Objectives of the Conference

Contributions from all fields of the Geosciences are welcome. In particular the conference will focus on:

Broad Topics (to be introduced by Keynote Speakers)

1. The Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary and the Chicxulub Impact Crater;
2. Climate and Environmental Change and Early Civilizations;
3. Volcanism and Earthquakes;
4. Abrupt Climate Changes;
5. Global Warming: The next 100 years;
6. Megacities and Natural Hazards;
7. Ecological Effects of Global Change;
8. Geo-Hydrology;
9. Complex Systems in Geosciences;
10. Uncertainty Management in Geosciences;
11. Planetary Engineering.