NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dear EFG delegates, COP29 is about to start next week and we would like to share an update on EFG’s presence at the event: Watch the short summary by EFG Global Ambassador and COP Lead Maureen Gallagher delivered at the pre-Council session (in case you missed it): https://efgeocloud.eu/s/ZgQCLSGKeyjKpaT Web post with full details on EFG’s presence and speaking engagements: https://tinyurl.com/efg-cop29 Latest #EFGatCOP29 LinkedIn posts: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7260605523266260992 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259947163990851585 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7256645930886582273 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7252698889617608708 Please share the posts to help us spread the word about EFG’s presence at COP29 in Baku and amplify the voice of geoscience at the international level. Thanks for your support!

Dear colleagues, Everything is ready for our conference on Monday, September 30, 2024. We are looking forward to the arrival of our lecturers, colleagues, and guests. Below, you can find and download the program with the lecture schedule. On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, there will be an excursion for registered participants around the Belgrade area (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) The Organizing Committee

We are thrilled to announce our first webinar!

  Join us on 13 June 2024, 11:00-12:00 CEST, to discuss the "Challenges and Risks of CO2 Storage" and learn more about the CEEGS project. The programme:  

• Welcome by moderator Marko Komac (EFG)
• Introduction of CEEGS project by coordinator Ricardo Chacartegui (University of Seville)
• Challenges and Risks of CO2 Storage: Using the Example of the Ketzin Test Site by Cornelia Schmidt-Hattenberger (GFZ)
• CO2 Storage Risk Assessment: Experiences from Hontomin / PilotSTRATEGY by Sonsoles Eguilor (CIEMAT)
• Q&A Session

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Dear all, EFG is a media partner of the SEG 2024 Conference: Sustainable Mineral Exploration and Development and individual members of our national associations may benefit from a discount on the registration fee. This year's SEG conference will be held in Windhoek, Namibia - a country known for its spectacular geology, unique ore deposits, and leading the way in the achievement of mineral resource sustainability of the African continent. SEG 2024 will feature invited and submitted presentations and posters that will provide updates on the latest developments in the field of economic geology and highlight the regional geology. Ten field trips and seven workshops are scheduled before and after the conference. To benefit from the discount, please use the code SEG2024EFG to save $95 on registration. Kind regards,   Anita Stein / Communication Manager anita.stein@eurogeologists.eu European Federation of Geologists Rue Jenner 13, B-1000 Brussels http://www.eurogeologists.eu

  Dear Colleagues, We cordially invite you to the 36th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, which will take place in Kraków, Poland from 17th to 24th June 2024. Detailed information along with the registration form is available on website. Dr Michał Krobicki AGH University of Science and Technology Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection Department of General Geology and Geotourism

  The Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Geólogos (ICOG) of Spain and the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) extend a gracious invitation for your participation in the 5th International Professional Geology Conference (IPGC), scheduled to take place from November 20 to 22, 2024. Both organizations are delighted to collaborate in the organization of this distinguished event, which will be hosted in Zaragoza, Spain. The IPGC currently offers a diverse array of conferences that focus on the professional aspects of geology, with the primary goal of bringing together both small and large companies in the sector on an international scale, along with all their stakeholders. This conference serves as a pivotal geological forum that fosters unprecedented projects, where knowledge and networking take center stage. Join industry leaders and become an integral part of shaping the future of this remarkable and essential sector. For further information please visit https://www.5th-ipgc.com/

  XVII SERBIAN SYMPOSIUM ON HYDROGEOLOGY with international participation will be held in the period 02-06. in October 2024 in Pirot. Every fourth year, the symposium gathers a significant number of experts in the field of hydrogeology and related scientific disciplines, representing a meeting place for domestic and foreign colleagues from the spheres of academia, business, industry and politics with the aim of presenting scientific and professional achievements and their development. The organizer of the Symposium is traditionally the Department of Hydrogeology of the Faculty of Mining and Geology, in cooperation with the Serbian Geological Society, the Union of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia, the National Committee of IAH, the Society of Geological Engineers and Technicians of Serbia, under the auspices of the City of Pirot, with the technical support of the Multilateral Center from Pirot and numerous sponsors. You can find more information about the event HERE.

Dear all, We have received requests to extend the deadline for the abstracts. The new deadline is 7^th December 2023 whereas the Editorial Board of EGJ will decide upon accepting the proposed article by 18th December 2023. The theme of this issue is ‘Geology at the Interdisciplinary Nexus: Why Does Collaboration Matter’, for publication in June 2024. You may find the guidelines for the authors at http://eurogeologists.eu/journal/. European Geologist Journal is a diamond open-access peer-reviewed journal indexed by DOAJ. Sincerely, yours Pavlos Tyrologou

Dear colleagues,

 As members of the Scientific Committee of the 4th International Conference WATER IN SENSITIVE AND PROTECTED AREAS (WSPA2024 Conference), which will be held in Pula from April 10-13, 2024, I would like to present to you the main activities in preparation for the conference.

 On the conference website www.wspa2024.org, a SECOND NOTICE about the conference has been published, which provides potential authors and conference participants with relevant information about the conference, including information about: the conference program, thematic areas and conference topics; invited speakers by topic; preparation and submission of abstracts and full papers, opportunities for publication of full papers in international IWA journals (in English) as well as in the journal Hrvatske vode (in Croatian), workshop and round tables that will take place during the conference; about post conference tours (excursions). On the conference website, in the menu: Conference program, you can find: titles of presentations, abstracts, keywords and a short biographical description of the invited speakers of the conference.

 Abstracts submission is still oppened and the deadline for submission is September 30, 2023. I invite you to register in person to attend and submit your abstracts.

 After we have collected all abstracts by the stated deadline, I will email each of you a specified number of abstracts for review, as well as instructions for review process.

 I would also like to take this opportunity to ask you to forward information about the conference to your colleagues whom you think might be interested in it, as well as to your other professional contacts. On the conference website (www.wspa2024.org) there is a Second Announcement, which you can download as a pdf file and which I ask you to forward to your contacts.

 In order for you and your contacts to secure your accommodations in a timely manner, I strongly recommend that you register and book your accommodations early. Please note that only a limited number of hotel rooms are available at special rates. Therefore, I recommend that you make a reservation well in advance to avoid higher costs or difficulties in finding suitable accommodation, either at the conference venue or in the surrounding area. You may reserve the first hotel rooms for the conference dates (April 10-13). Later changes can be made without affecting the agreed rates. Abstract submission and attendee registration is online at the conference website: www.wspa2024.org.

 Best wishes,

President of the Scientific Committee of the WSPA2024 conference

Drazen Vouk, PhD, Dipl.Ing.Civ.Eng.

  Dear EFG delegates, The EFGeoMentoring scheme aims at offering mentoring services to geoscientists at all career stages who are looking for insider knowledge about work perspectives in other geoscience sectors or in other countries. The mentors are in general European Geologist title holders who offer their advice on a voluntary basis. We kindly ask for your help in promoting the programme within your association and your professional network. Please note that we offer mentees a credit of 100 € in case they join your national association. Here enclosed you can find a visual for the promotion. At the following link you can find an email template that you may use for the dissemination. We also invite you to share the following social media posts through your accounts:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/EfgInfo/status/1688923755308015616
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7094670983319425024/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanFederationofGeologists/posts/pfbid08ETUu9PDTbSnCS7A8afys6P3oWuCpz1NYcb9eCQcyjxTPCUJgMi7bZmjGbBXJbV3l
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvr3cruogyn/

Thank you in advance for your support!