REZAS’12 Conference: “Water resources in the arid and semi-arid regions: challenges and prospects. Case of the african continent”

L'Université Sultan Moulay Slimane, la Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Beni Mellal, sponsorisées par la Société Geoafricasciences, organisent le 1er colloque international REZAS'12 sur le thème: Ressources en eau dans les zones arides et semi-arides: enjeux et perspectives. Cas du continent africain.

Frais de participation:

Les frais d'enregistrement sont les suivants :
‐ Etudiants-chercheurs : 50 €
‐ Professeurs-chercheurs : 100 €
‐ Industriels : 250 €
Les frais d'enregistrement couvrent:
‐ Actes et documents variés concernant le séminaire
‐ Repas (Déjeuner + Dîner)
‐ Pauses café
Les frais de participation à l'excursion de terrain ont été fixés à: 150 €

Correspondence
Pr Abdessamad NAJINE, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques,
BP 523, Béni Mellal 23000, Morocco rezasafrica@gmail.com
Tel : 00212 523485112/22 Fax : 00212 523485201 GSM :00212 651057178      
Siteweb : http://www.fstbm.ac.ma/


Pièces jointes:
1ère circulaire (version anglaise - la version française peut être fournie sur demande)
Formulaire d'enregistrement.

The OneGeology Best Application Competition

OneGeology Operational Management Group announces an opportunity to innovate the OneGeology Best Application Competition'

The OneGeology Initiative

OneGeology is an international initiative of the geological surveys of the world. This ground-breaking project was launched in 2007 and contributed to the 'International Year of Planet Earth' (IYPE), becoming one of their flagship projects. As well as IYPE, support has been received from several other global organizations (e.g. UNESCO, UN, GEO, IUGS). Currently there are 117 countries participating in this successful project, and of these, 51 countries and in addition several States and Provinces, are providing their data as web map services (WMS and/or WFS).

The OneGeology Portal - a focal point of access to the international geological map data - is the most visible product of the project. The portal was officially launched during the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo and since the beginning has attracted attention not only from geoscientists, but also other thematic communities. The OneGeology development team sees the upcoming 34th IGC in Brisbane as a crucial milestone for the future directions of OneGeology project. To ensure that developments consider and incorporate future user needs, we open this competition to young (under the age of 35) geoscientists.

The competition

Aim: The main aim of the OneGeology Best Application competition is to demonstrate the wide range of potential applied uses and applications that the OneGeology Portal, and geological data/services that it provides, can offer for easy discoverability, access and use.

Possible types of OneGeology Applications

Developed OneGeology applications can demonstrate:

1. A new innovative web application of geological data, to address any environmental, social etc. issues. The combination - integration of geological data with other types of environmental data is of prime interest.
2. A new innovative technical solution of the geological application e.g. on-line incorporation of OneGeology geological web services (WMS, WFS) into a client application or a new way to discover / search geological data etc.
3. A new solution for making progress in the direction of semantic harmonization – e.g. utilizing the OneGeology web services (WMS, WFS) for on-line geometric-semantic harmonization across administrative boundaries.

Who can apply

The competition is aimed at the young geoscientists especially those within the YES (Young Earth Scientist) Network; so the competition is open to all young geoscientists (under 35 years of age). The OneGeology development team encourages students, or any young researchers to develop an innovative application based on the geological data and services provided via OneGeology Portal.

Registering your application

The registration of the applications developed for this competition will be accepted until the end of May 2012.

Please register your entry by emailing onegeology@bgs.ac.uk and include the following information:

• Name
• Organization
• Email contact
• Country
• Name of your new OneGeology application
• The URL link to access the application and your short summary (1 page document) outlining your proposed new application for using OneGeology data services.

The selection procedure

A OneGeology selection board will be established to evaluate and decide on the winning application.

The winning prize

The winner of the competition will receive a free registration for the 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Australia (August 2012) and will also have the opportunity to present the new innovative application during the Geoinformation Symposium/ OneGeology Session at the conference.

Funding from Australia to attend the 34th IGC / Bourses de Stages offertes par l'Australie à l'occasion du 34ème Congrès International de Géologie

The 34th International Geological Congress Organising Committee is very pleased to inform you that we have received final approval for funding from Australia’s aid agency AusAID to cover expenses for approximately 90 African participants for a training workshop on sustainable mining to be held in conjunction with the 34th International Geological Congress (IGC). The training workshop is likely to take place over 4 days, beginning on or about Wednesday, 1 August, 2012 and it will be conducted in English. We are meeting with relevant organisations in Brisbane later this week to resolve some of these practical details.

In addition to AusAID, a major sponsor of the congress, Vale, has an interest in the GeoHost scheme and will be represented on the sub committee that will review applications and select successful candidates.

As the financial support is from AusAID’s Africa program, all supported participants must come from that continent. AusAID has received specific requests for assistance from, or funded initiatives in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda. While representatives from these countries are particularly encouraged to apply, the workshops will be open to suitable applicants from other African countries.

While the focus will be on mining, applicants with suitable petroleum experience will also be considered as many of the workshop modules will also be relevant to this sector. Participants will need to have some geological knowledge and/or awareness of extractive sector.

In summary, participants should have a working understanding of English and be employed (or have real prospects of being employed) in:
• geological survey organisations,
• government minerals/petroleum/environmental agencies,
• university departments providing geoscience training, research and/or advice related to extractives sector, or
• other positions linked to extractives sector policy, promotion or regulation.

The objective of the training workshop is to provide a comprehensive overview of the full range of generic requirements for achieving a sustainable mining sector. So the workshop will be broad ranging and will include modules on:
• obtaining and managing geoscience information,
• assessing and reporting mineral resources,
• leading practice mining,
• resource policy settings and approvals process,
• regulation, mine closure and governance.

We look to you and your colleagues to proactively promote this training workshop through your networks to suitable individuals, groups and agencies across the length and breadth of Africa. Applications should be made before 1 November 2011 and can only be submitted using the online process available through the IGC website www.34igc.org< http://www.34igc.org/ >. [Select GeoHost Support Scheme tab, then GeoHost Training Workshops tab. The application template is accessed by clicking in the TWP Application box.]

Successful applicants will have costs covered, including air ticket, visa expenses, accommodation, living allowance and Workshop. Their attendance at the training workshop will be monitored. GeoHost Workshop participants will also have their costs (including registration fees) covered for attending the 34th IGC (5-10 August 2012).

You will note that I am copying this to several other contacts in the hope that they will also be able to assist in encouraging suitable African people from their networks to apply for this generous offer. We need many people helping us identify suitable participants. Please feel free to provide this information to whosoever you think might be interested.

Kind regards

Paul Kay
Principal Adviser
Mineral Resources
Geoscience Australia

1ère édition du Bulletin YES Network: Soumettez dès maintenant vos articles!

Le YES Network prépare la première édition de son bulletin scientifique!

Si vous avez des articles que vous désirez publier, c'est l'occasion! Vous pouvez les envoyer dès maintenant à l'équipe responsable du bulletin à l'adresse suivante: networkyes.bulletin@gmail.com

La date limite d'envoi est le 30 Septembre 2011.

Ici-bas le mot de l'équipe du YES Network Bulletin où vous trouverez un lien de téléchargement des détails sur le format et la présentation de votre article avant de le soumettre: 

" Dear Colleagues,

It is our great honor to invite submissions to the first edition of the YES Network Bulletin. The submission deadline is September 30, 2011.
Please check here all the details about the format and the presenation of the papers before submitting.

Kind regards

Editorial  Board "