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European Seismological Commission

Closing Plenary, 12 Sep 2008

ESC – Closing Plenary

Friday, 12 September 2008

The Plenary session was opened by ESC Secretary General, Mariano Garcia-Fernandez.

The following Agenda was proposed:

AGENDA:

1. Address of the ESC President

The audience was addressed by the ESC President, Domenico Giardini, whose mandate ended at the end of the Assembly.

  • There were 460 registered participants at the conference.
  • During the conference a NERIES evaluation was taking place in the same venue.
  • For the first time, SSA officers were formally present at ESC General Assembly.

2. Executive Committee 2008-2010

3. Working Groups 2008-2010

4. Titular members 2008-2010

5. General Assembly 2010

The XXXII General Assembly of the ESC will take place in Montpellier, France, in Conference Centre Corum. More information will be available soon.

6. Resolutions

7. Announcements

The IASPEI conference in Cape Town, South Africa (January 2009) was announced.

8. Closing words of the ESC President

President Giardini thanked everybody for an excellent meeting, congratulated the members of the LOC, the Executive Committee and the Council for the efficient organisation of the Assembly. In the end he made special thanks to the Secretaries.

The conference was officially closed on 12 September 2008 at 16:30.

News

Two ESC/SSA Travel Grants available to attend the 2025 SSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland

Apply for the ESC/SSA travel grant by the deadline of 30 November 2024! Seismologists from any member state of the ESC are eligble to apply. We encourage in particular students and early-career researchers to consider applying. More information can be found here.


Announcement: ESC General Assembly 2026

The next ESC General Assembly will be held in Istanbul (Turkey), tentatively in the second week of September 2026. This will be the 40th General Assembly. We look forward to seeing you in Istanbul!


From the Working Groups:

Visit the website of the FAULT2SHA Working Group and find out about its forthcoming activities

Visit the website of the WG Preservation, valorisation and analysis of seismological legacy data

Visit the website of the WG Harmonizing Internet Macroseismology in Europe 

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Find out about the Young Seismologist Training Course here.

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Sadly we announce the loss of esteemed and beloved colleagues and friends:

 
Older obituaries can be found here.