DEAR COLLEAGUES,
The Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (IAG) of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS) invites colleagues, geoscientists, researchers, and international experts from around the world to attend the “The International Conference on Astronomy & Geophysics in Mongolia, 2017” which will be organized in the frame work of the 60 years of development of Astronomical and Geophysical science in modern Mongolia. We hope that you enjoy the scientific program and field-excursion of the conference, as well as the Mongolian hospitality.
The conference will have two sections. The main section will be held in Ulaanbaatar the capital of Mongolia between 20 and 22 July of 2017 including the celebration of the 60 years of anniversary of IAG, plenary session, oral and poster sessions. The field section “Field-excursion to Mogod co-seismic fault rupture area” (1967/01/05, Mw=7.1) will be held at Mogod soum of Bulgan province, Mongolia between 23 and 26 July, 2017.
Our institute, as a unique research organization in Mongolia specialized in the field of Astronomy and Geophysics, celebrate the year of 1957 as the year of Institute’s foundation because of installation of first seismic station and astronomical observatory in Mongolia. It was done according to the decision of the Government of Mongolia for being one of the participants of the year of geophysics announced by United Nations in 1957.
As we know, the year of 1957 is a memorable year because of the great Gobi-Altay earthquake (1957/12/04, Mw=8.0). We are sure that many of you remember the 2007 International conference of commemorating 50 years of Gobi-Altay earthquake and the 50 years anniversary of the Research Center of Astronomy and Geophysics of MAS (our Institute’s former name).
We hope that “The International Conference on Astronomy & Geophysics in Mongolia, 2017” in Ulaanbaatar and the “Field-excursion to Mogod active fault area” strengthens a long-term friendship cooperation.
We have a pleasure to welcome all of you to Mongolia to this Conference. We assure you that we do all our best in order to make your stay in Mongolia more interesting and pleasant. We are looking forward to a successful meeting with fruitful discussions under call-proposal-sessions as follows:
A.1: Astronomy, astrophysics and space science
G.1: Geomagnetism
S.1: Geodynamics, active deformation, GPS, active fault, paleoseismology
S.2: Large intra-continental earthquakes: Source characteristics, seismic activity, historical earthquakes,
S.3: Crustal and lithosphere structures.
S.4: Seismic hazard assessment, strong ground motion, attenuation and site effects, microzoning;
S.5: Education & Public Outreach
We organize a sightseeing field-excursion at sites of the highly preserved surface ruptures of the Mogod earthquakes (M7.1, 1967) and of trenching for paleoseismological study. The field campus will be settled as site-accommodation.
You will be also enjoying a heritage site of Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape.
Welcome to “The International Conference on Astronomy & Geophysics in Mongolia”.
We look forward to seeing you in Ulaanbaatar.
Yours sincerely
Prof. DEMBEREL Sodnomsambuu,
Director of IAG, MAS
