Scientific Program > Program Overview The 2006 Australian Earth Sciences Convention represents an historic joining of forces of the formerly separate Australian Geological Convention, sponsored by the Geological Society of Australia, and the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Conference and Exhibition.
To integrate the scientific interests of these two major learned societies, the scientific program will be organised into broad themes that invite contributions and integrated input from both discipline areas wherever possible. Industry is also included and provides a link to the practical application of the Earth Sciences. Under each theme, more specific symposia are listed as a basis of bringing together presentations on related topics. The aim is for all conference participants to benefit from the multidisciplinary sharing of approaches to scientific themes and their applications. This will foster increased collaboration and innovation in addressing major contemporary and geological issues facing Australian society and the Australian earth science community.
MAJOR GEOSCIENCE TECHNICAL THEMES Mineral Resources
Sessions and symposia in this theme will harness the recent revival of interest in mineral resources by addressing several of the key issues associated with the processes, products and evolution of a spectrum of mineral resources. In addition, exploration case histories will be provided, together with insights into the application of new applications for future discoveries.
Themes Sessions and Symposia | View Session Description Energy Resources
Victoria, with extensive but depleting oil, gas and coal reserves encapsulates the worldwide issues facing the use of fossil fuels. Sessions will focus on the exploration, exploitation and fundamental understanding of energy resources, including symposia of global as well as southeastern Australian significance.
Themes Sessions and Symposia | View Session Description Environmental and Engineering Geoscience
This theme will cover the rapidly growing fields of environmental and engineering geosciences. Proposed sessions and symposia will tackle issues some of the highly topical issues such as palaeoenvironmental climate change, biotic responses to climatic and geographic changes, groundwater, salinity, mine-site remediation and regolith.
Themes Sessions and Symposia | View Session Description Geodynamics of Earth’s Evolution
Understanding Earth’s evolution requires a broad understanding of the complex interplay of geological processes. Numerous symposia are proposed in this theme to discuss issues including formation and break-up of continents, geophysical architecture of orogens, systematics of magmatic systems, and volcanic processes and products.
Themes Sessions and Symposia | View Session Description Resourcing and Innovation
Resourcing will focus on identifying the best methods for raising the profile of geosciences in the community, issues of importance for heritage and conservation in Earth Sciences and how to access and apply geoscience data in the public domain. The innovation sessions provide a forum to show the future of geosciences, with the application of new technologies such as the synchrotron, geophysical modelling, airborne gravity and computing methods.
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