******************************************* From: Y.K. Sohn <yksohn@xxxxxxxxx> ******************************************* Dear Members of the IAVCEI and volcano-lovers: The 5th Cities on Volcanoes conference will be held in Shimabara, Japan in this November under the auspice of the IAVCEI (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior). (Visit http://www.citiesonvolcanoes5.com/ for more details of the conference.) Before the conference, the IAVCEI Commission on Explosive Volcanism (CEV) will run a field workshop on Jeju (Cheju) Island, Korea. The leaders are Dr. Ki Hwa Park and myself (Young Kwan Sohn). The field workshop will focus on intraplate mafic explosive volcanism with special reference to phreatomagmatism and volcano- sedimentary processes on volcanic islands. I like to inform the members of the IAVCEI and volcano-lovers as well as the potential participants of the field workshop that Jeju Volcanic Island has been inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week (29 June). Jeju Island could be inscribed on the World Heritage List because of its outstanding aesthetic beauty and universal scientific value in understanding the history of our planet. To be more specific, the island comprises a number of lava tubes decorated with diverse carbonate speleothems, which have extreme aesthetic beauty, and about a dozen phreatomagmatic volcanoes (tuff rings and tuff cones), many of which became reference type locations in the international volcanological/sedimentological literature because of their spectacular world- class exposures. The CEV field workshop on Jeju Island this November will therefore be an unusual opportunity to experience the beauty and geology of Jeju Island for volcanologists and sedimentologists. At present, ten scientists from seven countries expressed their interest in the field workshop. So, there are still many places available for a participation in the workshop. I am planning to accept application for the workshop until the end of this month. The workshop is open to every member of the IAVCEI. I especially like to encourage the members of the CVS (Commission on Volcanogenic Sedimentation) as well as the CEV to consider to participate in this field workshop. The field workshop will cost about 600 USD (not including international airfares to/from Jeju) and will start on 13 November in the morning and end on 17 November at noon at Jeju Island. For more details on this field workshop, please visit the COV5 official website (http://www.citiesonvolcanoes5.com/) or email me (yksohn@xxxxxxxxxx). Young Kwan Sohn, PhD. Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences Gyeongsang National University Jinju 660-701, Korea Phone) +82-55-751-6005 Fax) +82-55-757-2015 Email Address: yksohn@xxxxxxxxxx Alternate Email Address: yksohn63@xxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
