Frontiers in Environmental Geoscience

Building on the successful ‘Frontiers in Mineral Sciences 2007’ meeting held in Cambridge, UK, the second such meeting will be held in Aberystwyth, Wales, from 22–25 June 2010. The scientific focus of the meeting will be on recent advances in research into environmental mineralogy, geochemistry, biosystems and toxicology, under the overall theme of ‘Frontiers in Environmental Geoscience’.

A list of plenary lectures and symposia is currently under consideration. If you have ideas for a topical symposium, please contact either convenors Nick Pearce (njp@aber.ac.uk) or Karen Hudson-Edwards (k.hudson-edwards@bbk.ac.uk), any member of the organising committee, or the Mineralogical Society directly (kevin@minersoc.org).

Further information about scientific sessions, registration and accommodation will appear on here, on the meeting website:

www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/frontiers-2010/frontiers-2010.html

Planning committee 

At present, the organizing/planning committee includes:

Local: Nick Pearce (Aberystwyth), meeting convenor njp@aber.ac.uk
Bill Perkins wwp@aber.ac.uk; and Ruth Warrender  rrw01@aber.ac.uk
 
Karen Hudson-Edwards (UCL-Birkbeck) Co-convenor k.hudson-edwards@bbk.ac.uk
John Bowles (France) Applied Mineralogy Group john.bowles@wanadoo.fr
Andrew Walker (Cambridge) Mineral Physics Group amw75@cam.ac.uk
Dave Wray (Greenwich) Clay Minerals Group d.wray@greenwich.ac.uk
Kevin Murphy (Society office) Kevin@minersoc.org
Russell Rajendra (Society office) Russell@minersoc.org

 This will expand as more organizations are represented, making this a truly collaborative venture.