1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 From: "Deligne, Natalia I" <ndeligne@xxxxxxxx> As stewards of the Cities on Volcanoes conference series, the IAVCEI Cities and Volcanoes Commission invites your community on or near a volcano to consider hosting the Cities on Volcanoes 13 conference (~2026). This is the formal call for hosting and organizing this electrifying conference. All information about the application and proposal process is available at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citiesonvolcanoes.wordpress.com/hosting/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dGmxsYccgbSM4AMxAwtx1A9cZYwMGbpnxCpAF2YVQJn2OnIGYdfYGaLvby7lTGgvep5Xg_Rt-x0wSiIV$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citiesonvolcanoes.wordpress.com/hosting/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!arnJSO1VD7gM-bp1HCNpekzAFJT0l5SiUBchGb6ZSxvpuQXUbspKnvf0eS9JGFK91JfB4-GogljBXqFiOZm78Q$>; a summary is below. Cities on Volcanoes (COV) conferences bring together and create connections between volcanologists, city authorities, sociologists, psychologists, emergency managers, economists and city planners to evaluate volcanic crises preparedness and management in cities and populated areas. The next COV conference, COV12, will be in Guatemala in February 2024 ( https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sites.google.com/boisestate.edu/cov12/home?pli=1__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dGmxsYccgbSM4AMxAwtx1A9cZYwMGbpnxCpAF2YVQJn2OnIGYdfYGaLvby7lTGgvep5Xg_Rt-1u34jxk$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sites.google.com/boisestate.edu/cov12/home?pli=1__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!arnJSO1VD7gM-bp1HCNpekzAFJT0l5SiUBchGb6ZSxvpuQXUbspKnvf0eS9JGFK91JfB4-GogljBXqHj602AlQ$> ). *KEY APPLICATION DATES FOR HOSTING COV13* - 3 March 2023: Deadline for notification of intention to submit proposal to host Cites on Volcanoes 13 (COV13) - March â?? April 2023: Required informal meeting between each Proposal Committee and the Leadership of the IAVCEI Cities and Volcanoes Commission (CAV), organized by CAV - 29 September 2023: Deadline for written proposals for hosting COV13 *REQUIREMENTS* Conference Mission: - The mission of Cities on Volcanoes (COV) conferences is creating connections between volcanologists, city authorities, sociologists, psychologists, emergency managers, economists and city planners to evaluate volcanic crises preparedness and management in cities and populated areas - Community and disaster/emergency management participants must be proactively encouraged to participate, and supported where possible - The conference should promote active engagement rather than passive listening, and with prioritization of plenary and oral sessions, and other high visibility activities, aligned with the COV mission - The conference should promote diverse and inclusive participation, including role, discipline, gender, geographic balance, career stage, and disability Venue, timing, and selection: - COV conferences are to be evenly spaced between the IAVCEI General Assembly (likely 2025) and IUGG meetings (likely 2027) - Venues for COV conferences will change for each successive meeting - The venue for the COV13 conference will be selected by the Leadership Committee of the IAVCEI Cities and Volcanoes Commission at least two months prior to the COV12 conference *EVALUATION CRITERIA* - Feasibility of proposal (logistics, financial, location, agenda) - Alignment with mission of COV conferences: creating connections between volcanologists, city authorities, sociologists, psychologists, emergency managers, economists and city planners to evaluate volcanic crises preparedness and management in cities and populated areas - Benefits for local and regional community - Safety of all participants, considering national and/or ethnic origin, race, gender, sexual orientation, parental and/or marital status, religion, and disability - Promotion of diverse and inclusive participation, including local community, disciplines and roles (e.g. emergency management), gender, geographic balance, career stage, care-giving responsibilities, disability - Sustainability - Satisfactory discussion of all topics and elements provided in instructions for written proposal (see https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citiesonvolcanoes.wordpress.com/hosting/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dGmxsYccgbSM4AMxAwtx1A9cZYwMGbpnxCpAF2YVQJn2OnIGYdfYGaLvby7lTGgvep5Xg_Rt-x0wSiIV$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citiesonvolcanoes.wordpress.com/hosting/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!arnJSO1VD7gM-bp1HCNpekzAFJT0l5SiUBchGb6ZSxvpuQXUbspKnvf0eS9JGFK91JfB4-GogljBXqFiOZm78Q$> ) *INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL (DEADLINE: FRIDAY 3 MARCH 2023, 5 PM HST)* Email COV Secretary (d.charlton@xxxxxxxxxx), providing information on: - Host city and country - Tentative month or dates of proposed conference - Contact information for chair of proposing committee - Availability of chair and known members of proposing committee in March and April 2023 Members of the IAVCEI Cities and Volcanoes Commission Leadership will be at the IAVCEI General Assembly in New Zealand and will be available to answer questions. Current IAVCEI Cities and Volcanoes Commission Leadership: Carolyn Driedger (Leader; driedger@xxxxxxxx), Natalia Deligne, Graham Leonard, Gustavo Villarosa, Tom Wilson, supported by Danielle Charlton (Secretary, d.charlton@xxxxxxxxxx) and Carina Fearnley (Special Projects Coordinator) 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 ------------------------------
