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• 16 June Opening Day Program
• AOGS Conference Proceedings - "Advances in Geosciences"
• Section Business Meetings
• Distinguished Lectures

16 June Opening Day Program

2pm - AOGS2008 Official Opening - Room 205 (APEC Room)
Please be seated by 2pm
Arrival: Guest of Honour

• 2.10pm – Speech & Address
  Welcome Address by Co-Chairs,
  Local Advisory Committee
  Opening Address by AOGS President
  Speech by Guest of Honour, Seung-soo Han,
  Prime Minister, Korea; United Nations’ Special
  Envoy on Global Climate Change Treaty

• 2.45pm - Axford Lecture by Taroh Matsuno
  Frontier Research Center for Global Change
  "Modelling of tropical convection by use of an ultra-high resolution (3.5-7km) global atmosphere model – New age of tropical Meteorology"
  (3.45pm – Coffee/Tea Break)

• 4.15pm - Axford Lecture by Wooil M. Moon
  Seoul National University
  "Space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Geophysical Applications:  Polarimetric Imaging and Monitoring of Earth’s Surface Processes"

• 5.15pm - AOGS2008 General Assembly
  Meeting Agenda
  Treasurer's Report
  Secretary General’s Report
  Constitution – Proposed Changes and Adoption
  (6pm - Meeting adjourned to Welcome Reception)

Busan City Hosts Welcome Reception
Level 3 - Grand Ballroom, 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Please be seated by 6.30pm
Arrival: Guest of Honour Mayor Namsik Hur
Addresses all AOGS Participants

AOGS Conference Proceedings - "Advances in Geosciences"

All Members are Welcome to Attend!

Publication Committee Report to AOGS Members
Monday, 16 June - 1pm to 2pm, Room 205 (APEC Hall)
Light meals will be provided at the meeting

Section Business Meetings

Light meals will be provided at the meetings