting of the American Association of the Advancement of Science: "Our Planet and It's Life: Origins and Futures": The meeting's theme—Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures—recognizes that 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. New understanding of the processes that fascinated Darwin continues to be the focus of intense research 150 years later. InJanuary 16, 2009y path and speculate on where it may lead.
21-24 February 2009, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Geo-Resources in the Middle East and North Africa (GRMENA) International Conference: Topics include:(1) Oil and Gas Exploration, (2) Water - Resources Management, (3) Mineral - Resources, (4) Environment and Geosciences, (5) Remote Sensing & GIS, Cairo, Egypt. For more information, place contact Ali Sadek, Cairo University, Tel: 00202-33446411 / 00202-38356624 or e-mail: grmena2009@yahoo.com .

January 2009

3-6 January 2009, South Valley University, Luxor, Egypt The First International Symposium on The Cenozoic Geology in the Tethys Realm: The target of this meeting is to cover the Cenozoic Geology and Resources in the Tethys domain. The suggested themes in selected areas of interest are: 1- Late Mesozoic-Early Cenozoic events. 2- Stratotype for Paleocene/Eocene Boundary 3- Quaternary Geology and Geo-Archeology 4- Petroleum and Mineral Resources. For more information contact elsayedyoussef2005@yahoo.com or elsayedyoussef@hotmail.com.

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