Invitation to Participate
On behalf of the Volcanological Society of Japan, the Organizing Committee invites the international scientific community to participate in the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly to be held in Kagoshima, Japan from July 20 to 24, 2013. The main theme of the conference will be “Forecasting Volcanic Activity: Reading and translating the messages of nature for society.” The conference will cover the complete range of IAVCEI research interests, ranging from planetary volcanology and chemistry of the Earth’s Interior to eruption dynamics, and will also include a practical understanding of the environmental and social impact of eruptions. We will offer mid-conference field trips to visit nearby volcanoes, as well as pre- and post-conference field trips to visit a variety of volcanoes and volcanic environments in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and other Asian countries.
Kagoshima city with 600,000 inhabitants faces Sakurajima volcano, which is at present exhibiting repeated vulcanian eruptions within a background of continuous degassing. Participants can see the erupting volcano from the conference site. International tourists come to Kagoshima for its original culture, renowned historic places, food and hospitality. The main conference venue is the Kagoshima Public Access Center, which is within walking distance of the city center. Kagoshima is an altogether appropriate place to host the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly in 2013.
How to get to Kagoshima
Kagoshima city may be reached by a 50-minute bus ride from Kagoshima Airport. International flights connect Kagoshima Seoul and Shanghai. Major international airports in Japan are Narita-Tokyo and Kansai-Osaka, which have daily flights to most of the world’s major cities, and have hourly flights to Kagoshima Airport. Participants from other Asian countries may also arrive at Fukuoka International Airport and take the Kyushu Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kagoshima.
Scientific Program
The scientific program will include symposia covering a broad variety of volcanological fields. Please submit your proposals for scientific sessions and workshops to the Science Committee through info@iavcei2013.com.
Call for session proposal
Field Trips
We are currently making the arrangements for 3-7 day-long pre- and post-conference field trips. Mid-conference one-day trips will be taken to Kagoshima city, as well as to Sakurajima and other nearby volcanoes. Details of dates and costs will be announced in the Second circular.
- Calderas and active volcanoes in Hokkaido (Japan)
- Active volcanoes in Northeast Japan (Japan)
- Active volcanoes in Central Japan: Asama and Kusatsu-shirane (Japan)
- Fuji and Hakone volcanoes: typical stratovolcanoes (Japan)
- Basaltic and rhyolitic volcanoes in the Izu Islands (Japan)
- Unzen and Aso Volcanoes, central Kyushu (Japan)
- Kirishima and Sakurajima volcanoes, southern Kyushu (Japan)
- Kikai caldera: a large silicic magmatic system beneath the sea (Japan)
- Suwanosejima: Lighthouse of East China Sea; Ongoing strombolian activity and proximal facies of the 1813 eruption (Japan)
- Recent volcanism in the Kamchatka volcanic arc (Russia)
- Changbaishan Tianchi volcano: the magnificent gift from nature (P. R. China)
- Magmatic and volcano-sedimentary processes forming phreatomagmatic volcanoes of Jeju Island (Korea)
- Active Tatun Volcano in Metropolitan Taipei City: Past and Future activity (Taiwan)
Important Dates
- Session/Workshop Proposal Deadline - December 2011
- Second Circular on the web - September 2012
- Call for Abstracts Open - September 2012
- Grant Application Deadline - January 2013
- Abstract Deadline - January 2013
- Early Registration Deadline - April 2013
- Conference - July 20-24, 2013
Committees
Organizing committee
Chair: Toshitsugu Fujii Vice-chair: Kazuhiro Ishihara
Steering Committee
Chair: Kozo Uto Vice-Chair: Masato Iguchi
Honorary Advisers
Yuichiro Ito, Hiroyuki Mori, Hiroki Yoshida, Shigeo Aramaki, Kosuke Kamo, Kiyoo Mogi
Scientific Committee
Chair: Setsuya Nakada (Japan)
Members: Patrick Allard (France), Ray Cas (Australia), Kathy Cashman (USA), Jennie Gilbert (UK), Agust Gudmundsson (UK/Iceland), Jun-Ichi Kimura (Japan), Joan Marti (Spain), Steve McNutt (US), Paolo Papale (Italy), Steve Sparks (UK)