The Young Earth-Scientists for Society (Y.E.S.) network, an association of earth scientists under the age of 35 years representing geological societies from around the world, in collaboration with the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE), is organising a world congress for young earth-scientists, policy makers, advisors and decision makers.

The conference will focus on global climate, environmental and geological challenges facing today's society, and establish an interdisciplinary global network of individuals committed to solving these challenges.

The YES Congress will be held at the China University of Geosciences, in Beijing, China from 25-28 October 2009. Abstracts for contributed oral presentations and poster presentations will be accepted until 30 April 2009. For more information visit http://www.yescongress2009.org or contact the Y.E.S. General Secretary, Elyvin Nkhonjera (elyvinnkhonjera@yahoo.co.uk).

YES ROUNDTABLE VIRTUALIZATION PRESS RELEASE

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The YES Congress 2009 Roundtable Symposia will occur on 27 and 28 October 2009. The roundtable sessions aim to foster a prominent conversation between science, policy and society, engaging both senior and young geoscientists as both presenters and participants. Thus, the goal of each roundtable is to propose specific actions and tasks for the Y.E.S. Network. There are two types of roundtables: those dealing with scientific challenges of our generation and those dealing with pathway challenges to the education and careers of our generation.

For those unable to travel to the YES Congress, we are offering the ability for individuals to participate in the YES Congress Roundtables via a web-interface as "Virtual Participants". This virtual interface will enable participants to view and listen to presentations and be part of the panel discussion that will follow the roundtable presentations.

In order to participate in the YES Congress Roundtables as a virtual participant, please register here: http://www.yescongress2009.org/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=roundtable_registration

For more information about the YES Congress Roundtable Sessions, please visit:
http://www.yescongress2009.org/RoundtableDetails/Roundtables.html

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