SYMPOSIUM ON THERMAL AND MINERAL WATERS IN HARD ROCK
TERRAINS
21-24 September 2007 – Lisbon
Organized by: José Manuel Marques, António Chambel, Luís Ribeiro
Price for complete Symposium: 300 €
Price for the conferences day (only day 21): 75 €
The Symposium on Thermal and Mineral Waters in Hard rock Terrains will be an organization of the IAH Commission on Hard Rock Hydrogeology. The organization is independent of the IAH 2007 Congress, but will occur in the same space of the IAH Congress, in the University of Lisbon.
The Symposium has two different integrated parts:
- one day (21) of conferences, including a limited number of invited speakers and participant presentations;
- a three days field trip (22-24) to the northern border of Portugal, to contact with the thermal and mineral waters of the NW Iberian Peninsula.
Participants are encouraged to send their papers. The rules for abstracts and papers and the schedule will be the same as defined for the IAH Congress. When sending your Abstract, on the line before the title you must write “Symposium”.
The Symposium will provide an international forum for a comprehensive review of the state of the art and recent advances in this field. This Workshop will also facilitate the transfer of information, knowledge and interactions between hydrogeologists, engineers, researchers, and students gathering to understand the science and management of groundwaters in hard rock terrains.
The main goals of this Workshop are to:
- Review the state of the art (e.g. comparison of conditions of occurrences of these type of waters all over the world, their chemical and physical signatures, their origin and age, etc.).
- Outline recent developments in the application of hydrogeological techniques for groundwater resources management in hard rock terrains.
- Identify future trends and developments for research and applications.
The price will cover the proceedings of the Symposium, the bus transport, the accommodation and meals during the field trip (days 22 to 24). Excluded are the accommodation and meals in Lisbon before the field trip and the dinner of day 24, and accommodation after that date in Lisbon.
Excursion: S. Pedro do Sul and Chaves Spas (Centre and Northern Portugal)
Main organizer: José Manuel Marques
Co-organizers: Luís Ribeiro, Luís Ferreira Gomes
Day 22 – Departure from Lisbon on the road to the Spas of S. Pedro do Sul. Guided tour to the S. Pedro do Sul Spas. Lunch. Trip to the greenhouses heated by geothermal waters. Departure from S. Pedro do Sul on the road to Chaves. Welcome reception at Chaves (the participants can use the Spas facilities - thermal treatments). Dinner.
Day 23 – Small talks at Chaves Spas: (i) Therapeutic quality of Chaves type mineral waters (ii) Developing Chaves Spas. Walk in the Historical Centre of Chaves. Lunch. Visit to the Chaves Spas. Tourist visit to the region (including the Carvalhelhos Spas), finishing with a local typical dinner.
Day 24 – Breakfast and return to Lisbon. Lunch on the way.
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