Biogeosciences Calendar Archive

October 2007

3-5 October 2007, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Multidisciplinary Workshop on Southern South American Dust

The objective of this interdisciplinary meeting is to share information and promote collaborations in understanding southern South America dust production and its role in influencing the climate. The program is structured as half hour presentations on diverse topics including dust production, transport and deposition, ice-core isotopes and CO2 exchange, highlighting local projects and contributions from the international community.
Sponsors: National Science Foundation (NSF), Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica (SECYT), Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET)
Contact: S. Gassó, Phone: +1-301-614-6244; E-mail:

September 2007

3-6 September 2007, Warnemünde, Germany
11th Workshop on Physical Processes in Natural Waters (PPNW '07)

The meeting in Warnemünde continues a series of workshops that was started more than a decade ago in Kastanienbaum near Lucerne (Switzerland). The focus of the PPNW workshops is the physics of lakes, covering a broad spectrum of scientific topics including internal wave motion, turbulence and mixing, surface interactions, bio-geochemical interactions, near-sediment processes, and many more. PPNW is an open workshop, actively seeking the contact of neighboring fields like physical oceanography, the atmospheric sciences, and engineering. With 40-50 participants and a small number of invited speakers, the PPNW meetings are characterized by their active workshop atmosphere and a comfortable time frame for presentations and discussion.
Venue: Baltic Sea Research Institute (IOW) in Warnemünde, Germany
Important Dates: The deadline for Registration & Payment as well as the deadline for extended abstracts was 30 June 2007.
Contact: Lars Umlauf, e-mail:

9-14 September 2007, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
23rd International Organic Geochemistry Meeting

IMOG is the official biennial conference of the European Association of Organic Geochemists, and welcomes delegates from all over the world. Scientific program themes include Petroleum and Coal Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry, and New Trends in Organic Geochemistry.
Venue: The Riviera International Conference Centre
Important Dates: The dealine for submission of abstracts and early registration has passed.
Contact: secretary@imog2007.org

10-12 September 2007, London, United Kingdom
Geological Society of London’s Bicentennial Conference – Earth Sciences in the Service of Society

The Bicentennial Conference will review the current state of the science and demonstrate the relevance of modern-day Earth Science to many important issues of our times, as well as to fundamental knowledge.
Four parallel oral sessions over two days will feature invited speakers reporting on the state of the science across four broad themes. The third day will be devoted to a plenary session on Earth’s Future. Distinguished speakers will present new results and ideas relevant to our understanding of the planet and how these affect key environmental issues, present and future, including: natural hazards, climate change, energy and water resources. Days one and two will feature invited speakers – all international leaders in their fields - in four parallel sessions: Environment; Earth and Planetary Interiors; The Earth System; Resources. Parallel with the plenary session on Day 3, sixth form science students will be able to attend their own special session – an exhibition and a series of presentations, designed to show how studying Earth Science at university can open the way to a rewarding life full of travel and excitement.
Pre and post-conference field excursions will visit many of the most important and interesting sites of British geology.
Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Important Dates: Early bird registration ended 31 May 2007; poster session submission ended 15 June 2007.
Contact: Alys Johnson, Bicentennial events manager, Geological Society of London, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BG
For up-to-date information, programs, registration and abstract submittal, please visit the Bicentenary Conference website. Registration is now open!

17-21 September 2007, Shanghai, China
IMBER/LOICZ Continental Margins Open Science Conference: - Impacts of Global, Local and Human Forcings on
Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecosystems

IMBER and LOICZ are jointly organizing a Continental Margins Open Science Conference which will be held 17-21 September 2007 at East China Normal University (ECNU), Shanghai, China. This conference will provide a discussion platform for highlighting the most recent advances in the field and try to identify emerging directions and future research challenges. The conference is open to all students and scientists involved in biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems in the continental margins.
Coastal zones play a key role in Earth System functioning by contributing significantly to the life support systems of most societies. The coastal system is experiencing global and natural pressure, such as atmospheric and open ocean-shelf exchange, that are also modified by local and human forcings. The larger scale forcings include proximity to large river plumes, physiography of the continental shelf, and human forcings that modify atmospheric deposition across broad shelf areas. These global, local, and human pressures interactively impact biogeochemical cycles and the marine food webs and have direct consequences for society.
Sessions:
Session 1) Ocean-Shelf Biogeochemical Exchanges
Session 2) Continental Shelf Biogeochemistry and Couplings with Benthic Systems
Session 3) Continental Shelf Carbon in a High CO2 World
Session 4) Continental Shelf Ecosystems from High to Low Latitudes
Session 5) Integrated Observations and Modeling: Visions and Reality
Session 6) Eutrophication and Oligotrophication in Coastal Systems
Session 7) Low Oxygen on Continental Shelves
Session 8) Sustainable Use of Continental Shelf Resources
Registration is still open at the Conference Website. For further information: .

30 September-3 October 2007, Halifax, Nova Scotia
34th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop (ATW)

The 34th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop (ATW) will be held at the Westin Nova Scotian in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. This year's conference theme – Navigating New Waters – was inspired by the ocean and by the ever-changing face of aquatic toxicology. This meeting provides an excellent opportunity to discuss current findings with more than 300 environmental scientists from across Canada and beyond and to identify paths forward and priorities in the field. For more information, please visit the ATW website.
Important Dates:
Early Registration period: Late June - 30 August 2007
Late Registration period: 31 August - 3 October 2007

August 2007

25 June - 3 August 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii
2007 Summer Course on Microbial Oceanography

Microbial Oceanography: Genomes to Biomes is a laboratory-field training course at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. The 2007 summer course is sponsored by Agouron Institute, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE). The 2007 summer course is offered to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with interests in marine microbiology and biological oceanography. Interested applicants should visit the 2007 summer course website.
Important Dates: Deadline for applications has passed.

28-31 August 2007, London, United Kingdom
Royal Geographical Society’s (RGS) Annual International Conference
Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater and Soil: An Interdisciplinary Conference

A conference emphasising the geographical, interdisciplinary and policy-focused aspects of arsenic contamination is being organised in London by the University of Cambridge as part of the Royal Geographical Society’s (RGS) Annual International Conference in late summer 2007. The conference will address a number of crosscutting themes that relate to the inter-relations of human health, water resources and the sustainability of agricultural production in arsenic-affected areas. These themes will include but not be limited to (i) the extent and severity of arsenic pollution; (ii) the depletion of underground stores of arsenic build-up of arsenic in irrigated soils; (iii) combined exposure from food, especially rice, and water; the sustainability of pumping from deep aquifers; (iv) the effectiveness alternative water supply and arsenic-removal programmes experience. The tentative plan is to divide the conference into four sessions: I. Global Extent and Severity of Natural Arsenic Pollution II. Inter-relationships of Arsenic, Soil, Food, Water and Health III. Hydrology, Geology and Chemistry of Arsenic in Surface and Groundwaters
IV. Mitigation and Sustainability of Water Supply in Arsenic-Affected Areas.
Important Dates: Deadline for submission of abstracts was 1 March 2007 and early registration closed 9 May 2007.
Contact: The session convenors: Professor Keith Richards, Dept of Geography, Cambridge University; Peter Ravenscroft, Dept of Geography, Cambridge University; Hugh Brammer.

July 2007

9-13 July 2007, Bonn, Germany
12th International Symposium in Medical Geography
CHANGING GEOGRAPHIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The world’s nature and societies are developing continuously. Changes include the alteration of physical, social and mental environments, of demography and economy, of policies, persuasions and faiths. All of these changes can intensively impact individual health, health behavior, health care systems and, from a holistic perspective, the public health of societies. We would like to encourage your participation in this symposium so that we may collaboratively explore and analyze the geographical patterns and perspectives of change and continuity for human health under the unsettled conditions of the world in the 21st century. All contributions reflecting the broad spectrum of geography and health are very welcome.
Venue: University Club, University of Bonn
Deadlines: Deadlines for abstract submission, early and late registration have passed.
Contact: imgs2007@ukb.uni-bonn.de

9-14 July 2007, University of California, Irvine
Isotope Short Course: Radiocarbon in Ecology and Earth System Science

This course will expose students and postdocs to the uses of radiocarbon in ecology and earth system science, especially in relation to ecosystem and global carbon cycling. The course design is modeled after the stable isotope class at the University of Utah. There will be morning lectures on the theory of radiocarbon by various instructors, followed by laboratory experience with processing and analyzing samples using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry technology in the afternoon. We seek participants with broad interests in ecology and earth system science who are planning on, or are currently, using radiocarbon techniques as part of their research, and wish to expand their understanding of this important and useful tool. The application form for the class can be downloaded from the course website. Please email the completed application to the course organizers. Students will be responsible for their own transportation costs to and from UCI, and for their own food and lodging costs in on-campus shared apartments. Housing reservations will be handled by the course organizers. In addition, there is a lab fee of $500. You can find additional information about course logistics and an overview on the course website.
Course Organizers: Ted Schuur and Susan Trumbore.

16-20 July 2007, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bioastronomy 2007

Bioastronomy 2007 is the latest in a series of Bioastronomy conferences that have have played an important role in integrating the broader interests and techniques of both astronomy and biology to understand the origin of our solar system and the origin and evolution of living systems and in generating a context for exploration of our solar system and extrasolar planetary systems.
Bioastronomy 2007 will provide an opportunity for astronomers, biologists, geologists, planetary scientists, and those from other disciplines to meet and discuss research of mutual interest for addressing the question of the origin and evolution of life on this planet and elsewhere in the universe. Bioastronomy 2007 will provide the only opportunity of the year for researchers to gather, discuss and advance the field in an international setting.
The program for Bioastronomy 2007 will include invited and contributed papers (see website for abstract submission information).  Invited speakers will provide background for an interdisciplinary audience and describe recent research results. Initial sessions will center on the organic chemistry of the interstellar medium and the solar system and possible links with the origin of life on Earth. Results will be presented from recent space missions investigating Mars and the satellites of the giant planets for environments potentially suitable for life. The third day of scientific sessions will concentrate on the early development of life on Earth, including the role of extremophiles. The final day of Bioastronomy 2007 will focus on the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets and the search for life outside the solar system.

22-25 July 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana
SEGH - Urban Geochemistry and Health Conference
Urban Environmental Contamination and Health under the Microscope: The Aftermath of Katrina

The Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health and the Center for Continuing Education, Tulane University Health Sciences Center are jointly sponsoring this conference to explore the public health issue of urban environmental contamination resulting from catastrophic natural events. The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans highlight the importance and need for urban geochemical surveys, especially as global climate change causes more Katrina-like events in urban areas.
The themes of this conference will include: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina; Surveying, Sampling, and Mapping Methods; Urban Geochemical Mapping Studies; Risk Characterization and Urban Geochemical Studies; Risk Assessment Models and Urban Contamination; Indoor Dust Exposure, Sources, Transport, Characterization, and Mapping; Public Health Impact of Urban Contamination; Policy Implications for Urban Contamination; Clean-up of Urban Contamination.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the participant should be better able to: Understand the environmental and human health impacts that Hurricane Katrina had across the cityscape of New Orleans; Recognize that catastrophic contamination of the urban environment can only be understood with reference to baseline/background levels; Comprehend the methods involved in sampling and mapping the distribution of contaminants across the urban landscape; Appreciate the techniques employed for assessing the health risks posed by contaminated soils and dusts, and the models used to predict risk resulting from exposure.
Venue: International House, Two blocks from the French Quarter in the Historic Central Business District
Important Dates: Pre-registration: 15 July 2007. After 19 July 2007, please register onsite.
For more information about programs and registration, and for abstract submittal, please visit the conference website.

22-26 July 2007, Pilansberg Reserve, South Africa
ENVIRONMIN 2007: Environmental and Health Aspects of Mining, Refining and Related Industries

Goals and Scope: The aim of the conference is to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions about all environmental and health issues concerned with the mining and refining of ores. The main themes for this meeting are the work environment, environmental exposure and impact, as well as monitoring methodologies and risk assessment. These, in turn, require an understanding and application of analytical science, geochemistry, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, environmental science, toxicology, medical implications, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, monitoring methodology as well as all the regulatory practices related to these fields.
Venue: Bakgatla. Book accommodation early!
Important Dates: The deadline for abstract submission has passed.
Contact: kingfischer@lantic.net

22-27 July 2007, Aveiro, Portugal
Euroclay 2007

Like in the previous EUROCLAY meetings, contributions from all fields of clay research and its application are welcome. So far we envisage the following topics to play a major role during the meeting: Crystal chemistry and structure; Physical and chemical properties; Colloidal properties and surface chemistry; Genesis and synthesis; Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry; Paleoreconstruction; Geotechnics; Archeology; Soils and sediments; Organoclays; Environmental interactions; Industrial applications; Teaching clays; History of clay science; Clay minerals and health; Clay Isotope Geochemistry.
Venue: University of Aveiro
Important Dates: The deadline for submission of abstracts was 15 April 2007. Accomodations needed to be booked prior to 31 May 2007 and no refunds will be made after 15 July 2007.
Scientific Sponsors: European Clay Groups Association (ECGA)
Contact: info@euroclay2007.com

June 2007

14-19 June 2007, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
IAGS 23rd International Applied Geochemistry Symposium
Special Session on Geochemistry and Health

10-13 June 2007: Pre-conference field trips
16-17 June 2007: Workshops and excursions
20-23 June 2007: Post-conference field trips
The official language of the conference is English.
Venue: Príncipe de Asturias Conference Hall
Deadlines: The deadlines for submitting abstracts and early-bird registration have passed. Deadline for submission of papers to Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis for the proceedings special issue is 30 September 2007.
Contact: iags2007@innova.uniovi.es

29 June 2007, Cambridge, UK
Techniques In Geomicrobiology Short Course

Sponsored by the Mineralogical Society and the Environmental Mineralogy Group, this one-day course is being run straight after the Frontiers in Mineral Sciences 2007 conference. The course is designed primarily for postgraduate students starting out in the field of Geomicrobiology in its broadest sense, but will also be open to all researchers in the field. International students may also apply. This course aims to introduce the principles, capabilities and limitations of the techniques available to the geomicrobiologist.
The course will cover: 1. Overview of geomicrobiology; 2. Microbial isolation, culturing, metabolic analysis and enumeration; 3. Molecular geomicrobiology; 4. Imaging and analytical methods at the micro and nano scale; 5. Isotopic techniques; 6. Modelling techniques;
7. Spectroscopic methods.
Venue:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK
Deadlines: Registration deadline has passed.
Course tutors: Dr. Liane G. Benning, Prof. Simon Bottrell, Prof. Geoffrey Gadd, Prof. Ian Head, Prof. Jonathan Lloyd, Dr. Bryne Ngwenya, Dr. Vernon Phoenix, Prof. Andrew Weightman
Contact: Bryne Ngwenya, Edinburgh University, e-mail: , Vernon Phoenix, Glasgow University, e-mail: , Liane Benning, Leeds University, e-mail:

May 2007

21-25 May 2007, Syktyvkar, Russia
IV International Mineralogical Seminar
Mineralogy and Life: The Origin of Biosphere, Coevolution of Mineral and Biological Worlds, Biomineralogy

Scientific program: The role of minerals in the origin of biological systems and biosphere; Coevolution of mineral and biological worlds; Biominerals and biogenic mineral formation; Mineralogical factors of bioecology, medicine mineralogy; Biomineralogical technologies and biomaterials.
Venue: Institute of Geology of the Komi Science Center, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Deadlines: The deadline for submitting abstracts has passed.
Contact: minlife@geo.komisc.ru

22-23 May 2007, Truro, UK
“Future Issues in Environment & Human Health” International Conference
Hosted by the Peninsula Medical School

Scientific program: This conference brought together scientists to discuss the future research issues in the area of environment and human health. Speakers included representatives from the European Commission, the European Environment Agency, UK Government Departments and Agencies, and leading research centers in the UK.
The conference was organized by members of the Peninsula Environment and Human Health Forum. The Forum brings together organizations in southwest UK whose scientists are investigating among other things, genetic susceptibility to environmental triggers of diseases and the roles of stressors such as radon gas, UV-B radiation, ozone, endocrine disruptors, pesticides, algal toxins, nanomaterials, heavy metals and the metalloid, arsenic, on disease processes.
Whenever we consider environmental threats to human health, we do so knowing that, superimposed on the threat itself, are additional impacts due to global warming and altered precipitation patterns associated with climate change.
The conference: revealed new information about interconnections between the environment and human health; highlighted emerging issues; considered the role of environment and human health research in relation to policy formulation; discussed international efforts to deal with the impacts of a changing environment on human health, especially in relation to climate change.
The future of research in these and many other areas was discussed.
Venue: The Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro
Contact: Joanne Jacob, e-mail:

April 2007

1-4 April 2007, Annapolis, Maryland
10th International Symposium on Wetland Biogeochemistry: Frontiers in Biogeochemistry

Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in our knowledge of microbial metabolic diversity that calls for revisiting the classical paradigm of resource competition in soils and sediments. Discoveries have come from both traditional biogeochemical studies and novel molecular studies, and they demonstrate the power of integrating these fields. Many recent advances have important implications for the management of natural and created wetland ecosystems.

The symposium included invited presentations by an outstanding array of experts and contributed presentations. Plenary sessions focused on the main themes of the symposium, while a wide variety of other current topics in wetland biogeochemistry were addressed in concurrent sessions. There was a poster session reception and a variety of other social events.

Venue: Loews Annapolis Hotel

Deadlines: Early registration deadline has passed.

Contact: Patrick Megonigal, Symposium Chair, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD; (443) 482-2346

Sponsored by: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, University of Florida/IFAS Wetland Biogeochemistry Lab at the Soil and Water Science Department.

1-5 April 2007, Denver, Colorado
20th Annual Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems

The meeting included a broad technical program of 15 sessions, approximately 40 exhibitors, a field trip to Climax Mine in the Colorado Mountains and to the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum in Leadville, a keynote panel of speakers, and professional education short courses. Visit the EEGS website for more information.
Venue: Marriot City Center
Contact: staff@eegs.org

11-13 April 2007, Lawrence, Kansas
GSA Medical Mineralogy Session & Panel Discussion

A special session on Medical Mineralogy was organized for the Geological Society of America (GSA) 41st Annual Meeting of the South-Central & North-Central Sections.
Venue : Kansas Memorial Union, University of Kansas
Deadlines: Early Registration Deadline was 12 March 2007; Cancellation Deadline was 19 March 2007.
Contact: A. Umran Dogan, Ankara University, Turkey, and University of Iowa; Meral Dogan, Hacettepe University, Turkey

March 2007

12-14 March 2007, Durham, New Hampshire
GSA Special Session on Health and Geology in the Northeast

A special session on Health and Geology in the Northeast is being organized for the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section, GSA. This session will focus on the relationship between geological factors (both natural and anthropogenic) and disease, pathology and death in modern and fossil humans, animals and plants. This is an eclectic field and the intent of the session is to bring together researchers with various backgrounds and interests in order to facilitate discussion of the interrelationships between geology and health. This session is co-sponsored by GSA Geology and Health Division.
Meeting Site: University of New Hampshire
Deadlines: Registration deadlines have passed.
Contact: Catherine Skinner, Yale University; Nelson Eby, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

27-30 March 2007, Monterey, California
EarthScope 2007 National Meeting

EarthScope will hold its 2007 National Meeting in Monterey, California 27-30 March 2007 at the Portola Plaza Hotel. This conference is designed to emphasize integrated, multi-disciplinary science; present the latest results from EarthScope; enhance the role of young scientists in EarthScope research; and examine the future of EarthScope. The meeting will include mini-courses, workshops, and a field trip on Tuesday, and technical and poster sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. There will also be a reception event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Wednesday evening. Deadlines: Registration deadlines have passed.

February 2007

24-28 February 2007, Cairo, Egypt
The Second International Conference on Geo-Resources in the Middle East and North Africa

The International Group for Geological Studies is hosting an Exhibition on Geo-Resources at the Conference Centre, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. The themes that will be presented at the conference include: Oil and Gas Resources, Water Resources and Environment, Mineral Resources, and Application of Remote Sensing in all Fields of Earth Sciences. The purpose of the conference is to discuss opportunities and benefits of working together on the geosciences in the Middle East and in Northern Africa.

27, 28 February and 1 March 2007, Reston, Virginia
USGS 2nd Earth Science and Public Health Meeting

The USGS is hosting the 2nd Earth Science and Public Health Meeting 27, 28 February and 1 March at the National Center in Reston.  This will be a forum to foster collaboration between the Public Health and Earth Science Communities, which can lead to solutions for existing and emerging environmental health problems.  The intended audience is organizations and individuals interested in environmental and earth science factors affecting human health.  This meeting is designed to provide a broad forum for discussion, bringing together a variety of  interested parties, including policy makers, scientists, resource managers, Congressional staffers, Federal and State government, and non-governmental organizations.
Overall, the meeting will be set up along six thematic areas:  (1) potential contaminants and pathogens in air, dusts, and soils; (2) drinking water exposure to chemical and pathogenic contaminants; (3) human consumption of bioaccumulative contaminants; (4) pathogen exposure through recreational waters; (5) vector-borne and zoonotic (animal to human) diseases; and (6) animals as sentinels of human health, along which the USGS public health research is aligned.
The first day of the meeting - Tuesday, 27 February - is an overview day.  Invited are a variety of people including DOI, Congressional staffers, and managers from public health organizations, as well as the scientists attending the entire meeting.  During this day, we will have a poster session centered around the six topical sessions listed above.  The following two days will consist of talks, posters, and break out sessions organized around the six topical sessions.
Registration is free.

December 2006

December 8-10, Menlo Park, CA USA
Mineralogical Society of America Short Course - MEDICAL MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY

Medical mineralogy and geochemistry is an exciting, emergent, interdisciplinary field encompassing aspects of geochemistry, mineralogy, biochemistry and medical sciences. The discipline is concerned with interactions between geomaterials and the human body as well as the formation of minerals within the human body as a consequence of a disease. While similar studies have been conducted for many decades, the importance of mineralogy and crystal chemistry, particularly a molecular scale insight, is often lacking. Recent developments in spectroscopy, molecular modeling, and high-resolution imaging provide powerful new avenues to explore the interaction between minerals and the human body. Geochemists and mineralogists are uniquely trained to contribute of this new field because of their knowledge of mineral stability, mineral reactivity, mineral precipitation/dissolution kinetics, and mineral-sorbate interactions, including both organic and inorganic species, as well as their ability to study complex systems over various length and time scales. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: identification of the earliest mineral (nano)phase to precipitate during bone formation and of the pathways for transformation to the final mineral (carbonate hydroxylapatite), characterizing interactions of organic macromolecules with inorganic species to form composite biominerals, identifying the conditions under which macromolecules act as inhibitors, promoters or modulators of biomineralization. Additional topics include the interaction of minerals with body fluids, understanding the role of mineral speciation in bioaccessibility, the role of minerals in the formation of reactive oxygen species, and the role of minerals in the development of diseases, such as silicosis and other respiratory diseases, neurological diseases, and cancer. The objectives of this workshop are to introduce geochemists and mineralogists to the concepts and problems in relevant areas of research, to highlight the importance of mineralogy and crystal chemistry in understanding these issues, and to promote links mineralogists and geochemists working on medical problems as well as medical scientists working on problems involving geomaterials.

November 2006

November 12-16, Indianapolis, IN USA
ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings

The annual meetings of American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) bring together 3,500+ people from 40 countries representing academia, government and private industry, including a large contingent of undergraduate and graduate students. The format is a series of poster and oral paper sessions presented throughout the week in addition to exhibits.

September 2006

September 11-14, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
HydroEco2006, International Multidisciplinary Conference on Hydrology and Ecology

The goals of the conference are (1) for interactions between groundwater and ecology to be better understood, measured, simulated, and managed, and (2) to improve the technological basis for policy decisions for issues such as reconstruction of ecologically valuable environments and the use of water resources in these environments.

September 25-29, Giens, France
Sea Level Changes: Records, Processes and Modeling

Major scientific themes considered for this symposium will include records, sedimentary processes, and modeling of sea level changes (amplitude-timing) on carbonate margins, siliciclastic, mixed margins, and deep sea settings, etc. The symposium will be structured around four themes corresponding to distinctive modes of the Phanerozoic Earth system: (1) Quaternary sea level changes; (2) Icehouse Earth sea level changes (last 33 Ma); (3) Paleozoic sea level changes; and (4) Greenhouse Earth sea level changes (250-33 Ma). Sponsor: Cerege; Contact: Gilbert Camoin Cerege, Europole de l'Arbois, B.P. 80 Aix-en-Provence France 13545 ; Phone: +33-4-42-97-15-14; Fax: +33-4-42-97-15-14; Web Site: http://www.cerege.fr/news/congres_camoin/sea_level.htm ; Abstract Deadline: 1 March 2006.

August 2006

August 21-September 1, Melbourne, Australia
16th Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference

The 16th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt conference in 2006 is being hosted for the first time in the southern hemisphere. Australia's unique, plate-scale natural laboratory will form the backdrop for the presentation of new ideas on a diverse range of geochemical topics. Housed under one roof in the state of the art facilities of the Melbourne Convention Centre, we have an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy stimulating science, some of the finest wines and dining opportunities as well as a gateway to the wealth of Australia's geological record.

August 27-31, La Jolla, California, USA
Third International Symposium on Isotopomers

The purpose of the Symposium is to look into the latest scientific achievements in the measurement and analysis of isotopomers, from the studies of environmental changes to extended applications in environmental and life sciences including food authenticity and biomedical research. Mass independent chemical measurements and theory are also included. The Symposium will call for papers from a wide range of research on isotope-containing molecules with site-specific information and/or multi-isotopic measurements.

July 2006

July 9-15, Philadelphia, PA USA
18th World Congress of Soil Science

The 18th World Congress of Soil Science is being hosted in the United States on July 9-15, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA. The theme for the Congress is Frontiers of Soil Science: Technology and the Information Age. The format for these meetings is a series of oral and poster symposia covering a wide diversity of topics in soil science and related fields. Registration is $550 if registering before May 1, 2006; and $650 if registering after May 1, 2006.

July 10-14, Gainesville, FL USA
Soil Microbiology-Short Course on Mycorrhizal Fungi

The Soil and Water Science Department here at the University of Florida has a specialized short course on July 10-14, 2006. It is called, "Soil Microbiology-Short Course on Mycorrhizal Fungi". This training course is designed for scientists, organic farmers, and other interests who are in practical and theoretical aspects of the use mycorrhizal fungi to enhance plant growth and nutrient cycling.
Practical laboratory sessions will be supported by lectures and discussions. Technical manuals containing all experimental protocols will be provided to participants. The course provides 19.5 hours of training and instruction, and a Certificate of Completion will be provided upon conclusion. Enrollment is limited to the first 10 participants, so register early to secure a seat in the course.
Details of the course and registration information are posted on the Department's web site located at:http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/ (click on "department short courses").

July 16-22, Boulder, CO, USA
2006 Climate and Health Colloquim

This colloquium exposes graduate and post-graduate students to methods for integrating climate change, climate variability and public health research. It will include presentations, opportunities for students to discuss integrated work with leaders in their respective fields, and gain hands-on experience with analytic tools.

July 17-21, Santa Fe, NM, USA
The Second International Conference on Global Warming and the Next Ice Age, and Aerosol Workshop

This conference and workshop will focus on drivers and regulators of climate change and variability other than greenhouse gases. Our goal is to provide a scientific perspective on the changes associated with other climate forcings and feedbacks that are more uncertain. Papers on both changes and rates of changes from both anthropogenic activities and natural processes not directly associated with greenhouse gas forcing are solicited. Submitted papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of the JGR-Atmosphere.

June 2006

June 4-9, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting

Meeting topics include effects of climate change, arctic ecosystems, physical habitat requirements, food web dynamics, land use impacts, taxonomy, and water policy issues. Post-meeting excursions are planned.

June 12-16, Novosibirsk, Russia
13th International Congress on Circumpolar Health

The Mission of the Congress is to 1) strengthen the international professional ties between the medical scientists, health care specialists, health administrators, and indigenous peoples of the Far North; 2) enrich the knowledge in the circumpolar health sciences and up to date scientific technologies, and; 3) develop new cooperative projects. The theme for the ICCH 13 is “The North – The Peace Zone”.

June 25-29, Duluth, Minn., U.S.A.
10th International Paleolimnology Symposium

Conference Theme: Past Ecosystem Processes and Human-Environment Interactions
Key Questions:
Past and present human impacts on global ecosystems
Interaction of human impacts with climate change
Sensitivity and resilience of ecosystem to climatic and anthropogenic stresses
Sustainable management strategies for the future

June 28, London, UK
Kyoto - At What Price? How GHG Markets Are Impacting The Power Industry

Greenhouse gas reduction targets are set in the Kyoto Accord that formally came into effect on February 16, 2005. Climate Change is high on the agenda for Tony Blair’s term as leader of the G8 group of industrialized nations and he has identified that Science and Technology must play a major role in addressing this issue. The varying incentives/measures designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector (ROCs, ETS, CCL, etc.) are intended to encourage efficient solutions – but are disjointed. The DTI’s public consultation of the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme is underway and resultant changes are expected to be implemented by the end of March 2006. The second stage of the European Trading Scheme (ETS) may also become clearer in this timescale. These incentives are currently expected to deliver Kyoto targets, but not the larger UK CO2 reduction targets for 2010 and subsequent targets. Consideration of new (replacement) nuclear and/or clean coal with carbon capture has recently come to the fore. The regulatory regime for offshore transmission (and hence related costs) will also likely become clearer over this timescale. This Seminar will bring together stakeholders in the electricity industry ranging from generation (renewables, CHP, gas, coal, nuclear), transmission system and electricity supply (demand side management/metering) plus customer representatives (Energy watch, Large Users, etc.).

May 2006

May 1-03, Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Fourth GOES-R Users' Conference

The overall goal of this conference is to help users prepare for Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellite Series-R (GOES-R). The conference objectives are to seek ways to ensure user readiness, update users about planning, status of GOES-R, and promote understanding of various applications of data and products. The first launch of the GOES-R series satellite is scheduled for 2012, which will provide critical atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, solar, and space data.

May 9-11, Incheon, Korea
13th International Symposium on Polar Sciences

   Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), KORDI is announcing an International Symposium on Polar Sciences. This symposium is the 13th of its kind, we set out theme for this year as 'From Molecules to Ecosystem in Polar Science: Toward IPY 2007~2008'.
   The purpose of this Symposium is to bring together scientists working on polar biology and to provide an international forum to exchange their ideas and results. The symposium will focus on genetic approaches, physiology, ecology and biodiversity of polar organisms. One of the main goals of this symposium is to develop a new international collaborative exploration and to share a vision for the IPY 2007-2008

May 16-18, Washington, D.C., USA
Enviromnetal Protection Agency 2006 Science Forum: Your Health, Your Environment, Your Future

The Forum will highlight the relationship between our environment and public health, and will include discussions on issues as diverse as the impact of understanding the human genome and the impacts of the built environment. The Forum will also highlight the complementary roles of EPA and other Federal public health agencies.

May 17-21, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Geofluids V: Fifth international conference on fluid evolution, migration and interaction in sedimentary basins and orogenic belts

The Geofluids conferences are aimed at building bridges between scientific disciplines, at encouraging interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaborations, and at promoting interactions between academia, industry, and government researchers. The aim of Geofluids V is to provide a forum for the presentation of fundamental, applied, and strategic research into the broad range of geofluids topics being investigated by the international scientific communities worldwide. Sponsor: University of Windsor; Contact: David Symons Department of Earth Sciences, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave. Windsor Ontario Canada N9B 3P4 ; Phone: 519-253-3000 ext 2493; Fax: 519-973-7081; Web Site: www.geofluids5.org; Abstract Deadline: 15 August 2005.

May 9-12, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Climate Change Technology: Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century

The main purpose of the EIC Conference 2006 is to advance the understanding and application of Engineering to meet these challenges and to provide the solutions needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change and its associated social and environmental consequences. The conference will provide opportunities for engineers and specialists in climate change monitoring, mitigation and adaptation to network and exchange views. The conference will examine engineering solutions that either mitigate or adapt to climate change. This three-day conference will interest engineering and environmental technology practitioners of all disciplines; delegates from industry, manufacturing, academia, government agencies and regulators; consulting engineers, and special interest groups; economists, financial, and legal experts and other specialists working in the climate change field. For More Information Contact: EIC Climate Change Conference, 1895 William Hodgins Lane; Tel: 613-839-1108; FAX: 613-839-1406

April 2006

April 2-6, Reno, NV, USA
Joint 8th Federal Interagency Sedimentation and 3rd Hydrologic Modeling Conferences

The Joint Conference will provide Federal and non-Federal scientists and managers from various disciplines the opportunity to discuss recent accomplishments and progress in research and on technical developments in the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of sedimentation and the development and use of models addressing surface water quality and quantity issues. About 270 papers and 70 poster and computer model demonstrations will be presented, incorporating results of recent research and technology development and/or applications and case studies.
See http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/sos/conf/call_papers_final_10.01.04.pdf for call for papers. Sponsor: Federal Subcommittees on Sedimentation and Hydrology; Contact: G. Douglas Glysson USGS, 412 National Center Reston VA USA 20192 ; Phone: 703-648-5019; Fax: 703-648-5722; Web Site: water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/sos/conf/index.html; Abstract Deadline: 15 April 2005

April 2-7, Vienna, Austria
BG6.02: Ocean acidification: chemistry, paleo-analogues, response of organisms and ecosystems, and modelling

Session "BG6.02: Ocean acidification: chemistry, paleo-analogues, response of organisms and ecosystems, and modelling" is to be held at the EGU meeting, Vienna, Austria, 02-07 April 2005. We encourage Submissions to this session from a broad geographic, thematic and instrumental range. The absolute abstract deadline is 13 January 2006.
Outline:
The aim of this session is to review recent data on the chemical, biological, and geological consequences of rising atmospheric CO2 and resulting ocean acidification. Conceptual, experimental and modelling contributions are welcome and all time scales will be considered.
Conveners:
Jean-Pierre Gattuso (mailto:gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr)
Joanie Kleypas (mailto:kleypas@ucar.edu)
Jim Orr (mailto:James.Orr@cea.fr)
Ulf Riebesell (mailto:uriebesell@ifm-geomar.de)
Further information:
Contributions may be oral or poster, but the programme organizers aim to have 70% or more of the presentations as posters. Authors should indicate their preference, but the conveners and organizers may allocate contributions to either oral or poster in order to reach the desired oral:poster ratio. Further information is available from the meeting web site at http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2006/.

BG1.10 Molecular geobiology: Linking geochemical processes to community structure, genomic biology and beyond

Molecular geobiology: Linking geochemical processes to community structure, genomic biology and beyond (BG1.10) The last two decades have seen a tremendous progress in our standing of which microorganisms are out there in the environment using cultivation independent molecular tools. However, we are only beginning to understand what microorganisms actually do in the environment, and how they change the geochemistry of their habitats on a molecular scale. The general idea of the session is to present the latest results and developments in linking structure, function, and identity of microbial populations involved in geochemically important processes. Moreover, genomic and postgenomic analyses of model organisms now increasingly facilitate to obtain insights into the mechanisms of element cycling. The session aims at an integrative dialogue of molecular scale geochemical and microbiological processes. Contributions that expand our understanding of microbial geobiology from a molecular perspective are welcome.
Convener: Michael W. Friedrich (michael.friedrich@staff.uni-marburg.de)
http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2006/

March 2006

March 13-17, Gainesville, FL USA
Short Course on Geostatistical Analysis of Environmental Data

This course will introduce a suite of geostatistical methods for the spatial analysis of environmental data. Participants will learn how to apply geostatistics for the description of spatial patterns and identification of scales of variability, spatial interpolation and stochastic modeling of environmental attributes, creation of risk maps and their use in decision-making. Lectures will alternate with analysis of environmental data using the Stanford Geostatistical Modeling Software (S-GeMS) and the TerraSeer Space-time Information System (STIS).Test datasets will be prepared so that results of geostatistical prediction and impacts on decision-making can be compared and discussed during the course. Each participant will receive a set of lecture notes and have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Dr. Goovaerts’ textbook. A copy of the public domain S-GeMS software will be provided. Ample time will be allocated to discussion, and participants are invited to bring their own case studies to seek Dr. Goovaerts opinion. The course provides 30 hours of training and instruction, and a Certificate of Completion will be provided upon conclusion. Enrollment is limited, so register early to secure a seat in the course. Advance registration is required.

March 20-23, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate
6th International Conference on the Geology of the Middle East

The main objective of the conference is to strengthen the scientific cooperation among the geologists who have interest in the geology of the Middle East. It will include presentations aiming at a fruitful exchange between scientists from all over the world. The conference will focus on improving knowledge among participants that may help establishing multidisciplinary research programs. An exhibition of technical equipment, literature and scientific instruments will be accommodated within the premises of the conference venue. There will be keynote speakers from notable international institutions. Abstract Deadline: September 1, 2005 For more information go to: http://www.fsc.uaeu.ac.ae/Geology/c/me.htm

January 2006

January 21-26, Boulder, Colorado USA
1st iLEAPS Science Conference

The conference will highlight the relevant aspects concerning the interfaces between land-biosphere-atmosphere. In particular we will focus on four main topics: Land-atmosphere exchange of reactive and conservative compounds - key interactions and feedbacks in the earth system, feedbacks between land biota, aerosols and atmospheric composition in the climate system, feedbacks and teleconnections in the land surface-atmosphere-water-system and transfer of material and energy in the soil/canopy/boundary-layer system: Measurements and modelling.
Abstract Deadline: 09/30/05

January 26-28, Boulder, Colorado USA
Flux Measurements in Difficult Conditions, a Specialist Workshop

As part of the IGBP iLEAPS Program's 1st iLEAPS Science Conference in Boulder 21-26 January 2006, a workshop on the measurement of surface exchange by eddy flux techniques in 'Difficult Conditions' will be held. This workshop aims to:
  * Define the conditions where flux measurements are likely to be compromised by departures from ideal flow behaviour
  * Develop methods to identify these departures and their causes
  * Assess the significance of the resulting measurement errors to meteorology and biogeochemistry.
It will address these aims by:
  * Clarifying the present state of understanding in flux measurement in difficult conditions and identifying key weaknesses
  * Suggesting collaborative research plans to address these weaknesses
  * Agreeing on current best practice for correction of surface atmosphere exchange measurements in difficult conditions.

Abstract Deadline: 09/30/05
For more information check out: http://www.atm.helsinki.fi/ILEAPS/fluxworkshop2006/

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