International Association of Geomorphologists

International Symposium on CLIMATE CHANGES, ACTIVE TECTONICS AND RELATED GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS IN HIGH MOUNTAIN BELTS AND PLATEAUX
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 9-10, 2002
Date: 30 August 2002

The United Nations has proclaimed 2002 as the International Year of Mountains (IYM) to increase international awareness of the global importance of mountain ecosystems. In this frame, the IAG International Symposium on 'Climate Changes, Active Tectonics and Related Geomorphic Effects in High Mountain Belts and Plateaux' will provide tools to understand the triggering factors and the evolution of extreme natural events due to climate variability and seismic/volcanic phenomena, in order to assess and mitigate natural hazards.
Conference is co-sponsored by INQUA Commission on Neotectonics W.G. 'Mountain Building', Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology and Belgian Association of Geomorphologists.

FIRST CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS
Application form

The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offered two grants up to 1000 Euros for young scientists from AFRICA (except Ethiopia) working in the field of Geomorphology for travelling to and from Addis Ababa and for covering Registration fees, which include a 3-night hotel accommodation and meals between 8 and 10 December. The selection procedure of the candidates who submitted a request for an IAG grant has been completed, upon examination of the candidates' curricula and abstracts, and approved during the IAG Administrative Meeting held in Brussels on 11 October 2002. IAG has awarded grants to:

Youcef BOUHADAD (Algeria)
Stefan GRAB (South Africa)

In addition, the Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology (AIGeo), co-sponsor of the Symposium, has volounteered to offer another two grants which have been awarded to:

Solofo RAKOTONDRAOMPIANA (Madagascar)
Ahmed ZEGRAR (Algeria)

The Applicants who have obtained an IAG GRANT will receive 1000 (one thousand) EUROS cash upon arrival in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) from the IAG Treasurer or AIGeo Secretary. For further information about GRANT payment, please contact:

for IAG grants: Prof. André Ozer (Liege, Belgium) e-mail
for AIGeo grants: Prof. Tommaso De Pippo (Naples, Italy) e-mail

For further information on the IAG Grants, 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@unimore.it.