OIL 98 CALL FOR PAPERS (fwd)
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 17:10:17 BST
From: Helen Fisher <hfisher at wessex.ac.uk>
Subject: OIL 98 CALL FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS
First International Conference
OIL SPILL 98
Oil & Hydrocarbon Spills, Modelling, Analysis & Control
July 1998
Southampton, UK
Organised by:
Wessex Institute of Technology, Southampton, UK
OBJECTIVES The transport of oil from production centers of the world
to the global market is mainly achieved by the use of pipelines and
tankers. In the recent years, the occrurance of large oil spills
and its subsequent impact on the environment, has created a growing
concern about necessary prevention measures. However, the risk of
spills still overwhelms these measures creating potential danger in
sen sitive natural resources. Oil spill research should be an
essential component of management's contribution to oil spill
response, prevention, contaminant and mitagation methods.
The topics covered in this conference will help to close the gap
between theoretical developments and practical applications.
The conference will deal with the topics listed as state-of-the-art
reviews and advanced theoretical and practical aspects of oil spills
in land and water environments.
The oil spill modelling workshop aims to discuss a set of standards
that allow the testing of present and future models. This workshop
will bring the opportunity to model developers to compare, on a
rational basis, the most important models available today.
This conference will gather researchers, engineers and managers from
all over the world to discuss state-of-the-art techniques to model,
prevent and control oil spills on land and in water bodies.
CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN
C A Brebbia
R Garcia
CONFERENCE TOPICS
The meeting will provide a forum for discussion and exchange of
ideas among those working on air pollution topics, in particular on
the themes given below:-
Modeling of Trajectory and Fate of Spills
Oil Properties
Spills in Estuaries and Delta Areas
Land Spills
Contingency Planning for Oil Spills
In-Situ Contermeasures
Operational Procedures for Storage,
Handling and Transportation of Oil
Biological Impact of Oil Pollution
on Coral Reefs and Mangroves
Toxicity Testing
Biological Control Methods
Shoreline Protection and Cleanup
Use of Dispersants
Oil Spill Treating Agents
Risk Assessment
In-situ Burning
Legal Matters
Financail Cost of Oil Spills
Oil Spill Prevention
Experimental and Laboratory Analysis
Field Experiments
Remote Sensing
Sensitivity Maps
Cleanup Measures
Control and Recovery Equipment
Rehabilitation of Oil-Damaged Resources
Recovered Oil Management
ORIMULSION Spills
Case Studies
LOCATION
Novotel, Southampton, UK
CONFERENCE DINNER The Conference Dinner will be held on
the second evening. All delegates and partners are welcome.
Further details, including the price of the dinner, will be
available in the Provisional Programme.
MINI-EXHIBITION FACILITIES
There will be a table top exhibition in the foyer of the conference
hall for the display of products, services and literature related to
the theme of the meeting. The space may also be used for free
-standing units. Please contact the Conference Secretariat for
details of charges and facilities.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings of OIL SPILL will be published to a high standard by
Computational Mechanics Publications for delegates at the
conference. The Proceedings will also be widely distributed through
the international booktrade.
TIME SCHEDULE
Return reply form:
as soon as possible
Submit Abstract (300 words):
1 Decmeber 1997
Submit Final Paper:
10 March 1998
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited on the topics outlined previously which are
consistent with the theme of the conference. Abstracts of no more
than 300 words should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat a s
soon as possible and no later than *** Abstracts should clearly
state the purpose, results and conclusions of the work to be
described in the final paper and the topic under which the abstract
coul d be listed. Authors will be notified on the suitability of
their abstract and the final acceptance will depend upon the review
of the full length paper.
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Wessex Institute of Technology,
Ashurst Lodge,
Ashurst, Southampton
SO40 7AA, UK
Telephone: + 44 (0) 1703 293223
Fax: +44 (0) 1703 292853
E-Mail: liz at wessex.ac.uk
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