December 12–14, 2006, Bariloche, Argentina

First International Conference on the Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards “The Ravage of the Planet 2006” organised by WIT, UK and the University of Siena, Italy. Contact: Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK.

Tel: +44-238-0293223

E-mail: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk

URL: www.wessex.ac.uk

December 13–15, 2006, Adelaide, Australia

Joint congress of: 9th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference and 2nd Australasian Hydrogeology Research Conference. Contact: Trevor Pillar, Centre for Groundwater Studies, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, Australia.

Tel.: +61-8-82015632

E-mail: trevor@groundwater.com.au

URL: www.groundwater.com.au

January 22–25, 2007, Savannah, GA, USA

Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments is organized and sponsored by Battelle. Contact: Gina Melaragno (abstracts, short course proposals).

Tel: +1-614-4247866

February 19–24, 2007, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus

International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability organized by Near East University. Contact: Hüseyin Gökçekuş, Organizing Committee, Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus via Mersin 10—Turkey.

E-mail: ess2007@neu.edu.tr

Tel: +90-392-2235427

URL: www.neuconference.org

February 24–28, 2007, Cairo, Egypt

Second International Conference on Geo-Resources in The Middle East and North Africa, organized by the International Group for Geological Studies. Contact: Dr. Ali Sadek, Geology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Fax: +202-3448573

E-mail: alisadek2001@yahoo.com

URL: www.grmena.com.eg

February 27–28, 2007, Safety Harbor, FL, USA

4th International Conference on Hydrogeology, Ecology, Monitoring and Management of Ground water in Karst Terranes organized by National Ground Water Association. Contact: Neven Kresic.

E-mail: nkresic@pirnie.com

URL: www.ngwa.org

March 3–9, 2007, Weimar, Germany

2nd International Conference on the Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils organized by The Laboratory of Soil Mechanics, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany. The topics include: Experimental unsaturated soil mechanics; Constitutive and numerical modeling in unsaturated soil mechanics and hydraulics; Microstructure and its importance to unsaturated soil behavior; Environmental issues: recent developments in waste disposal facilities, clay liners, soil contamination. Contact: Conference secretary.

E-mail: secretary@uss2007.de

URL: www.cig.ensmp.fr/∼iahs/conferences/2007Weimar.pdf

March 5–9, 2007, Lima, Peru

2nd Alexander von Humboldt Inter-national Conference examines the role of geophysics in natural disaster prevention, organized by The Instituto Geofisico del Peru (IGP) and the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Contact: R. Woodman, Instituto Geofisico del Peru (IGP).

E-mail: ronw@geo.igp.gob.pe

April 11–13, 2007, Barcelona, Spain

International Conference on Water Pollution in Natural Porous Media at Different Scales: Assessment of fate, impact and indicators (WAPO2). Topics include: Alternative methods and indicators of water quality in natural porous media; Biogeochemical processes from soil to groundwater; and Numerical simulation of pollutant transport and interaction in soil and subsoil techniques, problems and case study. Contact: Lucila Candela, Dept. of Geotechnical Engineering and Geoscience-UPC, C/Gran Capitan s.n., 08034 Barcelona, Spain.

Tel: +34-93-4010733

Fax: +34-93-4017251

E-mail: alejandra.albis.feliz@upc.edu

URL: www.proyectosH2O.upc.es/WAPO

April 29–May 3, 2007, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Ground Water Summit. Summit sessions aim to cover a wide range of topics to allow recent issues and advances in ground water science, technology, and policy. Professional development courses and field trips are planned. Contact: National Ground Water Association.

Tel: +1-800-5517379 or +1-614-8987791

Fax: +1-614-898-7786

May 13–17, 2007, New Orleans, LA, USA

6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes (Coastal Sediments 07) provides an international forum for exchange of information among coastal engineers, geologists, marine scientists, shallow-water oceanographers, and others interested in the physical processes of coastal sediment transport and morphology change. Proceedings will be distributed to participants at the conference. Short courses are planned. Contact: The Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Insitute (COPRI) of ASCE, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400 USA.

Tel.: +1-703-2956370

Fax: +1-703-2956371

E-mail: copri@asce.org

URL: www.asce.org/conferences/cs07/

May 21–25, 2007, Vienna, Austria

International Symposium on Advances in Isotope Hydrology and its role in the Sustainable Management of Water Resources, a quadrennial isotope hydrology symposium organised by IAEA. Contact: International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA-CN-151, P.O. Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5, A 1400, Vienna, Austria.

E-mail: official.mail@iaea.org

URL: http://www-pub.iaea.org

May 22–25, 2007, Acapulco, Mexico

2007 Joint Assembly of AGU will involve a Union-wide science program that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences. Contact: AGU Meetings Department, 2000 Florida Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009 USA.

Tel: +1-800-9662481, ext. 333 or +1-202-7777330

Fax: +1-202-328-0566

E-mail: ja-help@agu.org

May 23–25, 2007, Kos, Greece

Fourth International Conference on River Basin Management 2007 includes all aspects of hydrology, ecology, environmental management, flood plains and wetlands organized by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. The conference will aim to communicate recent advances in the overall management of riverine systems, including advances in hydraulic and hydrologic modelling, environmental protection and flood forecasting. Contact: Zoey Bluff, Conference Secretariat River Basin Management 2007, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK.

Tel: +44-238-0293223

Fax:+44-238-0292853

Email: zbluff@wessex.ac.uk

May 23–25, 2007, Yellowknife, NT, Canada

Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada Joint Meeting (GAC-MAC). Main theme: “For a Change in Climate”. Field trips, short courses and workshops are planned. Contact: General Chair, Carolyn Relf.

E-mail: carolyn_relf@gov.nt.ca

URL: http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/yellowknife2007/index.html

June 18–22, 2007, Banff, AB, Canada

Alluvial Fans 2007 will be an interdisciplinary meeting for scientists interested in all aspects of alluvial fans: modern and ancient fans, sedimentology, geotectonics, climatic variations, and applications such as engineering, forestry, and hydrocarbons. Field trips will be an important component of the meeting, including day trips during the meeting. Contact: Dr. Philip Giles, Dept. of Geography, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

E-mail: alluvialfans2007@smu.ca

URL: husky1.smu.ca/∼pgiles/AF2007/AlluvialFans2007.htm

July 2–13, 2007, Perugia, Italy

XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics will provide an extraordinary opportunity for earth and space scientists from around the world to gather and exchange expertise, research data and results. Invited speakers will explore topics ranging from chaos to predictability, and geophysical measurements to geophysical risk. An important feature of IUGG General Assemblies is the opportunity for inter-Association symposia. Eighty such symposia and workshops are planned. Contact: Secretariat of IUGG2007, c/o Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, National Research Council, Via della Madonna Alta 126, 06128 Perugia, Italy.

Fax: +39-75-5014420

E-mail: secretary@iugg2007perugia.it

URL: www.iugg.org

July 9–13, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal

11th Congress of the International Society of Rock Mechanics focuses on themes: rock engineering and environmental issues; the path from characterization to modeling; slopes, foundations and open mining; tunnel, caverns and underground mining; earthquake engineering and rock dynamics; petroleum engineering and hydrocarbon storage; and safety evaluation and risk management. Contact: Congress Secretariat, Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia, LNEC, Av. do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisboa, Portugal.

Tel.: +351-218443321

Fax: +351-218443021

E-mail: spg@lnec.pt

URL: www.isrm2007.org

July 11–14, 2007, Barcelona, Spain

4th International Limnogeology Congress: Tales of an Evolving Earth, which is organized by the International Association of Limnogeology (IAL) focuses on integrative multidisciplinary and specialized contributions on ancient to recent lacustrine records, their settings, and their paleoenvironmental significance. Field trips and workshops are planned. See congress website for an extensive list of proposed topics. Call for papers: November 2006. Deadline for abstracts: January 15 2007. Contact: Congress Secretariat AOPC (ILIC 2007), Av. Drassanes 6, 19th floor, E-08001 Barcelona, Spain.

Tel: +34-933-027541

Fax: +34-933-011255

E-mail: congress@aopc.es

URL: www.ilic2007.com

July 12–19, 2007, Jinja, Uganda

1st International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization and Climate focuses on agriculture, forestry, atmosphere, climate, biosphere, cryosphere, data/metadata issues, Earth and space science education, ecology, energy, and environmental chemistry. Deadline for abstracts: Sept. 30 2006. Contact: David Tenywa.

Tel.: +25-677909831

Fax: +25-643121322

E-mail: bepauganda_2004@yahoo.com.uk

July 28–August 3, 2007, Cairns, Australia

17th International INQUA Congress organized by the International Union for Quaternary Research. The main theme is the Tropics: heat engine of the Quaternary.

E-mail: INQUA2007@aqua.org.au

URL: www.aqua.org.au/AQUA/aqua_INQUA2007.html

August 13–18, 2007, Kunming, People’s Republic of China

12th International Symposium on Water–Rock Interaction (WRI-12). Contact: Secretary General, Yanxin Wang, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, P. R. of China.

Tel.: +86-27-67885040

Fax: +86-27-87481365

E-mail: wri12@cug.edu.cn

URL: www.wri12.org/

August 13–15, 2007, Bowling Green, KY, USA

International Conference on Karst Hydrogeology and Ecosystems organised by Western Kentucky University, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute. This conference is a joint meeting of a number of four international karst groups including UNESCO’s International Geoscience Program (IGCP) Project 513: “Global Study of Karst Aquifers and Water Resources”, Karst Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Karst Commission of the International Geographical Union, and Union Internationale de Spéléologie Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis. Contact:

URL: http://hoffman.wku.edu/karst2007/k2007.html

August 19–24, 2007, Cologne, Germany

Goldschmidt 2007 will include symposia covering the full range of geochemistry. The conference will also include symposia across mineralogy, as the meeting will be held jointly with the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft (DMG). The scientific program will include themes on: Analytical geochemistry; Atmospheres and oceans climate change); Biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology; Computational geochemistry; Cosmochemistry; Crystal chemistry and crystallography; Environmental geochemistry and mineralogy; Experimental geochemistry and mineralogy; Fluid-rock interaction; Geochemistry and mineralogy surfaces; Igneous petrology; Isotope geochemistry and geochronology; Metamorphic petrology; Deposits and economic mineralogy; Organic geochemistry; Planetary geochemistry; Sedimentary geochemistry. Contact: Dr. Herbert Palme

E-mail: herbert.palme@uni-koeln.de

URL: http://www.the-conference.com/gold2007/index.php

September 3–7, 2007, Tromsø, Norway

The Arctic Conference Days in the International Polar Year 2007–2008 will consist of three separate, but tightly related conferences: (1) ICAM V, the Fifth International Conference on Arctic Margins on September 3–5 provides a forum for the exchange of information and presentation of current Arctic research; (2) AGReE II, the Second Conference on Arctic Geology, Resources and Environment on September 6–7; and (3) SEST, the Conference on ‘‘Shelf Edge and Shoreline Trajectories, a Dynamic Approach to Stratigraphic Analysis’’ on September 3–4. The Conference Days are hosted by the Geological Society of Norway (NGF) in cooperation with the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE).

URL: www.icamv.org

September 5–7, 2007, Coimbra, Portugal

6th International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (ECOSUD 2007) organised by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, the University of Coimbra, Portugal and the University of Siena, Italy. The interdisciplinary conference will emphasize those areas that will most benefit from the application of scientific methods for sustainable development, and will include mathematical models and eco-informatics, evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in ecosystems modelling and landscapes. Contact: Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK.

Tel: +44-238-0293223

E-mail: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk

URL: www.wessex.ac.uk

September 10–12, 2007, London, UK

Bicentennial Conference on Earth Sciences in the Service of Society: “the next 200 years” is organized by the Geological Society of London. Contact: The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG UK.

Tel.: +44-20-74349944

E-mail: enquiries@geolsoc.org.uk

September 10–14, 2007, Torquay, Devon, UK

23rd International Organic Geochemistry Meeting (IMOG07) is organized by the European Association of Organic Geochemistry (EAOG). The conference will focus on advances in exploration for and exploitation of fossil fuels (oil, gas, tar sands, oil shales and coals), together with studies of palaeo-environments, recent sediments and soils. Innovations in analytical techniques are also reported alongside novel structural elucidations at the molecular level. Contact: Sally Cornford, IGI Ltd, Hallsannery, Bideford, Devon EX39 5HE, UK.

Tel.: +44-1237-471749

Fax: +44-1237-421700

E-mail: sal@igiltd.com

URL: www.eaog.org/meetings/meetings.html

September 16–20, 2007, Tallinn, Estonia

15th Meeting of the Association of European Geological Societies (MAEGS—15) entitled “Georesources and public policy: research, management, environment”. Main topics include: Formation of georesources; Social and economic aspects of management of georesources; Environmental impact of mining; Quaternary geology; and Geology and georesources of the Baltic region. The Meeting will not be geographically restricted to Baltic Region or Europe. Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2007. Contact: Conference secretary, Saima Peeterman.

E-mail: maegs15@maegs15.org

URL: www.maegs15.org/

September 17–21, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal

Groundwater and Ecosystems 35th Congress of IAH. Topics include: groundwater–surface water interactions and their importance for the sustainability of river, spring base flow systems and wetlands; estuarine and near shore marine systems; cave and aquifer ecosystems; groundwater quantity, baseline quantity and main threatening processes in dependant ecosystems; sustainability of transboundary ecosystems and aquifers; and impact of climate and global changes on groundwater dependent ecosystems. Workshops, technical sessions, and excursions are planned. Contact: XXXV IAH Congress Secretariat, Departamento de Geociências, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.

E-mail: iah2007@gmail.com

URL: www.geo.ua.pt/aih-gp/iah2007

October 28–November 2, 2007, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.

6th Biennial International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR6) is organized by the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) in partnership with IAH, ASCE/EWRI, and UNESCO. Workshops, sightseeing tours, and field trips to innovative aquifer recharge projects are planned. Deadline for abstracts: October 15, 2006. Contact: Doug Bartlett, Symposium Co-Chair.

E-mail: info@ismar6.org

URL: www.ismar2007.org

December 1–7, 2007, Fremantle, Australia

5th International IAHS Groundwater Quality Conference 2007 “Securing Groundwater Quality in Urban and Industrial Environments”. Sub-themes: policy and controls on groundwater quality; groundwater at complex mega-sites; processes at groundwater–surface water interfaces; non-aqueous phase liquids; innovative remediation and clean-up technologies; natural attenuation of high-risk contaminants; new assessment and characterisation techniques; heterogeneity controls on contaminant fate and clean-up; biogeochemical interactions; groundwater ecosystems; protecting and managing groundwater resource quality; vadose zone processes; climate controls on groundwater quality; groundwater quality issues in aquifer storage and water re-use; urban and industrial catchments; and land-use impacts on groundwater quality. Contact: Wendy Whitford, CSIRO, Bag 10, Clayton South VIC Australia 3169.

Tel.: +11-61-893336273

Fax: +11-61-395452175

E-mail: Wendy.Whitford@csiro.au

URL: www.clw.csiro.au/conferences/GQ07

2008, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

9th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development is organized within the International Society for Environmental Geotechnology (Charlotte USA) conference series. Contact: Dr. Albert Yeung. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China.

E-mail: eyeungat@hkucc.khu.hk

June 29–July 3, 2008, Fairbanks, AK, USA

9th International Conference on Permafrost (NICOP) is organized during the International Polar Year in 2008. Conference themes include: contemporary climate change and paleoclimatic reconstruction in permafrost regions, remote sensing and geophysics in permafrost science, community development and planning in permafrost regions, permafrost and the global carbon balance, including greenhouse gases and gas hydrates, impacts of permafrost degradation on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, permafrost controls on hydrologic and surface heat flux processes, sea level changes and dynamics of coastal permafrost, cold-regions infrastructure and engineering techniques, results from the IPY: toward a systems understanding of permafrost changes, natural and technological hazards in mountainous and high-latitude permafrost regions, periglacial geomorphology, permafrost mapping, and cryostratigraphy, and history of permafrost research. Contact: Doug Kane, Water & Environmental Research Center, Institute of Northern Engineering, U. of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755860, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5860 U.S.A.

Tel.: +1-907-4747808

E-mail: contact@nicop.org

URL: www.nicop.org

July 13–18, 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Goldschmidt 2008. Contact: Dominique Weis, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Organizing Committee Goldschmidt 2008.

Tel: +1-604-8221697

E-mail: dweis@eos.ubc.ca

August 5–14, 2008, Oslo, Norway

33rd International Geological Congress (IGC 33). “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development” is a collaboration with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and many other international and national organisations, the National IUGS Committees in the five Nordic Countries. It will span the whole field of Earth science, binding together classical geology with geophysics, geochemistry, and the biogeosciences. Main themes include: human influence on the Earth system; managing a changing planet, and geological resources for the 21st Century and their environmental challenge. Special symposia focus on two main subjects: Norden (the Nordic countries) and the Arctic and Bipolar relationships. General symposia will cover all the individual disciplines of the Earth sciences. A very wide range of scientific publications are envisaged as part of IGC33. Excursions from July 26 to August 21 2008 will cover a wide region (Greenland, the Faroes, Svalbard, Western Russia, UK, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark). Contact: 33 rd IGC, c/o Congress-Conference AS, P.O. Box 2694 Solli, Thomas Heftyesgate. 2, NO-0204 Oslo, Norway.

Tel: +47-2256-1930

E-mail: SciComIGC@geo.uu.se

URL: www.33igc.org

October 8–10, 2008, Athens, Greece

8th International Hydrogeological Congress of Greece organised by the Hellenic Committee of Hydrogeology in collaboration with the Cyprus Association of Geologists and Mining Engineers. Contact: Dr. G. Migiros, P.O.B. 27602, 10020 Votanikos, Greece.

Tel: +30-210-5294157

Fax: +30-210-5294161

E-mail: hydrogeology@aua.gr

URL: http://iah-hellas.geol.uoa.gr

October 26–November 1, 2008, Toyama City, Japan

35th Congress of IAH organised by Japan National Chapter of IAH and the Association of Environmental Hydrogeology. Details will be forthcoming.

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