Congress organization activities

2019 International Symposium on Marine Engineering Geology (ISMEG2019), Dalian (China), October 18-20/19.

Technical committe (with Azzam R. (Germany), Jia Y. (China), Cassidy M. (Australia), Hu Y. (Australia), Jeng D.-S. (Australia), Tang H. (China), Wang R. (China), Wu F. (China), Yang Q. (China), Shi B. (China), Sturn H. (Norway), Sun Q.(China), Sun Y. (China), Vanneste M. (Norway), Wang D. (China), Wang F. (China), Wang L. (China), Wang Q. (China), Xu Y. (China), Yang S. (China), Yang S. (Norway), Yin J. (HK, China), Yin P. (China), Zhang L. (HK, China), Zhou C. (China), Zhu B. (China), Bolton M. D. (UK), Cai Y. (China), Chan A. (Australia), Chen G. (China), Cheng L. (Australia), Dong P. (UK), Gaudin C. (Australia), Gao F. (China), Gao Y. (China), Gourvenec S. (UK), Haigh S. (UK), Huang Y. (China), Huang M. (China), Huang W. (China), Jiang M. (China), Juang C. H. (USA), Kong G. (China), Li X. (China), Li Q. (China), Li W. (China), Li Y. (China), Ling X. (China), Liu H. (China), Liu J. P. (America), Liu J. (China), Liu H. (China), Liu Yu (China), Mörz T. (Germany), Nia N. (China), Sanchez M. (USA), Sheng D. (Australia)

20th International Sedimentological Congress, Québec (Canada) August 13-17/18.

Co-convenor of session 4.8 "Effect of mass movements on the sedimentological environment" (with D. Turmel, L.G. Moscardelli y J. Locat)

COST-ANR Uncovering the Mediterranean salt giant (MEDSALT) Symposium, Palermo (ITALY) October 24-26/16.

Scientific Committee (with V. Aloisi, A. Camerlenghi, H.Ch. Hübscher, J. Lofi, V. Manzi, R. Urgeles, H. Smailhodzic, D. Garcia-Castellanos, A. Moscariello, F. Petrera, M. Zebre, R. Kacic, S. Komatina)

2016 International Symposium on Marine Engineering Geology (ISMEG2016), Qingdao (China), October 21-24/16.

Scientific committe (with S. Wang, M. Cassidy, D.J. Degroot, T. Mörz, M. Vanneste, F. Wang, R. Wang, M. Bogdanov, S. Ceramicola, A. Chan, G. Chen, P. Dong, D.M. Duc, F. Gao, Y. Gao, Y. Huang, D.-S. Jeng, Y. Jia, M. Jiang, C.H. Juang, A.J. Kopf, R. Leyland, X. Li, X. Ling, B. Liu, J.T. Liu, J.P. Liu, Y. Liu, D. Romero-Faz, M. Strasser, C.-C. Su, Q. Sun, Y. Sun, D. Wang, L. Wang, S. Williams, N. Wu, J. Xiong, J. Xu, Q. Yang, S. Yang, S. Yang, Z. Yue, F. Zaniboni)

Chair of session "Regional Engineering Geology and Offshore Geohazards"

European Geosciences Union 2014, Vienna (Austria), 27 April - 2 May/14.

Co-convenor of session GM8.2/SSP3.2.3/TS4.9 "Seafloor- and Subseafloor Expression of Tectonic and Geomorphic Processes" (with S. Krastel, A. Errera, J.K. Hillier, J.Chaytor and M. Strasser)

International association of Engineering Geologists (IAEG) XII Congress, Torino (Italy), 15-19 September/14.

Co-convenor of session 4.8 "Submarine Mass Movements: Hazards and Risk Assessment (with J. Locat, F. Chiocci, N. Sultan and J.-S. L'Hereux)

3rd World Landslide Forum, Beijing (China), 2-6 June/14.

International Program Committee

Co-convenor of session C8-Landslide in coastal and submarine environments (with M. Strasser, Y. Yamada and Y. Jia)

6th Intenational Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Kiel (Germany), 23-25 September/13.

International Advisory Board (with M. Strasser, J. Chaytor, J. Locat and Y. Yamada)

European Geosciences Union 2013, Vienna (Austria), 7-12 April/13.

Co-convenor of session GM8.2/GD2.10/TS4.5 "Seafloor- and Subseafloor Expression of Tectonic and Geomorphic Processes" (with S. Krastel, J.K. Hillier, M. Strasser and A. Errera)

European Geosciences Union 2012, Vienna (Austria), 22-27 April/12.

Co-convenor of session NH3.9 "Submarine Landslides: Mechanisms, Processes and their Sedimentary Record " (with S. Krastel, M. Strasser, A. Errera and J. Chaytor)

ESF-COST Conference on "Understanding Extreme Geohazards: The Science of the Disaster Risk Management Cycle", Sant Feliu de Guixols (Spain) November 28 - December 1/11

Programme Committee (Urgeles, R. with Marsh, S.M., Plag, H.-P., Gaetani, F., Missotten, R., Stevens, D., Moore, H., Bye, B.L.)

5th Intenational Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Kyoto (Japan), 24-26 October/11.

International Advisory Board (with D. Mosher, J. Chaytor, M. Strasser, J. Locat, N. Oyagi, and K. Sassa)

2nd World Landslide Forum, Rome (Italy), 3-9 October/11.

Scientific Advisory Board

Co-convenor of session L22 "Submarine landslides and tsunami" (with J. Locat and P. Mazzanti)

European Geosciences Union 2011, Vienna (Austria), 03-11 April/11.

Convenor and co-chairman of session NH3.11 "Submarine Landslides: Mechanisms, Processes and their Sedimentary Record " (with A. Errera, M. Strasser, D. Mosher and J. Chaytor)

American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA (USA), 13-17 December/10.

Convener and chair of session OS-09 - Submarine Landslides: characterization, Processes and their Sedimentary record (with J. Chaytor, D. Mosher and M. Strasser)

4th Intenational Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Austin TX (USA), 8-11 October/09.

Advisory comitte (with J. Locat and J. Mienert)

International Conference on Seafloor Mapping for Geohazard Assessment, Ischia (Italy), 11-13 May/09.

Convenor of session on ·Relationship between geomorphic features and mass wasting processes·

33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo (Norway), 6-14 August/08

Co-convenor and chairman of session OSP-03 "Ocean margin and ocean island sediment mass movements and their consequences: Where? When? Why?" with Locat, J., Mienert, J., Solheim, A., Lykousis, V.

3rd Intenational Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Santorini (Greece), 1-3 October/07.

Advisory comitte (with J. Locat and J. Mienert)

European Geosciences Union 2007, Vienna (Austria), 15-20 April/07.

Convenor and co-chairman of session SSP06 "Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences" with Locat, J., Mienert, J., Solheim, A., Krastel, S.

Scientific Ocean Drilling Behind the Assessment from Submarine Slides 2006, Barcelona (Spain), 25-27 October/06

Organizing (with Camerlenghi, A. and Ercilla, G.) and scientific (with Andreassen, K., Anselmetti, F., Brückmann,W, Camerlenghi, A., Gràcia, E., Sultan, N., Terrinha, P., Weaver, P.P.E.) comitees

European Geosciences Union 2006, Vienna (Austria), 2-7 April/06.

Convenor and co-chairman of session SSP19 "Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences" with Locat, J., Mienert, J., Solheim, A., Krastel, S.

European Geosciences Union 2005, Vienna (Austria), 24-29 April/05.

Co-chairman of session GM-9 "Submarine Erosion" with Mitchell N.C.

32nd International Geological Congress, Florence (Italy), 20-28 August/04

Co-chairman of session T25.02 "Seafloor Imaging" with Cormier, M. H.