A one-week Summer School will be held between July 7th and 14th under the aegis of UNESCO (Department of Earth Sciences, Paris) and will focus on "An introduction into alpine and subalpine environments in a key sector of the northern Alps". This School is intended for advanced students and junior staff members in geosciences with a general interest in mountain environments, as well as for persons who are professionally involved in this field, e.g. employees of geological, forestry, engineering and planning departments. The School could be attented by up to 40 participants. The programme may be extended by 1-4 weeks of fieldwork for a limited number of participants (10-12).

Another one-week Intensive Course will be held between July 14th and 21st under the aegis of CERG (European Centre for Geomorphological Hazards, Council of Europe, Strasbourg) on "An introduction into alpine and subalpine environments in a key sector of the northern Alps with emphasis on natural hazards and risks". The CERG Intensive Course is open to advanced and post-graduate students who have a general interest in mountain environments and, particularly, on geomorphology applied to slope stability problems and to hazard and risk analysis. This Course will include up to 40 participants.

For subscription in the courses above mentioned and for further information, please contact Dr. A.C. Seijmonsbergen - IBED-Fysische Geografie (University of Amsterdam) - Nieuwe Achtergracht 166 - NL-1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail: a.c.seijmonsbergen@science.uva.nl.

Scholarships: IAG will offer four grants for young geomorphologists from the less favoured countries of Africa, Latin America and Asia, for traveling to Vorarlberg (up to 1000 Euros) and for covering course fees (including inscription, materials, excursions and accommodation): two grants for the UNESCO Summer School and two grants for the CERG Intensive Course. The selection of candidated will be carried out by a special Commission nominated by the IAG Executive Committee.

For further information on the IAG Scholarships, please contact Prof. Mauro Soldati - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Largo S. Eufemia 19 - 41100 Modena, Italy. E-mail: soldati@unimo.it.

Within the framework of the "Year of the mountains", an IAG SYMPOSIUM will be held in Dornbirn (Vorarlberg, Austria) on Sunday 14 July 2002, thus linking the foregoing UNESCO Summer School with the CERG Intensive Course. The Symposium will be focused on the Relationships between man and the mountain environment in terms of geomorphological hazards and human impact in Europe.

The opening lecture will be given by Prof. Antonio Cendrero (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain), then invited speakers will present other plenary lectures. The morning session will continue with a paper session and will end with an oral contribution by a selected participant of the UNESCO Summer School reporting about the experience had during the one-week course.

A poster session is planned in the afternoon, which includes a section devoted to "geomorphology and natural hazard" and one concerning "geomorphological impact assessment". Two chairmen, one each section, will illustrate and summarise the poster content.

For further information on the IAG Simposium, please contact Prof. Mauro Soldati - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Largo S. Eufemia 19 - 41100 Modena, Italy. E-mail: soldati@unimo.it.

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