2012 El Hierro Conference - International Workshop on Oceanic Island Volcanoes & Society (10-15 October 2012, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain)
From: Nemesio Perez Rodriguez <nperez@xxxxxxx>
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2012 El Hierro Conference - International Workshop on Oceanic Island Volcanoes & Society (10-15 October 2012, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain)
First circular available (http://www.makavol.com/workshops/2012-El-Hierro-workshop/)
1st
Anniversary Conference of the 2011-2012 submarine eruption off
the coast of El
Hierro
The 2012
El Hierro Conference is an international workshop on Oceanic
Island Volcanoes
& Society for commemorating the 1st anniversary of the
2011-2012 submarine
eruption off the coast of El Hierro, and one of the three
international volcano
workshops co-organized by the Instituto Tecnológico y de
Energías Renovables,
ITER (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain), the Laboratório de
Engenharia Civil de
Cabo Verde (LEC), the Universidade de Cabo Verde (Uni-CV), and
the Serviço
Nacional de Protecção Civil (SNPC) from Cape Verde under the
framework of the
project “MAKAVOL: Strengthening the capacities of R+D+I+d to
contribute
reducing volcanic risk in the Macaronesia (MAC/3/C161)”
co-financed by EU
Transnational Cooperation Program Madeira-Canarias-Azores (MAC
2007-2013). Several
other institutions and organizations such as the Cabildo Insular
de El Hierro,
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN), Instituto
Andaluz de Geofísica
(IAG), Observatório Vulcanológico de Cabo Verde (OVCV),
Observatório
Vulcanológico e Geotérmico dos Açores (OVGA), University of La
Laguna (ULL),
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Instituto
Español de Oceanografía
(IEO), SEGITTUR (Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism,
Government of Spain)
and Spanish Volcanological Society (SVE) are planning to
collaborate with the 1st
Anniversary Conference of the 2011-2012 submarine eruption off
the coast of El
Hierro
Scientific and technical discussions will be mainly
related to volcanic
risk management on oceanic and active island volcanoes as well
as to enhance
know-how exchange to understand and improve the
multi-disciplinary initiatives
for reducing volcanic risk in islands. A special session of this
workshop will
be related to the 2011-12 submarine eruption off the southern
coast of El
Hierro and its impact on the island community. The 2012 El
Hierro Conference will
be also an ideal forum to discuss about the plus side of living
in active volcanoes
since the short-term hazards posed by volcanoes are strongly
balanced by
benefits of volcanism over geologic time (volcano tourism,
geothermal enery,
balneology, etc.).
Scientific
Program
The
scientific program covers a broad variety of aspects related to
volcanic risk management at oceanic
island
volcanoes and also several issues
about the
plus side of living on active volcanoes. Main
topics that
will be included are:
· island and submarine volcanism
· volcano monitoring
· volcanic island hazards
· volcanic island emergency plans
· education and outreach for reducing volcanic risk
· communication & volcanic risk management
· volcano island ecosystems
· volcano tourism and geoparks
· volcanic islands, energy & water resources
·
the 2011-2012 El Hierro submarine
eruption
Field Trips
Three
scientific excursions are planned
· One day intra meeting field trip to visit several major volcanological features of El Hierro Island.
· One day intra meeting field trip to visit El Hierro submarine volcanic environment
·
Two-day post-conference field trip
on “Canary Islands’
large gravitational landslides and related tsunamis” which will
be led by
Mercedes Ferrer (IGME), Luis Gonzalez de Vallejo (INVOLCAN),
Juan Jesús Coello
Bravo (INVOLCAN), José Madeira (University of Lisboa) and Cesar
Andrade
(University of Lisboa).
Registration
Fees & Housing
Registration
fees are 250 € (Regular), 125 € (Graduate Student), 125 €
(Retired), 80 € (Undergraduate Student), 125
€ (Accompanying person) and 80 € (Primary & High School
Teacher). Early
registration fees are 200 € (Regular), 100 € (Graduate Student),
100 €
(Retired), 65 € (Undergraduate
Student), 100 € (Accompanying person), 65 € (Primary & High
School Teacher).
Free registration fee will be available El Hierro residents and
scientists from
developing countries. These fees include (i) scientific
program,
(iii) ice breaker party, (iv) buffet lunch (v) coffee breaks,
(vi) farewell
party, (vii) one day intra meeting field trip with box lunch,
and (vii) ground
transportation Hotel-Venue-Hotel. Several housing
facilities at La
Restinga Village and El Pinar’s downtown
have been reserved by the organization for the conference
participants. For
different hotel and apartment options, please contact the
conference secretary
by e-mail to makavol_2012_elhierro@xxxxxxx
Cultural & Social Events
· Ice Breaker Party at La Restinga for conference participants (10 October, 2012)
· Film Festival “Volcanoes through the cinema” for El Hierro’s residents and conference participants at Valverde, La Frontera y La Restinga (11 and 12 and 13 October, 2012)
· The night of the stars from El Hierro volcano for conference participants (12 October, 2012)
· Live Radio Show “Planeta Vivo Radio (http://www.planetavivoradio.es/)” from La Restinga (14 October, 2012)
· Fairwell Party at La Restinga for conference participants (14 October, 2012)
_expression_
of Interest
Please indicate your interest to present a paper at
the conference by sending a preliminary title of your
contribution by e-mail to
makavol_2012_elhierro@xxxxxxx
Your e-mail should be structured as follows:
Family
name First
name Organization
Address Post
Code City
Country
Phone E-mail
I intend to contribute: an oral presentation / a poster
Preliminary title of my contribution
Abstract of your contribution is due by July 31, 2012 and will be announced further in the 2nd Circular
For additional information please
contact makavol_2012_elhierro@xxxxxxx
Conference homepage:
http://www.makavol.com/workshops/2012-El-Hierro-workshop/
How to get to Canary
Islands and El Hierro
Daily flights to El Hierro island
(278Km2) are available from the international airports of
Tenerife and Gran
Canaria (Canary Islands; Spain) which are situated only 2-4
hours from most
European cities major airports. The drive from El Hierro airport
to La Restinga
village and the town of El Pinar takes 40-50 minutes.
Conference Venue
The conference will be held
at El Pinar Cultural Center which is located at the town of El
Pinar. El Hierro
offers several hotels and apartments distributed by all the
island that allows
to welcome the conference participants. Housing facilities close
to the Conference
Venue are available at La Restinga Village and El Pinar’s
downtown. Shuttle bus
from La Restinga to the Conference Venue will be provided free
of charge by the
organization for the conference participants.
Conference homepage: http://www.makavol.com/workshops/2012-El-Hierro-workshop/
Important
Dates
1st
circular
April
23, 2012
_expression_
of interest deadline
June
15, 2012
2nd
circular
June
25, 2012
Registration
opens
June
29, 2012
Early
registration deadline
July
15, 2012
Abstract
dealine
July
31, 2012
Final
program
September
10, 2012
Participants
arrival to El Hierro
October
10, 2012
Conference
sessions
October
11-13, 2012
Conference
field trips
October
14, 2012
Participants
departure from El Hierro October 15, 2012
Post-conference
field trip
October
15-16, 2012
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