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8th International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, Canada
07 - 09 May 2017
Victoria, Canada
07 - 09 May 2017
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Deadlines
Abstract submission: The abstract submission deadline has passed Registration: Registration is now closed
Official website
Meeting contact
Lorena Moscardelli
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The International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences (ISSMMTC) gathers together international researchers concerned with offshore geohazards. In particular, it is the venue for those working on submarine landslides and the results of those landslides, such as tsunamis, and their impacts on society. It now has a long history promoting and publishing leading edge research in this field, including six (6) volumes that are part of the Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research Series published by Springer. The event is administered under the auspices of UNESCO IGCP project 640 - S4SLIDE (Significance of Modern and Ancient Submarine Slope LandSLIDEs) which aims to strengthen cooperation and promote the publication of scientific literature, promote forums that exchange ideas and facilitate knowledge transfer to developing countries, and improve the links between all sectors with a stake in furthering knowledge of submarine mass movements and their consequences.
Sidney and Victoria host not only the federal research lab of the Institute of Ocean Sciences, but also the University of Victoria (UVic) and numerous ocean-related high tech companies. UVic hosts Ocean Networks Canada, the premier facility for real-time observation and monitoring of the ocean and ocean floor with a fibre-optic network into the Pacific, the Strait of Georgia, northern British Columbia's coast, as well as the Arctic and the Atlantic.
