Geoscience Modelling: Technical Meeting
30th - 31st May 2001
East Midlands Conference Centre,
University Park, Nottingham
British Geological Survey are hosting a Technical Meeting and Workshop
entitled 'Geoscience Modelling' on 30th-31st May 2001 at the prestigious
East Midlands Conference Centre on the University of Nottingham campus.
Advances in computer technology have provided geoscientists with ready
access to powerful 3-dimensional modelling applications on their desktops,
and a possible means of satisfying a growing demand for comprehensive
geoscientific, environmental, resource and hazard information.
We have asked leading figures to contribute to the meeting to provide an
insight into some of the issues, and hope to attract, in addition to
companies that provide the software solutions, delegates from many aspects
of geoscience.
Session topics: Process modelling, Visualisation, Geoscientific problem
solving and Geospatial knowledge management.
Outline Programme
Day 1
10.00 - 10.30 Registration, coffee (Exhibition Area)
10.30 - 10.45 Welcome
Mr. Ian Jackson, Director BGS
10.45 - 12.10 Session 1 Visualisation
Techniques for representing the earth in digital form on the computer screen
have developed significantly so that it is possible to interactively build
and explore the widest range of complex geological objects. In this session
we hope to hear about some of the most interesting recent developments.
Key Speaker: Professor J-L Mallet, Ecole Nationale Sup*rieure de
G*ologie, Nancy, France "Recent Developments in Geomodelling".
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch (Exhibition Area)
14.00 - 16.30 Session 2 Process Modelling
Modelling techniques allow conditions and processes within the earth to be
analysed, leading to improved understanding of their causes and
consequences. Such an understanding emphasises the importance of earth
sciences in tackling many of the environmental, resource and hazard concerns
of today's world and this session will provide some interesting examples.
(Tea/Coffee break 15.00-15.30)
Key Speaker: Professor Geoff Wadge, University of Reading, UK "Process
Modelling from the Crust to Atmosphere: through the Volcano"
16.30 - 17.00 Discussion Session
Day 2
09.30 - 12.00 Session 3 Geoscientific Problem Solving
Geoscientific models can be used to improve the understanding of many
important aspects of the earth. The models are often the key to solving
complex problems in a comprehensible way, particularly in unraveling
geological history, or evaluating resources, risks and environmental
impacts. We intend that this session will examine novel approaches and
solutions to a better understanding of the concealed structures.
Key Speaker: Dr P Ledru, Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières,
Orl*ans, France "Improved Geological & Geophysical
Imaging from the GeoFrance 3D Research Programme"
12.00 - 12.30 Discussion Session
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch (Exhibition Area)
14.00 - 16.00 Session 4 Geospatial Knowledge Management
Models of the earth encapsulate a considerable depth of understanding and
interpretational expertise that can be examined and tracked through
examination of the model. This session will examine strategies that are
being developed to bind together models, their underlying data, the
accumulated knowledge that built the models and their implications to the
public. (Tea/Coffee break 15.30-16.00)
Key Speaker: Mr. Ian Smith, British Geological Survey, UK "DGSM: A
Pragmatic Step into the Future"
16.00 - 16.30 Discussion Session
Invited Speakers Include:
Dr. Horst PREUSS (NLfB, Hannover, Germany)
Dr. A Carr (Advanced Geochemical Systems)
Mr. Stephen M. Richard (Arizona Geological Survey)
Mr. L Delgado (Instituto Geol*gico y Minero de Esp*na)
Mr J R A Giles (British Geological Survey)
Further information and booking forms for this event will be placed on our
website: www.bgs.ac.uk/modelling or contact Garry Baker (Conference
Convenor) on [log in to unmask]
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