YES Africa 2011 Symposium : Abstracts deadline 20th August 2010

Abstracts submission deadline for the YES Africa 2011 Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa has been extended until 20th August 2010. For those who have not submitted their abstracts yet, it is now your chance to participate. You can also send more than one abstract according to the related topics proposed for this event.

Here are the proposed topics

• Earth’s Resources and Sustainable Development of Africa
• Post Gondwana Geodynamics of Africa
• Environmental Geology and Geohazards (Natural Hazards vs. Man-made Hazards)

Additionally, there will be the following two roundtable sessions at the YES-Africa 2011 Symposium:

• Natural Hazards in Africa: Climate change, earthquakes, landslides, hydrological hazards, etc.
• Creating Local and Regional Professional Development Resources for Young and Early-Career Geoscientists

For more information about the YES Africa 2011 symposium visit us on the YES Network website http://www.networkyes.org/index.php/meetings/yes_africa_2011/