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Call for abstracts for the 17th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region
Previous symposia were held in Athens/Greece (1981), Crete/Greece (1983), Istanbul/Turkey (1985), Kavala/Greece (1987), Blanes/Spain (1989), Como/Italy (1991), Antibes/France (1993), Rhodes/Greece (1995), Sorrento/Italy (1997), Alicante/Spain (1999), Limassol/Cyprus (2001), Antalya/Turkey (2003), Thessaloniki/Greece (2005), Sevilla/Spain (2007), Bari/Italy (2009) and Ioannina/Greece (2011).
The Executive Committee of MESAEP, the Steering and the National Organising Committees have the pleasure to forward this invitation to attend the 17th International MESAEP Symposium that will be held in Istanbul/Turkey from September 28th to October 1st in 2013.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the symposium are to provide opportunities for academics, policy makers, regulators, and practitioners in different countries to:
- exchange recent results related to the processes of environmental pollution and its effects on public health in the Mediterranean region
- discuss current technological and legal measures to avoid or reduce the degradation of the environment
- present suggestions and recommendations to the regulatory authorities on environmental quality and safety in the Mediterranean Region and its neighbouring countries.
This year’s symposium will focus on Impact of climate change in the Mediterranean region.
MAIN SUBJECTS
- Impact of climate change in the Mediterranean region
- Soil pollution and control
- Water pollution and control
- Air quality and pollution
- Biodiversity and ecosystem functions
- Ecotoxicity
- Environment and health
- Waste management
- Renewable energy sources
- Emerging pollutants
- Ecological disasters
- Environmental policy and education
SUPPORT TO YOUNG SCIENTISTS
In memory of Dr. Manos Lahaniatis, founding member and past president of MESAEP, the association established one (1) scholarship to support a young scientist in his/her first year of postgraduate studies. The scholarship will be awarded during the 17th Symposium of MESAEP.
The “Manos Lahaniatis Scholarship” is a €5,000 non-renewable award and is intended to support young scientists in pursuit of graduate education.
To qualify, the applicant must:
- be a graduate student with University B.Sc. degree
- be up to 30 years of age
- have already been accepted at a University in a country other than his/her country of origin or residence for M.Sc. or PhD. studies under the general subject: “Environmental pollution and its impact on life”
- be a national or resident of a country of the Mediterranean Region.
The applicants should fill out and send the application form existing in the MESAEP web-site (http://www.mesaep.org/scholarship/) along with a short CV and their B.Sc. degree by the end of May 2013.
A Selection Committee of past MESAEP presidents will be appointed to review the applications.
FELLOWSHIP
A limited number of scientists from MENA countries will be supported financially on the basis of paper submission and upon request.
- Homepage of MESAEP: www.mesaep.org
- Symposium venue: www.eliteworldhotel.com.tr/
- Fresenius Environmental Bulletin: www.psp-parlar.de
| Contact information |
MESAEP e.V. c/o Helmholtz Zentrum München Ingolstädter Landstraße 1 85764 Neuherberg GERMANY // Scientific and Local Information Prof. Bülent Topkaya President of MESAEP Department of Environmental Engineering Akdeniz University 07058 Campus-Antalya Turkey
(email: info@mesaep.org ; btopkaya@hotmail.com ; symp13@mesaep.org) |
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| News type | CallForPaper |
| File link |
http://www.mesaep.org/mesaep/symposia/istanbul-turkey-2013/invitation/index.html |
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| Source of information | MESAEP: Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection |
| Keyword(s) | climate change, water pollution, air pollution, biodiversity, ecosystem, waste management, renewable energy, emerging polluants, ecological disasters |
| Subject(s) | ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/2013/09/17th-international-symposium-environmental-pollution-and-its-impact-life/ |
| Geographical coverage | Turkey |
| News date | 20/12/2012 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
