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Field workshop "Fortress Por-Bajin: Geoarchaeology and Protection of Cultural Heritage" Por-Bajin, July 30 - August 4, 2008 More information in 1st Circular VII Simpósio Nacional de Geomorfologia Minas Gerais, August 1-8, 2008 More information at the website Expedition to Nile Delta and Sinai, (Egypt) November 10-17, 2007 Prof. Magdy Torab, Alexandria University, organise an expedition to Nile Delta and Sinai. More information at the website 37th International Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS 2006) - The Human Role in Changing Fluvial Systems Columbia, South Carolina (USA), October 20-22, 2006 The 37th International Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS) is being held in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, October 20-22, 2006. The topic this year is 'The Human Role in Changing Fluvial Systems.' A stellar line-up of authors will be presenting, 16 papers are available online, and the proceedings volume will be available at the meeting. Details on registration, poster abstracts, travel funds for students, a pre-meeting field trip, travel & lodging, and the program are listed at the web site. 37th BGS Website ... 36th International Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS 2005) - Geomorphology and Ecosystems Buffalo, New York (USA), October 7-9, 2005 This invitation is targeted at both geomorphologists and ecologists as speakers and poster presenters in order to draw upon the expertise and cutting edge research in both fields. We seek to make each group more aware of the fundamental concepts, approaches, and current research within each discipline. more ... International Symposium on Land Degradation and Desertification Uberlandia (Brasil), May 16-22, 2005 Land degradation includes a range of issues linked to environmental changes such as soil, water and air quality. In the last decades, the environmental consciousness has significantly increased, but still there are conflicts between degradation actions and sustainable development efforts. The conflicts arise because degradation has increased faster than sustainable development initiatives which ones are still being formulated. more ... Mountains and Plains Padova (Italy), February 15-17, 2005 The Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology (AIGeo) is organising a Conference in honour of Prof. G.B. Castiglioni. Conference is entitled "Recent research developments in Physical Geography and Geomorphology" and will held in Padova, February 15-17. 2005. more ... Shifting lands : new insights into periglacial geomorphology Clermont-Ferrand, France, January 20-22, 2005 The Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology (AIGeo) is organising a Conference entitled "Shifting lands : new insights into periglacial geomorphology" and will held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 20-22 january 2005. more ... Joint International Geomorphology Conference Glasgow, UK, August 17-20, 2004 The British Geomorphological Research Group, together with the Inetrnational Geographical Union Commission on Geomorphic Challenges for the 21st Century and the International Association of Geomorphologists, is organising an International Geomorphology Conference over three days, 18-20 August 2004, in association with the IGC-UK 2004 Glasgow (15-20 August). An exciting programme of sessions, with invited key speakers, is being planned. The programme will include the BGRG AGM, Linton lecture and Frost lecture. more ... 32nd International Geological Congress Florence (Italy) - August 20-28, 2004 Preliminary Questionnaire The 32nd International Geological Congress (32IGC) will be held from August 20 to 28, 2004 in Florence, Italy. The Congress is being organised in co-operation with and under the sponsorship of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)... more... Postgraduate Field Course on the Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology of Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, March, 15-30, 2003 Field studies to be developed are related to the observation, description, interpretation, correlation and preliminary mapping, using topographic sheets, satellite imagery and aerial photographs, of the landforms existing in different environments of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. These field studies will allow the gathering of the necessary information to be used afterwards in the lab work, to compile the definitive mapping and the presentation of the required exercises, for their revision and approval. more ... Application Form (Word document) The 5th DOMODIS Meeting 14th-18th October 2002 in Matsumoto, Nagano Pref., Japan INVITATION You are invited for participation at the 5th DOMODIS meeting, and of course we recommend emphatically to participate at INTERPRAEVENT 2002. more... Japan-China (Yunnan) Joint International Geomorphological Conference, Kunming, China, November 17-23, 2002 Venue: Educational Hotel, Kunming, China, Phone: +86-871-5152082, Fax: +86-871-5121989 Organized by Japanese Geomorphological Union and Yunnan Institute of Geography Sponsored by International Association of Geomorphologists, Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province, and Yunnan University More organizational and technical directions... IAG/AIG Training Courses, Dornbirn (Vorarlberg, Austria) - July 2002 Leo de Graaff, President of the Research Foundation for Alpine and Subalpine Environments (RFASE), is organising two courses which will be held in Vorarlberg (Austria) in July 2002 in collaboration with INATURA (Vorarlberger Naturschau) and with the support of IAG/AIG (International Association of Geomorphologists). A one-week Summer School will be held between July 7th and 14th and another one-week Intensive Course will be held between July 14th and 21st, 2002. more... Meeting of Australia New Zealand Geomorphology Group, Kalgoorlie 2002 The next meeting of Australia New Zealand Geomorphology Group will be held in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia from 30 September - 4 October 2002. Further details will be available shortly. Specil Session hosted by the IAG/AIG and IGU Commission on Land Degradation and Desertification during 29th. International Geographical Congress, Seul, South Korea, August 16, 2000 The Session was entitled Sediment Budgets in Geomorphic Systems and was organised by Maria Sala and Olav Slaymaker. There were five research paper presentations. more...