Third International Geo-Hazards
Research Symposium
(IGRS-2012)
June 10-14, 2012
Organized By
Department of Physics
H.N.B. Garhwal University
Badshahi Thaul Campus
Tehri Garhwal – 249 199
Uttarakhand, India
In Collaboration With
International Geo-Hazards
Research SocietyIntroduction
Geo-Hazards are the events caused by geological
features and processes that present severe threats to
humans, property and the natural environment.
Earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanoes, avalanches
and tsunamis are the most common geohazards on the
land. In terms of number of fatalities, earthquakes and
floods are often considered the worst devastating geohazards.
Tsunami is another
type of geo-hazard that is
relatively rare, but the recent tragic events in the Indian
Ocean and Japan showed the devastating nature. There
is an urgent need to improve our basic understanding of
the technical, financial and social risks posed by these
geohazards, the relationships between those risks, and
our ability to coup them.
International Geo-Hazards Research Society (IGRS) is
dedicated to the dissemination of scientific information
on all aspects of natural hazards; namely earthquakes,
volcanoes, landslides, floods, radiation hazards, and all
related topics. IGRS has been holding biannual
symposium on Geo-Hazards Research at different cities
of the world with no geographic limit, to provide a
forum for meaningful interaction among scientists
working on Geo-Hazards research. The Third
International Symposium of this series will be
organized by the Department of Physics, H.N.B.
Garhwal University at Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri
Garhwal, India during June 10-14, 2012. The
symposium would cover the following themes:
1. Earthquakes
2. Landslides
3. Volcanoes
4. Tsunami
5. Anthropogenic
activities
6. Dam instability
7. Man-induced geohazards
(induced seismicity etc.)
8. Disasters management
9. Gas and hydro
geochemistry
10. Nuclear accidents
11. Radiation hazards
Submission of abstracts & papers
Scientific papers are invited on the related topics of the
symposium. The abstract limited to 300 words, should
be typed with 1½ line spacing on A4 size paper with
font size 12 in Times New Roman giving 2.5 cm
margin on all sides should reach the Convener,
IGRS2012 latest by February 25, 2012 at email address
igrs2012@gmail.com.
It is planned to publish the accepted papers in a peer
reviewed journal. The length of full paper including
figures, tables and references should not exceed ten
pages on the format prescribed for abstract. The
manuscript should be prepared using MS Office 97 or
latest version only. The tables, charts and graphs should
be prepared in Excel Package of MS Office as separate
files. The full paper may be submitted at registration
desk on June 10, 2012.
Registration Fee
Delegates US $ 250
Students/Research Fellows US $ 150
Accompanying Person US $ 150
Indian Participants
Delegates ` 2500
Students ` 1000
Accompanying Person ` 1000
Details for transfer of funds:
Participants are requested to send the Registration Fee
by bank transfer only. Bank details are as follows:
Beneficiary Account Name: IGRS-2012
Address: HNB Garhwal University Campus,
Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal – 249 199, India.
Name and Address of Bank: Punjab National Bank,
New Tehri, Uttarakhand - 249001, India
Branch: New Tehri – 249 001, India
Account Number: 3302002100111358
IFSC Code: PUNB0330200
Swift Code Number: PUNBINBBDPR
Please send the proof of money transfer by e-mail and
also show it at registration counter.
Please note we cannot accept credit cards.
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance will be provided to limited
number of students and young faculty members, who
will be presenting papers, depending on the
availability of funds whereas the registration fee will
not be waived off.
Accommodation
Guest House/Hostel accommodation may be provided
to a limited number of delegates, subject to the
availability. For other delegates, accommodation will
be arranged in nearby hotels on chargeable basis.
Room charges in the hotels vary from ` 1000 to
` 5000 per day. Those desiring to avail this facility
should clearly indicate the same in the registration
form. Keeping in view the tourist season, the
accommodation will be booked only for those who
confirm their participation in writing before 20 April
2012.
Weather
The weather at New Tehri in June is very pleasant
with temperature ranging between 20
o
C to 25
o
C.
Correspondence
Dr. R.C. Ramola
Convener, IGRS-2012
Department of Physics
H.N.B. Garhwal University
Badshahi Thaul Campus,
Tehri Garhwal – 249 199, India
Tel: +91-1376-254056/254079/254089/254055
Telefax: +91-1376-254088/254056
Mobile: +91-9412009567
E-Mail: igrs2012@gmail.com; 3rd.igrs@gmail.com
Web page: http://igrs.webs.com
www.hnbgu.ac.in
Dates to Remember
Submission of Abstract February 25, 2012
Acceptance of Abstract March 31, 2012
Registration Form/Fee & April 20, 2012
Accommodation Request
Second Circular May 10, 2012
Submission of Full Paper June 10, 2012
