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World Heritage and Geotourism Conference 2009

World heritage sites have become important factors in education, tourism and public awareness. South Africa possesses some of the most outstanding natural and cultural heritage sites on the planet. Nine of these have been accorded UNESCO world heritage status. In recognition of The International Year of Planet Earth and in celebration of World Environment Day, the Geological Society of South Africa is hosting a 2 day conference and 2 day field trip to showcase the country's outstanding natural and cultural heritage sites and tourism potential.

To the GSSA Membership

The Council of the GSSA calls upon all its members to consider candidates for nomination in the under mentioned Awards categories, and to submit these names with background and motivation to the GSSA Secretariat before 15 January 2008. The Fellows Committee, who oversees Awards, will consider all nominations and make the required recommendations to Council for ratification.

Joint Conference of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) and the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) Incorporating SEG 2008, Geoforum 2008, and Graduate Students Conference

Increasing production costs (most notably postage) and declining, non-student membership in the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) has forced a re-examination of the issue of whether the GSSA should continue to publish the South African Journal of Geology (SAJG) in both electronic and hard copy formats.

At Reserve Estimation and Reporting Africa 2007, you will get an opportunity to effectively analyse reporting procedures and benchmark from some of the leaders in the industry in order to get maximum return on your mining investments.

To the GSSA Membership

The Council of the GSSA calls upon all its members to consider candidates for nomination in the under mentioned Awards categories, and to submit these names with background and motivation to the GSSA Secretariat before 15 January 2007. The Fellows Committee, who oversees Awards, will consider all nominations and make the required recommendations to Council for ratification.