35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016  |  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016  |  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA



Geosciences for Benefitting Low-income Countries

The notifications to presenting authors confirming their specific date and time of presentation will be communicated the 20 August 2016.

Second Draft Preliminary programme is being updated per theme as the SPC signs them off.

The detailed draft day by day programme for each theme is being announced as it is being collated. These are still preliminary and will be finalised by the 20 August.

As this is the Second draft, please note that where there are abstract presenters not yet registered, these have now been removed from the programme.
Once removed, you will not be included in the abstracts or the programme. If your co-author is presenting, please contact the secretariat urgently to confirm and advise so that your paper can be moved to the correct presenter. Email 35igc@allevents.co.za if you have any queries or if you have in the interim managed to secure finances and registered.

To view the detailed programme, click here.

View all Themes

Geosciences for Benefitting Low-income Countries

Theme Champions


Anthony Reedman
AGID (UK)
E-mail Anthony
Afia Akhtar
Afia Akhtar
AGID (Bangladesh)
E-mail Afia
Shrikant Limaye
Shrikant Limaye
Ground Water Institute, Pune
E-mail Shrikant
The appointment of theme champions may not be complete and names will continue to be added as invitees are confirmed.


Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers to be inserted shortly.

 

31ST MAY 2015 Additional symposium proposals must now be submitted directly to the theme champions (Please be sure to include the name of the proposer, seconder and short motivation).
1ST JULY 2015 -
31ST JANUARY 2016
Call for abstracts
31ST MARCH 2016 Notifications of acceptance

Geosciences for Benefitting Low-income Countries

Innovative and practical solutions are required to provide geoscientific services to people living in countries that lack the resources to fund expensive institutions and laboratories. Papers and symposia presenting examples and case studies of initiatives that are readily accessible and have been adapted specifically to low-cost situations are invited for this theme.

For a list of the Abstracts that have been ACCEPTED UNDER THIS THEME CLICK HERE ➤

Please note that this is preliminary and final allocations in the programme will be announced in the 5th Announcement and updated on the Website in July.


PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PRESENTING AUTHORS (FOR ORALS) OR AT LEAST ONE AUTHOR (FOR POSTERS) MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE MEETING BY 31 MAY 2016 IN ORDER TO HAVE THE ABSTRACT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME.

 

The following symposium proposals have already been submitted:
  1. Shrikant Limaye, Afia Akhtar, Silvia Peppoloni, Madhumita Das and Bhavana Umrikar
    » AGID Sub Theme : 1: Ground Water Development for Food Security & Rural Health
  2. Afia Akhtar, Viqar Husain and Madhumita Das
    » AGID Sub Theme : 2 Mining for Economic Progress of Low-Income Countrie
  3. Afia Akhtar, Shrikant Limaye and Sari Bhagiarti Kusumayudha
    » AGID Sub Theme : 3: Geo Parks, Geo Heritage & Geo Tourism: Role of Women Geoscientists
  4. Shrikant Daji Limaye, Antony Reedman and Shaheena Tariq
    » AGID Sub Theme : 4: Geo-hazards: Creating Social Awareness, Preparedness and Capacity Building for mitigating Geohazards
  5. Antony Reedman, Shahina Tariq, Gbenga Okunlola and Afia Akhtar
    » AGID Sub Theme : 5: Geoscientists and Environmental Protection
  6. Open Session
    For all submissions that do not fall into currently identified symposia