Biogeosciences Calendar Archive

June 2004

June 11 - July 23, 2004, Catalina Island, California, USA
GEOBIOLOGY 2004

An international training course, open to students and researchers at the graduate, postgraduate and professorial level, offered by the University of Southern California Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies.

The course offers intensive interactions between the fields of biology and earth sciences on an advanced level. Over a period of six weeks, the participants will be exposed to an in-depth treatment of how biology interacts with the environment and how these interactions have shaped the evolution of the earth. Participants will get hands-on experience on modern research methods in geobiology and participate in research groups solving current questions relevant to the field.

June 12 - July 30, 2004, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
Microbial Diversity Summer Course

An intensive six-and-a-half-week course at the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole for graduate or postdoctoral students, as well as established investigators, who want to become competent in microbiological techniques for working with a broad range of microbes, and in approaches for recognizing the metabolic, phylogenetic, and genomic diversity of cultivated and as yet uncultivated bacteria.

Deadline: February 2, 2004

June 14-16, 2002, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Nanogeoscience Workshop

Read the NSF report (930KB PDF)

Its goals were: (1) to identify major scientific opportunities in the emerging field of nanogeoscience and their relation to national needs, (2) to begin to identify and organize the community in this growing field, and (3) to identify major needs of this community and begin to develop a plan, with the help of the funding agencies, for programmatic support for both universities and national laboratories in this unique and challenging area of nanoscience.

July 2004

Information on Summer 2005 courses will be available in Fall 2004.
The NASA Astrobiology Institute Insight Courses

Through a mix of classroom and field activities, these 5-day intensive courses will immerse researchers in learning the essential elements and terminology of these two fields. The course material is appropriate for professionals active in the field of astrobiology, including graduate students and post-docs. Attendance is not limited to NAI members only.
1. Introduction to Planetary Science (for non-planetary scientists)
2. Introduction to the Microbial World (for non-microbiologists)

Application deadline: April 23, 2004

August 2004

August 1-6; Portland, Oregon, USA
89th Annual meeting of The Ecological Society of America: “Lessons of Lewis & Clark: Ecological Exploration of Inhabited Landscapes”

Altogether, the richness of the Lewis & Clark legacy in the ecological sciences of the northwest – and the lessons of the Expedition for future government sponsored science – sets the stage for an exciting and topical 2004 ESA Meeting. Here, attendees of the field trips, symposia, oral paper and poster sessions will be surrounded by the landscapes and ecosystems that Lewis & Clark explored. There are many ecology-related land management and policy issues challenging government agencies and scientists today in northwestern landscapes, and these topics will offer numerous opportunities for theme-related sessions. The region contains some of the largest examples of intact ecosystems in the country, and scientists, managers and communities are taking innovative steps to conserve them.

August 16-20; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting

The Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting provides an opportunity for American Geophysical Union (AGU) members and members of the cosponsoring societies in the Western Pacific region to attend a meeting similar in structure to the AGU Fall Meeting. The program committee is made up of individuals covering all areas of geophysical sciences. The meeting focus is on topics of interest in the western Pacific region but does not exclude other geophysical topics. Cosponsors include societies from Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, and Taiwan. Hawaii, as the venue, presents an opportunity to attract more students and scientists from North America to participate in the meeting.

August 20-28; Florence, Italy
The 32nd International Geological Congress: From the Mediterranean Area Toward a Global Geological Renaissance

The Congress is being organized in co-operation with, and under the sponsorship of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), and the various member countries of the Mediterranean Consortium. It has been designed to set up a forum for a broad debate of the most significant advances in the geological sciences, as well as to promote discussion of the Congress theme: From the Mediterranean Area Toward a Global Geological Renaissance; Geology, Natural Hazards, and Cultural Heritage

August 29-Sep 04; Lisbon, Portugal
10th International Nannoplankton Association Conference

The 10th biennial INA Conference will comprise a variety of technical sessions, workshops, and field trips devoted to calcareous nannoplankton, both fossil and recent. The meeting will be housed in brand new facilities at the University of Lisbon currently under construction, which are in close proximity to the nearby beaches, the many lovely monuments of Old Lisbon, classic Mesozoic nannofossil collecting localities (replete with ammonites), dinosaur tracks, and famous castles. The field trips will include a cruise on a research vessel. The General Theme for this meeting is: "Focus on the Smallest, Understand the Global."

September 2004

September 4-9; Christchurch, New Zealand
8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference

Themes will include atmospheric chemistry in a variety of distinct regions such as the marine boundary layer, stratosphere, cryosphere, and urban areas as well as trans-boundary transport effects and global biogeochemical cycling.

September 4-12; Freiburg, Germany
Eurosoil 2004

Eurosoil will feature soil scientists and practitioners from all over Europe considering the role of soils in terrestrial ecosystems. Research results will be presented and discussed in twenty or so different symposia over a five-day period. There will be an on-going poster presentation giving an overview of the whole spectrum of soil research and providing a forum for small group discussion. On a Saturday and Sunday and the afternoon of Wednesday, excursions into the French Swiss and German surroundings of Freiburg are planned.

September 5-10; Biarritz, France
8th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP)

This conference will host around 700 scientists from all around the world and will embed all aspects of Paleoceanography. The ICP will offer the best opportunity to present and discuss your results to a broad audience from the paleoceanography and paleoclimatology communities. The Conferences themes include Cenozoic-Mesozoic Oceans, the carbonate and silica systems of the Pleistocene ocean, biogeochemical cycles of the past, high frequency climate variability, and interhemispheric ocean climate linkages.

September 8-10; Istanbul, Turkey
International Symposium on Earth System

With the participation of a number of specialists and researchers, the symposium will examine various aspects of the Earth System Science; Solid Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Climate, Ecology & Evolution, Society & Environment. We believe the symposium will provide a great opportunity to those who are interested in the physical and human aspects of global change and its regional and local impacts and environmental risk management issues.

September 15-17; Coimbra, Portugal
International Association of Sedimentologists 23rd Annual Meeting

All contributions on sedimentological themes are welcome. Authors are invited to present their work as a lecture or poster presentation. The organizers propose the following themes and special sessions: Non marine systems and environments, Coastal dynamics and shelf sedimentation, Sedimentary dynamics of carbonate platforms, Deep sea depositional systems and environments, Biotic and taphonomic processes in sedimentation, Palaeo-weathering and diagenesis, Climatic signature in sedimentation, Sediments provenance, Cycles and events in sedimentation, Sedimentation and tectonics, Basin modeling: energy and water resources, Sedimentary environments and sustainable development, Recent developments in sedimentary methods, Heritage and communication in sedimentary knowledge.

September 19-22; Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil
International Congress on Applied Mineralogy

This congress will be an excellent opportunity for the presentation of results from basic and applied research, state-of-the-art overviews and contributions in the field of applied mineralogy from international specialists. Applied mineralogy embraces numerous applications of mineralogy in the mineral, metallurgical, chemical and materials industries, as well as in waste recycling and environmental assessment and monitoring. As an interdisciplinary field, it involves characterization of a wide variety of ores, mineral concentrates, engineered materials and industrial residues an also data interpretation regarding the industrial processes, end products and environmental regulations.

September 19-24; Lisbon, Portugal
29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering

The conference is the world’s premier forum on coastal engineering and related sciences. Themes this year include; Coastal Processes and Climate Change, Flood and Coastal Defense Engineering and Management, Flood Risk Management, Coastal Environment, Ports and Harbors, and Coastal Legislation and Planning.

October 2004

October 2-6; Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists National Meeting

We are presently organizing the events for the National meeting including field trips, short courses, technical sessions, exhibits, and posters. The keynote speaker, Francis Chappelle, recently authored a book titled Ground-Water Microbiology and Geochemistry a great read on the role of microbiology on the organic and inorganic geochemistry of groundwater.

October 9-13
Chapman Conference on "Salt Marsh Geomorphology: Physical and Ecological Effects on Landform"

The goal of this conference, sponsored by ASLO and AGU, is the integration of physical and ecological sciences to gain additional insight on the interactions between salt marsh ecology, geomorphology and intertidal sedimentary processes. High levels of salt marsh and mudflat productivity are attributable to many physical and biological factors. The extent and quality of marsh and mudflat habitats vary in response to the dynamic balance between organic matter accumulation, sedimentary processes, land form characteristics and sea level rise, and the intertidal landscape is the template upon which these highly productive ecosystems thrive. Hence, feedback between ecology-sediment transport-geomorphology ultimately controls their sustainability. The conference is structured to promote exchange between physical and biological scientists through plenary presentations, panel discussion, small group break out sessions, and field trips.

October 10-16, 2004, Naracoorte Caves National Park, South Australia
Limestone Coast 2004

The workshop will pursue the overall concept of understanding the relationship between karst resources, the biotic environment and the human situation. It will emphasise the relationships between earth sciences and bio-sciences and between scientific understandings and human activities.

Download a conference circular PDF (50kb)

October 25-29; Fremantle, Australia
Ocean Optics XVII

From the inception, the Ocean Optics Conference series has attracted a diverse audience of professionals and students addressing virtually every facet of optical oceanography including basic research, technological development, environmental management, and policy. Ocean Optics XVII is expected to attract a diverse international audience and focus on many science issues of interest within the Australasian research community. Sessions will generally be topical, derived from the submitted abstracts, and will be comprised of invited overview lectures and contributed papers. All contributed papers will be presented as posters and the planning committee will select a subset for oral presentation.

October 28-29; Logan, Utah, USA
Kirkham Conference

The Kirkham Conference honors the late Don Kirkham, Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Professor of Physics, and his wife Betty and is intended to be focused on critical issues in soil physics and hydrology. Ten distinguished speakers will address the latest insights regarding physical and biological soil processes across different scales. Attendance is by invitation and conferees come to ask questions and discuss approaches more than to present results.

October 31-Nov. 4; Seattle, Washington, USA
ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: “Science to Secure Food and the Environment”

The yearly meetings of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America bring together 4,000+ people from 40 countries representing academia, government and private industry, including a large contingent of undergraduate and graduate students.

November 2004

November 4-6; Pasadena, California, USA
Global Circulation of the Atmosphere - California Institute of Technology

This three-day conference will bring together experts in the theory of the global circulation of the atmosphere, with the aim of assessing the current state of our understanding and defining important outstanding questions. The first day of the conference will focus on tropical circulations, the second day on monsoons and interactions of tropical and extratropical circulations, and the third day on extratropical circulations. Contact: T. Schneider California Institute of Technology MC 100-23, 1200 E. California Boulevard Pasadena CA 91125 USA ; Phone: +1-626-395-6185; Fax: +1-626-585-1917; E-mail: nora@gps.caltech.edu;

November 7-10; Denver, Colorado, USA
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

The Rocky Mountains and High Plains preserve an outstanding record of geological processes from Precambrian through Quaternary times, from mantle dynamics to surficial processes, with everything in between. With its energy resources and water issues, Denver is a particularly appropriate place for a meeting focusing on our changing world. How will our science change in response to changing global conditions and societal needs? To what extent do we need to expand our focus to include other disciplines, other agencies, and new technologies? You can play a role in answering these, and many other questions, by proposing a session, presenting a paper, or attending the 2004 Annual Meeting in Denver.

December 2004

December 13-17; San Francisco, California, USA
American Geophysical Fall Meeting

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