Field Trips (map of field trips)

Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Thematic Workshops

A. New Techniques for Volcano Surveillance
Sunday, July 13, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Conveners: Peter Cervelli, USGS, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; Peter Mouginis-Mark, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; Mike Poland, USGS, Cascades Volcano Observatory.
Cost: $35 per person (Includes lunch and refreshment)
Venue: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Maximum Attendance: 40 people

In this workshop we will discuss new developments in hardware and software for monitoring volcanoes. Among others, we will demonstrate VALVE (Volcano Analysis and Visualization Environment), a web-based system for plotting a very wide range of data types on a common map or time-base.

Beyond VALVE's visualization capabilities, the system also provides a variety of tools for time series analysis and source modeling. For example, a user could load several tilt and GPS time series and then model the event with an elastic point source or dislocation.

B. Outreach and Education 
Sunday, July 13, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Conveners: Carolyn Driedger, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory; Cheryl Gansecki, Volcano Video Productions and University of Hawai'i-Hilo
Cost: $35 (includes Box lunch)
Venue: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Maximum Attendance: 50

This workshop addresses multiple aspects of outreach and education, ranging from emergency communication with the public during volcanic crises to hazards education during non-eruptive times. Part one of the workshop will focus on communications-based lessons learned from workers in areas at risk from volcano hazards, including presentations by key speakers and discussion by participants. Part two will be devoted to sharing of outreach products and services. Participants are encouraged to bring educational materials for demonstration, display, and distribution at the workshop.

Post-Conference Thematic Workshops

Lava Flow Mitigation 
Saturday & Sunday, July 19-20, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (field observation discussion, 1:00-5:00 p.m.)

Conveners: Ken Hon, University of Hawai'i-Hilo; Sonia Calvari, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Catania, Italy; Bruce Butts, Hawai'i County Civil Defense
Cost: $ 35 per person (includes both days)
Venue: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Maximum Number: 45
Please note: Workshop participants are required to attend both days.

This symposium addresses all aspects of hazard mitigation associated with lava flows-including land use planning, hazard mapping, public perceptions of risk and vulnerability, and engineering interventions. The workshop will focus on three very active volcanoes with high rates of lava flow production-Kilauea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i and Etna, Sicily. Mornings will be devoted to field observation and discussion, afternoons to presentations; July 19, pahoehoe issues, Kalapana example; July 20, 'a'a issues, Saddle Road example.

Workshops during Conference

(Included in cost of registration fee)
State of Hawaii's Lava Flow Mitigation (LFM) Plan; Facilitator: Brian Yanagi, Hawai'i State Civil Defense Division

This workshop will be held as a concurrent session. The purpose of the LFM Plan is to reduce the risk of loss to life and property from the hazard of lava flows on the Island of Hawaii. This risk continues to increase in proportion to population growth, particularly as some of the fastest-growing sectors in Hawaii are in high hazard lava areas. As direct and indirect costs of lava flow hazards continue to rise in proportion to this population growth, it becomes imperative that preparations, including a mitigation strategy, be formulated to reduce the amount of public, residential and commercial damage and economic losses. Protection of critical facilities and infrastructure such as hospitals, fire stations, schools, utility lifelines, major roadways, etc., is essential to the continued daily functioning of the community during and after an eruption. Furthermore, through effective implementation of mitigation actions, policy decision makers need to be made aware of the LFM Plan and other related initiatives.

Various government agencies involved with the creation of the plan will participate in the concurrent session. 

First Annual Workshop of the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN), Claire Horwell

The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) will hold its first annual workshop at Cities on Volcanoes 3. The IVHHN was formed through a grant provided by the UK Leverhulme Trust which will fund the IVHHN for three years. The Network aims to develop understanding of the health effects of volcanic dusts and gases, to disseminate this information internationally, to characterise dusts with respect to parameters relevant to assessing health hazards and to develop international protocols for the public and scientists with respect to advice and information on health hazards. The IVHHN currently involves 16 institutions, with scientists from varied disciplines such as volcanology, epidemiology, toxicology, physical chemistry and occupational health. The workshop will review research to date and decide on future research strategies. It is open to all conference delegates who may be interested in learning more about this rapidly emerging field of volcanic hazard assessment.

Evening Program

Ice Breaker/Opening Reception
Sunday, July 13, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Venue: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel 
Transportation: Shuttles available

Join us in a pre-conference gathering in the ballroom of the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel on Banyan Drive. Light reception and Hawaiian music! Note: the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel is next door to the Naniloa Hotel, so no transportation between the two is required.

Kilauea Eruption 1983-2003
Monday, July 14 and Friday July 18, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Venue: UH-Hilo Theater
Transportation: Shuttles available 

Christina Heliker from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will present a graphic summary of the eruptive activity and impacts of the 20-year-old eruption of Kilauea Volcano. An abbreviated presentation on July 18 will be open to the public.

Tale of Three Eruptions
Tuesday, July 15, 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Venue: UH-Hilo Theater
Transportation: Shuttles available

Shigeo Aramaki (Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan) and Simon Young (University of London) will present contrasting pictures of communities that have learned to co-exist with erupting volcanoes on their doorsteps. The volcanoes are Soufriere Hills, on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, and Usu and Miyakejima Island in Japan.

Final (or Closing) Conference Dinner 
Thursday, July 17, 6:00 p.m. (show starts at 6:30 p.m.)

Venue: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
(Optional meal available to delegates and guests.)

The conference dinner will be held in the Moku' Ola Ballroom on the ground floor of the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

Measuring inflation of active lava-flow field, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i. Photo by S. Rowland.

Public Programs

Night at the Movies
Wednesday July 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Venue: UH-Hilo Theater

Eruption film and video from Hawai'i presented in person by local artists, and from elsewhere as the opportunity arises. Will include the classic period-piece, "Eruption of Kilauea, 1959-1960", with spectacular footage of the Kilauea Iki-Kapoho eruption.

Kalapana Dreaming 
Friday July 18, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Remembering what was and accepting what is in a lava-inundated community.)

Venue: UH-Hilo Theater

When pahoehoe flows through an area, it burns and buries, overruns and obliterates. When the flows stop, it is as if a giant eraser had wiped the slate clean-layers of lava leave few tangible reminders. That is why it is so important to hali'a aloha, to cherish the memories. Join island residents as they reminisce and share stories of how the fingers of lava from Kilauea's eruption touched each of their lives. Tari Mattox, Grand Valley State University and former USGS geologist during the Kalapana crisis, will set the scene with an abbreviated summary of the eruptive activity.

Exhibit and Trade Display Opportunities

We encourage companies and organizations to exhibit products or services that relate to emergency management and science. For more information on trade and sponsorship opportunities please contact the Conference Center at (808) 97f4-7555.

Deadline

The registration deadline for the exhibit is April 30, 2003, with discounts available for exhibit registration before January 15, 2003.

Exhibit hall

Exhibits will be situated on the University campus and available for viewing throughout the conference. Poster sessions and refreshment breaks will be held in the exhibit hall to attract delegate traffic to the exhibits area.

Exhibit space and cost

Exhibit space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Exhibit areas are 10 feet long and contain (1) 6-foot table and (2) chairs. Electrical outlets are available at additional charge. Display booth and premier exhibitor space fee includes 1 conference registration fee and all conference materials. A 10% early registration discount will be given for paid registrations received before January 15, 2003.