Wednesday 2 December 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria - Official blog

The IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics is partner of the CAAWG8 - 8th Conference of the African Association of Women in Geosciences (AAWG), that will take place in Sibiu (Romania) from 1 to 7 October 2016.
Title of the conference: "Building Bridges between Earth Scientists Worldwide: A Way for Promoting Peace and Strengthening Integration".
The IAPG Secretary General, Silvia Peppoloni, will give a Plenary Lecture titled "Geoethics: a new perspectives for geosciences".
The IAPG Continental Coordination for Africa and President of the AAWG, Ezzoura Errami, will give a Plenary Lecture titled "Building bridges between Earth scientists worldwide: A way for promoting peace
and strengthening integration".
Download the Brochure of the Conference: http://media.wix.com/…/5195a5_36a3487dc3cf45a7a74f2beb95c96…
Submit an abstract to: caawg8@gmail.com
Deadline: 30 April 2016
We remind you that IAPG and AAWG have signed an Agreement on Collaboration on 18 September 2015.

Wednesday 11 November 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria - Official blog

We remind you the call for the symposium on Geoethics that IAPG is organizing at the next 35th IGC - International Geological Congress 2016 in Cape Town.

GEOETHICS: GENERAL ASPECTS AND CASE-STUDIES
Convenership: Giuseppe Di Capua, Peter Bobrowsky, Martin Bohle, John Geissman, Silvia Peppoloni
(Theme: Global Geoscience Professionalism and Geoethics)...

Symposium description: Geoethics consists of research and reflection on the values that underpin appropriate behaviours and practices, wherever human activities interact with the geosphere. Geoethics deals with the ethical, social and cultural implications of Geosciences education, research and practice and with the responsibility of geoscientists in conducting their professional activities.
Geoscientists play a fundamental role in society, given their unique range of skills, by helping to meet human needs and address problems of relevance at the local and global scale, and by providing information and expert advice to support informed decision-making and public debate.
Geoscientific discourse is increasingly addressing ethical and social problems related to land management; environmentally sustainable supplies of energy and geo-resources; pollution reduction and its impacts on health and the climate; risk mitigation and communication; geoeducational strategies; research integrity and professional deontology; relationships among geoscientists, politicians, the mass media and the public; and the value of geodiversity, geoheritage and geoparks.
Geoscientists with greater awareness of their ethical responsibilities will be better able to put their knowledge at the disposal of society, by spreading the value of geosciences, especially among the young.
The conveners invite abstracts on both practical and theoretical aspects of Geoethics, including case studies. The aim of the session is to develop ethical and social perspectives on the challenges arising from human interaction with natural systems, to complement technical approaches and solutions, and to help to define an ethical framework for geoscientists' activities.
The symposium is proposed by the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics.

More information at: http://www.geoethics.org/35thigc.html

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#‎Geoethics‬: Resilient America Roundtable, by Susan Kieffer (USA, IAPG Vice-President). The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has a Roundtable called "Resilient America," which brings together experts to organize and facilitate activities to help American communities build resilience to extreme natural hazards. Which are the geoethical implications of this project? Read the article in the IAPG Blog: http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/…/resilient-america-roundta…

Thursday 5 November 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria - Official blog

Silvia Peppoloni, Secretary General of the IAPG, gave a Lectio Magistralis on Geoethics at the International Forum on Geological Risks in Arequipa (Peru)

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#Geoethics: Agreement on Cooperation between AEG and IAPG.
The AEG - Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics have signed an Agreement on Cooperation on 8 October 2015. 
The aim of the agreement is to promote co-ordinated initiatives and events discussing the ethical, social and cultural implications of geosciences and favouring the adoption of ethical standards in the research and practice of geoscience community in order to better serving the Society. In particular:

- promotion of principles of geoethics, research integrity and professional deontology in geosciences activities among their networks;
- definition of ethical problems, also through case studies, affecting geoscience community and organizations;
- co-organization of scientific events to disseminate concepts and values of geoethics, among both the professional and research communities, with particular attention to young geoscientists;
- production of relevant publications;
- identification of possibilities to apply for common projects on geoethics, research integrity and professional deontology.

AEG (http://www.aegweb.org/) is the organization providing leadership, advocacy, and applied research in environmental and engineering geology for its members' professional success and the public welfare. AEG is the acknowledged international leader in environmental and engineering geology, and is greatly respected for its stewardship of the profession. AEG offers information on environmental and engineering geology useful to practitioners, scientists, students, and the public. AEG members are presently located in 15 countries. In the United States of America, AEG members come from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Read more about the affiliations and agreements of the IAPG: http://www.geoethics.org/affiliations.html

Friday 9 October 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria - Official blog

The issue n. 6 - 2015 of the IAPGeoethics Newsletter is out!
You can download it from the IAPG website:
http://www.geoethics.org/newsletter.html

Summary:...
1) Geoethics in Congresses/Meetings (South Africa, Spain, USA).
2) Geoethics in Conferences (Peru).
3) Publications/Documents on Geoethics issues.
4) New IAPG agreements/partnerships.
5) Posts from the IAPG Blog.
6) Young Scientists Club (call for the YSC Executive Board).
7) Geoethics in EU Projects.
8) AGI Photo Contest 2015

Tuesday 6 October 2015

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#‎Geoethics‬: We remind you the following Peruvian events on geoethics by IAPG that will take place in October 2015:
- FIRST COLLOQUIUM ON GEOETHICS IN PERU (12 October 2015, Lima - Peru): http://www.geoethics.org/colloquiumperu.html)
- LECTIO MAGISTRALIS ON GEOETHICS at the International Forum on Geological Risk Management in Peru (16 October 2015, Arequipa - Peru): http://www.geoethics.org/forumperu.html)

Monday 5 October 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria - Offcial blog

The IAPG is seeking for 5-6 young scientists to create the Executive Board of the IAPG Young Scientists Club (YSC). The deadline to submit candidatures is approaching (11 October 2015).
The Young Scientists Club (YSC) represents the interface between the IAPG and the young geoscientists' organizations and groups. Its goal is to promote more effectively geoethics and the IAPG among the youngest colleagues.
Here the link to the IAPG-YSC page where the call for candidatures can be downloaded:http://www.geoethics.org/ysc.html

Friday 2 October 2015

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DESAME 2016: Day of Earth Sciences in Africa and Middle East.
The African Association of Women in Geosciences and the African Geoparks Network proclaim the 20th March as a "Day of Earth Sciences in Africa and Middle East, DESAME".
The day aims to increase the awareness about the role that earth scientists could play to help to build a peaceful, healthier and wealthier continent.
The 2016 theme is: "Geoethics, Geoheritage, Georesources & Geoenvironment".
First celebrated in 2013, DESAME is being celebrated in 2016.
The IAPG took part in DESAME 2014 (http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/…/celebration-of-desame-day…) and 2015 (http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/…/water-and-its-role-in-dev…) with events organized by its national section in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Even this year the IAPG is partner of DESAME and we wish to thank Ezzoura Errami (IAPG continental coordinator for Africa) for promoting this important event.
If you are willing to propose activities in your respective countries or online activities through your facebook groups, your blogs or your tweets, please join us to make this exciting experience a success.
Why the 20th March?
Equinoxes have been celebrated in cultures all over the world. In the northern hemisphere the March equinox marks the start of spring and has long been celebrated as a time of rebirth. The 20th March corresponds to the March equinox where night and day are nearly of the same length all over the world. However, even if this is widely accepted, it isn't entirely true. The March equinox occurs the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north. This happens either on March 19, 20 or 21 every year. In that way, the activities, related to the DESAME, could be extended to the 19th and the 21st March.
Activities
Conferences, seminars, courses, presentations, field trips, exhibitions, films, games, visits of Earth Sciences departments, etc. It is up to you to create and innovate in order to answer the need of your respective societies.
Target public
Pupils from primary and secondary schools, students from universities, policy makers, large public, potential partners and sponsor. All the components of your respective societies.
Contact
Ezzoura Errami
DESAME Coordinator
errami.e@ucd.ac.ma, erramiezzoura@yahoo.fr

Monday 28 September 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria

The International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) is a multidisciplinary, scientific platform for widening the debate and creating awareness about problems of Ethics applied to the Geosciences.
The IAPG is legally recognized as a not-for-profit association, has members in 96 countries in 5 continents, and can count on a network of 17 national sections. 
The IAPG was born in August 2012, during the 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) in Brisbane (Australia), from an idea conceived on April 2012 during the session on Geoethics at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) - General Assembly in Vienna.
The IAPG is affiliated to the International Union of Geological Science (IUGS), is recognized as an International Associate Organization of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and as an Associate Society of the Geological Society of America (GSA); has agreements of collaboration with the European Federation of Geologists (EFG), the EuroGeoSurveys (EGS), the International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO), the African Association of Women in Geosciences (AAWG), the African Network for Geo-Education (ANGE), the Italian Geological Society (SGI).
More information about the IAPG: http://www.geoethics.org/
Become an IAPG member (no fee):http://www.geoethics.org/membership.html
(in the picture, the IAPG definition of geoethics)

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‪#‎Geoethics‬: AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN AAWG and IAPG.
The AAWG - African Association of Women in Geosciences and the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics have signed an Agreement on Cooperation on 18 September 2015.
The agreement expresses a mutual desire to co-operate on a range of themes in the field of Geoethics. The aim of the agreement is to promote co-ordinated events discussing the ethical, social and cultural implications of geosciences and initiatives enhancing the role of women scientists in geosciences. In particular:
- promotion of principles of geoethics, research integrity and professional deontology in geosciences activities among their networks;
- definition of ethical problems, also through case-studies, affecting geoscience community and organizations;
- promotion of policies and initiatives to enhance the role of women scientists in geosciences;
- promotion of initiatives to promote activities for social inclusivity and enhance the role of geosciences in building peace;
- co-organization of scientific events to disseminate concepts and values of geoethics, among both the professional and research communities, with particular attention to the involvement of women and young geoscientists;
- production of relevant publications;
- identification of possibilities to apply for common projects on geoethics.
This agreement strenghtens the existing collaboration between the two associations, already experimented in the last editions of DESAME (the Day of Earth Sciences in Africa and the Middle East) 2014 (http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/…/celebration-of-desame-day…) and 2015 (http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it/…/water-and-its-role-in-dev…).
Moreover, IAPG is partner of the 8th Conference of the African Association of Women in Geosciences (AAWG), that will take place in Sibiu (Romania) from 1 to 7 October 2016 (Title of the conference: "Building Bridges between Earth Scientists Worldwide: A Way for Promoting Peace and Strengthening Integration": more information about this conference in the page "Events" of the IAPG website:http://www.geoethics.org/events.html).
AAWG (http://www.aawg.org/) is an association born in Nairobi (Kenya) on 1995, created to promote Earth Sciences for Society through women and to promote women through Earth Sciences.
Read more about the affiliations and agreements of the IAPG at:http://www.geoethics.org/affiliations.html

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At the 35th IGC - International Geological Congress, the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG), the Geological Society of London (GSL), the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) and the EuroGeoSurvey (EGS) proposes a JOINT SYMPOSIUM titled "GEOETHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MEETING THE RESOURCE NEEDS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS". The CALL FOR ABSTRACT is open (deadline: 31 January 2016). This symposium is organized under the Theme: "Resourcing Future Generations" - Core Topic: "Geoscience in the economy". The symposium description and the link for submitting your abstract for this event are available at:http://www.geoethics.org/35thigc.html.
We remind you that IAPG proposes another symposium titled: "Geoethics: general aspects and case-studies", under the Theme: "Global Geoscience Professionalism and Geoethics" - Core Topic: "Geoscience for Society". The Call for Abstract is open also for this symposium.

Monday 21 September 2015

Geoscientists, it's time to take photos!!! We want to see you in action. Take part in the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) 2015 Photo Contest "Life as a Geoscientist". The deadline is November 6, 2015.
The IAPG promotes this initiative.
Submit to: workforce1@americangeosciences.org
Entry submission form, contest rules, and awarded
prizes can be found at: http://bit.ly/GeoLifePhotoContest
The IAPG is an International Associate Organization of the AGI

#Geoethics #Geotourism: Mamoon Allan, coordinator of the IAPG-Jordan section, has prepared a brief document, in English and Arabic, containing the major concepts about the geotourism. This document is for free download from the IAPG website:
"Allan M. (2015). Concepts related to Geotourism (tourism with a geological purpose) – English and Arabic Version
September 2015, International Association for Promoting Geoethics - Jordan section". For free downloading, visit the page "Publications" in the IAPG website: http://www.geoethics.org/publications.html

Thursday 17 September 2015

International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria

Dear colleagues and friends, please find enclosed the announcement of the fourth edition of the celebration of the Day of Earth Sciences in Africa and Middle East. I hope that you will celebrate the day in your respective countries and also help us to disseminate the information. Thank you. Best regards, Ezzoura

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The IAPG is a formal signatory of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) "Consensus Statement Regarding Access and Inclusion of Individuals Living with Disabilities in the Geosciences."
As stated by AGI, this is an important step on our collective journey to providing full access and promoting inclusion of geoscientists with disabilities into our academic programs and workforce.
Read more about the Disability Consensus Statement in the IAPG website: http://www.geoethics.org/dcs.html

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The new book on #Geoethics we have published in the Lyell Collection of the Geological Society of London is out:
Peppoloni Silvia and Giuseppe Di Capua (Eds.)
Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility of Geoscientists
2015, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 419, ISBN 978-1-86239-726-2.
Two articles are for free download:
- Introduction.
- The L'Aquila Trial (an important matter with geoethical implications, affecting the interaction between geoscientists and civil society).
More information about this new book and articles for free download are available at: http://www.geoethics.org/geoethicsgsl.html

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SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT for the session "ED004: Ethical principles and practices in the Ocean Sciences" at the 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting that will take place in New Orleans, Lousiana (USA) on 21-26 February 2016 (deadline is approaching: 23 September 2016, 11:59 P.M. EDT).

Conveners of the session are: Elizabeth S Gordon and Cindy M Palinkas (co-coordinator of the IAPG-USA section).
Here the session description: Geoethics is an interdisciplinary study that encompasses professional ethics and scientific integrity, stewardship, and risk communication. As such, Geoethics provides a valuable framework for exploring our ethical obligations as ocean scientists in a variety of settings. As scholars and experts, we have an obligation to not only conduct research responsibly but also to inform society of potential marine resources and hazards. For example, ocean scientists are uniquely suited to address such issues as tsunami warnings, overfishing, iron fertilization, and ocean pollution, informing science-based management and policy decisions. As educators, we also have an obligation to train our students in ethical practices and principles. The goal of this session is to discuss these obligations through presentations that highlight case studies at the interface of marine science and ethics, as well as educational strategies for incorporating Geoethics into undergraduate and graduate curricula.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT: https://agu.confex.com/agu/os16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session9330


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The IAPG will be in Cape Town (South Africa) at the 35th IGC - International Geological Congress, 2016. We are organizing a Symposium titled "Geoethics: general aspects and case-studies". The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS OPEN. Join us and take part in the discussion about the ethical and social perspectives on challenges arising from human interaction with Earth systems. Read more at http://www.geoethics.org/35thigc.html.

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The program of the IAPG session on #Geoethics at the GSA Annual Meeting 2015 in Baltimora is out!
Look at the list of the 16 presentations from 23 authors, for this important event in the US: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015AM/webprogram/Session37724.html
The session is titled "Ethics of Geoscience in practice and application" and will be chaired by Cindy Palinkas and Vincent Cronin, co-coordinators of the section IAPG-USA.
The session will take place on Sunday, 1 November 2015
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Room 337 (Baltimore Convention Center).
The IAPG is an Associate Society of The GSA - Geological Society of America (http://www.geoethics.org/).

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The issue n. 5 - 2015 of the IAPG Newsletter is out.
You can download it from the IAPG website:
http://www.geoethics.org/newsletter.org.

Summary:
1) The program of the IAPG session on Geoethics at the GSA Annual Meeting 2015 in Baltimora (USA).
2) First Colloquium on Geoethics in Peru.
3) Lectio Magistralis on Geoethics.
4) IAPG sessions on Geoethics at the 35th IGC - International Geological Congress 2016: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS.
5) Symposium on Geoethics in Spain at the IX Congreso Geológico de España: CALL FOR PAPERS.
6) New book on Geoethics in the Lyell Collection of the Geological Society of London: Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. (2015). Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility of Geoscientists.

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Colleagues are invited to submit papers for the Symposium "S6. Geoética" that will take place in Huelva (Spain) at the IX Congreso Geológico de España (12-14 September 2016).
The Symposium on Geoethics is organized by the IAPG-Spain section, thanks to our national co-coordinators: Emilia Hermelinda Lopera Pareja and Domingo Alfonso Martín Sánchez.
The description of the Symposium and other information are available from the IAPG homepage: http://www.geoethics.org/


Tuesday 18 August 2015

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The International Association for Promoting Geoethics Nigeria section (IAPG Nigeria) is a multidisciplinary, Scientific platform for widening the debate on problems of Ethics applied to the Geosciences.
Becoming an IAPG member is easy! Just register by following this link http://www.geoethics.org/membership.html no fee is required for now

Saturday 25 July 2015

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