[From nobody Tue Dec 29 10:10:38 2009 Return-Path: <owner-quaternary@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA> Received: from mailrelay.williams.edu (EHLO mailrelay.williams.edu) ([137.165.4.207]) by miram5000a.williams.edu (MOS 3.10.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id AHZ26537; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:09:32 -0500 (EST) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuwBACC5OUuGmegqkGdsb2JhbACCH5gQgSABAQEBCQsICRK6HIQzBIFlgTM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos; i="4.47,469,1257138000"; d="scan'208,217"; a="18243680" Received: from cliffy.ucs.mun.ca ([134.153.232.42]) by mailgate.williams.edu with ESMTP; 29 Dec 2009 11:09:27 -0500 Received: from cliffy.ucs.mun.ca (cliffy.ucs.mun.ca [134.153.232.42]) by cliffy.ucs.mun.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id nBSA72D8031254; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:29:42 -0330 Received: by CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.3) with spool id 28838077 for QUATERNARY@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:29:29 -0330 Received: from ella.ucs.mun.ca (ella.ucs.mun.ca [134.153.232.56]) by cliffy.ucs.mun.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id nBTFxTD4007241 for <QUATERNARY@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA>; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:29:29 -0330 Received: from aa012msr.fastwebnet.it (aa012msr.fastwebnet.it [85.18.95.72]) by ella.ucs.mun.ca (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id nBTFxLA4020999 for <QUATERNARY@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA>; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:29:22 -0330 Received: from DHR2912J (23.9.87.218) by aa012msr.fastwebnet.it (8.5.016.6) id 4B033DE6050AFFAB for QUATERNARY@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:59:15 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.21c) Content-type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="Alt-Boundary-6552.25725796" X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.002004 (2008-01-01) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=4.0 tests=AMBIEN,AMBIEN2,HTML_MESSAGE,MIME_QP_LONG_LINE version=3.2.4 X-Spam-Report: -1.3 AMBIEN2 BODY: Word contains ambien * 1.3 AMBIEN BODY: Mentions ambien * 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message * 0.2 MIME_QP_LONG_LINE RAW: Quoted-printable line longer than 76 chars X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 134.153.232.56 Message-ID: <4B3A355E.28596.1888B64@localhost> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:59:10 +0100 Reply-To: Alessandro Michetti <michetti@FIS.UNICO.IT> Sender: Research in Quaternary Science <QUATERNARY@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA> From: Alessandro Michetti <michetti@FIS.UNICO.IT> Subject: "EGU Assembly 2010 - "Environmental hazards and Ancient Societies: Lessons from the Past?" To: QUATERNARY@CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA Precedence: list --Alt-Boundary-6552.25725796 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Content-description: Mail message body Dear colleagues, Please allow us to remind you that the deadline for abstract submission fo= r the 2010 General Assembly of EGU is 18 January 2010. We would like to invite you to participate to the session " Environmental= hazards and Ancient Societies: Lessons from the past?" (NH9.14) at the General Assembly 2010 of the European Geosciences Union, taking place in Vienna (Austria), from 2 to 7 May 2010. The session is convened by M. Sintubin, K= .-G. Hinzen, A. M. Michetti, M.A. Rodriguez-Pascua and I.S. Stewart, and is a j= oined initiative of the INQUA Focus Area Paleoseismology and Active Tectonicsand= IGCP567 Earhtquake Archaeology. INQUA Project #0811 GRANTS Grants for partially supporting the participation of post-graduate student= s, young scientists, and scientists from low GDP countries will be available from t= he INQUA Project #0811. Please send the application to the INQUA Project #0811 Scie= ntific Secretary (inquascale@apat.it), Abstract, CV, a Brief letter of motivation= , and (for young scientist/students) a Recommendation letter. The applications will be considered only if the applicant has - submitted on-line the abstract before Jan. 18, 2010, through the EGU 201= 0 web page; - sent the documentation requested above in an unique pdf document before January 31st, 2010 Applicants should pay the regular registration fee; the grants will be tra= nsferred cash onsite to the selected participants. We will inform on the decision as soo= n as possible. After the Dead Sea Rift and the Baelo Claudia workshops in 2009,= this will be the first event in 2010 for the INQUA Project #0811 - A Global Catalogu= e and Mapping of Earthquake Environmental Effects - and a Business Meeting for t= he Project will also take place during the EGU; details will be announced lat= er in March 2010. Please check the official website of EGU 2010for all extra information. If you have any questions with respect to our session, please feel free to= contact us (see http://ees.kuleuven.be/igcp567/activities/egu2010/). Season's Greetings, Manuel, Klaus, Alessandro, Miguel and Iain Environmental hazards and Ancient Societies: Lessons from the past? Modern societies are increasingly confronted with natural hazards, such as= earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and rockfalls, tsunamis, and e= xtreme meteorological events. Assessing these hazards is of paramount importance = to mitigate the risk. Instrumental records of such events cover only a short = time span and expanding the time window of observation beyond instrumental times is essential to lower the uncertainties in hazard assessments. While historic= al studies allow a certain extension of the time window, the integration of geologica= l, geomorphological, and archaeological records gives access to much longer t= ime periods. Such an approach not only aims at identifying and parameterizing = =93 often- unknown - palaeo-events, but also at learning how ancient societies coped = with these hazards. In the past decade such a multidisciplinary approach to earthquake hazard = was successful. The INQUA Environmental Seismic Intensity Scale (ESI2007), usi= ng earthquake effects in the natural environment to parameterize strong seism= ic events in the past, illustrates this. The aim of this session is to broaden the scope to the archaeological envi= ronment and to other natural hazards. We therefore welcome submissions concerning = the identification, parameterization and modeling of ancient events at and aro= und archaeological sites, not only in the perspective of hazard assessment and= future risk mitigation but also to learn more about the reaction of ancient societies = to these palaeo-events. We encourage contributions from both natural, Engineering a= nd social sciences to stimulate interdisciplinary discussions on the lessons = to be learned from the past. -------------------------------------------------------- Alessandro Maria Michetti Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Ambientali Universit=E0 dell'Insubria Via Valleggio, 11, 22100 Como tel: ++39.031 2386631 fax: ++39.031 326230; 031 2386630 cell: +39 3298977014 http://www.uninsubria.eu/research/chemenviro/cv_Michetti.htm --Alt-Boundary-6552.25725796 Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Content-description: Mail message body <?xml version=3D"1.0" ?><html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Dear colleagues,</s= pan></font></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Please allow us to = remind you that the deadline for abstract submission for the 2010 General Assembly of EGU is <b>18 January 2010.</b></span></font></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">We would like to in= vite you to participate to the session <b>&quot;</b></span></font><a href=3D= "http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/2615"><font face=3D"Arial"> <u>&#160; </u><b><u>Environmental hazards and Ancient Societies: Lessons from the past?</u></b></font></a><font face= =3D"Arial"> &#160;<b>&quot;</b> (NH9.14) at the General Assembly 2010 of the European Geosciences Union, taking place in Vienna (Austria), from 2 to 7 May 2010. The session is convened by M. Sintubin, K= .-G. Hinzen, A. M. Michetti, M.A. Rodriguez-Pascua and I.S. Stewart, and is a j= oined initiative of the </font><a href=3D"http://terpro.dri.edu/paleoseismology.= html"><font face=3D"Arial"> <b><u>INQUA Focus Area Paleoseismology and Active Tectonics</u></b></font>= </a><font face=3D"Arial"> &#160;and </font><a href=3D"http://ees.kuleuven.be/igcp567/index.html"><font face=3D= "Arial"> <b><u>IGCP567 Earhtquake Archaeology</u></b></font></a><font face=3D"Arial= "> &#160;.</font></p> <div align=3D"left"><br/> <font face=3D"Myriad-Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">INQUA Project #= 0811 GRANTS </span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><br/> <font face=3D"Myriad-Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Grants for part= ially supporting the participation of post-graduate students, young scientists, and scientists from low GDP countries will be available from t= he INQUA Project #0811. </span></font><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size= :10pt">Please send the application to the INQUA Project #0811 Scientific Secretary (</span></font><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff"><span styl= e=3D"font-size:10pt"><b>inquascale@apat.it</b></span></font><font face=3D"= Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">), Abstract, CV, a Brief letter of motivation, and (for young scientist/students) a Recommendation letter.<br/> The applications will be considered only if the applicant has</span></font= ></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">- = submitted on-line the abstract before <b>Jan. 18, 2010,</b> through the EG= U 2010 web page;<br/> - sent the documentation requested above in an unique pdf document before <b>January 31st, 2010</b> </span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Ap= plicants should pay the regular registration fee; the grants will be trans= ferred cash onsite to the selected participants. We will inform on the decision as soo= n as possible. </span></font><font face=3D"Myriad-Roman"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:10pt">After the Dead Sea Rift and the Baelo Claudia workshops in 2009,&= #160; this will be the first event in 2010 for the INQUA Project #0811 - A Global Catalogu= e and Mapping of Earthquake Environmental Effects - and a Business Meeting for t= he Project will also take place during the EGU; details will be announced lat= er in March 2010.</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><br/></div> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Please check the of= ficial website of </span></font><a href=3D"http://meetings.copernicus.org/= egu2010/home.html"><font face=3D"Arial"> <b><u>EGU 2010</u></b></font></a><font face=3D"Arial"> &#160;for all extra information.</font></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#160;</span></font= ></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">If you have any que= stions with respect to our session, please feel free to contact us (see </span></font><a href=3D"http://ees.kuleuven.be/igcp567/activities/eg= u2010/"><font face=3D"Arial"> <u>http://ees.kuleuven.be/igcp567/activities/egu2010/</u></font></a><font = face=3D"Arial"> &#160;).</font></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#160;</span></font= ></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Season's Greetings,= </span></font></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Manuel, Klaus, Ales= sandro, Miguel and Iain</span></font></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#160;</span></font= ></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">&#160;</span></font= ></p> <hr size=3D"2pt" align=3D"left"/> <div align=3D"center"><br/></div> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"><b><i>Environmental= hazards and Ancient Societies: Lessons from the past?</i></b></span></fon= t></p> <p><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"><i>Modern societies= are increasingly confronted with natural hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and rockfalls, tsunamis, and e= xtreme meteorological events. Assessing these hazards is of paramount importance = to mitigate the risk. Instrumental records of such events cover only a short = time span and expanding the time window of observation beyond instrumental times is essential to lower the uncertainties in hazard assessments. While historic= al studies allow a certain extension of the time window, the integration of geologica= l, geomorphological, and archaeological records gives access to much longer t= ime periods. Such an approach not only aims at identifying and parameterizing = &ndash; often- unknown - palaeo-events, but also at learning how ancient societies coped = with these hazards.<br/> In the past decade such a multidisciplinary approach to earthquake hazard = was successful. The INQUA Environmental Seismic Intensity Scale (ESI2007), usi= ng earthquake effects in the natural environment to parameterize strong seism= ic events in the past, illustrates this.<br/> The aim of this session is to broaden the scope to the archaeological envi= ronment and to other natural hazards. We therefore welcome submissions concerning = the identification, parameterization and modeling of ancient events at and aro= und archaeological sites, not only in the perspective of hazard assessment and= future risk mitigation but also to learn more about the reaction of ancient societies = to these palaeo-events. We encourage contributions from both natural, Engineering a= nd social sciences to stimulate interdisciplinary discussions on the lessons = to be learned from the past.</i></span></font></p> <hr size=3D"2pt" align=3D"left"/> <br/> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">--= ------------------------------------------------------</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Al= essandro Maria Michetti</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Di= partimento di Scienze Chimiche e Ambientali</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Un= iversit&#224; dell'Insubria</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Vi= a Valleggio, 11, 22100 Como</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">te= l: ++39.031 2386631</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">fa= x: ++39.031 326230; 031 2386630</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ce= ll: +39 3298977014</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">ht= tp://www.uninsubria.eu/research/chemenviro/cv_Michetti.htm</span></font></= div> </body> </html> --Alt-Boundary-6552.25725796-- ]