The 2011 SASAS conference, hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will be held from the 22nd to the 23rd of September at Amanzingwe lodge and conference venue near the Hartebeespoortdam. Amanzingwe is ยท~25 minutes from Lanseria Airport, ~50 minutes from Pretoria Central and ~30 minutes from Fourways. For directions visit http://www.amanzingwe.co.za/index.php/map-a-directions
The theme of the conference is “The interdependent atmosphere, land and ocean”, and deals with the synergy and interactions within the coupled system. This theme also addresses the cross-disciplinary collaboration activities within the research and applied science communities, and the interface between science and society.
More info at: http://www.sasas.org.za/index.php/sasas-2011
ACCESS will be providing funding to selected applicants to cover the transport, accommodation and registration costs associated with their conference attendance. If you are a student and would like to apply for funding you will need to submit an extended abstract (one-page abstracts will not qualify) and fill in the relevant fields provided in the online registration form.