European Journal of Mineralogy; October 2003; v. 15; no. 5;
p. 771; DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0771
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Preface
Peter Ulmer
EMPG IX, convener
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The Ninth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (EMPG IX) was organised by the Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and was held at the Department of Earth's Sciences in Zurich, on March 24 - 27, 2002. Abstracts were published in the Journal of Conference Abstracts, volume 7, number 1 (http://www.the-conference.com/JConfAbs/7/empgindex.html). The symposium was orientated by the themes and success of the previous EMPG meetings, which that were held on a biennial basis in Nancy, Bochum, Edinburgh, Clermont-Ferrand, London, Bayreuth, Orléeans and Bergamo. In Zurich a total of 300 participants presented 270 scientific contributions, approximately 10% less than in Bergamo, indicating stabilisation around 300 participants after steady increase over the last 16 years. The contributions were subdivided into 14 themes, presented in 2 parallel oral and 2 poster sessions held on consecutive days. Most . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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