The Nordic Geological Winter Meeting is being held in Iceland during 9-12 January at the Harpa Conference Centre and Concert Hall in Reykjavik. ÍSOR staff members will be giving presentations on a range of topics, including petrology, groundwater research, the continental shelf and the ocean floor around Iceland in connection with the search for hydrocarbons, man-made earthquakes and geothermal research.
Geothermal specialists from Iceland GeoSurvey have been among instructors at "Short Course on Geothermal Exploration and Development" in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, November 7 - 12.
For the first time Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) has shipped a specially equipped truck for well logging and a portable lab abroad, with the equipment leaving port a few days ago.
Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) will be participating at the annual meeting of the Geothermal Resource Council (GRC) and the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) trade show, Geothermal Energy Expo in San Diego, CA October 23-26 2011.
Students of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Program in Reykjavik, Iceland will present their projects Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Orkugardur, Grensasvegur 9, starting at 9am.
The Icelandic consulting firms ISOR, Mannvit, Vatnaskil and Verkís recently signed an agreement with Kenya Electricity, KenGen, for capacity assessment and feasibility study of the Olkaria geothermal fields. The agreement is the conclusion of an international tender procedure.
GEORG, (Geothermal Research Group), in cooperation with NORDVULK Summer School, is holding a workshop on the Deep Roots of Geothermal Systems. The workshop will be held at Hotel Hengill, Nesjavellir, on Saturday, August 27th.
Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) recently signed an agreement with the government of Dominica to provide services during this summer’s drilling by the Icelandic company Jardboranir.
The conference, which is entirely organized by graduate students, is now being held for the second time after last year’s inauguration in Potsdam, Germany.
