Meetings related to VarSITI in 2015
2015 African Geophysical Society Conference
1–5 June 2015 Nairob,i Kenya
web-address:http://afgps.org/conference/
Application deadline is March 1, 2015
The African Geophysical Society AGS is accepting application for her Second Annual Conference holding at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, Nairobi, Kenya.
Background
The African Geophysical Society AGS is a dynamic, innovative, and interdisciplinary scientific association committed to the pursuit of understanding of Earth and Space for the benefit of mankind. It was formally established on Thursday 15th November 2012 during the first Chapman Conference on Space Weather in Africa, organized by the American Geophysical Union AGU at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 12th and 16th November 2012. The venue of the maiden Chapman conference on Space weather was the Conference Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
AGS is at present forging strong partnership with other regional and academic societies of equivalent objectives viz: American Geophysical Union AGU, Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society AOGS, European Geosciences Union EGU, IUGG, Royal Astronomical Society, URSI, WMO, Japan Geosciences Union JpGU, etc. In October 2014, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the American Geophysical Union AGU.
The first AGS annual conference took place in Abuja, Nigeria between 2nd and 6th June 2014. It was a successful conference with overwhelmed subscription from which only One hundred and twenty one applicants were invited. The participants spread over 11 African Countries, UK, Japan, and India. Ninety Seven papers were accepted and classified as 43 orals, 46 posters and 8 plenary papers. This second conference promises to be better.
Conference Programme
The Conference Programme will consist of a series of Sessions with technical presentations, plenary presentation, panel discussions and working group meetings. The programme may also include a field trip and a social events programme for all Conference participants.
Technical SessionsConveners are being sought for scientific sessions within the following topics:
(i) Solid Earth Science (geology, geodesy, geophysics, geochemistry, biogeosciences);
(ii) Atmospheric Science (Small scale and local wind systems, air pollution, mesoscale processes, global wind systems, cyclones, weather forecasting, atmospheric chemistry, global climate and its change, meteorology);
(iii) Ocean Science (Estuarine and costal oceanography, ocean circulation, marine biogeochemistry, paleoceanography, marine geology, and atmosphere-ocean coupling);
(iv) Astronomy and Planetary Science (interior, surface, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere of solar system bodies other than earth, cosmology);
(v) Solar and Terrestrial Science (sun, interplanetary medium, heliosphere, the magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere of planet earth, space weather)
- Equatorial ionospheric dynamics
- Space weather
- VarSITI: SCOSTEP new scientific activity
(vi). Hydrological Science (Hydrometeorology, Surface Water Hydrology, Ground Water Hydrology, Water Resources Planning and Management, Hydro-informatics)
Session conveners are required to submit their session topics and brief description of not more than 200 words of their session. Names and affiliation of the conveners as well as their email address should be clearly stated.