6th Cannes Water Symposium Sea level changes and management of coastal aquifers

Place: Cannes, France.
Dates: dal 28 giugno al 2 luglio 2004.
Organisation: UNESCO Chair on Water Resources Management, Sustainable Development and Peace, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Contact: Eric Gilli. Email: e.gilli@wanadoo.fr or Philippe Audra. Email: audra@unice.fr
Web: http://www.symposium-h2o.com
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Notes: Changes in sea level during Earth History induced important geomorphic and sedimentary processes. Porous, fissural or karst media developed according to changing sea levels: Quaternary glacio-eustatism and Messinian Deep Desiccated basin in Mediterranean. The influence of eustatism is not restricted to coastal areas. Its impact extended into the inner parts of the continents, even up to the remote mountain chains as valley base level changed. Coastal aquifers are located in high population density areas where freshwater resources will be one of the main priorities in the near future. However, their exploitation is often hindered by pollution, salt contamination, geometric configuration or complex behaviour for karsts. The Cannes Water Symposium gathers together worldwide actors in water management. A session will be dedicated to this topic. Proceedings will be published in a special issue (geodinamica Actac). Official languages are English and French, translation will be provided.

Place: Budapest, Hungary.
Dates: dal 21 al 24 giugno 2004.
Abstracts by 2004-03-31.
Early registration by 2004-03-15; Registration deadline 2004-03-31.
Organisation: Hungarian Speleological Society, and Department of Speleology and Geology of Ministry of Environment and Water.
Contact: Pusztaszeri ut 35, 1025 Budapest, Hungary.
Tel: +36 (1) 346-0494. Fax: 346-0495.
Email: mkbt@axelero.hu
Web: http://www.barlang.hu/pages/thermal.htm
Notes: International conference on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Pal-volgyi Cave. Its hundred years of history and other, later discovered large hydrothermal caves of Budapest give an opportunity to summarize and publish the knowledge gathered so far about this special genesis and formations. Also, our aim is to learn about the research and theories related to foreign caves of similar origin.

Place: Postojna, Slovenia
Date: dal 21 al 24 giugno 2004
Organisation: Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU and Speleological Association of Slovenia
Contact: Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU, Titov trg 2, SI - 6230 Postojna, Slovenia.
ph.: +386 (5) 70 019 00 fax: +386 (5) 70 019 99.
Email: izrk@zrc-sazu.si
Web: http://www.zrc-sazu.si/izrk or http://www.zrc-sazu.si/iks/.
Notes: Submittion of abstracts and registration deadline: April 15th 2004. The programme and way of work: invited lectures, short thematic lectures, poster presentations and fieldwork. Registration fee is 12.000 SIT (50 EURO). Students are free of registration fee, if they submit school-confirmation. The official language at event is English. Selected papers will be afterwards published in Acta Carsologica.

Place: Alcanena, Portugal.
Dates: dal 25 al 27 giugno 2004.
Symposium: 2004-06-25 to 27.
Field Trips: 2004-06-27.
Organisation: Portuguese Speleological Federation (FPE), and Fédération Spéléologique de la Communaute Européenne (FSCE).
Contact: Federaçao Portuguesa de Espeleologia, VI Simpósio Europeu de Expedições e Explorações Espeleológicas, Praca Manuel Henriques Jr. 24, 1º Esq. 3100-500 POMBAL, Portugal.
Fax: +351 (236) 20 76 07.
Email: symposium@fpe-espeleo.org
Web: http://symposium.fpe-espeleo.org