Resolutions as adopted in Tel Aviv 1998
ESC Meetings
Recognising
the need to improve the scheduling of ESC meetings, and to increase the possibility of giving more time to individual speakers
the ESC recommends
that conveners should consider limiting speakers to two oral presentations within the same symposium/workshop, and should encourage greater use of poster presentations.
Dissemination of data
Considering
the need to facilitate seismological research by the free dissemination of data, and to promote co-operation in research within the ESC and between the ESC and related scientific communities, and noting the benefits already obtained from some datasets that have been made freely available online,
the ESC recommends
that
in future all seismological datasets (strong motion databases, earthquake
catalogues, etc) that are compiled under the auspices of projects connected
to ESC Working Groups should be made available to the international scientific
community for scientific research purposes, with the proviso that users are
obliged to acknowledge the source of the data and that, in some circumstances,
restrictions on the use of the data may be applied by the donor.
Earthquake prediction
Recognising
that so far the predictability of large earthquakes has neither been proved nor disproved, and
recognising
the wide interest in this important seismological field of investigation,
the ESC recommends
that earthquake prediction research should be continued in order to establish the circumstances under which earthquakes can be predictable, as well as the degree to which prediction might be achievable, and
the ESC encourages
scientists in the field of earthquake prediction research:
- to continue
field observations and laboratory studies, as well as mathematical and physical
modelling, and
- to continue and improve work on the scientific application and testing of proposed earthquake prediction methods in real time.
Thanks
Acknowledging
the excellent work done by the Local Organising Committee in arranging the XXVI General Assembly of the ESC in Tel Aviv, the first such General Assembly to be held in a Near Eastern country, and noting the successful sessions and very enjoyable social programme, the ESC Council
Thanks
and congratulates the LOC for all their efforts, which have resulted in such a successful conference.
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