Special Session

Geoscientists without Borders Technical Presentations’ Session


Wednesday, 28 August

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

George R. Brown Convention Center, Level 3, Room 342

Join us to travel around the world and discover how Geoscientists without Borders projects have helped save peoples’ lives. During this session, Project Investigators (PIs) will present and share their experiences in applying geosciences techniques to solve humanitarian challenges like locating groundwater and installing early warning system for local communities in Uganda, Guatemala, Peru, and Zambia.
Schedule
1:30 p.m. Building Water Resilience in Northern Uganda One Well at a Time – Paul Bauman
2:00 p.m. Increasing Natural Hazard Resiliency in Guatemala: A Regional Seismic Monitoring Array in Guatemala – Steven L. Roche
2:30 p.m. Empowering Water-Stressed Communities in Northern Peru through Applied Geosciences – Diego Almendrades
3:00 p.m. Where there is no Water: Groundwater Exploration and Development in the Zimba District of Southern Zambia – Paul Bauman


Fee:
Included with Registration
Room Assignment:
George R. Brown Convention Center, Level 3, Room 342