ITB organizes International Conference of Earth and Space Sciences

Tempo Interactive, Thursday, 07 January, 2010 | 20:48 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Bandung: More than 100 academics and experts, Thursday (7/1), gathered at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

For two days, 7-8 January, they will discuss earth and space matters at the International Conference of Earth and Space Sciences.

According to the Head of the Organizing Committee Suharja Wiramihardja, the themes to be discussed in the conference are hot topics such as global warming and earthquake predictions.

The scientific session will discuss geology, geophysics, geodesy, mining, refinery affairs, oceanography, farming and astronomy. “We hope there will be a research cooperation resulting from the meeting,” he said.

The event, opened by the ITB rector and also by Kyoto University Rector Hiroshi Matsumoto, will present several speakers, like the Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences Umar Anggara Jenie, earthquake expert Jim Mori and soil chemistry expert Supiandi Sabiham from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB).

There will be 90 papers presented by researchers from Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan.

The Kyoto University alumni forum in South East Asia is organized every year in Thailand and in Indonesia.

This time, for the fifth conference, ITB proposed itself as host, inviting experts and academicians from dozens of fields. “Last year at IPB we only discussed about agriculture,” said Suharja.

ANWAR SISWADI