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CONVENERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

1. PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY

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1. 1.

Craton Formation and Destruction

A. Kroner, J.P. Liegeois
A. Hofmann, A. Bendaoud

A. Kroner

1. 2.

Nature and Significance of the Pan-African Orogeny

J. P. Liegeois, A. Asrat,
M. G. Abdel Salam,
A. Mogessie, R. J. Stern

J. P. Liegeois

1. 3.

Metamorphic Evolution and Tectonic Styles of the East African Orogens

H. Fritz, C. Hauzenberger

To be determined

1. 4.

Neoproterozoic Chemostratigraphy, Deformation and Metamorphic History of the ANS and MB (Gondwana)

M. Alene, A. Asrat, M. Beyth

S. Muhongo

2. HISTORICAL GEOLOGY

2. 1.

Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, Palaeoenvironments (In Memory of the Late Dr. Mohammed Umer Mohammed)

B. Atnafu, D. Lebenie, R. Bussert, A. Eisawi

To be determined

2. 2.

Early Hominin Paleobiology, Taxonomy, and Associated Paleoecological Contexts between 4.5 and 3.0 Million Years Ago

Y. Haile-Selassie,
B. Asfaw

Y. Haile-Selassie

3. THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT SYSTEM

3. 1.

The East African Rift System: Volcanism and Tectonics

G. Woldegabriel, B. Abebe

G. Woldegabriel

4. EARTH RESOURCES

4. 1.

Mineral Resources

H. Helmy, S. Tadesse,
M. Gebreselassie,
S. Gebreselassie

A. Mogessie

4. 2.

Geothermal Resources

J. Varet, G. Demissie, A. Förster

G. Demissie

4. 3.

Hydrocarbon Resources

K. Tadesse, L. Vasconcelos,
W. Ahmed

L. Vasconcelos

4. 4.

Groundwater Resources

T. Ayenew, S. Kebede,
A. Makarigakis, M. Razack

R. Callow 

4. 5.

Ethiopia’s Mining Development

K. Hailu, G. Mekonnen,
S. Chewaka

R. Chase,
CEO, NYOTA

4. 6.

Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Modeling and GIS Applications in Earth Resources Mapping and Mineral Exploration

T. Woldai, F. van Ruitenbeek

To be determined

5. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND GEOHAZARDS

5. 1.

Geohazards

G. Mulugeta, G. Yirgu, A. Ayele, G. Mewa

To be determined

5. 2.

Engineering Geology

K. Woldearegay, T. Raghuvanshi

5. 3.

Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Africa (Special Session under the Auspices of IGCP/SIDA Projects 594 and 606)

C. T. Davies, B. Mapani,
B. Kribek

C. T. Davies

5. 4.

Medical Geology
(In Memory of the Late Prof. Serrano Pinto, former Goodwill Ambasador of the GSAf)

S. Kebede, E. F. da Silva

To be determined

6. GEOHERITAGES AND GEOTOURISM

6. 1.

Geoheritages and Geotourism in Africa

A. Asrat, E. Errami,
M. Demissie, A. Mogessie

A. Asrat

7. EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION IN AFRICA

7. 1.

Earth Science Education in Africa

F. Toteu, J. Martinez-Frias,
S. Gaines, A. Mogessie

F. Toteu

8. GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION IN AFRICA

8. 1.

Geoscience Information in Africa

 K. Tadesse, M. Urvois, K. Asch,  G. Schneider, I.  Jackson

To be determined

9. OPEN SESSION

9. 1.

Open Session

G. Woldetinsae, T. Alemu