Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to
the Serpentine Days 2016. The Serpentine Days is an
international workshop supported by the Societé Francaise de
Minéralogie (French mineralogical society); it aims primarily
at favouring multidisciplinary research on serpentines and
serpentinization. The workshop will bring together scientists
with an interest in the geological, physical and
(bio-)chemical processes of serpentinization and the life it
sustains as well as scientists working on its impact for the
development of mineral resources and new energy sources and
the environmental and societal impact of their exploration and
exploitation.
The workshop will take place at the Lazaret centre (Sète, France) from September 26 to 29, 2016.
Registration and abstract submission will open on
June 3, 2016. Please note that the time for
registration will be relatively short (see dead-lines below).
Registration will be organized as a two step process with
payment taking place upon acceptance of application. The
important dates of this two-step process will be :
- Application and abstract submission: Open : June 3,
2016 & Close : July 7, 2016
- Payment (upon acceptance of application): Open :
July 8, 2016 & Close : July 31, 2016
Registration will be finalized upon payment of conference
fees.
The conference fees (Full : 725 € / Students : 525 €)
include abstract fees, food and accommodation for the duration
of the workshop (Arrival: Sunday 25 September evening;
Departure: Friday 30 September morning; 5 nights).
Young scientist DCO award: The Deep Carbon Observatory offers support to favor the participation of young scientists to the Serpentine Days. The DCO award will cover registration fees for 4 early career scientists (students and postdocs within two years of completing their PhDs). To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing research related to a DCO theme. Recipients will be selected in advance by the Steering Committee. The award will be based on scientific quality of the submitted abstract. To be considered, applications should be submitted on the Serpentine Days website by June27, 2016.