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Cities on Volcanoes 9 conference
From: ALVARO AMIGO RAMOS <alvaro.amigo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Cities on Volcanoes 9 conference
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Cities on Volcanoes 9
Puerto Varas, Chile
November 20 - 25th, 2016
"Understanding volcanoes and society: the key for risk mitigation"
Local Organizing Committee
Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to announce the next Cities on Volcanoes 9 to be held in Puerto Varas, Southern Chile. Conference details can be found below.
In addition, we will have a website ready shortly.
We look forward to seeing you in Chile !
Local Organizing Committee
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
The hosting Chilean volcanology community invites the
international scientific community and authorities that are involved
in managing risks and hazards in volcanically active areas to
participate in the Cities on Volcanoes 9 Conference to be held in
Puerto Varas, Chile, from November 20th until November 25th, 2016,
spring season in the Southern Hemisphere. The slogan and main
focus of the meeting will be ‘Understanding volcanoes and society:
the key for risk mitigation’. Several symposia are being arranged
oriented to understand volcanic phenomena, recognize the hazards
and their impact on people, emergency management, community
education, case histories and risk mitigation to reduce the impacts
of volcanism and its effects on society.
Chile is a country well-known not only because of the recent
and frequent explosive volcanic activity, but also because of its
friendly and warm people, amazing landscapes, delicious food and
famous wines from vineyards grown on volcanic soils. Puerto Varas
is a small pleasant tourist town, and probably one of the best places
to be in November, combining a variety of outdoors activities
together with an enjoyable nightlife that undoubtedly will make the
meeting more attractive.
PUERTO VARAS AND CONFERENCE VENUE
The Cities on Volcanoes 9 conference will be held in Puerto
Varas (http://www.visitpuertovaras.cl), 900 km south of Santiago, Chile´s
capital. It is a charming tourist town located in the south-western
extreme of the Llanquihue glacial lake (41.3°S) with the active Andean volcanic chain located only 30 to 40 km to the east (e.g.
Calbuco and Osorno volcanoes).
The conference venue will be the Hotel Patagonico
(http://www.hotelpatagonico.cl). Los Lagos Region´s capital Puerto
Montt (200,000 inhabitants) is located at only 17 km south from
Puerto Varas through Highway 5.
THE NEIGHBOURING VOLCANOES
Recent eruptions of Andean volcanoes near Puerto Varas
(Llaima: 2008; Chaitén: 2008-09; Cordón Caulle: 2011-12; Villarrica:
2015 and Calbuco: 2015) have caused substantial societal
disruptions not only in Chile but also in other countries, such as
Argentina and as far as Australia and New Zealand because of the
impact of ash clouds on air navigation. Since volcanic activity will
continue to occur in the Andes, risks to life and property will also
increase due to exposure to volcanic hazards.
Although hazard maps do exist for Osorno and Calbuco
volcanoes, these need to be updated based upon the new geological
knowledge emerged in the last few years and the recent Calbuco
volcano eruption effects. The challenge, therefore, is to provide
quality information to assist the local community in managing risks
from long- and short-term hazards potential. This can be enhanced
by the organization of the Cities on Volcanoes conference, through
the strengthening of scientific and emergency preparedness
partnerships in the region, resulting in increased capabilities,
strategies and products that are more sensitive to customer needs.
One important issue to address during the conference is
related to the communities living near volcanoes that are along an
international border. Actually, although most of the active volcanoes
in the Southern Andes are located in Chile, the ash is usually
transported into Argentina causing severe damage. A key point will
be to discuss how can countries work together to best ensure citizen
and infrastructure safety.
IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop proposals, August-December 2015
Second circular and call for papers, March 2016
Abstract submission, April-June 2016
Grant application, July 2016
Early registration, April-July 2016
SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY REFERENCE GROUP
They will be listed in the Second Circular
PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL ISSUES
- Volcanic eruptions: processes and hazards mapping.
- Volcano monitoring: alert levels and uncertainties.
- Remote sensing: application to monitoring techniques.
- Education and communication with communities and
authorities.
- Volcanic risk: evaluation and mitigation.
- Land use planning in volcanic areas.
- Emergency plans and crisis managements: recent case studies.
- Environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions and health
effects on local communities.
- Monitoring Andean volcanoes: state of the art for warning and
communicating with communities.
- International collaboration at volcanoes: the ALVO mission.
- Geoarchaeology, geoparks and tourism in volcanic areas.
- Eruption impacts on communities along the borderline.
EXCURSIONS
Pre- and post-conference field trips will be offered. The aim of the excursions is to take advantage of the superb
variety of volcanoes in the country, focusing on impact and
mitigation learned from recent eruptions of Chaitén, Calbuco and
Caulle volcanoes, where hazards assessments have been developed
to some extent in the neighbouring Chilean and Argentinean
communities.
Dates and costs will be announced in the Second Circular.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Puerto Varas is known as the "City of the Roses" and is
located at the shore of the Llanquihue Lake. It is essentially a tourist
town, gateway to numerous attractions, and a paradise for fly
fishing, mountain climbing, skiing, trekking, water sports and
horseback riding, among others. Bariloche in Argentina can also be
visited from Puerto Varas to the east through the Vicente Perez
Rosales National Park, sailing across the Todos Los Santos Lake and
crossing by Peulla pass.
The official social program will include events in the city and
neighbourhood tours, historical reviews and artistic presentations.
REGISTRATION
Early Registration: 01 Apr-31 Jul 2016
Late Registration: 01 Aug-20 Oct 2016
Participant Category Early bird Late
IAVCEI Donor Member US$ 450 US$ 500
IAVCEI Non Donor Member US$ 500 US$ 550
Non IAVCEI Member US$ 550 US$ 600
Accompanying person US$ 350 US$ 400
Student US$ 200 US$ 250
Non academic local participants US$ 40 US$ 50
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, SERNAGEOMIN)
President: Rodrigo Alvarez, Chief Executive Officer
Chair: Mario Pereira, Deputy Director of Geology
General Secretary: Paul Duhart
Executive Secretary: Hugo Moreno
Members: Álvaro Amigo, Paula Baltra, Daniel Basualto, Daniel Bertin,
Mauricio Mella, Jorge Muñoz, Edmundo Polanco, David Quiroz and Jaime Tobar.
For further information please contact:
Paul Duhart, General Secretary, or Hugo Moreno, Executive Secretary.
Av. Santa María 0104, Providencia
Santiago, CHILE
Phone: +56-2-24825500
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