GENERAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Pre-conference field trips: January 4-7, 2013
Registration and Reception: January 8, 2013
Scientific Sessions: January 9-13, 2013
Mid Conference Field Excursion or City Tour: January 11, 2013
GSAf 14th Congress and 40th Anniversary of GSAf : January 14, 2013
Post-conference field trips: January 15-22, 2013

REGISTRATION

Online Registration is active and will stay open till 30 September 2012. Please visit the CAG24 web site (www.cag24.org.et) and complete the online form. Those of you, who prefer to register on a printed form, please access the printable registration form from the web page, print it, scan completed form and send the scanned copy to the Conference Secretariat (gwt_girma@yahoo.com) before 30 September, 2012.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES

*After December 1, 2012

Conference registration fees will cover costs of reception, coffee/tea breaks and lunch during the scientific sessions, one day Mid Conference excursion or city tour and conference materials. Pre‐/post-conference excursion fees will cover costs of transportation, accommodation, meals, and guidebook. Participants are required to pay registration fees by bank transfer before December 1, 2012 (see address below and the attached payment form). After this date, it will be possible to pay the registration fees at the conference registration desk with a 10% surcharge. Refund will be charged by 20% deduction. No refund will be made after December 1, 2012.

Bank Transfer address:
            Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE)
Arat Kilo Branch (A/C number: 0170959040900)
SWIFT CODE: CBETETAA
in favour of CAG24-2013

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts will be accepted for oral or poster presentation. Please indicate your preference when submitting. Abstracts are to be submitted by e-mail as an attached file in Word format to the Conference Secretariat at the following e-mail addresses (asfawossena@gmail.com /gwt_girma@yahoo.com). The deadline for abstract submission is August 31, 2012. Acceptance will be decided by the end of September 2012.

Abstract Format:
Abstract is limited to one A4‐size page, text only without any figures or tables. Top, bottom, left, and right margins 25 mm.
Title: Upper and lower case, left justified, Times font, 14 pt bold.
Contributors’ names: Upper and lower case, left justified, first name first, surname last, Times font, 11 pt.
Affiliation: Upper and lower case, left justified, Times font, 10 pt. Numbered superscripts should be used to indicate the affiliation of each contributor. E-mail address can be added in parentheses at the end of the corresponding contributor’s affiliation.
Main text: Single‐spaced text, Times 10 pt font, no section headings.

IMPORTANT DATES

CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence concerning REGISTRATION, AND PAYMENTS FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND EXCURSION cab be addressed to:
EGMEA Secretariat                           
School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, R. No.  121
P. O. Box 32934, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-1-6554176/+ 251-1-912084503 (Mobile)
E-Mail: gwt_girma@yahoo.com

All correspondence concerning  SESSIONS, ABSTRACT SUBMISSION, APPLICATION FOR SPONSORSHIPcan be be addressed to:
Dr. Asfawossen Asrat, Chairman, Science Committee
School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University
P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 251‐911‐407553
E-mail: asfawossena@gmail.com

All correspondence concerning  FIELD EXCURSIONS  can be be addressed to:
Dr. Seifu Kebede, Chairman, Field Excursion Committee
School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University
P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 251‐911‐407553
E-mail: seifukebede@yahoo.com