GeoHost TRAINING WORKSHOPS PROGRAM (TWP)

We gratefully acknowledge the considerable financial support which enabled these workshops to be developed - AusAID is supporting the Technical Workshops on sustainable mining and geohazards risk modelling, while the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute is supporting the Technical Workshop on carbon sequestration.

The workshops are being scheduled immediately before the 34th IGC and will be held at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which is located in Brisbane’s central business district.

Please note that the potential workshops listed earlier on Seafloor exploration and mining and Geoethics will not be developed as they have not attracted financial support.

Guidelines for applying for the GeoHost Training Workshop Program (TWP).

• Individuals may only apply for 1 of the proposed training workshops.
  
  
• Applications must be made via the GeoHost TWP Application system (now closed).
  
  
• It is essential that applicants demonstrate the relevance of their selected workshop to their employment situation.
  

Applicants will be selected through a competitive process and a limited number of places are available.  Successful applicants will receive the following support:

• Air travel from their home location to Brisbane and return (economy class and using the most direct routes possible).
  
  
• Accommodation in Brisbane for the duration of the workshop and the 34th IGC (hotel to be nominated by the Congress managers).
  
  
• Meals and/or an appropriate living allowance.
  
  
• Registration to attend the 34th IGC as full Congress delegates.
  

Before you apply for GeoHost TWP

• You must provide a copy of government-issued photographic identification with your application.  You will be asked to upload this as part of the on-line application process.  Your photo, full name and date of birth must appear clearly.  We suggest that you scan a copy and have it ready on your computer desktop ready for convenient upload during the application process. Your application cannot be accepted or acknowledged without this identification document.
  
  
• Read through the workshop topics (below) carefully and chose which workshop would be most appropriate for you.
  
  
• Your application will be reviewed and selected applicants will proceed to the second stage of processing.  Applicants who reach the second stage of processing will be required to provide additional information by email, as specified below.  You should not apply for GeoHost TWP if you are not confident that you can provide the following documents when requested to do so:
  

WORKSHOP TOPICS:

TW1. Sustainable mining in Africa

Funding for this workshop has been agreed in principle under the Australian Government’s AusAID agency’s Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility.

The objective is to improve technical, environmental, social policy and regulatory skills with regard to sustainable mining for up to 90 African participants from many African countries. On the delegates’ return to their respective nations they will have a heightened level of expertise in the promotion and regulation of mining, with a view to improved economic, social and environmental outcomes for mining projects.

TW2. Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide

This workshop will be supported by the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute.

A workshop on the geological storage of carbon dioxide will be held for some 20 delegates from developing countries around the world.  Technical aspects relating to the long term geological storage of carbon dioxide in the earth’s subsurface will include; site selection, reservoir characterisation, storage assessment, containment security, measurement, resource conflicts, monitoring and verification systems, along with dealing with uncertainty and risk.

TW3. Capacity building in risk modelling for natural hazards in the Asia-Pacific region

Funding for this workshop will be provided by the Australian Government’s AusAID agency.

The objective is to increase participants’ understanding of practical approaches to reducing and managing the impacts that disasters have on communities. It will increase the capacity to understand the potential impacts of tsunami inundation, tropical cyclones, volcanic (ash) eruptions and earthquakes through the development of fundamental natural hazard modelling skills. It will also include a module on social impacts and communication of geohazards, including warnings.

All Training Workshops will be held at QUT.