Geoheritage Symposium

GENERAL PROGRAMME

The Symposium program includes plenary lectures, scientific sessions highlighted by invited keynote lectures and selected oral presentations. All participants are encouraged to contribute with posters. Subscribers are invited to the welcome concert and to the symposium dinner, as well as to other cultural events (detailed information will be given in the next circular). Pre- and post-Symposium field trips are focused on Apulia and Basilicata geosites.

 SESSION THEMES

FIELD TRIPS

More information on the Symposium programme will be given in the Symposium web site.
For any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Organizing Committee.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Andrasanu Alexandru (University of Bucarest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Romania - ProGEO Vicepresident)
Bentivenga Mario (University of Basilicata - SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Brilha Josè (University of Minho, Portugal - ProGEO Portugal Representative and Geoheritage Editor-in-Chief)
De Wever Patrick (Dept. Histoire de la Terre, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France - IUGS National Committee France and IUGS Task Group Geoheritage Chairman)
Díaz-Martínez Enrique (Instituto Geológico y Minero de España - SW Europe Working Group ProGEO Coordinator)
Di Loreto Eugenio (Consiglio Nazionale dei Geologi)
Erikstad Lars (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway - ProGEO Executive Secretary and Newsletter Editor)
Geremia Francesco (SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Gianolla Piero (University of Ferrara, Italy)
Giovagnoli M. Cristina (ISPRA - Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale)
Gisotti Giuseppe (President of SIGEA - Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Kazanci Nizamettin (University of Ankara, Turkey - ProGEO Southeastern Europe WG Coordinator)
Mastronuzzi Giuseppe (University of Bari "Aldo Moro" - SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Nenonen Keijo (Geological Survey of Finland - ProGEO Northern Europe WG Coordinator)
Pellegrini Luisa (University of Pavia)
Pignone Raffaele (Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli - Regione Emilia Romagna)
Prosser Giacomo (University of Basilicata - SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Sabato Luisa (University of Bari "Aldo Moro" - SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Sansò Paolo (University of Salento - SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Schiattarella Marcello (University of Basilicata)
Simone Oronzo (SIGEA - Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Vdovets Marina (VSEGEI, Russia - ProGEO Vicepresident)
Wimbledon William A. P. (University of Bristol, UK - ProGEO President and Geoheritage Editor-in-Chief)
Zarlenga Francesco (ENEA – Roma - SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale)
Zofia Alexandrowicz (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland - ProGEO Vicepresident and Central Europe WG Coordinator)

CONVENERS
Antonello Fiore and Salvatore Valletta (SIGEA Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale, Italy)
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SCIENTIFIC CONTACTS
Mario Bentivenga - University of Basilicata - Potenza - ITALY
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ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
Centro Italiano Congressi CIC Sud srl
Viale Escrivà, 28 – 70124 Bari
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ProGEO – SIGEA
Geoheritage: Protecting and Sharing

7^th International Symposium ProGEO on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage

3^rd Regional Meeting of the ProGEO SW Europe Working Group

Bari, Italy
24-28 September 2012

Second Circular

INVITATION AND SYMPOSIUM VENUE
The Italian Society of Environmental Geology (SIGEA) and the European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage (ProGEO) organise the 7^th International Symposium on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage. People (professionals, academics, students) dealing with nature conservation, geotourism, geoparks, education, management, sustainable development, planning and decision-making, and other topics related to the theme of "geoheritage" are invited to participate and encouraged to present their data/experiences by submission of short abstracts.
The Symposium will take place in Bari (Apulia, Italy) on September 25-26 2012, and will be held at the Sala Murat, Piazza del Ferrarese. It will be preceded by one day field-trips (two choices on September 24) and will be followed by a two days field-trip (on 27-28 September).
Bari is one among the biggest towns (metropolitan area) in southern Italy, served by the international airport "Karol Wojtyla" and also easily reachable by train and ship.

The main aims of the Symposium are:

• to discuss on land-use planning, threats and constraints;

• to discuss on recent developments in geodiversity assessment methodologies and geosites inventories in Europe;

• to discuss on legal frameworks supporting geoconservation strategies;

• to encourage a possible convergence between geoconservation and geotourism;

• to discuss on sustainable management policies and geosites exploitation within geoparks;

• to promote the best practices and lesson learned in geoparks for local development;

• to enhance geotourism and its potentials for regional development;

• to implement the most effective outreach methods for successful communication with public, decision- and policy-makers;

• to improve international cooperation and local initiatives for the education and science divulgation;

• to establish links between geoconservation specialists, mainly in Mediterranean area;

• to support special measures and guidelines for conservation of our shared geoheritage.

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