SEVENTH NEPAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS (NGC-VII)

SEVENTH NEPAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS (NGC-VII)
07 - 09 April 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
SEVENTH NEPAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS (NGC-VII)
07 -09 April 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
ABSTRACT FORMAT
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
Title:
Name(s) and Address(es) of Author(s):
(Underline Surname/ Family Name)
Name:
Nationality:
Postal Address:
1.
2.
Country:
3.
Organization:
Text (Maximum 300 words)
Telephone No:
Cell phone:
E-mail Address:
Fax:
Food Preference:
Vegetarian
Non-vegetarian
About Nepal Geological Society
Nepal Geological Society (NGS) founded in 1980 is a
professional scientific organization with over 800 members
out of which nearly one third are international members.
The Society is the National Group Member of IAEG and as
a member of Nepal National Committee on International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), it led
the IDNDR activities in Nepal for a decade by organizing
seminars, workshops and training as well as making relevant
publications. The Society received the 1998 United Nations
Sasakawa Disaster Prevention Award Certificate of
Merit in appreciation for its distinguished contribution to
disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Likewise,
it received Science and Technology Promotion Award
from Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
in 2013 for its contribution in the research and promotion
of Geosciences.
First Circular
An Internataional Geoscientific Event
SEVENTH NEPAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS
(NGC-VII)
7-9, April 2015
Kathmandu, Nepal
Passport Details (Only for Foreign Participants):
(a) Passport Number:
(b) Date of Issue:
(c) Place of Issue:
(d) Date of Expiry:
(e) Previous visit to Nepal:
CONTACT PERSONS
(f ) Intended period of stay in Nepal:
Guidelines for the submission of Abstract
Please tick as appropriate:
Title: All in Capital Letters, Limited to 150 characters or
less. No abbreviations.
I intend to present a paper and submit the abstract and full paper
that has not been submitted or published earlier.
Author's Name and Address: Last name of all authors
should be underlined. Name should follow the address.
In case of more than one author, each author's name
should begin from a next line.
Text: The Text should not exceed 300 words and be
typed in Times New Roman with single space within
the area specified.
Speaker: Specify the speaker's name by bold letters if it
is different from the first author.
Title of the Paper:
Author (s):
I intend to take part in the Field Excursion:
EX-1
/ EX-2
/ EX-3
Date: (Signature):
(For further detail, please visit NGS
website: http://www.ngs.org.np)
Prof. Dr. Vishnu Dangol
Convener
7th Nepal Geological Congress
Cell: +977-9751000838, Email: vdangol@yahoo.com
Dr. Dinesh Pathak
President, Nepal Geological Society
Tel.: 4268034 (off ); 4782758 (res);
Cell: 9841-476041, Email: dpathaktu@gmail.com
Mr. Dinesh Kumar Napit
General Secretary and Congress Secretary
Nepal Geological Society
Tel/Fax.: 4437874, 9841-617135 (cell)
Email: dknapit@hotmail.com
Lead Organizer
NEPAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 231, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel./Fax: 977-1-4437874
E-mail: info@ngs.org.np, vdangol@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.ngs.org.np
INTRODUCTION
CONGRESS VENUE
FIELD EXCURSION
Nepal Geological Society (NGS) is organizing the 7th Nepal
Geological Congress from 7th to 9th April, 2015 in order
to exchange expertise, experiences and knowledge for
building effective cooperation among the geoscientists of
all over the world. Since 1995, the NGS is regularly organizing
Nepal Geological Congress, in which geoscientists from
all the continents have participated. So far it has already
successfully organized six congresses and a number of
Regional and International symposiums and conferences in
the past. All these Congress/ Symposium/ Conferences have
provided a foundation for building effective geo-scientific
cooperation among the geoscientists of the Himalaya, Tibet,
Karakoram regions and other parts of the world.
The Congress will be organized in Kathmandu, the capital
city of Nepal.
There will be three Field Excursions
PUBLICATION
All the accepted abstracts will be published as Special
Issue (Abstract Volume) in the Journal of Nepal Geological
Society and distributed to the participants along with detail
conference programs during the Congress. All the full papers
presented in the congress will be published after peer review
in the Journal of Nepal Geological Society (Proceedings
Volume), Special Issue.
CALL FOR PAPERS
THEMES AND SUB THEMES OF THE
CONGRESS
The main theme of the Congress is: Geosciences in
Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities
and the sub-themes of the Congress are:
(a) Regional Geology, Stratigraphy and Tectonics
(b) Mineral Resources and Mining
(c) Oil and Natural Gas
All the participants of the Congress willing to present their
papers (Oral or Poster) are kindly requested to send the
abstract of their papers in the given format before the end
of January 2015.
Category
Before 15th After 15th
Spot
March, 2015 March, 2015 Registration
US$ 400
US$ 450
(e) Hydropower and other Infrastructure Development
Accompanying persons of
Foreign Participants
US$ 200
US$ 250
US$ 300
(f ) Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
Foreign Students
US$ 200
US$ 250
US$ 300
(g) Quaternary Geology and Urban Geology
Participants from SAARC
Nations
US$ 175
US$ 200
US$ 225
US$ 125
US$ 150
US$ 175
(j) Climate Change and Environmental Assessment
Accompanying persons of
Participants from SAARC
Nations
(k) Geo-heritage and Geo-park Conservation and
Development
Students from SAARC
Nations
US$ 125
US$ 150
US$ 175
Participants from
International Organizations US$ 200
based in Nepal
US$ 200
US$ 200
(i) Disaster Management
(l) Geoscience Education
(m) Geoinformatics in Geosciences
(iii) Excursion 3 (April 10): One-day trip to Kathmandu –
Kodari along Arniko Highway that connects China. The
cost of the excursion is US$ 100.00 per person.
PASSPORT AND VISA
All the foreign participants are advised to contact the
Nepalese Embassy or Consulate in their respective
countries to get visa for entering into Nepal. They must
have valid passport and Visa to enter into Nepal. Visa can
also be obtained in the Tribhuvan International Airport
(Kathmandu) on arrival. For those of you planning to
acquire a visa upon arrival at the airport, please bring with
you two passport-sized photographs and US$25 cash for
the visa fee. Gratis Visa is available for SAARC nationals
visiting Nepal for the first time in Nepal in 2014. We request
you to claim Gratis Visa if it is applicable to you. The
Chinese participants holding the public passport should
obtain permission (no objection) letter from the respective
organization/institute.
CURRENCY
US$ 350
(h) Exploration Geophysics
ii) Excursion 2 (April 10-12): It will take place along
Kathmandu - Galchhi -Trishuli - Dhunche - Syabrobesi Rasuagadhi (Nepal-China border)-Kathmandu. The
total cost of the excursion is US$ 400.00 per person.
The cost includes hotel accommodation (shared rooms,
2 nights) and fooding (2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2
dinners); and
REGISTRATION FEE
Foreign Participants
(d) Seismology and Seismo-tectonics
(i) Excursion 1 (April 10-14): It will take place along
Kathmandu - Mugling - Pokhara - Beni - Tatopani Lete - Jomsom/ Muktinath and back to Kathmandu.
The total cost of the excursion is US$ 600.00 per person.
The cost includes hotel accommodation (shared rooms,
4 nights) and fooding (4 breakfasts, 5 lunches and
4 dinners);
conditioned. Dress for all events and social events are
smart casual.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation in Kathmandu is available in good 5 star
Hotels to fairly inexpensive non-star hotels. The room rents
vary from US$ 300.00 to US$ 10.00 per night. Participants
may book the hotel room by themselves. A list of hotels with
their Name, Address, Phone no., Fax, E-mail address, Postal
address and their charges for single and double occupancy
will be given in Second Circular.
CLIMATE
Generally the weather in Kathmandu in April is warm and
pleasant. The temperatures in the month of April ranges
about 30°C maximum (day) and 20°C minimum (night).
The conference rooms where the event happens are air-
US Dollar, Canadian Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Australian
Dollar, Japanese Yen, Singapore Dollar, Indian Rupee and
Chinese Yuan can be exchanged in the banks, Star Hotels,
and authorized Money Changer. The present exchange rate
of US$1 is equivalent to around NRs 95.00.