The First International Symposium on Medical
Geology
First Circular & Call for Papers
Invitation & Aim
It is an honor that the "First
International Symposium on medical geology" is going to be held in
Tehran, Iran (June 14-16, 2010) with the
assistance of the Iranian National Committee for UNESCO, Shiraz University,
Tehran University, Research Center for Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases,
Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Health Deputy), Nuclear Science and
Technology Research Center of Iran, Institute of Cancer, Environment Research
Center, Veterinary organization of Iran, the Water and Wastewater Engineering Companies
of Iran, Soil and Water Research Institute (Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture),
and the International Medical Geology Association (IMGA).
The idea for organizing this symposium came from
the project of "Studying effective geological risk factors in cancer
incidence on Central Asian esophageal cancer belt” that is collaboration
between the Geological Survey of Iran and UNESCO in the context of IGCP
partnership project to achieve the following goals:
-
Reducing
effects of geogenic risk factors on health
-
Raising
public awareness about impacts of geological factors on health
-
Drawing
attention of decision-makers to the geosciences as a major effective factor on
public health
-
Improving
society's public health as a major factor in reaching sustainable development
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Cooperating
among the geoscientists and medical scientists
Our intention for the symposium is to provide a qualified platform for
presentation of activities in different fields of medical geology
(environmental and human health).
The Symposium is intended for geologists,
geochemists, hydrologists, veterinarians, ecologists, chemists, biologists,
occupational and environmental scientists, medical professionals,
toxicologists, epidemiologists, environmental pathologists, bio-statisticians
and any other health, environmental and geo-sciences professionals who are interested
on medical geology issues.
The
scientific topics of the symposium are as follows:
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Micronutrients
deficiency (selenium, zinc, etc.) and health problems
-
Understanding
natural and anthropogenic
sources, transport and fate of toxic metal ions in the environment
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Environmental
geochemistry; determination
of trace and toxic elements distribution by
geochemical and bio-geochemical mapping
-
Potential link between natural radio nuclides and diseases
-
Hydrogeochemical
studies; toxic elements release and transport mechanisms.
- Geobotany;
geological role of the plants (esp. crops) in engagement of elements into food
chains
- Role of the geological factors
in health problems (human and animals)
- Occupational health and effect
of mining activities on human and animal health
- Metal ions in biology and medicine
- Environmental toxicology,
ecology and medical geology
- Environmental microbiology
- GIS in human and animal diseases (Preparation
of medical geology atlas)
- Natural environmental toxicology
- Natural aerosolic mineral dust
and human health
- Medical geography; studying
diseases epidemiology
- Analytical methods for the study
of trace elements and toxic metal ions in geological and biological samples
- Analytical methods for determining
organo-pollutants in soil, water and plant samples
- Geo-environmental risk factors in cancer
incidence
Colleagues
who have been working on the above-mentioned subjects and who would like to
start their career in this field are all cordially
invited to participate in the symposium. Your contributions will be highly
appreciated. Conference executers are as follows:
Organizing
Committee
Chairman:
Farah Rahmany (Manager of Medical Geology Dep., GSI) Farahrahmany@gsi.ir
Vice
Chairman: Parisa Piroozfar (Medical Geology Dep., GSI) parisapiroozfar@gsi.ir
Organizing
Secretaries:
S. H. M.
Meyguni (Director of International Affairs Dep., GSI) International@gsi.ir
Hamideh Mohammadi (International Dep., GSI) H_muhammadi@gsi.ir
Scientific Committee (geology):
Dr. Olle Selinus (Geological
Survey of Sweden and IMGA co-chair for geoscience)
Dr. Farid Moore (Shiraz University, Iran)
Dr. Shahin Zare (Tehran University, Iran)
Dr. Abdolmajid Yaghoubpour (Tarbiat-Moalem
University, Iran)
Dr. Mohammad Reza Ghassemi (Deputy Director for
Geology, GSI)
Dr. Manouchehr Ghorashi (Senior Advisor, GSI)
Dr.Mohammad Ghanadi (Head of Nuclear Science and
Technology Research Center, Iran)
Dr. Ali Asghar Ghane (Deputy of Monitoring
Operation, Ministry of Energy, Iran)
Scientific Committee (medicine):
Dr. Reza Malekzadeh (Tehran University, Director of Digestive Disease
Research Center of Iran)
Dr. Vahid Otarod (DVM, Epidemiologist, Veterinary
organization of Iran)
Dr. Simin Naseri (Tehran
University, Iran)
Dr. Ali Hadidi (G.P and Homeopath)
Dr. Farideh Golbabaie (Tehran University, Iran)
Dr. Ali Reza Mousavi-Jarrahi (Shahid Beheshti University, Iran)
Date & Venue
The technical session of
the symposium will be held at the
Geological Survey of Iran (GSI), Tehran, Iran.
14-16 June 2010: Scientific session of the symposium
13
June, 2010 Arrival of
participants
Important Dates
4 th April,
2010 Deadline for abstract /paper
submission
20 th April, 2010
Distribution of the second Circular, and Acceptance
21th May, 2010
Deadline for full paper submission
Official Language &
Scientific Program
The official language of the symposium is English.
The scientific session venue will be provided with computers and LCD projector.
Participants who wish to make poster presentations are recommended to
prepare their posters with dimensions of 84 x 119 cm or 33 x 47 in (A0).
Abstract and Manuscript Submission
Participants who wish to give oral
and/or poster presentation must submit an extended abstract of their
presentation. Detailed information on full paper
format will be announced in the
Second Circular. The deadline for abstract/manuscript submission is January 20,
2010.
Fees
GSI will
cover food and accommodation costs for the symposium period.
Exchange Rate
The exchange
rate of Iranian Rial against US dollar at the moment is about 9980 IR=US$1.
Visa
An official
invitation letter for applying entry visa to Iran will be sent by the organizing secretaries
to registrant on request.
Contact Information
Please address all correspondence and inquiries
related to the symposium to:
