CALL FOR ELECTION IN PERUVIAN SECTION

From 04-07 to 31-07 of this year will be chosen a new committee of the Peruvian chapter, which will take charge of the coordination of our activities for what it stays of the present year 2016 and the following year 2017.

In case you still don’t be a member of the YES NETWORK you must register HERE and for to choose your peruvian candidate get HERE (in Spanish).

Then the positions and the candidates for the next Peruvian committee 2016-2017:


NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

1. Luis Araujo

2. Patricia Cano

3. Danitza Machaca


GENERAL SECRETARY

1. Luis Araujo

2. Danitza Machaca

3. Daniel Caballero

SCIENTIFIC AND OF PLANNING COMMITTEE:

1. Danitza Machaca

2. Norma Sosa


LOGISTICS AND TREASURY COMMITTEE :

1. Cesar Aybar

2. Norma Sosa


INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE :

1. Lorena Huayhua

2. Norma Sosa

35th IGC Invitation for YES members: Travel Grants and Deadlines Extension (Feb 29)!

Dear YES Members,

You are cordially invited to the 35th International Geological Congress that will take place from 27th August  to 4th September 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa.

The 35th IGC is highly supporting the contributions of YES Network members worldwide. Beside the inclusion of YES talks in all sessions of the congress, the organizing committee is offering travel grants to YES members through the GeoHost programme; GeoHost is a support scheme that aims to provide financial support to selected young earth scientists from around the globe, or eligible geoscientists who live and work in low-income countries to attend the 35TH IGC in 2016. Financial support obtained by the 35th IGC through sponsorship or funding mechanisms will be utilised to assist young geoscientists (inclusive of YES participants) and deserving geoscientists from low-income countries to participate in the 35TH IGC as full delegates. For more information, please visit the following link and send your applicationshttp://www.35igc.org/Verso/41/GeoHost.

Important: In order to be eligible as a YES members for the GeoHost programme, you need to register in the new YES Network website in order to confirm your membership. Please visit the following link to register: http://www.networkyes.org/

Note: Deadline for both abstract submissions and GeoHost applications is postponed to February 29th, 2016.

We hope to see and meet many of you in Cape Town soon. Stay tuned!

YES Network Executive Team (ex-officios)

www.networkyes.org

AGU Travel Grants for Early Career Permafrost Researchers

The U.S. Permafrost Association will be awarding up to eight travel grants between $500-$1000 for U.S. based students and post-graduate researchers (within six years of their terminal degree) to attend the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2015. The applicant must be first author on a permafrost-related research presentation at AGU. Preference will be given to an applicant who possesses both USPA and PYRN memberships. Two of the grants are reserved for engineering disciplines. Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.

The application can be found at www.uspermafrost.org. The application is due October 30th 2015 at midnight Pacific Standard Time.

IASC Fellowship Program 2016

Dear Colleagues,

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), invites Early Career Scientists (ECS) to apply for the IASC Fellowship Program 2016.

The IASC Fellowship Program is meant to engage ECS in the work of the IASC Working Groups (WGs): Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social & Human and Terrestrial. Each year, one Fellow per WG is chosen. IASC Fellows are doctoral or postdoctoral researchers who actively participate in selected activities of the IASC WGs. They are expected to scientifically contribute but also to help organizing specific activities and to coordinate the reporting to the IASC Secretariat. Thus, the Fellowship Program provides the opportunity for ECSs to become involved in leading-edge scientific activities at a circumarctic and international level, to build an international network of contacts and also to develop management skills.

The total duration of the IASC Fellowship Program is 1+2 years. In their first year, selected Fellows will receive travel support to attend two consecutive Arctic Science Summit Weeks (ASSWs) where the annual WG meetings are held. After the first year, Fellows have the opportunity to stay involved for up to 2 more years without dedicated funding support from IASC and the further involvement is individually decided by the WG Steering Group and the Fellow.

For more information please see http://iasc.info/home/iasc/iasc-fellowship-program or contact the IASC Fellowship Coordinator Maja Lisowska: maja.maslowska@gmail.com.

For this round of applications, interested ECSs have to fulfill the following criteria:

PhD student/candidate or postdoctoral researcher (up to 5 years past the PhD)

• able to commit to participating in the activities of one of the IASC WGs for at least 12 months from March 2016 to April 2017.
• able to attend the two upcoming ASSWs: 12–18 March 2016 in Fairbanks (Alaska, USA) and 31 March -7 April 2017 in Prague (Czech Republic)
• located in an IASC member country (Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark / Greenland, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA)
• have a very good command of English

How to apply:

If you are interested in this amazing opportunity then please send us:

• A full CV
• A statement of interest including:

1. your research background
2. why you are interested in becoming an IASC Fellow
3. which IASC WG you would like to join and why you are interested in that particular WG

Please send your application to info@apecs.is no later than 12 GMT on 15 November 2015. Successful applicants will be notified before the end of the year.

Dr. Volker Rachold

Executive Secretary
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

Geoscience Workforce and the Future of Undergraduate Education: Free AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs Webinar

Dear Colleagues,

The AGU Heads and Chairs program and the American Geosciences Institute is please to be offering a free webinar on Geoscience Workforce and the Future of Undergraduate Education. Leading this month's webinar is Sharon Mosher, Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.  She will be discussing the results of the Geoscience Employers Workshop, including survey results on skills and competencies.  This month's webinar is a perfect follow-on from last month's discussion about competencies approaches in building a robust geoscience workforce.

Please consider registering yourself or invite any of your faculty or colleagues who are interested in learning more about this topic.

We invite you to join us on Friday, October 9, 2015  from 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. EDT.

Register for free for the webinar at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4742014794396450049

To view recordings of past AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs webinars, please visit: http://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/aguagi-heads-and-chairs-webinars

Even if you can not make the webinar, but want to be informed about the recording, please register and we will notify you as soon as the recording is available.

Best wishes,

Pranoti Asher (AGU) and Christopher Keane (AGI) 

Call for Submission _Seismic Atlas (Wiley Blackwell)

Dear members,    

Our co-edited "Atlas of Structural Geological Interpretation on Seismic Images” will be published by Wiley Blackwell. We invite you and your research group to submit four contributions/entries (four seismic colour images and captions), from any terrain, in this atlas. You can submit your already published images after taking due permission.

If you are interested, kindly express interest within 29-Sept-2015 at   seismicatlas@gmail.com      and submit contributions within Nov 2015. Please ask for clarifications if you need so.

Deadlines:

1. Expression of interest:                                                     29-Sept-2015

2. Submission of images and captions:                                Nov 2015

3. Review comments reach authors:                                    Dec 2015

4. Book ms submitted to Wiley Blackwell:                         March 2016

5. Book publication:                                                            October 2016

Wiley Blackwell will publish the atlas with all images in colour. Therefore we are seeking high resolution (300 dpi) colour images from potential authors. Images need not come from the same terrain, and may represent different structures. Captions should be wellexplanatory and utilize up to 500 words. Compulsorily provide us uninterpreted seismic images as well. Include explanatory sketches/models/maps/3D views/seismic attribute images/well data etc. to support your interpretation.  It will be good to provide up to 4 references per caption so that the reader can go back to the key publications and learn more about that structure and the terrain.

Interpretation could be inherently subjective. To address this important yet commonly overlooked aspect, we wish to get some of the submitted seismic images interpreted by another author who is unaware of the terrain. If you agree to have your seismic image interpreted by another author, please mention that in the cover letter. There is nothing wrong or right in another interpretation, and experienced interpreters tend to be very close to reality (Bond et al. 2015, Geol. Soc. Sp. Pub. 421: dx.doi.org/10.1144/SP421.4). This will be very informative for the readers and may even provide the contributors with possible alternate interpretations. We may keep such re-interpretations in a web-based repository as “Supplementary Material”.

If you have diffraction seismic images as a new imaging technology, we would encourage to submit those images along with their interpretations. Please demonstrate how they are better in imaging certain structures.

We intend to have the following chapters/divisions in the book. However, being an edited volume, the final chapters will actually depend on the actual contributions received. We (editors) will write brief introduction for individual chapters. In case your contribution does not match with the contents that we have set, we can add up a miscellaneous section to incorporate such images and contributions.

We anticipate the book will be of great use in both academics and intustry.

Tentative contents:

1. General information on seismic technology

2. Structural geology basics

3. Faults

            i. Normal faults

            ii. Reverse faults/Thrusts

            iii. Strike-slip faults

            iv. Fault linkages/transfers/relay ramps

            v. Reactivation

            vi. Inversion

            vii. Sediment-fault interactions

4. Folds

            i. Compressional folds: antiforms

            ii. Compressional folds: synforms

            iii. Compaction structures

            iv. Forced folds

            v. Roll-over anticlines

            vi. Sediment fold interactions

5. Mobile substrates – shale and salt

            i. Shale Growth Fault Thrusts Belts (GFTBs)

            ii. Salt structures

            iii. Complications in salt and sub-salt interpretations

6. Unique structures

7. Common pitfalls in interpretation

Regards,

Achyuta Ayan Misra-1, Soumyajit Mukherjee-2

seismicatlas@gmail.com

1. Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai, INDIA

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, INDIA

Call for Papers: International Multidisciplinary Forum for young researchers "Academic Science Week - 2015"

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences call for Papers: International Multidisciplinary Forum of young scientists and specialists "Academic Science Week - 2015", will be holding on November 2-4, 2015.

Young scientists and specialists under the age of 40

The body of the abstract is accepted in the electronic format typed in MS Word. Font – Times New Roman (12pts), with single line spacing. Paper format is А4, margins are 2.5 cm. The thesis length should not exceed 2 pages, including one figure and one table; The title of the thesis – capital letters, bold (11pts), aligned centrally, without indent. Next line should contain family name and initials of the authors, italic, aligned centrally. If the authors are from different organizations, indicate *; Next line with * should contain the full name of the organization, city, country and email address of the presenter. Fonts are 11 pts, italic, aligned central. The figure should be inserted in the text as JPEG.

A summary in English must be submitted in abstract that will be presented in the Azerbaijani language.

Conference topics:

- Multidisciplinary approach in science

- New achievements and prospects of Information & Communication - Technologies

- From Theory to Practice

- Life and environmental safety

Hospitality, intended to set sail and conference-related expenses (hotel, food, etc.) will be paid by the Organizing Committee.

The event dedicated to the 70th anniversary of ANAS and aims to bring together research and educational institutions of the country, relevant ministries, scientific funds, entrepreneurs and media representatives. Within the Forum, it is planned to organize a conference with the purpose of organize international debates on multidisciplinary scientific directions which is very actual in nowadays and provide active participation of young researchers in these debates.

Website: http://gencalimler.az/en/news/613/

The Global Young Academy – 2015 Call for New Members

The 2015 call for new members to join the Global Young Academy in 2015 is now open. Applications are sought from young, independent scholars who combine the highest level of research excellence with a demonstrated passion for delivering impact. The closing date for the receipt of applications is 11 pm UTC, Sunday 27 September 2015.

Please see here for more information including application forms and instructions.

http://globalyoung.academy/call-for-new-members/

The Global Young Academy:

Founded in 2010, the Global Young Academy is an international organization of young researchers with members from six continents.

Members are selected for five year terms. Each member should attend the Annual General Meeting (25-29 May 2016) and is expected to actively contribute to one or more of the organization’s programs, which include participation in policy development, promotion of national young academies, supporting science and education at the international level, and the young scientist ambassador program. For more information on the Global Young Academy or any of its programs, please visit www.globalyoungacademy.net.

YES DRC: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SEISMIC ACTIVITY OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS A 7th august 2015 3:24

Origin

The earthquake felt August 7, 2015 at 3:24 has a tectonic origin. Effect in the subregion of the Great Lakes is characterized by an extensive zone (rifting) whose extension is valued at 1cm per year. Therefore, this tectonic activity is always accompanied by intense seismic activity. Note that the last great earthquake pacer in the region dates back to February 2008.

Location of the earthquake (Epicentre)

The seismic history of the area and damage assessment this morning leads us to hypothesize that the epicenter was located in Kalehe territory (Ihusi on Lake Kivu) near the fault Birava exactly in the Southwest region of Lake Kivu.

Intensity of the earthquake

According to the observation of the damage and the report analysts CEEG Goma this morning, the intensity would be 6 on the scale Merchalli (Magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale according to the Volcanological Observatory of Goma). It is now difficult to rally this earthquake with volcanic activity in the region and this would have no direct impact on a possible volcanic eruption. The population of Goma has not to worry for now only it must remain vigilant and attentive to the authorities of the directives.

As the earthquake is usually due to a brisque release of energy, a series of small tremors will be felt for a period of 10 to 15 days related to residual energy release and ongoing accumulation.

We note the following damage

Several injuries and loss of life are reported in the towns of Mabingu, Katana (according to a summary report provided by the health zone Kabamba, Katana) Lwiro, Lugendo, Kabamba, Kavumu, Tshovi, Kavumu, Bagira (in town Bukavu) etc.

There are also reports of collapsed houses and more damage.

Population Council

The Centre for Expertise and Geological Survey (CEEG) advise the population of the sub-region of the Great Lakes, Goma and Bukavu in particular to observe the following basic principles:

- Do not freak disaster (earthquake) given that we live in an area with permanent and continuous seismic activity.

- Move away from buildings, suspended and unstable objects in case of an earthquake;

- Protect especially the head by hiding under a table, desk or table doorways during a quake or if there is opportunity to go outside.

4th GIRAF Workshop, 6th – 9th of October 2015 in Maputo, Mozambique.

We would like to announce to all of you and invite you warmly to the 4th GIRAF workshop which will take place from 6th – 9th of October 2015 in Maputo, Mozambique.

The event will be hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and jointly organized by the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) and National Directorate of Geology (DNG), Maputo, together with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany, supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The workshop will be under the patronage of the Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI), UNESCO and the Geological Society of Africa (GSAF).

The main topic will be Geoscience Information and Sustainable Mining, but contributions to all Geoscience Information topics in particular in Africa are welcome.

At the moment BGR, UEM and DNG are working together on the 4-day workshop program. In parallel we are up-dating the GIRAF website www.giraf-network.org  where you can register your interest in your participation of GIRAF 2015. Please check regularly for new and actualized information.

International Forum on Geological Risk Management, 14-16 October 2015, Peru

The Forum is organized by INGEMMET – the Peruvian Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute. This event will take place from 14th to 16th October in the city of Arequipa – Peru. Its aim is to have together a group of senior experts so they publicize their ongoing works and the methodologies that are currently being applied in management of geological risk in order to spread their knowledge within Peruvian authorities and reduce future disasters.

During the event different experts will describe their scientific research and experiences, classified into 04 thematic sessions:
• Geoscientific research
• Prevention and Risk Reduction
• Preparation, response and rehabilitation
• Reconstruction
For further information, the website is here.

4th International Geoscience & Geomatics Conference 23rd - 25th November 2015, Manama, Bahrain

 

In Collaboration with the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain, the Arab Remote Sensing and GIS Organisation (ARGISO) is pleased to announce the 4th International Geoscience and Geomatics Conference.

 An internationally renowned Keynote speakers in the field of Remote Sensing will be holding discussion on several topics , namely, Professor Alfredo Huete (University of Technology, Sydney), Professor Mazlan Hashim (University of Technology Malaysia).

The Conference provides a platform for professionals, researchers and student from all over the world to exchange new findings and advances in this field.

It aims to cover all aspects on scientific and technical advances in the field of Geoscience and Geomatics ranging from the integration of instruments, methodologies and technologies to their use in environmental sciences, engineering and other natural sciences. in addition, the 2nd International ASD Users meeting will be held alongside the conference.

The Board of Scientific Committee of the 4th International Geoscience and Geomatics Conference:

Head of Scientific Committee

Professor Abderrazak Bannari, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

Members of Scientific Committee:

Professor Mazlan Hashim, Institut of Geospatial Science and Technology, Malaysia

Dr Riadh Abdelfattah, Ecole Superieur des Communicatiopns de Tunis, Tunis

Dr Hassan Rhinane, University Hassan-II, Morocco

Dr Sabah Al-Jenaid, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

Dr Abdelgadir Abulgasim, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

Dr Jan Friesen, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany

Dr Mohammad alsahli, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Dr Abderrahman El-Fouladi, Geo- Planete Solutions Inc., Canada

Dr Wisam Mohammed, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr Yassine Charabi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Dr Nadeem Hashem, Environmental Studies Center, Qatar

Dr. Mohamed AlFarhan, Head of Remote Sensing Center, KACST, Saudi Arabia

Tracks:

Researchers can submit their papers on the following topics:

• Remote Sensing Applications In Agriculture

• Remote Sensing Applications In Soil sciences

• Remote Sensing Applications In Geology

• Remote Sensing Applications In Geography

• Remote Sensing Applications In Hydrology

• Image processing

• Remote Sensing Applications In Environmental

• Remote Sensing Applications In Hazard and Natural Disaster Monitoring

• Remote Sensing Applications In Land use and land cover

• Remote Sensing and GIS

• Remote Sensing and Climate Change

Important Dates:

Deadline Submission of Abstracts :May 30, 2015

Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2015

Full papers submission: September 15, 2015

Geoscience and Geomatics  Conference: November 23rd-25th, 2015

For more information please go to the following site: http://arabgeomatics.com/

IUGS Heritage Stone Task Group: Available Support for YES to attend GSA 2015

The Heritage Stone Task Group (HSTG) of the International Union of GeologicalSciences (IUGS) is supporting young earth scientists (YES) to attend the GSA conference this year in Baltimore.

In the frame of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP 637), HSTG is offering a financial support up to $US2000 to YES. Recipients will also be expected to make a conference presentation in the HSTG session, related to natural stones, architectonic heritage and related issues during the GSA meeting.

The support targets also women scientists and scientists from developing countries.

Those interested should send a message showing interest and a short cv, with a potential title for the contribution in the HSTG session, to the HSTG secretary general Barry Cooper: Barry.Cooper@unisa.edu.au

Applications will be received up to 30 June 2015.

YES Network DRC: CESG Celebrates Earth Science Day 2015

The YES Network D.R. Congo Chapter celebrated this year Earth Science Day under the theme:

“Water and its role in the development and stability of the Democratic Republic of Congo”

We share with you a report of this event made by:

 Byamungu Mayange Tomple 

(YES Network-Democratic Republic of Congo section and Geologist of CEGS, email: tomplemayange[at]gmail.com)

The Center of Expertise and Geological Survey (CEGS) co-organizes the “International Day of the Earth Sciences in Africa and the Middle East” in Goma/DR Congo at University of Goma on 20 March 2015 together with the YES Chapter in DR Congo/North Kivu.

The Center of Expertise and Geological Survey (CEGS) is a scientific non-governmental organization. CEGS is a regional survey office and its main objective is to study the geological environments in order to inform the population on the challenges bound to them.  

It is in the scope of celebrating the International Day of the Earth Sciences in Africa and the Middle East commemorated every 19-20-21 March that CEGS with its partners (among them the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics) organized a conference in Goma (DR Congo) on 20 March on the theme: "Water and its role in the development and stability of the Democratic Republic of Congo", in particular, about the strategies to make the consumption in safe water accessible to all.

1. Global objective of the conference
   Informing the participants on the potentiality in water usage in the DR Congo and the role of Earth sciences in the resolution of the problem of water deficiency in Africa.. 
2. Specific objectives
   - To make know the wealth in water of the DR Congo.
   - To bring up the geologist's role facing the water management.
   - To think about the enhancement of the water resources of this vast country.
   - To motivate colleagues about the environmental and biodiversity protection.

The activity have been organized from 12h30 to 15h30.

Here the three under-themes dealt with and the relative speakers:  

- Role, place and the future of the earth sciences in the Great Lakes Region.
(Prof. Robert Wazi Nandefo, professor at the Department of Geology, University of ROUEN, France, University of GOMA, DR Congo and Chairman of CESG-DR Congo)

Prof. Robert Wazi (chairman of CEGS-DR Congo)

Prof Wazi Nandefo started his speech defining geology and talking about its different topics. He mentioned the multiple stakes bound to water policy in the world specifying the potentiality of water management of the DR Congo. He talked about the role played by hydrogeologists in the water management in the Great Lakes Region. The discovery of water sources, the good management of this georesource depends inevitably by geoscientists. So they must work in a collaborative way, following ethical beahviours, in order to guarantee an effective water management in this region.

- The potentialities in water management of the DR Congo: challenges in water accessibility and desertification in Africa.
(Prof. Pigeon Kambale Mahuka, Coordinator of the survey office of the North Kivu Provincial Parliament).

Prof. Kambale Mahuka

Prof Kambale Mahuka started showing that the peace is the fundamental element for the life of human communities, nevertheless water can be an element of potential confict between communities that undermines the peace. He spoke mainly about the international relationships between countries about the water supply and the international laws regulating the water management; he reminded also the strategic role played by the DR Congo in this important issue. He underlined that the Congolese state must respect the following five international principles: the principle of the non-prejudicial use of the national territory, the principle of the diligence and vigilance, the principle of the the cooperation, the principle of the polluter-pays and the precaution principle. For each of these principles Prof Kambale Mahuka illustrated examples. He concluded his intervention saying that the States must maintain pacific relations, being aware that water can represent a potential reason for the outbreak of wars.

- Water and its role in the development and stability of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Mr Etienne Nyami, responsible of the production and quality service in the national water office REGIDESO)

Mr. Etienne Nyami

Mr Nyami underlined how water is indispensable for life, then he talked about the role of water supply in the economic development of the DR Congo. About a possible "third world war due to water", Mr Etienne said that is important to develop a solidaristic and optimistic approach avoiding pessimistic views in order to solve problems.

At the end of the conference the following recommendations came from the speakers.

To the national, regional and international organizations:
- continuing the support to the water sector facing multiple challenges;
- acting in synergy so that reaching more impact and success;
- financing local initiatives for the development;
- recruiting geologists in their relative projects on water.

To the REGIDESO for:
- increasing efforts in water provision to the whole city of Goma;
- analyzing permantly the quality of water for a safe consumption by the population;
- thinking on new sources of water catchment for the peripheries of Goma;
- recruiting geologists in its services.

 
CEGS and YES Network members before the conference.

To CEGS:
- continuing to organize such activities in the future.
- Working in partnership with other national and international organizations acting in the same field of intervention;
- making more aware the population about the geological and environmental challenges;
- assuring the intensification and the diversification of actions for the development of the water sector.

YES Network Namibia Chapter on National TV!

The YES Network Namibian Chapter was invited to national TV to talk about the YES Network goals and the activities of the chapter.

Watch them in the video below and follow them on their social media platforms to know more about their projects and activities; and of course, don't forget to get involved!

Subscribe to their blog here : http://yesnetworknamibia.blogspot.com/

Design the New YES Network Flyer!

Hello YES members!

As the YES Network is transitioning to a new phase, we are looking for someone to design the new flyer of the network. It is meant to be displayed online and at the hand of any YES member wishing to advertize the YES Network and its values.

If you are interested and have some graphic design skills, kindly contact us at networkyes.communications[at]gmail.com for more details.

We're looking forward to hearing from you, Geoartists!

Sincerely,

The Communications Support Team

YES Network to hold a session in the IGU regional Congress in August 2015 in Russia

C12.16 Commission on Geoparks AND YES Network
 
Title is "Geoheritages, A Recorder of the Global Change along the Silk Road for Future Sustainable Development"

Conveners as Meng WANG*, Dongying WEI, Alireza Amrikazemi, Tanvi Arora

Silk Road, a series of routes that extend across the Eurasian continent and connect a vast area of land including Russia, Mongolia, Turkey, Iran and the Balkan Peninsula. On one hand the Silk Road is a significant traffic hub between the Asian and Europe continents; moreover it covers areas that are rich in natural resources such as petroleum, natural gas and other minerals. Not only the Silk Road fulfills the mission of providing physical routes with its abundant resources that enhance communication both economically and culturally, but more importantly along the Silk Road there are numerous of natural & culture heritages and geological wonders, for instance the Turpan Basin, the Tianshan mountains, the Pamirs, deserts and lakes. However, the Silk Road has an uncoordinated relationship between the advantages of having rich natural resources with huge future development potential and the relatively weak economical foundation in the majority of the areas, such unbalanced situation has become one of the main factors in the areas of political instability.
The Silk Road plays a significant role in cultural transmission history; it has become a popular research topic in international studies, especially in regards to its earth science researches. The cooperation and co-development of the Silk Road in various aspects including Earth science, mineral resource economy, have been highly emphasized with vital significance and international prospective.
In the past, we did a lot of research about the history heritage in this regions but not Geoheritage, which is also very important and development. The Geoheritage and Culture Heritage, both become one kind of recorder of the whole development of Silk Road from past until now. How it play the rule for the future development? And what it the Global Change impacted on them? And how we could develop the geoheritage and culture heritage for the local future sustainable development with the better protection?
We may want to have the discussing in this session to explore the Geohritage along the silk road, and we may also invite the good plan around the nearby area to find the better way to carry out here.
The session is about the development of Silk Road from the history, Geoheritage and Global change, education and local development in the future.

More information, please check www.igu2015.ru

Call for papers: Special Issue of YES Congress 2014 (Deadline Extension to March 27th, 2015)

Dear members and colleagues,

The YES Network and editors announce that the deadline for submission of articles to the special issue on 3rd Young Earth Scientists Congress (Tanzania, 2014) in the Journal of African Earth Sciences (Elsevier), was extended until March 27, 2015. This will be the final date.

Guidelines:

Journal of African Earth Sciences website:

http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-african-earth-sciences/

The title of this issue is "Contributions to the Global Earth Sciences Integration" following the main scope of the YES Congress.

I-          Deadlines are as follow: 

Submission deadline - February 27, 2015

LAST EXTENSION – March 27,  2015

Acceptance deadline – August 28, 2015

II-        Guidelines:

Format and instructions at:

http://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-african-earth-sciences/1464-343X/guide-for-authors

III-      Submission:

The submission website for this journal is located at: http://ees.elsevier.com/aes/default.asp

Very important- To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into this special issue, it is important that authors select “SI:YES congress 2014” when reaches the “Article Type” step in the submission process.

IV-     Guest editors:

Sandow Mark Yidana, PhD

Senior Lecturer

Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeller

Department of Earth Science

University of Ghana, Legon, Accra. Ghana

Prof. Pier Fantozzi

Professor of Physical Geography and Geomorphology Department of physical sciences, earth and Environment of Siena University

Prof. Florencio Gilberto Aceñolaza

Emeritus Professor of Geology at the University of Tucumán and Researcher of the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET)

Prof. Qiuming Cheng

Professor of Earth and Space Science and Geography Department of Geography of York University

Dr. Riccardo Salvini

Assistant Professor at Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment at Siena   University

Dr. Carlos Cónsole-Gonella

Assistant Professor of Geology at the University of Tucumán and Researcher of the National    Research Council of Argentina (CONICET)

Please don't hesitate to contact us for further information to:

carlosconsole@csnat.unt.edu.ar 

Dr. Carlos Cónsole-Gonella

YES Network - Scientific Collaboration Team Leader

INSUGEO (Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica)

Universidad Nacional de Tucumán

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

Miguel Lillo 205 (4000) San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

www.insugeo.org.ar

www.ub.edu/paleoneomar/about_us_cas.html