EuroGeoSurveys Events & News

Trade and Raw Materials - Looking Ahead

Maciej Klonowski — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:00:20 +0200

The conference, organised by TRADE services of the European Commission, will provide a privileged forum in which decision-makers come together to discuss the regulatory, economic and technical aspects directly affecting trade in raw materials.

LIFE+ Information Workshops 2008

Maciej Klonowski — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:00:28 +0200

DG Environment of the European Commission, in conjunction with STELLA Consulting and MWH, is organising a series of LIFE+ Information Workshops, within the context of the 2008 Call for Proposals.

FP7 - new calls for proposals under the energy theme and info days

Maciej Klonowski — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:53:09 +0200

Four following calls for proposals are scheduled to be published under the Energy theme of the Cooperation Programme of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. FP7-ENERGY-2009-1 (managed by DG RTD): a general call focusing on research with a long-term horizon FP7-ENERGY-2009-2 (managed by DG TR

Boosting Environmental Technologies by Verification

Maciej Klonowski — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:40:24 +0200

The conference addresses politicians, regulators, technology providers, industry representatives and associations with the aims to: introduce ETV as a tool for technology promotion; show the results of pilot verifications; open a gate for participants to present their views to the European Community and decision makers.

XENOWAC 2009

Maciej Klonowski — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:34:25 +0200

The event - International Conference ‘Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle, is organized under the framework of the European COST Action 636.

2nd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Hydrology and Ecology

Maciej Klonowski — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:31:52 +0200

The event brings together engineers and researchers from engineering and ecological disciplines. The disciplines include, but are not limited to, hydrology, ecology, environmental engineering, biology, chemistry, geochemistry, environmental biogeochemistry, and subsurface microbiology.

4th International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Sustainable Management and Remediation

Maciej Klonowski — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:29:07 +0200

The event aims at attracting a wide variety of papers from multidisciplinary backgrounds.

The North Sea After 40 Years

Maciej Klonowski — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:52:04 +0200

The event is the European Region Conference of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

New publication of GTK

Maciej Klonowski — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:48:12 +0200

“Mine Closure Handbook” published by Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) is now available in English. This version is principally based on the original Finnish text, however the ever changing legal issues, particularly of EU, made the authors to upgrade the related parts of the book.

EuroCities AGM 2008

Maciej Klonowski — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:45:06 +0200

The event, the Annual General Meeting of EUROCITIES, is closely linked to the “Leipzig Charter”, adopted May 2007 by the European ministers responsible for urban development and territorial cohesion.

Intern at the EuroGeoSurveys office

Maciej Klonowski — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:23:30 +0200

Isabel Pino de Juana, a young geologist from Spain, is currently pursuing an internship at the secretariat of EuroGeoSurveys. Isabel was graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She has experience in some environmental issues, mining and geological cartography both in Spain, USA and Mexico.

56th EuroGeoSurveys Executive Committee Meeting

Maciej Klonowski — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:21:41 +0200

The Members of the Executive Committee met on June 11, 2008 in Brussels. The agenda of this meeting was primarily focused on the internal issues: news Statutes and Internal Rules of our Association, organization of our 25th Extraordinary Autumn Meeting and a budget.

Second Meeting European Regional Process for the fifth World Water Forum

Maciej Klonowski — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:21:57 +0200

The goal of the meeting is to discuss the overall Regional process and the progress within the eight themes of the ERP as well as to identify the next steps that have to be taken to prepare the European input into the World Water Forum.

Innova Brussels Expo

Maciej Klonowski — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:06:21 +0200

The event is a world exhibition on innovation research and new technologies. Its 2008 edition is focused on energy.

EU innovation institute to start operations in Budapest

Maciej Klonowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:12:04 +0200

As expected, Hungary has won the unanimous backing of EU research ministers for Budapest as the seat for the EU's new innovation and technology institute. The 27 European research ministers rubberstamped the decision to locate the he

Managing water related information in support of WFD and IWRM implementation

Maciej Klonowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:07:30 +0200

The event is the final conference of the FP6 project “SPI-Water”. This is studying communication and transfer of research outputs in support of integrated water resource management (IWRM), with focus on implementation of the WDF and more generally of EU water policies.

Commission launches voluntary lobby register

Maciej Klonowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:05:08 +0200

The European Commission launched, on 23 June, for a one-year trial period, its public register for lobbyists present in Brussels. Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Commissioner Siim Kallas defends the voluntary approach, which for him is less bureaucratic than a binding legislation.

Coupling Sustainable Sanitation and Groundwater Protection

Maciej Klonowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:48:55 +0200

The event is coorganized by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) as a symposium to the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) 2008.

Expo Zaragoza 2008

Maciej Klonowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:32:10 +0200

This event is an International Expo "Water and Sustainable Development". Except for exposition it consists of a series of conferences, symposia and other side events. The agenda can be consulted online following the link below.

EUROSOIL 2008

Maciej Klonowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:16:25 +0200

The event is organized by the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies. It will consist of a series of symposiums and workshops focusing on the theme Soil - Society – Environment.