Organizing committee:
Hashemite University
Jordanian Geologists Association
Dr. Ahmad Al-Malabeh, presiding
Schedule:
March 14, 2012: Arrival at Amman
March 15, 2012: Opening and Presentations and Dinner
March 16, 2012: Day excursions
March 17, 2012: Presentations
March 18, 2012: Presentations, Commission Session and Concluding Dinner
March 19-22, 2012: Excursions to desert lava fields of Jordan and, if possible, Syria
Field Trips During the Symposium:
V1: Yarmouk-Decapolis Tunnel (March 16, 2012)
Topics: Aqueduct, Wears, Canals and Under ground tunnels
Route: Amman, Irbidi, Al-Tura, Wadi shallah, Hobras and Umm Quis.
Leaders: Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al-Malabeh & Geol. Akram Abu Shanab
Price: 100 Euro per person
V2: Geo-Eco Tourism (March 16, 2012)
Topics: Old Iron Mines (Saladin), Karst Cave (Bergish), Upper Cretaceous in north Jordan.
Route: Amman, Ajlun, Deer Abu Sa?ied
Leaders: Ahmad Al-Shriedeh.
Price: 75 Euro per person
V3: Dead Sea (March 16, 2012)
Topics: Jordan Graben, Dead Sea, Lisan, Saramuj Conglomerate.
Route: Amman, Dead Sea, Ghor Haditha, Ghor Safi.
Leaders: Prof. Dr. Eid Al-Tarazi
Price: 100 Euro per person
Field Trips After the Symposium:
Basaltic Harrat (March 19-22, 2012)
Topics: Lava Caves, Basalt Plateau, Pressure Ridges, Aritayn Scoria Cones, Sirhan Graben.
Route: Amman, Za?atari, Umm El Jimal, Al Hamiddyia, Al Bishriyya, Azraq.
Leaders: Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al-Malabeh
Price: 150 Euro per person
Other Possible Field Trips:
A1: Amman Through History
Topics: Palaeolithic, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic.
Leader: Travel Agency.
Price: 25 Euro per person
A2: Jadara
Topics: Old city of Umm Qais.
Leader: Travel Agency.
Price: 50 Euro per person.
A3: Jarasa
Topics: Roman city of Jarash
Leader: Travel Agency.
Price: 50 Euro per person
A4: Petra
Topics: Nabataean city of Petra.
Leader: Travel Agency.
Price: 100 Euro per person (including entrance fees)
Correspondence and Registration:
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al-Malabeh
P.O. Box: 150459
Postal Code: 13115
ZARKA - Jordan
Tel.: + 962-5-390333
Fax: +962-5-3823333
E-mail: info@jo-geologists.com
Home page: http://www.jo-geologists.com