*********************** NEWS Special Issue of the JVGR - Public Session From: JOÃO CARLOS NUNES Email: jcnunes@xxxxxxxxxxxx *********************** On October, 30th, 2006, at Azores University (Amphitheatre B) there will be a public session to commemorate the publication of a Special Issue of the ?Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research? (JVGR). This volume is entirely dedicated to Azores volcanism studies. During the session, which will be moderated by the Azores University Rector, Robert I. Tilling, researcher of the United States Geological Survey (USA) and co-editor of that special issue will present a brief talk on ?Comparison of the Hawaiian and Azores hotspots." The manuscript handling and editing of that Special Issue of JVGR, entitled ?Volcanic Geology of Azores Islands?, were coordinated by João Carlos Nunes, of the Azores University (as corresponding guest-editor), in close collaboration with Robert I. Tilling, Scientist Emeritus from the USGS and Gudmundur E. Sigvaldason, researcher of the Nordic Volcanological Institute, Iceland, recently passed away. The Special Issue, which was published in Volume 156, Nr. 1-2 of the JVGR, consists of 186 pages and includes 12 research papers on volcanologic and allied topics. All the manuscripts were processed using the rigorous review process according to Elsevier Editors (Netherlands) and JVGR policy and involved 31 technical reviewers. The on-line version of the Special Issue can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03770273 To more informations, pls. contact: JOÃO CARLOS NUNES (Ph.D. in Volcanology) Assistant Professor Geosciences Dep. - Azores Univ. Rua da Mãe de Deus Apartado 1422 9501-801 PONTA DELGADA Azores - Portugal Tel: + 351 296 650 588 (office) Email: jcnunes@xxxxxxxxxxxx Web: www.uac.pt/~jcnunes ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
