************************************************************************ From: JH Gottsmann <J.Gottsmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ************************************************************************ Dear colleagues, the European Geoscience Union is in the process of designing the skeleton program for the EGU General Assembly 2009 to be held in Vienna (Austria) from 19-24 April 2009. As secretary for volcanic hazards of the Natural Hazards division [the Natural Hazard division is among the largest within EGU], I invite you to consider acting as convener of the following session: "Volcanic threat: hazard identification, assessment and risk mitigation". <http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/skeleton/view.php?p_id=368> At the moment only a single fairly open session is proposed. Past experience has shown that we usually have to merge several smaller sessions into one general session. This year I propose to go the other way around. Ideally I would like to find 4 conveners whose combined experience spreads both the physical sciences as well as the applied hazard and risk dimension. If you like to act as convener for the above session or like to suggest an alternative session please contact me ASAP. Your duty as convener is to advertise the session and to attract as many contributions as possible. Past experience has shown that this process takes some time and commitment from your side. My job as secretary is to assist you wherever needed. If we have enough topical contributions we can split the main session into smaller sessions, however if you feel right away that you can attract 25+ contributions to sustain a separate session under Volcanic Hazards then I am happy to take this under consideration and upload a separate session proposal. Please feel free to circulate this email among your fellow colleagues. Best regards, Jo ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
