************************************* From: Nicolas d'Oreye <ndo@xxxxxxx> ************************************* Dear all, On behalf of the scientific committees we are pleased to invite you to participate to the workshop "Active Volcanism & Continental Rifting, with special focus on the Virunga (North Kivu, DRC)" To be held in Luxembourg, November 19-21, 2007. For more information please visit the web page www.ecgs.lu or contact corine.galassi@xxxxxxxx Deadline for abstract submission and Early Bird registration: July 31, 2007 Number of participants will be limited. REGISTER NOW ! Best regards and hope to see you in Luxembourg soon. Dr Nicolas d'Oreye Dept. Geophys./Astrophys. NMNH ndo@xxxxxxx Dr Francois Kervyn Dept. Rem. Sens. and Cartog. RMCA francois.kervyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PS: Please apologize for multiple and cross posting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE / INVITED SPEAKERS: E. Calais Purdue Univ., USA C. Ebinger Univ. of Rochester, USA G. Ernst Univ. of Ghent, Belg. F. Kervyn Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belg. F. Lukaya Goma Volcanological Observatory, RDC E. Mbede Univ. Dar Es Salam, Tanzania N. d'Oreye National Museum of Nat. History, Lux. N. Pagliuca Ist.Nat. di Geof. E Vulacnologia, Italy D. Tedesco Univ. of Napoli 2, Italy T. Wright Univ of Leeds, UK G. Yirgu Univ. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION: The 26th edition of the multi-disciplinary ECGS workshops is dedicated this year to Continental Rifting and Volcanology. The workshop is co-organized by the European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology (ECGS), the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) and the National Museum of Natural History (NMHN). The workshop intends to bring together scientists from different disciplines (geology, volcanology, geodesy, geodynamics, seismology...) to share their knowledge and discuss the complex relationships between continental rifting and magmatism. It will also dedicate specific attention to the use of modern modeling approaches and state-of-the-art observational techniques such as remote sensing, radar interferometry, GPS, geochemistry etc. Nowadays, seismic tomography, geochemical studies of erupted magmas and degassing areas, or numerical methods for modeling ground deformation increasingly contribute to portraying rift and magmatism in 3D, from surface morphology down to processes at depth, not to mention the composition of volcanic plume and its chemistry. Volcanoes are no longer studied as isolated objects but considered from root to plume as part of a global system including environment, population health and socio-economical impacts. Special attention will be given to volcanic activity in the Western branch of the East African Rift (EAR) dominated by the Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo volcanoes (North Kivu, DRC). Contributions related to continental rifting or rift magmatism generally are most welcome and encouraged. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORT: The Luxembourg Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research The Council of Europe (EUR-OPA) The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) The United Nations, Volc. Risk Management Unit (PNUD/ UNOPS) The European Space Agency (ESA - to be confirmed) The National Museum of Natural History, Lux. (NMNH) The Royal Museum for Central Africa, B. (RMCA) UNESCO/IGOS-Geohazards (to be confirmed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRE-MEETING FIELD TRIP: A two-day field trip led by Dr. G. Ernst (Univ. Ghent, B) is planned to the Eifel Volcanic Field (Germany) (leaving Luxembourg in afternoon Nov. 16, field trip 17-18 Nov, return to Luxembourg by late evening) if the number of participants is sufficient. Estimated cost: 250-300 euros (including travel, hotel accommodation, breakfast and field lunch); exact cost will be in second circular. ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
