BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

• GI­RAF 2011 Work­shop
• GI­RAF-AE­GOS-One­Ge­ol­o­gy Work­shop
• GI­RAF 2009 Work­shop
• Mem­bers
• As­so­ci­at­ed Or­gan­i­sa­tions
• Con­fer­ences
• Me­dia / Press re­leas­es

Coming soon: GIRAF 2011 Workshop

5. - 9. December 2011
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Organised by the IUGS-CGI and UNESCO
Hosting Organisation: SEAMIC

The aims of GIRAF are:

• Build a pan-African geoscience information knowledge network of Geological Surveys, Universities and Companies
• Exchange and share geoscience information and good practice
• Bring together relevant African authorities, national experts and stakeholders in geoscience information
• Make Africa a more active part of the international geoscience information community
• Stimulate and support cross-border geoscience information projects in Africa
• Gather and review up-to-date feedback on the actual situation of geoscience information status and progress in Africa
• Review the progress of the GIRAF network as set up at the 1st workshop in Namibia 2009
• In the long run improve the way geoscience information contributes to improve the health and prosperity of the people in Africa

Coming soon: 34th International Geological Congress (IGC)

Brisbane, Australia (5-10 August 2012)

A GeoHost scheme will provide financial support to a limited number of

Young Earth Scientists and scientists who live and work or study

in low income countries to participate in the 34th IGC.

The Sustainable Mining in Africa Workshop (TW1)

is likely to be of specific interest to GIRAF members.