Thursday, August 6, 2009

Volcano short course


GNS Science and Massey University are again running their very successful Planning for a volcanic crisis short course. This year the course is being held at the
Mercure Hotel in Auckland on 23-24 September. An optional field trip will also visit Rangitoto Island on the 25th.

The course covers:
  • The volcano problem
  • Impacts and mitigation
  • Monitoring and warning systems
  • Two case studies
  • Lahars and breakout flooding
  • Discussions on crisis management
  • Planning for volcanic crisis
  • Learning from others, and
  • So what can you do?
For more information about the course, you can download the brochure from here. You can also contact Daryl Barton on 04-570-1444 or d.barton@gns.cri.nz. The course costs $500 per person and the field trip is $100.

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