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Dear Delegate
On behalf of the Organising
Committee I would like to invite you
to attend Geoanalysis 2009.
What will be the 7th in the
series of Geoanalysis conferences is
to be held from 7 to 11 September
2009 at a venue in the 3000 meter
high Drakensberg Mountains of
KwaZulu-Natal Province in South
Africa.
As a country with a large mining and
mineralogical industry, as well as
strong geological and geochemical
research initiatives, it is highly
appropriate to host a conference
focussing on analytical chemistry in
the earth science fields. We plan to
supplement the international
contributions with a showcase of
South African examples of
geochemical applications in earth
sciences and simultaneously provide
South African analysts with exposure
to cutting edge research from the
rest of the world.
It would also be a wonderful,
and affordable, opportunity to
expose young scientists and students
from southern Africa to both the
local as well as the international
geoanalytical environment.
The organising committee, comprising
members from the two host
organisations; the South African
Spectroscopic Society and the
Mineralogical Association of South
Africa, together with others from
the analytical geoscience community,
has endeavoured to put together a
relevant and stimulating scientific
program, balanced with ample time
for informal networking between
scientists and equipment exhibitors.
A provisional program is compiled
including as topics Geochronology,
Environmental geochemistry, Mapping
and Regional Geochemistry, Certified
Reference Materials, Education,
Industrial Processes and Ore
Beneficiation, Quality Control,
Representative Sampling, Sample
Preparation and Forensics.
Plenary and Invited lectures will be
accompanied by submitted papers.
Workshops are planned on
Representative sampling, Quality
assurance and other topics.
Pre-and post conference
excursions are planned to give the
delegates additional opportunity to
see and experience the country.
Hope to see you
here.
Maggi Loubser
Chair:
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Dear Colleague,
September 2009 and the Geoanalysis
2009 conference are fast approaching
and, as president of the
International Association of
Geoanalysts, I would like to extend
the warmest of invitations to all
analytical geochemists to attend
this meeting.
Geoanalysis 2009 will
spotlight the latest developments
from across the spectrum of
analytical tools available for the
chemical characterization of
geomaterials.
Since its inception some two
decades ago, the triennial
Geoanalysis conference series has
established itself as a pre-eminent
forum for communicating new
laboratory methodologies, progress
in the production and
characterization of new reference
materials and the latest concepts in
quality assurance and data handling.
The core mission of the IAG is the
advancement of the geoanalytical
sciences through our support of the
professional interests of the
analytical geochemist.
A primary vehicle for
achieving this goal is our support
of the Geoanalysis conference
series.
Along with our partner
organizations – the South African
Spectroscopic Society and the
Mineralogical Association of South
Africa – great efforts are underway
to assure the success of the coming
conference.
The selection of South Africa
as the venue for the Geoanalysis
2009 was based in-part on the
nation’s highly active geoanalytical
community and in-part on South
Africa’s top level infrastructure
which will be key for hosting a
successful conference.
Significantly, the 2009
conference will be held in a
resort-like setting in the 3000
meter Drakensberg Mountains of
KwaZulu-Natal.
This venue was carefully
selected so as to assure an informal
environment which will encourage the
exchange of ideas and the
development of personal contacts,
both of which have been hallmarks of
previous Geoanalysis conferences.
I believe that delegates to
past meetings concur, one of the
greatest benefits of Geoanalysis
meetings are the personal contacts
which one establishes with other
laboratories from across the globe.
I am personally looking forward to welcoming the many delegates to next year’s conference and to a lively exchange of concepts about how we might all further advance geochemical metrology.
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