Alwine Bertels
VII Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia will
be held in Bahia Blanca City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina,
during 4-9 October, 1998 at the Departamento de Geologia, Universidad
Nacional del Sur. For information contact Dr. Mirta Quattrocchio,
Departmanto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan
670, (8000) Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Jornadas geologicas y geofisicas bonaerenses, will be held in
Mar del Plata City, Buenos Aires province, at the end of November,
1998.
Within the frame of the II Congreso Latinoamericano de Sedimentologia,
to be held between the 14-17 March, 2000, in the city of Mar del
Plata, Buenos Aires province, a Symposium on Micropaleontology
will be organized. For information contact: Dr. Gabriela Cusminsky,
PROGEBA, Ap. Postal 47, S.C. Bariloche, (8400), Argentina, E-Mail
gabriela@prgeba.edu.ar
Ioan Chintauan
The Departmental Muzeum Bistrita-Nasaud is organizing the 2nd
Meeting "The EnvironmentAggression and Protection".
The meeting is "The Environment and Protection". The
official language of the meeting will be Romanian, but contributions
in English, German, and French may also be accepted, if required.
September 18-20, 1998, Bistritja,
Romania
Scientific Programme:
Biotic Environment
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Ioan Chintauan, Departemental Museum Bistrita-Nasaud
Ioana Mihut, Institute of Biology, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, str. Republicii nr. 44, Telephone 040(40)-064-198089;
432978
Sergiu Mihut, Institute of Biology,
Cluj-Napoca
Dick Van Harten, Secretary IRGO
" Call to order.
The Chair called the meeting to order
at 16.00 hours, approximately 70 members attending. The agenda
was included in the 3rh Symposium circular.
" Minutes of the meeting in Prague.
The minutes of the last meeting (Prague,
1994), as included in Cypris Number 13 (1995: 69-71) and
disseminated on Ostracon, were accepted unanimously as being
a true report.
" Reports of officers.
Dr. S. Crasquin, President of the
European Ostracodologists (EO), informed the meeting that she
had received a letter from the dean of Gukurova University, Adana,
Turkey, confirming the invitation for EOM-4 to be held there
in 1999.
The Chair announced that the By-Laws Committee that was installed
at the Prague meeting was still at work and as yet unable to
present their report.
The meeting observed a minute of silence in commemoration
of Ephraim Gerry (Israel), Nina P. Kashevarova (Russia), Edith
Kristan-Tollmann (Austria), V. Ragothaman (India), Vladimir M.
Sokoblo (Russia), and Sigrid Scharf (Germany). May our friends
rest in peace.
The Treasurer reported on the financial situation. The upshot
was that the present balance amounted to USD 2,304.83, the single
heaviest expenditure (USD 774.13) having been connected with
printing the Cypris Newsletter for 1995. The full Treasurer's
report is attached to these minutes in the IRGO archive.
" The future of Cypris.
Dr. D. Van Nieuwenhuise moved that
IRGO go electronic. The consequence would be for Cypris
to appear on a website. He himself, Dr. E. Brouwers, and Ms.
J. Slack were prepared to take the necessary steps in preparation.
Ms. Slack further proposed to provide for a hard-copy edition
for those without access to the internet. Both proposals were
unanimously carried.
" Future meetings.
The Chair proposed that IRGO mesh
its future meetings with those of EO on a once-in-four-year basis
each. Dr. Crasquin expressed consent to this idea on behalf of
EO. The Chair's proposal was unanimously carried, the implication
being that the next IRGO meeting is to be held in 2001. Dr. Crasquin
emphasized once more that EO meetings are open to all, not just
Europeans.
Four proposals for the next IRGO venue were made from the
floor: Brazil (Porto Alegre); China (Beijing); Japan (Shizuoka);
and the United States (Denver). The open vote resulted in 19
for Brazil, 5 for China, 26 for Japan, and 23 for the U.S. The
outcome of the third and final vote was 35 for Japan versus 34
for the U.S. The next venue, therefore, will be Shizuoka.
The Japanese invitation, as communicated at the meeting by
Dr. K. Abe, holds that such changes in the format of the symposium
as were installed for ISO97 by the British, will be basically
maintained. It is intended in particular that papers be published
in some high standard international journals but not in a single
proceedings volume. The following subjects are tentatively anticipated
as themes for the symposium: (1) environmental indicators; (2)
molecular biology; (3) behavior and functional morphology; (4)
early evolution; (5) ontogeny and systematics (including speciation
problems). The written text of the invitation is attached to
these minutes in the IRGO archive.
" Election of officers for 1997 to 2001.
Drs. N. Ikeya and D. Horne were elected
without opposition as Chair and Vice-Chair respectively. Drs.
Maddocks and Van Harten agreed to serve their second term in
office.
" Expression of gratitude to the organizers of ISO 97.
On behalf of IRGO and all others
attending the meeting, the Chair warmly thanked the organizers
for their hard work to make the present symposium the success
it was.
" Other old business.
There was nothing of import to mention.
" Other new business.
The Chair reported that the Palaeozoic
ostracod workers had elected Dr. J. Vannier and Dr. E. Olemska
as their President and Secretary respectively.
" Adjournment.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at
16.45 hours.
Paul . Krutak
Forams 98, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico--International Symposium
on Foraminifera
July 3-13, 1998, in Monterrey, N.L. Sponsoring societies are Florida
International University, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores
de Monterrey, and Sociedad Mexicana de Paleontologia, A.C. Jose
Longoria, and his wife, Martha A. Gamper, are co-Organizers. Twenty
Theme Sessions have been proposed, both oral and posters.
In addition to three days of technical sessions, there are two
pre-meeting field excursions: (1) Cenozoic of the Tampico Region,
and (2) K/T Boundary Outcrops of the Burgos Basin, NE Mexico.
Another post-meeting field excursion isMesozoic of the Mexican
Cordillera. Both ostracode and foraminiferal workers would probably
benefit from attending the field excursion to the Tampico Region.
It is the original "cradle" of economic micropaleontology.
Highlights of this trip will include stops at collecting localities
described by the pioneers of industrial micropaleontology (Cushman,
White, Cole, Nuttall, and Vaughan.) I will be co-leading at least
two of these trips, and will possibly help with all three. Anyone
interested in more information can contact Martha Gamper by e-mail
at gamperma@fiu.edu or look at the Internet http://www.fiu.edu/~longoria/forams98.
Wajih A.K. Al-Jumaily
The Geological Conference on Exploration in Murzuq Basin
The National Oil Company (NOC) in association with the University
of Sabha, is organizing "The Geological Conference on Exploration
in Murzuq Basin" during the period March 22-24, 1998 in Sabha
GSPLAJ. The aim of organizing this conference is to provide a
good opportunity for researchers and specialists in exploration
and related earth sciences disciplines to exchange ideas, views,
and experience concerning the geology of Murzuq and similar basins.
Major Topics:
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