Biogeosciences Calendar

Meetings and Events

October 2007

15-18 October 2007, Amherst, Massachusetts The Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water: The Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, this year, October 15-18, 2007, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has become the preeminent national conference in this important environmental area. The conference attracts 700-800 attendees annually which includes a wide variety of representation from state and federal agencies; military; a number of industries including railroad, petroleum, transportation, utilities; the environmental engineering and consulting community; and academia. Expediting and Economizing Cleanups, this conference's theme, will be supported by the development of a strong and diverse technical program in concert with a variety of educational opportunities available to attendees. Live equipment demonstrations will augment the exhibition section which brings real-world application to the technical theory and case studies which will be presented in the platform sessions. Focused workshops will provide attendees with the type of practical application information which will impact their job performance immediately. The conference promises to be an exciting opportunity for all those concerned with the challenge of developing creative, cost-effective assessments and solutions that can withstand the demands of regulatory requirements.

21-26 October 2007, Sao Paolo, Brazil 2nd Hemispherical Conference in Medical Geology: On behalf of the International Medical Geology Association (IMGA) and the Organizers of the Brazilian Geochemistry Congress, we would like to invite you to participate at the 2nd Hemispherical Conference on Medical Geology.The aim of this conference is to bring together scientists from South America, Central and North America, Canada and the Caribbean Basin to share the most recent advances and latest information on Medical Geology research with particular emphasis on this part of the globe. The 1st Hemispherical Conference on Medical Geology was organized in Puerto Rico with participation from over 50 delegates and with representation from each of the regions. The 2nd HCMG is expected to bring together a wide range of disciplines in geosciences and biomedical research with particular interest on Medical Geology. Among the general topics of this international meeting will include: 1. Soils, water, air and public health 2. Environmental surveillance and public health 3. Emerging and re-Emerging Diseases and Medical geology 4. Geochemical and Human Health Databases 5. Tools of the Trade in Geosciences and Public Health. There will be a one-day short course on medical geology on Sunday, 21 October.

21-26 October 2007, Hersonissos, Crete-Greece ISTERH/NTES/HTES ‘07 Trace Elements in Diet, Nutrition, and Health: Essentiality and Toxicity: Join us for a conference on “Trace Elements in Diet, Nutrition, and Health: Essentiality and Toxicity.” An integrated meeting of the International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans (ISTERH), the Nordic Trace Element Society (NTES), and the Hellenic Trace Element Society (HTES), to be held at the Creta Maris Hotel, Hersonissos, Crete-Greece. For information or to submit an abstract: http://www.isterh.org. Email: Creteconference2007@isterh.org.

22-24 October 2007, Turku, Finland EANA 7th European Workshop on Astrobiology: The workshop, sponsored by the European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA), will address all the main topics of astrobiology: Interstellar chemistry; Chemical evolution; Early Earth and Mars; Origins of life; Life during the Archean; The limits of life - Extremophiles; Search for life in the Solar System; Exoplanets; Habitability; Biomarkers; Education and public outreach.
Venue: University of Turku
Contact: eana07@utu.fi

28-31 October 2007, Denver, Colorado The Geological Society of America (GSA) 2007 Annual Meeting Geology and Health Division Topical Session #127: Beneficial aspects of earth sciences in public health: Humans have employed natural earth materials (minerals, earth related organic materials, water) to promote health since recorded history. Scientific understanding of the observed healing or health benefits has just begun, as technology has provided the tools for studying nanoscale interactions of minerals with microbes and biomolecules. Discussion among researchers in mineralogy, geochemistry, microbiology, hydrology, veterinary and human medicine, pharmacology, and dentistry is needed to advance our knowledge of beneficial minerals in society. If your research includes earth materials or geochemical methods that may benefit human health, please consider joining us to stimulate such interdisciplinary research efforts. Submit your abstract via: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2007AM/index.epl.
Venue: Colorado Convention Center
Contact: The co-conveners of this session are Ulli Limpitlaw, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, e-mail: , and Lynda Williams, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, e-mail: .

28 October-2 November 2007, Loutraki, Greece II International conference “Biosphere Origin and Evolution”: Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences: International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life is pleased to announce the II International conference BIOSPHERE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION. The event is supposed to be held every two years since its foundation in 2005. The first conference took place in Novosibirsk (Russia).
The organizers:
• Trofimuk United Institute of Geology, Geophysics & Mineralogy of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
• Boreskov Institute of Catalysis of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
• Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
• Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow , Russia
Scientific program:
• Problems of abiogenic synthesis and evolution of the matter under conditions of pregeological stages of the Earth evolution
• Biogeological problems of the evolution of the biosphere
• Biomineral systems
• Genetic and ecosystem problems of the evolution
• Mechanisms of anthropogenesis and inhabitation of humans
Conference venue: The Conference will be held in the Business Center of the Club Hotel Loutraki Conference Resort & Casino 5*, situated in the city of Loutraki (Greece). It is just a 45 minute drive southwest from Athens’ International Airport.
Contact: BOE-2007 Organizing Committee, Tatiana Zamulina, e-mail: .
Important Dates:
15 September 2007: Registration payment deadline

29-31 October 2007, Duluth, Minnesota Making a Great Lake Superior 2007: The "Making a Great Lake Superior 2007" conference will allow researchers, land and resource managers, educators and basin residents to participate in interdisciplinary discussions about the most important issues facing Lake Superior. Restoring and protecting Lake Superior requires broad efforts and knowledge, and the conference is open for all to attend. Sessions will include current research, educational programs, and management experiences relating to:
• Invasive species
• Habitat and species management
• Human health and safety
• Areas of Concern
• Non-point source pollution
• Toxic pollutants
• GIS and information management
• Economic and environmental sustainability
• Climate change
• Water levels and lake withdrawals
• Watershed stewardship
• Fisheries and aquatic ecology
Important Dates:
18 October 2007: Close of online registration

November 2007

4-8 November 2007, Providence, Rhode Island ERF 2007 (Estuarine Research Federation) Science and Management Observations/Synthesis/Solution: The ERF 2007 Steering Committee is working hard to make the November 4 – 8 Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, a great scientific meeting that is designed around synthesis and interaction, and is particularly student-friendly. The theme of the meeting is Science and Management, and effective science for society is a clear strand. Poster and oral sessions, plenaries and workshops will cover a wide range of topics encompassing many diverse aspects of coastal and estuarine science.
The scientific sessions for ERF 2007 are organized into major categories, two of which are Biogeochemistry and Climate Change.
Biogeochemistry Sessions
• Biogeochemistry-Organic and Inorganic-General
• Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Biogeochemistry
• Microbes: A Synthesis of Diversity, Community Composition and Biogeochemical Function
Climate Change Sessions
• Climate Change-General
• Climate Effects on Tidal Wetlands
• Coastal Records Help Understand Causes and Consequences of Climate Variability
• Human and Climatic Factors Affecting Eutrophication of Coastal Lagoons
• Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Biogeochemistry
• Impacts of Climate Change and Energy Scarcity on Coastal Ecosystems
• Long-term Shifts in Faunal Assemblages in Eastern North America
• Sudden Vegetation Dieback in Tidal Wetlands: A New Phenomenon in the U.S.?
For more information and updates, as well as to see all scientific sessions, please visit the ERF 2007 conference website.
Important Dates:
Registration is now open.
Abstract submission is closed - over 1250 received.

11-16 November 2007, Taupo, New Zealand 18th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry “Environmental Biogeochemistry at the Extremes”: The 18th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry will be held in Taupo, New Zealand, 11–16 November 2007. ISEB conferences seek to promote scientific knowledge of biogeochemical processes operating in the environment, and to provide an opportunity for interaction between geochemists, microbiologists, chemists, biologists, environmental scientists and others undertaking research in this interdisciplinary field. The theme of this conference will be “Environmental Biogeochemistry at the Extremes,” focusing on biogeochemical processes occurring under extreme environmental conditions, but not to the exclusion of processes in the more “normal” environments which help define these extremes. For further information, please visit the ISEB website.

12-16 November 2007, Noordwijk, The Netherlands European Space Agency (ESA) European Mars Science and Exporation Conference: Mars Express & ExoMars: The European Mars Science and Exploration Conference (EMSEC): Mars Express and ExoMars will be held at ESA’s Technology Centre (ESTEC) at Noordwijk, The Netherlands, on 12-16 November 2007. After four years in orbit around the Red Planet, it is time to reflect on the many discoveries of Mars Express in all fields, from the Martian interior and subsurface structure to its surface morphology, geology and mineralogy, its atmospheric composition, dynamics and climate, and its interaction with the space environment. Also, preparations are gearing up for the next step in the European exploration of Mars with the ExoMars mission, which comprises a capable rover devoted to astrobiological studies with access to the subsurface, and possibly a geophysical package and a scientific and communications orbiter.
Venue: ESA Technology Centre (ESTEC)
Important Dates:
September 2007: Abstract submission and early registration deadlines
Contact: Agustin Chicarro, ESA/ESTEC, e-mail:

12-13 November 2007, London, United Kingdom Photosynthetic and Atmospheric Evolution Discussion Meeting: 2007 marks the 70th anniversary of the demonstration that chloroplasts catalyse the photolysis of water into O2 and the 60th anniversary of the discovery of Rubisco. The photosynthetic apparatus and Rubisco have fed the biosphere, remade the atmosphere, and directed the global greenhouse. The meeting will combine biochemistry and geological studies, addressing the evolutionary history of CO2 fixation from the Archaean, via cyanobacteria to eukaryotic plankton and plants. This meeting is free to attend but pre-registration is essential. The list of speakers and the registration form are available on our website.
Venue: Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace LONDON SW1Y 5AG

12-16 November 2007, Moscow, Russia XVII International Conference On Marine Geology: Dear colleague! Russian Academy of Sciences, P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Foundation of Basic Research, Scientific Council on the Problems of the World Ocean, VNII Oceangeology, Sevmorgeo, Yuzhmorgeo, and Moscow State University organize the XVII International Conference on Marine Geology. The results of marine geological studies will be presented and discussed at the following sections: 1) Marine geology of the Arctic region; 2) Oil and gas in the seas and oceans; 3) Paleooceanology, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, cross correlation of deposits; 4) Hydrotherms and ores on the bottoms of oceans and seas; 5) P.L. Bezrukov Memorial Symposium "Mineral resources and mineralogy of oceans and seas"; 6) Nanotechnologies and mass and energy fluxes (atmo-, cryo-, hydro-, litho-, sedimentospheres); 7) Biogeochemical processes in seas and oceans; 8) Sea floor geophysics and geomorphology; 9) Geoecology, pollution of the World Ocean, new methods of four-dimensional monitoring; 10) L.P. Zonenshain Memorial Symposium "Lithosphere plate tectonics"; 11) White Sea System, 4-D investigations. World-known scientists from different countries are invited to present lectures at the Conference. Demonstration of scientific films, the exhibition of new research instruments and equipment and the sale of recently published books are included in the program of the Conference. A culture program for the participants will be prepared. The proceedings of conference will be published in a special book by the beginning of the meeting. Russian and English are the working languages of the Conference.
Venue: P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Important Dates:
15 September 2007: Abstracts of presentations deadline

December 2007

2-7 December 2007, Fremantle, Western Australia Groundwater Quality 2007: Securing Groundwater Quality in Urban and Industrial Environments: Registration is now OPEN for Groundwater Quality 2007 (GQ07) (www.csiro.au/GQ07) – a Daft Program and Registration Brochure is attached to the web page.
The 6th International IAHS Groundwater Quality Conference will be held in Fremantle, Western Australia, 2-7 December 2007. Options for registration are at the website. The GQ conference series is the premier forum for interaction on Groundwater Quality issues worldwide. GQ conferences are held every three years, and this is the first time a GQ conference has been held in the southern hemisphere. The GQ07 Committee received approximately 300 abstracts from 41 countries and has put together an exciting program. It promises to be a socially and technically stimulating experience – and affords a unique opportunity, in a beautiful setting, to hear and interact with the best researchers in the world on groundwater quality issues.
Important Dates: Note that early registration closed at the end of September. For further information see the website or contact .
Biogeochemical interactions will be a sub-theme of the Groundwater Quality 2007 conference. GQ07 has as its main theme Securing Groundwater Quality in Urban and Industrial Environments, and will focus on the need to sustain, repair and protect groundwater quality in urban and industrial settings. The conference will bring together researchers, industry, regulators, contractors, consultants, planners and water supply agencies to address the important issues related to groundwater quality in urban and industrial settings.

2008

JAnuary 2008

January 2008, United States' McMurdo Station, Antarctica Advanced Biology Training Course In Antarctica "Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms": This National Science Foundation sponsored course will be held in Antarctica at the United States' McMurdo Station for one month, starting January 2008. This is an international course, open to all nationalities. Applications are invited from graduate students currently enrolled in a PhD program, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty-level research scientists who are interested in the study of extreme environments and the biology of Antarctic organisms. The course will accommodate up to 20 students. Full scholarships are available for each student accepted into the course to cover the cost of travel from home institution to Antarctica, and room and board while in Antarctica. The emphasis of the Antarctic Biology Course is on integrative biology, with laboratory- and field-based projects focused on adaptations in an extreme polar environment. A diverse teaching faculty will offer students the opportunity to study a wide range of Antarctic organisms (bacteria, algae, invertebrates, and fish), as well as studying several different levels of biological analysis (molecular biology, biomechanics, physiological ecology, species diversity, and evolution). For more information and on-line applications, please see the course website.
Important Dates:
15 August 2007: Deadline for receipt of completed applications

16-18, January 2008, Washington, D.C. 8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment Climate Change: Science and Solutions: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT invites you to participate in the 8th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment to develop and advance science-based solutions to climate change. Join us in the dialogue with leading scientists, policy makers, industry leaders, educators, and other solutions-oriented innovators to develop comprehensive strategies for protecting people and the planet against the threat of climate change. The three-day conference will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. An interactive agenda features skill-building workshops, targeted breakout sessions, plenary sessions, and symposia to provide participants with an expansive understanding of climate change solutions—and how we can achieve them.
Important Dates: Register online before 2 November for the early registration rate!

February 2008

7-8 February 2008, London, United Kingdom International conference “Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation?”: The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the University of Oslo, with the support of the Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) project, announce a two day international conference to be held on 7 and 8 of February 2008 at the Royal Geographical Society in London on the subject of "Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation?"
Abstracts are invited to be submitted under one of following three themes:
Theme 1: Adapting to thresholds in physical and ecological systems
Theme 2: The role of values and culture in adaptation
Theme 3: Governance, knowledge and technologies for adaptation
Important dates:
10 August 2007: Deadline for submission of abstracts
1 October 2007: Notification of acceptance of abstracts
15 December 2007: Early registration deadline
31 December 2007: Deadline for submission of full papers
18 January 2008: Close of registration
For further details please see the conference web pages.

17-22 February 2008, Esperance, Western Australia 11th International Symposium on the Interactions between Sediments and Water: Management objectives for aquatic systems are increasingly highlighting the importance of sediment-water interactions in controlling nutrient and pollutant cycling. The 11th International Symposium on the Interactions between Sediments and Water will explore our current understanding of process interactions across multiple space and time scales. Interactions at the microscale will be explored alongside interactions at catchment scale. The impact of extreme, short-lived events, such as a tsunami, will be compared to the impact of long-term drivers, such as climate change. We will also examine how sediment and water link terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. The Symposium will be held in Esperance, Western Australia, where ancient soils, sediments and catchments maintain in a fragile balance with modern land uses and tourism. Mid-symposium field trips will provide opportunities to experience and engage with this fascinating area. For more information please contact the local organizing committee at iasws2008@iasws.org or visit the Symposium Web Site.

22-23 February 2008, Berlin, Germany 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: The 2008 Berlin Conference ‘Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change’ is organized by the Oldenburg Centre for Sustainability Economics and Management (CENTOS), Oldenburg University in co-operation with the Environmental Policy Research Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin. This 2008 Berlin Conference will be the eighth event in the series of annual European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. The European conferences are annual events of about 150-250 international participants, selected through rigorous international peer review. Special conference features, including panels on teaching and targeted programmes for doctoral students, add to its innovative character. The 2008 Berlin Conference will bring together recent research and conceptual developments from innovative inter- and transdisciplinary scientific approaches to discuss current challenges, research tasks, practical solutions and possible strategies for long-term policies in an international context. In particular, papers are invited that deal with one or more of the following issues belonging to the conference theme: Research, Governance, Adaptation, Participation, and Teaching and Knowledge Systems for Sustainability. Please see the Call for Papers and the Conference Website for more information.
Important Dates:
15 September 2007: Deadline for proposals and abstracts
31 October 2007: Notification of acceptance
31 January 2008: Deadline for full papers

March 2008

2-7 March 2008, Orlando, Florida 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting: From the Watershed to the Global Ocean: Co-sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society and the Estuarine Research Federation.
Scientific Theme: Water connects and binds us all. It moves from the top of the highest mountain to the depths of the deepest oceans. As limnologists, oceanographers, and educators, water is the lifeblood of our endeavors. Now, as never before, we recognize the interconnections between land and sea, and at the 2008 bi-annual Ocean Sciences Meeting we are going to recognize the important nature of these connections. We invite you to participate through submissions to oral or poster sessions. Following the trend at our recent meetings, increasing emphasis is being placed on poster sessions with the goal of not limiting the number of concurrent oral sessions and giving greater exposure to presenters at all sessions. We especially encourage the submission of poster presentations as a very effective means of facilitating discussion of research. Poster sessions will be scheduled at times when there are no conflicts from oral sessions or scheduled special workshops, field trips, or town meetings. The poster sessions include receptions to provide opportunities to make professional connections in a social setting. For more information, please contact the conference management office by e-mail at or by phone at 800-929-ASLO or 254-399-9635.
Special Sessions
Session 003: Ocean Acidification: Causes and Impacts on Biogeochemical Processes, Biota and Climate
Session 008: Decadal Variations in Ocean Interior Circulation, Water Masses, and Biogeochemistry - Results From The CLIVAR/CO2 Repeat Hydrography Program
Session 022: Trace Metal Biogeochemistry - Interactions Between Atmosphere and Ocean
Session 038: Progress in Mechanistic Modelling of the Ocean Carbon Cycle
Session 064: Linkages between climate, upwelling and anoxia: The Cariaco Basin and similar systems
Session 079: Photobiogeochemistry: Shedding Light on Biogeochemical Cycles from Rivers to the Sea
Session 092: Nitrogen Supply in the Oligotrophic Ocean
Session 108: Controls on Carbon Biogeochemistry and Fluxes and their Associated Scales of Variability on Ocean Margins
Session 116: Confronting marine biogeochemical models with data: Approaches to quantitative evaluation and calibration
Session 120: Oceans and Human Health: Identifying and Understanding Ocean Health Benefits and Threats
Session 121: Sunlight Effects on Dissolved Organic Matter Bioavailability
Session 180: Long-term Ecological Research in the Deep Sea
Session 182: Variability and Trends in Oceanic Oxygen: From a Tracer of Biological Production to a Bellwether of Climate Change
Session 183: Interannual Trends in Phytoplankton Dynamics in Coastal Ecosystems
Session 197: New Perspectives in Silicon Cycling; from Rivers to Seas and Sediments Conveners:Dick Dugdale, Mark Brzezinski
Important Dates:
2 October 2007: Abstract submission deadline
1 February 2008: Early registration deadline
1 March 2008: Regular registration deadline

31 March-3 April 2008, Athens, Greece Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health 26th European Conference-SEGH 2008: SEGH 2008 is co-organised by the Greek Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME) and the Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA) in Athens, Hellas from the 31st March to the 3rd April 2008. The conference will focus on Health Implications of Environmental Contamination. Oral and poster papers will be presented on all aspects of environmental geochemistry and its impacts on health. Contributions on health implications of mineral pollutants, especially asbestos and on studies of air pollution and health will be particularly welcome. Papers are invited from students and post-doctoral fellows, as well as from established researchers. Prizes will be awarded to the best oral and poster presentations by postgraduate research students.
Conference Themes
• Health implications of mineral pollutants with emphasis on asbestos
• Air-Soil-Water pollution and health
• Endocrine disruption and health
• Health impact of waste management
• Environmental geochemistry in the decision making process for health protection
• Site specific versus general guideline values
• Geochemical baselines
• Marine pollution
Venue: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University Campus (Panepistimiopolis) Zografou, Athens, Hellas
Important Dates:
30 November 2007: Deadline for abstract submission
15 February 2008: Early registration deadline
For more information, as well as abstract submission, please visit the SEGH 2008 conference website.

May 2008

21-23 May 2008, Valencia, Spain 2nd International Congress: Arsenic in the Environment: The First International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, was held in Mexico City in 2006, focusing on “Natural Arsenic in Groundwaters of Latin America”. As a result of that event plans were made to hold a series of biennial congresses with rotating venues in different continents, continuing with the themes of the congress held in Mexico and also including aspects connected with toxicity and effects on health. These events would provide participants with an up-to-date, global view of the studies of this contaminant that have been carried out, on a multi- and interdisciplinary level.
Hence the present announcement of the Second International Congress, As 2008, with the title “Arsenic from Nature to Humans”, which will be held in Valencia (Spain) from 21 to 23 May 2008.
The topics to be covered in the congress will be grouped under the following headings:
I. Arsenic in Rocks, Soil, Groundwater and Air
II. Human Exposure: Sources, Intakes and Bioavailability
III. Arsenic Metabolism, Biomarkers and Mode of Action
IV. Environmental Health Effects and Risk Assessment
V. Arsenic Remediation
VI. Assessment of Social and Economic Impacts
Deadlines:
30 December 2007: Submission of abstracts
15 February 2008: Acceptance of contributions
15 March 2008: Early registration at reduced fee
1 April 2008: Cancellation of registration
Contact: E-mail: ; conference web site.

25-29 May 2008, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany 4th International Conference on Trace Element Speciation in Biomedical, Nutritional and Environmental Sciences: Five International Workshops on Trace Element Analytical Chemistry in Medicine and Biology had been organized at the GSF - National Research Center in Neuherberg, Germany from 1980 to 1988 by P. Brätter and P. Schramel. The 6th workshop was organised by P. Brätter, B. Ribas and P. Schramel in 1994. In response to the rising demand and research activities in the field of trace element speciation analysis the series of workshops was continued by a series of three International Conferences on Trace Element Speciation in Biomedical, Nutritional and Environmental Sciences at the GSF - National Research Center in Neuherberg, Germany. The organisers were B. Michalke and P. Schramel. We are now announcing the 4th conference in this series on May 25th - 29th 2008 at the same venue.
The Scientific Committee invites all scientists involved and/or interested in the multifaceted field of "Speciation Analysis“ to take part in this conference and to contribute to the scientific programme. Our main aim is to initiate interdisciplinary discussions about novel research results, about current problems and needs and about future developments. Young scientists are especially encouraged to submit their work and to take part in designing the future of "Speciation Analysis“.
Scientific Topics:
Applied Speciation Analysis I: Environment and unprocessed food
Applied Speciation Analysis II: Food production and other industries
Applied Speciation Analysis III: Biomedical, clinical and bioinorganic field
Metallomics / Metalloproteomics
Quality control/ Reference materials/ Stability and transformation of element species
New techniques in sampling and sample preparation
New methods and techniques using elemental and/or molecular detection
Trends and future developments
Invited Speakers: Bill Maher, University of Canberra, Australia; Mihaly Dernovics, University of Budapest, Hungary;
Jose Centeno, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA; Kazuo T. Suzuki, Chiba University, Japan; Maria Montes-Bayon, University of Oviedo, Spain; Ivano Bertini, University of Florence, Italy; Hendrik Emons, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Belgium; Carmen Camara, University of Madrid, Spain; Spiros A. Pergantis, University of Crete, Greece; Eva Krupp, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK;
Gerd Multhaup, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
Important Dates:
15 January 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts
15 April 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts for last minute posters:
For more information, please visit the conference home page and submit your contact details.

July 2008

7-11 July 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 11th International Coral Reef Symposium: Reefs For The Future: Every four years the International Coral Reef Symposium convenes as a major scientific conference to provide the latest knowledge about coral reefs worldwide. Natural scientists, resource managers and users, conservationists, and students meet together to advance and share information on coral reef ecosystems. The theme for the 11th ICRS is REEFS FOR THE FUTURE and the goals are to:
• provide a scientific basis for coral reef ecosystem management by articulating the state of the science with respect to current and emerging stressors;
• improve the understanding of reef condition, function, and productivity; and
• grow the fields of coral reef ecosystem science, conservation, and multidisciplinary research by facilitating the exchange of ideas.
The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 7-11 July 8 2008. This is the first time in over 30 years that the Symposium has been held in the continental US. Over 2,000 attendees are expected from the international marine science, management, and conservationist communities, making this the largest ICRS ever. There will be 25 Mini-Symposia to choose from representing a wide diversity of coral reef science and management opportunities to participate. The South Florida venue will provide convenient access for experts and policymakers to visit and study US and other reef systems in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Meso-America, and Eastern Pacific. Symposium Co-Hosts include the State of Florida and the US Coral Reef Task Force (chaired by NOAA & DOI). The meeting is organized by a Local Organizing Committee. The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) officially sanctions ICRS meetings. The 11th ICRS is a keystone event within the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) 2008. Online Symposium and field trip registration, abstract submission, and hotel reservations are now open. Please visit the Symposium Website for information and registration.
Important Dates:
August 2007: Online Abstract Submissions Open
15 November 2007: Online Abstract Submission Close
1 December 2007: ISRS Travel Award Stipend Application Submission (Closes midnight PST)
1 February 2008: Deadline for ALL oral and poster presenters to register.
1 March 2008: Early registration deadline. Registrations received after this date will be charged FULL registration.
29 May 2008: Deadline for Hotel Reservations to receive the discounted conference rate.

August 2008

6-14 August 2008, Oslo, Norway 33rd International Geological Congress: In 2008 the Nordic countries will arrange the 33rd International Geological Congress, 33IGC, in Oslo 6-14 August. The Congress will run with 40 parallel sessions and cover the whole spectrum of geosciences. There will be a major poster session as well as a large exhibition ,Geoexpo 2008, in which Nordic and international industry and other organizations will be able to exhibit their products and services.
A number of international affiliations have announced their interest in organizing annual business meetings during the Congress. In addition a number of workshops and short courses will be arranged. More than 50 excursions are offered for the two weeks before the Congress and one week post-Congress. These run in all the Nordic Countries, as well as in NW Russia, Greenland, Svalbard, and the Faroe Islands. The excursions will give the participants a first-hand insight into Nordic geosciences, as well as the Nordic natural and cultural heritage.
Two major international events are important for the Congress. The “International Polar Year” (IPY) and the United Nations “International Year of Planet Earth” (IYPE) are both running in the period 2007-2009. The latter was announced by the General Assembly in 2005, and the Congress will form the most important Nordic contribution to IYPE. The Congress focuses on many of the main themes of IYPE, with major emphasis on “Geoscience and Society”.
During the Congress 7 major themes will be treated in full-day plenary sessions of lectures given by invited lecturers. The themes can be seen in more detail in the enclosed 2nd Circular, and comprise early life and biodiversity, natural hazards, climate change, energy, mineral resources, water and health, and planetary geosciences. Focus is placed on both scientific and societal aspects. Nordic ministers will be invited to open these sessions and to participate in panel debates and press conferences related to these “Themes of the day”.
In relation to the IPY, the Arctic will receive particular attention, which is important since the effects of climate change are seen first and expected to be largest in these regions. With our focus on climate issues, the Congress will contribute with state-of-the-art science and thereby to the general debate on these issues.
Biogeoscience
Symposia:
o General contributions to biogeoscience: Rolf Birger Pedersen
o Geomicrobiology: Low-temperature alteration, mineralization, and microbial interactions Ingunn H. Thorseth, Crispin Little
o Life of the early Earth: Harald Furnes, Maarten de Wit, Minik Rosing
Geology and Health
Theme of the Day:
Water, human health and the environment
Short courses:
o Medical Geology
o Quantitative aspects of Medical Mineralogy
Topical Symposia under the framework of International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE):
o Earth and health - medical geology: Olle Selinus, Eiliv Steinnes, Jane Plant, Lucy Hoareau, Ben Mapani, Robert Finkelman, Theo Davis, Catherine Skinner
o Groundwater - Geopollution, contamination and health aspects: Shrikant D. Limaye, Anne Kousa, Jonas Satkunas, Hisashi Nirei, Kunio Furuno (AGID, IUGS-GEM)
o Emerging issues in geotoxicology - other aspects of medical geology: Olle Selinus, Philip Weinstein, José Centeno
o Occupational and geohazard applications of medical geology: Andrejs Skesters, Edward Derbyshire
o Quantitative aspects of medical mineralogy: A. Umran Dogan, Meral Dogan
Half-day symposium to set out the key questions posed by the IYPE’s Theme Earth and Health:
o 6 Invited speakers
o Facilities for linked poster session can be made
Important Dates:
1 September 2007: Registration began
1 February 2008: Abstract submission and field trip registration deadlines
15 April 2008: Early registration deadline
For updates visit the 33IGC Web Site.

18-22 August 2008, London, UK Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface 8 (GES-8): The Geochemistry of the Earth’s Surface conference series is now in its 21st year. The GES organization is a working group of the International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC). Past meetings of the working group were held in Granada, Spain (1986), Aix-en-Provence, France (1990), University Park, Pennsylvania, USA (1993), Ilkey, England (1996), Reykjavik, Iceland (1999), Honolulu, Hawaii (2002) and Aix-En-Provence, France (2005). These conferences cover the geochemistry of the immediate surface of the earth; air, rocks, water and life as they occur both naturally and as perturbed by man.
Presentations comprise a series of extended oral presentations by invited speakers together with poster presentations by delegates. The overall goal of the research that is discussed at the meetings is to understand the processes governing chemical reactions at the earth’s surface. This understanding will provide solutions to many present and future global and local environmental problems.
Sessions: Mineral weathering, Synchrotrons in environmental science, Global geochemical cycles and climate change, Contaminated environments and toxicology, Biomineralisation, Environment and Human Health.
Invited speaker list includes: R. A Berner (Yale, USA); J. Gale (Curtin, Australia), A. Rosling (Uppsala, Sweden); J. Leake (Sheffield, UK), S. Bersconi (ETH, Switzerland); J. Thieme (Göttingen, Germany); P. Heaney (Penn. State, USA); F. Mosselmans (Diamond, UK); G. Brown (Stanford, USA); F.MacKenzie (Honolulu, Hawaii); H. Allen (Dellaware, USA); S. Stipp (Copenhagen, Denmark); S. Carroll (Lawrence Livermore, USA); A. Manceau (Grenoble, France); L. Benning (Leeds, UK); J.D. Meunier (Aix-en-Provence, France); J. Veizer (Ottawa, Canada), M. Cusack (Glasgow, UK); J. MacArthur (London, UK); J. Plant (Keyworth, UK); J. Kleypas (Colorado, USA)
Venue: The Natural History Museum, London, UK
Important Dates:
15 March 2008: Accomodation and abstract deadlines
Organisers: Mark Hodson (University of Reading, m.e.hodson@reading.ac.uk), Siggi Gislason (University of Iceland), Steve Banwart (Univ. Sheffield), Vala Ragnarsdottir (Univ. Bristol), Martin Lee (Univ. Glasgow), Vern Phoenix (Univ. Glasgow), Sam Shaw (Univ. Leeds), Dave Polya (Univ. Manchester), Eva Valsami-Jones (NHM), Klauss Wallmann (IFM Geomar), Kym Jarvis (Univ. Kingston), Russell Rajendra (MinSoc)
More info: GES-8 Web Site
Conference sponsors: Mineralogical Society of Great Britain, International Association of Geochemistry, European Association of Geochemists, Diamond

September 2008

8-10 September 2007, Brisbane, Australia 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR APPLIED MINERALOGY - ICAM 2008: An initiative of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and CSIRO.
The Congress
The Congress will cover applied mineralogy in the broadest sense and will be an excellent opportunity for the presentation of the latest basic and applied research results and state-of-the-art overviews by international specialists. Applied mineralogy embraces numerous applications of mineralogy in the mineral, metallurgical, chemical and materials industries, as well as in waste recycling, environmental assessment and medicine. As an interdisciplinary field, it involves characterisation of a wide variety of crystalline materials including ores, mineral concentrates, engineering materials, biomaterials and industrial residues.
The main Congress themes will include:
* Advanced materials
* Analytical techniques and automated instrumentation
* Biominerals and biomaterials
* Cement and construction materials
* Ceramics and glasses
* Cultural heritage
* Environmental and medical mineralogy
* Geometallurgy and process mineralogy
* Industrial minerals, including gems
* Mineral exploration
* Oil reservoirs
* Ore mineralogy
The Program
If you are interested in participating in this event as an author, delegate, sponsor or exhibition or would like to suggest themes you would like covered in the Congress Program, please complete the online Expression of Interest form. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Important Dates:
15 October 2007: Deadline for submission of abstracts
January 2008: Notification of acceptance
April 2008: Full papers due
Click here to view the call for papers.
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words (in English) and must address the themes of the ICAM Congress.
Abstracts should be submitted to: Kristy Pocock, Senior Publications Coordinator, The AusIMM PO Box 660, Carlton South, Victoria, 3053, Australia
Phone: + 61 3 9662 3166, E-mail:
More info : Alison McKenzie, Events Department, The AusIMM PO Box 660, Carlton South, Victoria, Australia 3053, Telephone: +61 3 9662 3166, E-mail:

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