PROGRAM
Days: Wednesday, May 28th Thursday, May 29th Friday, May 30th
Wednesday, May 28th
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08:00-10:00 Session 1: Welcome and Registration
9:30-10:00 Welcome Greetings
- President of the Organising Committee
- President of the Geological Society of Greece
- Representative of the University of the Aegean
- Chair of the Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean
Location: Amphitheatre
10:00-10:30 Session 2: Key Note Lecture
Jakob Walløe Hansen, Chair of the Geological Society of Denmark - UNESCO Global Geopark Odsherred
UNESCO Global Geoparks – a proper connection
Location: Amphitheatre
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-13:30 Session 3A: G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 11:00 | Seeking for dependencies of the high frequency “kappa” parameter of earthquake spectrum on weather/climate conditions (abstract) |
| 11:15 | The Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio Method for Underground Voids Detection: Testing Over Mycenaean Tombs (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Earthquake hazard implications for Lesvos (Midilli) and the surrounding region (abstract) |
| 11:45 | VS30 Estimation from P-Wave Seismograms: Exploring a Frequency-Domain Approach for Stations Located in Sedimentary Basins (abstract) |
| 12:00 | An investigation of the use of deep-neural-network-based seismic arrival time picking methods for the automatization of earthquake sequence monitoring: The case of the November 3, 2024 MW 5.3 Kassandra earthquake (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Estimation of soil vulnerability index in the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki (Greece) (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Comparing broadband and strong-motion data using collocated sensors in the HP network, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Shallow Depth P-wave Velocity Profiling Using Seismic Interferometry: The CORSSA Site (abstract) |
11:00-13:30 Session 3B: G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 11:00 | UNESCO Global Geoparks and Global Geoparks Network : Protecting, promoting and managing Earth heritage - Building Sustainable Communities (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Sousa Dinosaur Valley, Brazil: The largest record of Lower Cretaceous dinosaur footprints in South America and its influence in local communities (abstract) PRESENTER: Ismar S. Carvalho |
| 11:30 | " Vikos-Aoos Geopark: Toponyms as a Link Between Geological Heritage and Culture" (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Conservation and Interpretation of Fossiliferous Sites in the Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 12:00 | Nisyros Geopark: A Living Laboratory of Volcanic Geoheritage in the South Aegean (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Geoconservation in Portugal: an overview (abstract) PRESENTER: Maria Helena Henriques |
| 12:30 | Mapping petrified tree trunks and pyroclastic formations at the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece the Akrocheiras hill case study (abstract) |
| 12:45 | The rocks connect us: Volcanic geoheritage of Lesvos Geopark (Greece) and Ida Madra Geopark (Türkiye) (abstract) PRESENTER: Erdal Gumus |
| 13:00 | The Corinth Canal (Greece): monumentality and protection (abstract) |
| 13:15 | Chelmos- Vouraikos Unesco Global Geopark 2024: Advancing Conservation, Education, and Community Engagement (abstract) |
11:00-13:30 Session 3C: G09 Geochemistry and Geochronology
G09 Geochemistry and Geochronology
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 11:00 | Assessment of Geo-environmental Status of Trichonis Lake, Greece: Mineralogy, Sedimentology, and Chemistry (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Soil Geochemical Mapping on Lesvos Island, Greece (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Travertine deposits of Greece, a mineralogical and geochemical study (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Balancing Precision and Resources: The Effect of Sampling Density in Regional Soil Geochemical Mapping (abstract) |
| 12:00 | Study of the geochemical distribution of uranium and thorium in the soils of the Sarigiol Basin, Kozani, and their environmental significance. (abstract) PRESENTER: Anastasios Ladas |
11:00-13:30 Session 3D: G16 -GIS and Geoinformatics
G16 -GIS and Geoinformatics
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 11:00 | Mapping the geological landscape of NW bay of Navarino through time (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Estimation of an empirical relationship for calculating quantities of demolished materials through three-dimensional visualization of buildings affected by the earthquake of June 12, 2017, in Vrisa, Lesvos. (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Development of a cartographic web application for monitoring the Corinth Canal using UAV data (abstract) |
| 11:45 | The Argo-Beachrock Project: web mapping and geovisualisation of beachrocks using UAS along the coast of the Argolic Gulf, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:00 | A WebGIS platform for the multiparametric monitoring of ground deformation and critical infrastructures under the name PROION (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Multiscale Geo-visualization Dashboard of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry SAR Data, Lesvos Island, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Digital Visualization of Geological Heritage at Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark: The Role of 3D Animations in Educational Experiences (abstract) |
11:00-13:30 Session 3E: G19 Marine geology and Oceanography
G19 Marine geology and Oceanography
Chairs:
Location: Room D
| 11:00 | Airborne and marine survey of the 8th June 2023 earthquake-triggered coastal collapse at Mylos Gialtron, North Evia: Contribution to the understanding of coastal zone vulnerability (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Preliminary results on sedimentological characteristics of Mass Transport Deposits (MTDs) during the Amorgos tsunami 1956: sediment provenance and geochemical elements. (abstract) |
| 11:30 | First record of pockmarks in the North Aegean Trough (abstract) PRESENTER: Paraskevi Sklavounaki |
| 11:45 | The geospatial characteristics of island beaches: the case of Kos, Greece (abstract) |
11:00-13:30 Session 3F: G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
11:00-13:30 Session 3G: G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
11:00-13:30 Session 3H: G09 Geochemistry and Geochronology
G09 Geochemistry and Geochronology
11:00-13:30 Session 3I: G16 -GIS and Geoinformatics/G26 Remote sensing/Earth observation
G16 -GIS and Geoinformatics/G26 Remote sensing/Earth observation
11:00-13:30 Session 3J: G19 Marine geology and Oceanography
G19 Marine geology and Oceanography
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
14:30-16:30 Session 4A: G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 14:30 | A holistic proposition for assessing reference station conditions (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Microtremor array explorations and the importance of local site effect in Western Türkiye (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Scaling Relations Between Earthquake Magnitude and Source Duration with Applications to Greece (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Statistics on seismic moment tensors for the Aegean Sea and surrounding area: preliminary results (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Spatiotemporal diffusion variability in seismic swarms (abstract) |
| 15:45 | A decade of data: Updating the Hellenic Macroseismic Database for historical earthquakes (abstract) |
14:30-16:30 Session 4B: G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 14:30 | The Geoheritage of the “Atlantic Geopark” Project (Central Portugal) at a Glance (abstract) PRESENTER: Salomé C. Custódio |
| 14:45 | The world class geodiversity of the Lavreotiki UNESCO Global Geopark’s minerals, Lavreotiki Municipality, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Characterization and timing of charcoal in geoheritage sites preserved by major volcanic destructions – Geoarcheological and paleo-environmental considerations in Ecuador (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Integrating Volcanic Geoheritage and Community Engagement: The Case of Nisyros aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Utilizing Information and Communication Technology for geosite development: The case of sulfuric acid caves in the Vikos-Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 15:45 | The Upper Devonian sequence of the Noravank and Ertych geosites in Armenia: stratigraphy and geotouristic potential (abstract) |
| 16:00 | ERBE SYMPOSIUM 2027– LAVRION GREECE: Honouring the Values of Geo-Mining Heritage (abstract) |
| 16:15 | APPLICATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROPOSAL FOR GEOSCIENCE: GEOLOGY IN SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL GEOPATHS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. (abstract) |
14:30-16:30 Session 4C: G14 Geosciences, Environment and Sustainable development
G14 Geosciences, Health, Environment and Sustainable development
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 14:30 | Climate changes, neglected and emerging diseases (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Alfeios River and the wider hydrographic Network in the Lignite Basin Area of Megalopolis (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Water Wells in Crete: Distribution by Municipality, Use, and Ownership—Results of a Systematic Inventory in Greece (abstract) |
| 15:15 | The Impact of Urban Sprawl on Areas of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Geoheritage. Evidence of Lemnos island, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:30 | An Overview of Geological Map Sheets of Crete by HSGME (abstract) |
| 15:45 | RescueME, a Research Action that focuses on the enhancement of the resilience of coastal cultural landscapes in Europe. The case study of Psiloritis UGGp, Crete, Greece (abstract) |
14:30-16:30 Session 4D: G26 Remote sensing/Earth observation
G26 Remote sensing/Earth observation
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 14:30 | Geodetic monitoring of the Methana volcano (central Greece) using campaign GNSS data: preliminary results (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Mineral mapping using satellite multispectral and hyperspectral data for a pyrite mine in the frame of the m4mining project (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Evaluating Airborne LiDAR and RGB Imagery for Accurate Shoreline Detection (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Ground Deformation in Nisyros Volcano (Greece) Determined by GPS and SAR Interferometric Techniques (abstract) PRESENTER: Vassilis Sakkas |
| 15:30 | Groundwater changes and induced seismicity influencing surface deformation in post-mining landscapes (abstract) |
14:30-16:30 Session 4E: S07 Tackling water scarcity in Greece: New Approaches and Case Studies for Arid Regions
S07 Tackling water scarcity in Greece: New Approaches and Case Studies for Arid Regions
Chairs:
Location: Room D
| 14:30 | A Novel Approach to Flood and Drought Management in Arid Regions using Multi-Agent Systems (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Investigating Drought Dynamics in Greece Using Climate and Meteorological Indicators (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Exploring Social Perceptions of Water Scarcity and Local Water Resource Management in Greece: Insights from a National Survey (abstract) PRESENTER: Elissavet Feloni |
| 15:15 | Domestic Rainwater Harvesting Tanks΄ Sizing under Climate Change Conditions in Nisyros Island (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Simulation of Domestic Rainwater Harvesting Systems on Fourni Island, Aegean Sea: Assessing Efficiency Under Historic and Climate Change Scenarios. (abstract) |
14:30-16:30 Session 4F: G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
G02 Applied geophysics / G13 Geophysics - Seismology
14:30-16:30 Session 4G: G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
G10 Geological Heritage – Geodiversity – Geoconservation – Geoparks
14:30-16:30 Session 4H: G14 Geosciences, Environment and Sustainable development
G14 Geosciences, Environment and Sustainable development
14:30-16:30 Session 4I: S07 Tackling water scarcity in Greece: New Approaches and Case Studies for Arid Regions
S07 Tackling water scarcity in Greece: New Approaches and Case Studies for Arid Regions
16:30-17:00Coffee Break
Thursday, May 29th
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09:00-09:30 Session 5: Key Note Lecture
Dr. Meletlidis Stavros, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Spain
When science meets crisis: Canary Islands as a model for Santorini’s emerging threat
Location: Amphitheatre
09:30-11:00 Session 6A: S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 09:30 | Monitoring the Santorini Volcano for 3 decades (1995-2025) by ISMOSAV and its role for the early detection of the 2011-2012 and 2024-2025 intra-caldera unrests (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Active Faulting in Santorini and the recent intra-caldera (2024-2025) seismic activity along the Kameni-Fira Fault line (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Geodetic monitoring of the 2024-2025 Santorini volcanic unrest using GNSS and InSAR data: preliminary results (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Preliminary findings from expedition DY190 to the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field in March 2025 (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Role of Earth Observation in Monitoring Santorini–Anydros Volcano-Tectonic Crisis (abstract) |
| 10:45 | The 2025 seismic crisis reveals a coupled magma feeding system at Santorini and Kolumbo (abstract) |
09:30-11:00 Session 6B: G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 09:30 | Source rock potentiality of the late Miocene sapropelic layers of Gavdos island, Greece, based on geochemical and stratigraphic data (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimosthenis Telemenis |
| 09:45 | The presence of nappes, in SW Peloponnesus peninsula, and the strongly metamorphic Plattenkalk series, in central south Peloponnesus and Crete Island, change the dynamic evolution of west and south Greece (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Facies and depositional architecture of Upper Miocene tidal flat sedimentation in Kefalonia and Corfu Islands, West Greece (abstract) |
| 10:15 | The trace fossil Zoophycos as an indicator for the Apulian Platform Margins evolution during Eocene in Lefkas Island. (abstract) |
| 10:30 | The transitional deposits from carbonates to clastic in the Pindos foreland basin: an example from the Mazia village, Ioannina region, Greece (abstract) |
09:30-11:00 Session 6C: S05 Engineering geology and infrastructure projects. New challenges and risks in an ever-changing environment
S05 Engineering geology and infrastructure projects. New challenges and risks in an ever-changing environment
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 09:30 | Utilizing engineering geological database for urban geohazard assessment: a case study from Thessaloniki, Greece (abstract) |
| 09:45 | The influence of stratigraphy for the generation of surface evidence of liquefaction phenomena; case study Piniada, Greece (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Liquefaction risk assessment of airport infrastructure using geological data and remote sensing techniques (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Development of a Medicane-induced landslide inventory with field and remote sensing data; 2023 Storm Daniel, central Greece (abstract) PRESENTER: Sotiris Valkaniotis |
09:30-11:00 Session 6D: G15 Geothermal Energy
G15 Geothermal Energy
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 09:30 | Integrated monitoring of the Milos geothermal site (Cyclades, Greece) using InSAR, GNSS and local seismic network data (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Legacy data analysis combined with an integrated geological and geophysical survey for geothermal site exploration at Petra-Lesvos, Greece (abstract) |
| 10:00 | The geothermal prospect of the NW Lesvos Island, Greece: Three-dimensional magnetotelluric and gravity exploration (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Applications of satellite data analysis in the exploration of geothermal systems: The case of the Methana Peninsula, Greece (abstract) |
09:30-11:00 Session 6E: S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
Location: Room D
09:30-11:00 Session 6F: G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
09:30-11:00 Session 6G: G15 Geothermal Energy
G15 Geothermal Energy
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:45 Session 7A: S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 11:30 | Employing Sentinel-1 imagery to monitor the deformation rate over the caldera of the Santorini Volcanic Island Complex using multitemporal InSAR from January 2023 up to February 2025. (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Continuous GNSS Geodetic Networks. A Powerful Tool for Monitoring and Understanding Complex Volcanic Environments: The Case of Santorini Volcano During the Seismic Crisis of 2024-2025 (abstract) PRESENTER: Vassilis Sakkas |
| 12:00 | The 2024–2025 Seismic Sequence in the Santorini-Amorgos Region: High-Resolution Seismological Insights into a Volcano-Tectonic Crisis (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Non-shear faulting of the 2025 Santorini-Amorgos (Anydros) earthquakes (abstract) |
| 12:30 | The 2025 seismicity burst in the Santorini – Amorgos seismovolcanic zone (abstract) |
| 12:45 | SantoArray: Densifying station coverage in Santorini amidst the Amorgos-Anydros earthquake swarm crisis (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Preliminary results of displacements from the recent seismic and volcanic crisis in the Santorini Island complex, Greece (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Anastasiou |
| 13:15 | Estimation of the displacement components in South Aegean islands as a response to the early 2025 seismicity of the Anydros Islet using Sentinel-1 imagery. (abstract) |
| 13:30 | Marine geological-geophysical data may contribute to the understanding of the early 2025 seismic activity in the Santorini-Amorgos Zone (abstract) |
11:30-13:30 Session 7B: G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 11:30 | Rare Insights in the Oligocene flora of Thrace (Greece): Preliminary results from the Rhodopi Petrified Forest (abstract) |
| 11:45 | A review of calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphic studies in the Hellenic territory (Greece): the contribution of the Micropaleontology Collection of the Laboratory of Historical Geology and Biogeosciences (NKUA) (abstract) |
| 12:00 | Contribution to the stratigraphic study of the pyroclastic Formations of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Lesvos Island, Greece. (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Late Quaternary dynamics of paleoenvironments and ecosystems in the Gulf of Corinth (eastern Mediterranean): IODP Expedition 381 (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Relict Taxa and Refugial Dynamics in the Corinth Gulf: Insights from the Pollen Record (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Ostracod-based environmental reconstruction of Lake Koronia, (Central Macedonia-Greece) during the Holocene (abstract) |
| 13:00 | New results on the Miocene gymnosperm fossil wood of Lesvos Petrified Forest, Lesvos Island, Greece, and its palaeoenvironment significance (abstract) |
| 13:15 | Tooth enamel meso- and microstructure of fossilized Hipparionine horses of Pikermi (Attica, Greece) (abstract) |
| 13:30 | Tracking mobility of Late Pleistocene ruminants using enamel strontium isotope analysis of teeth from Melitzia Cave, Mani Peninsula (Greece) (abstract) |
11:30-13:30 Session 7C: S06 Applied Geology and Geohazards
S06 Applied Geology and Geohazards
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 11:30 | Geomorphological mapping and lithological heterogeneity as tools for the assessment of liquefaction likelihood: Piniada Valley case study (central Greece) (abstract) PRESENTER: Sotiris Valkaniotis |
| 11:45 | A correlation of liquefaction phenomena with the surficial geology of point bar deposits; case studies 2021 Damasi, Greece, 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye and 2010-2011 Christchurch, New Zealand (abstract) |
| 12:00 | AI-Driven Approaches for Landslide Modeling: Challenges and Opportunities (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Assessing the effect of 2023 Evros Wildfire: a new Post-Fire Rockfall Hazard System (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Three Years of Progress in Digital Applications and Monitoring Utilizing 3D Reality Capture Technologies for Landslide Hazard Mitigation, the Case in Evritania, Central Greece (abstract) |
| 12:45 | An example of DsGSDs in Abruzzo Region (Central Italy): the complex case of Civitella del Tronto (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Slope failures of friable sandstone in coastal areas. A Case study from Western Greece. (abstract) |
11:30-13:30 Session 7D: G11 Geology and Education
G11 Geology and Education
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 11:30 | Empowering Future Generations: Incorporating Geo - Environmental Education on Climate Change into Greek Compulsory Education (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Geoheritage as a tool to engage children with the Sustainable Development Goals in UNESCO Global Geoparks: Best practices in educational activities from Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 12:00 | “Unfolding the Fold”- An Introduction to the Geology of Greece Through a Museum Kit by the Natural History Museum of Arsakeia Schools (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Synergies for geo- education: materials and initiatives from Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark and the Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability of Anogia, (Crete) Greece. (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Pluto is lost! (abstract) PRESENTER: Aikaterini Maria Rozi |
| 12:45 | Geosites of Thessaly (central Greece) and their educational approach (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Assessing Educators' Sense of Place and Geoethical Awareness at the 4th Summer School of Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 13:15 | Lemnos Island Geosites and their Geotourism and Education Potential (abstract) |
11:30-13:30 Session 7E: G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
Chairs:
Location: Room D
| 11:30 | An outline on some of the recently reported granitoids from St. Martin Island (abstract) PRESENTER: Petros Koutsovitis |
| 11:45 | Biogenicity of Arsenic Sulfide Biomorphous Structures in Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Kolumbo Arc Volcano: Morphological, Mineralogical and Geochemical Evidence (abstract) |
| 12:00 | Implementing the Critical Raw Materials Act to explore strategic minerals potential in Greece (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Geochemical and Mineralogical Study of the Antimony (Sb)-mineralization at the north Pelion region, Magnesia, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Effects of boiling and seawater mixing on hyper-enrichment of antimony in active polymetallic seafloor massive sulfide hydrothermal diffusers at the Aegean Kolumbo volcano (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Evaluation of PAHs sorption behavior in coals and cokes (abstract) |
| 13:00 | How medial tephra records contribute to proximal tephrochronology: Case study of Nisyros Volcano (abstract) |
11:30-13:30 Session 7F: S06 Applied Geology and Geohazards
S06 Applied Geology and Geohazards
11:30-13:30 Session 7G: G11 Geology and Education
G11 Geology and Education
11:30-13:30 Session 7H: G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
14:30-16:15 Session 8A: S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
S11 The 2024-2025 Santorini volcano-seismic crisis: Origin, Impacts and Consequences
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 14:30 | Numerical modeling of fault genesis in the Santorini-Amorgos basin: an interplay of tectonic forces and magmatism (abstract) PRESENTER: Konstantinos Soukis |
| 14:45 | Preliminary results of the fluid geochemistry surveillance campaigns on Santorini island (Greece) after the 2025 Anydros seismic sequence (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Foreshock-aftershock discrimination in real-time during the 2025 seismic cluster near Santorini volcano, Greece, based on earthquake statistics and complex networks theory (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Tsunami Modelling for a Potential Earthquake between Santorini and Amorgos (Greece) (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Increased preparedness in anticipation of an imminent disaster: actions during the early 2025 Santorini – Amorgos (Aegean Sea, Greece) earthquake crisis and lessons learned (abstract) |
| 15:45 | Preliminary results of High-Resolution Microgravity Monitoring During the 2025 Santorini Unrest (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Anastasiou |
| 16:00 | Gravity monitoring at Santorini volcanic island, Greece (abstract) |
14:30-16:15 Session 8B: G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 14:30 | Palaeoenvironmental Interpretation and Soft Sediment Deformation of the Ionian Basin Lower Jurassic Formations in Astakos (Western Greece) (abstract) PRESENTER: Vasilis Golfinopoulos |
| 14:45 | Integrating micropalaeontological, geotechnical and sedimentological data to reconstruct the palaeoenvironmental evolution of Mesolongi Lagoon (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Foraminiferal response to a giant shallow-marine pyroclastic-flow-eruption from ancestral Santorini discovered by IODP Expedition 398 - Objectives, challenges and results of deep drilling into Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Boosting Cave Ostracods Biodiversity: A case study from the Cave of the Lakes (Chelmos Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark, Peloponnese, Greece) with report of a new species of Trapezicandona (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Palaeobotanical study of the Vrisaki flora from the Lesvos Petrified Forest (abstract) |
| 15:45 | West Akrocheiras section: a pilot multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental analysis (abstract) |
| 16:00 | The effect of microorganisms in the fossilization of skeletal material (abstract) |
14:30-16:00 Session 8C: G06 Engineering geology
G06 Engineering geology
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 14:30 | Cyclone Daniel's Impact: A Study of Geohazards in Meteora, Greece (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Slope stability rehabilitation in the traditional settlement of Chora, Andros Island, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Investigating the failure characteristics of several rock types using the Acoustic Emission technique (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Application of UAVs in Rockfall Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Measures in the Vrachon Theatre, Byron Area, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Hellenic Landslide Platform (He.L.P.): A Geospatial Landslide Inventory for Western Greece (abstract) |
| 15:45 | Stabilisation of volcanic rock slopes in traditional settlements. The case of Petra, Lesvos Island (abstract) |
14:30-16:00 Session 8D: G12 Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology and Speleology
G12 Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology and Speleology
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 14:30 | Lunar Pits: Statistical Analysis of Morphometric and Geophysical Properties (abstract) PRESENTER: Foivos Klimis |
| 14:45 | The Pheneos palaeolake in N. Peloponnese, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Field-Work Methods in Speleology: A Multidisciplinary Training Approach (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Preliminary results on the mapping of uplifted marine terraces in the Laconic Peninsula, SE Peloponnese, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating of a shell midden layer at Umhlanga Rocks, Natal North Coast, South Africa (abstract) |
| 15:45 | Assessing Microplastic Pollution in Atzinolakas caves, Crete: Implications for Remote Karst Aquifers (abstract) |
14:30-16:00 Session 8E: G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
Chairs:
Location: Room D
| 14:30 | REE distribution in the b1 bauxite strata of the Parnassos–Giona Unit, Greece (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Evaluation of Greek clay for pottery applications (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Insights from the mineralogy and mineral chemistry of the antimony mineralization at Philadelphio, Vertiskos Unit, Northern Greece (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Diapiric structures in evaporites of Western Greece as potential geoenergy storage areas. (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Indium and tellurium enrichment in sulfides and sulfosalts at the Pefka high- to intermediate-sulfidation epithermal deposit, Rhodope, Greece (abstract) |
| 15:45 | Mineralogical composition and mineral chemistry of the listvenite-hosted mineralization in Kato Vyrsini area, Thrace, Greece (abstract) |
14:30-16:00 Session 8F: G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
14:30-16:00 Session 8G: G06 Engineering geology
G06 Engineering geology
14:30-16:00 Session 8H: G12 Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology and Speleology
G12 Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology and Speleology
14:30-16:00 Session 8I: G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
G23 Minerology, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore deposits and Mineral Exploration
16:00-16:30Coffee Break
16:30-18:00 Session 9A: S01 Central Ionian Islands and Corinth Gulf: A rapidly deforming area
S01 Central Ionian Islands and Corinth Gulf: A rapidly deforming area
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 16:30 | Investigating crustal deformation of Zakynthos Island using Satellite Interferometry (InSAR): pre- and post- seismic analysis of the October 25, 2018 earthquake (abstract) PRESENTER: Konstantina Kantareli |
| 16:45 | Fault–based recurrence models and occurrence probabilities of large earthquakes (M≥6.0) in the Corinth Rift, Greece (abstract) |
| 17:00 | Detailing the stress pattern in the area of central Ionian Islands (abstract) |
| 17:15 | Crustal Block Kinematics in Western Greece using geodetic data (abstract) |
| 17:30 | EU funding to integrate cutting-edge methodological and technological solutions, enabling the development of a next-generation network of Near Fault Observatories across Europe (project TRANSFORM²) (abstract) |
| 17:45 | Application of a machine-learning model for the determination of focal mechanisms in the area of the Corinth Rift Laboratory Near-Fault Observatory (CRL NFO), Central Greece (abstract) |
16:30-18:00 Session 9B: G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
G24 Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Chairs:
Location: Room A
16:30-18:00 Session 9C: G06 Engineering geology
G06 Engineering geology
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 16:30 | Rock slope stability analysis on the road axis of Kleisoura – Kastoria, Greece (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Geological suitability in remote mountainous settlements using the AHP method. The case study of the settlement of Klepa in Greece (abstract) |
| 17:00 | Rainfall-induced landslides in Corfu island: effectiveness of the regional scale landslide susceptibility map (abstract) PRESENTER: Katerina Kavoura |
| 17:15 | Interpretation of CPTu data for mining slope stability assessment in reclamation projects: The case of pit Lake Most, Czech Republic (abstract) |
| 17:30 | Contribution of Engineering Geology to the rescuing and enhancing of cultural works and constructions. Case study: The fountain at the Antaeus and Gennaios Kolokotronis streets’ junction in the Amalia Merkouri Square in Petralona. (abstract) |
16:30-18:00 Session 9D: G04 Climatology – Palaeoclimatology
G04 Climatology – Palaeoclimatology
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 16:30 | Climatic Variability and Wind Pattern Shifts in Alexandria: Twenty Years of Data to Guide Coastal Resilience in Northern Egypt (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Assessing Climate Extremes as Drivers of Geohazards in Greece (abstract) |
| 17:00 | Climatological analysis and Trend Assessment of Climate Indices in two forest areas of Greece experienced extreme fire events in 2023. (abstract) |
| 17:15 | Impacts of Climate Change on Maritime Conditions and Medicane Formation: Analyzing SST Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean (1940–2023) using Thematic Maps (abstract) |
| 17:30 | Assessing Future Climate Change Risk to Cultural Heritage of Greece: A Case Study of Mycenae and Delos (abstract) |
16:30-18:00 Session 9E: S01 Central Ionian Islands and Corinth Gulf: A rapidly deforming area
S01 Central Ionian Islands and Corinth Gulf: A rapidly deforming area
Location: Room D
18:00-19:30 Session 10: Special session of the Association of the Greek Geologists
Special session
Association of the Greek Geologists (AGG)
Mineral Raw Materials Committee (MRMC)
With the support of the Geological Society of Greece and the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece
“Strategic and critical mineral raw materials (SCRM): Mineral exploration approach and exploitation potential in Greece”
Moderator: Nikolaos Arvanitidis, Chair MRMC-AGG
Panelists
Nikolaos Arvanitidis: "Current EU actions and challenging opportunities in Greece"
Konstantinos Laskaridis: "Proposed mineral exploration projects"
Georgios Gkekas: "Copper and other potential SCRM in the Kassandra mines"
Efthymios Balomenos: "Gallium and other potential SCRM bauxite"
Vasilis Melfos: "Education and basic research on strategic and critical mineral raw materials in Greek Universities"
Konstantinos Komnitsas: "Sustainable - socially responsible mining"
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
Friday, May 30th
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09:00-09:30 Session 11: Key Note Lecture
Costas Synolakis, Academy of Athens - University of Southern California
Tsounamis in the Aegean
Location: Amphitheatre
09:30-11:30 Session 12A: G22 Natural hazards
G22 Natural hazards
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 09:30 | Preliminary Results on Land Subsidence Induced by Groundwater Overexploitation Using Copernicus Sentinel Data: Insights from the Messara Basin, Crete (abstract) |
| 09:45 | A flood hazard assessment tool using satellite based high resolution land cover dataset within Google Earth Engine (abstract) |
| 10:00 | SANTORY shallow seafloor observatory: First time series data from an active submarine volcano (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Mapping the active Faults affecting Ionians Islands, Western Hellenic Arc (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Assessing the management of Arkalochori EQ crisis in Crete, Greece under the implementation of RESILIAGE project in order to strengthen community resilience (abstract) |
| 10:45 | Ground motion monitoring with low-cost multi-GNSS installations in Achaia, western Greece (abstract) |
09:30-11:30 Session 12B: G28 Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodymanics
G28 Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodymanics
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 09:30 | Volcanism and the metamorphic core complexes of Rhodope and Cyclades (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Geological study of the basement structure in the wider arera of Filiro (Circum-Rhodope Belt, central Macedonia, Greece) (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Spatial distribution and deformation of columnar calcite occurred in the high-pressure marbles of Cycladic Massif (Hellenides) (abstract) PRESENTER: Paris Xypolias |
| 10:15 | The Xerias Window near Argos (Peloponnesus) (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Density modeling based on gravity survey at faulted area around Aigion, Gulf of Corinth, Greece (abstract) |
09:30-11:30 Session 12C: G17 Hydrogeology
G17 Hydrogeology
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 09:30 | Evaluation of National Groundwater Monitoring Network at the Peloponnese, Greece (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Hydrogeological and hydrochemical investigations of Selinous basin region (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Assessment of groundwater quality and seasonal dynamics in Chortiatis, northern Greece: Insights for sustainable resource management (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Result of an inventory program (SAMY) of boreholes of various uses and their contribution to the water balances of groundwater systems. (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Hydrochemical characterization of multi-layer porous aquifer of Larissos system, Peloponnese (abstract) |
09:30-11:30 Session 12D: S10 Geoconservation and Geoparks
S10 Geoconservation and Geoparks
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 09:30 | Excavations in the Lesvos Petrified Forest - A significant geo-conservation project along the Kalloni-Sigri road, in the Lesvos island UNESCO Global Geopark, Greece (abstract) |
| 09:45 | The Art of Stone in Grevena-Kozani UGGp: Community-led Conservation Efforts (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Multiscale 3D mapping and Geovisualization of a Petrified Forest Park in Lesvos, Greece, using UAV. (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Ecuadorian candidates for the World Natural Heritage List - The Triple Volcano and Tayos caves (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Mapping petrified tree trunks and pyroclastic formations at the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece, case study of the Bali Alonia area (abstract) |
| 10:45 | Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous Rocks in Harmony: Unveiling the rocky microcosm of the Vikos-Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
09:30-11:30 Session 12E: S04 Earthquake Geology and new data on active faulting in Europe and Greece
S04 Earthquake Geology and new data on active faulting in Europe and Greece
Chairs:
Location: Room D
| 09:30 | The Fira fault, Santorini (Thera): morphotectonic, geomorphological and seismological evidence of fault activity (abstract) |
| 09:45 | NOAFAULTs: 12-yrs of studies and investigations towards building a geospatial database for active faults in Greece and surrounding areas (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Rheological behaviour along the Hellenic Subduction Zone and the Adria-Eurasia continental collision (abstract) |
| 10:15 | An integrated approach using Remote Sensing and the Environmental Seismic Intensity Scale ESI 2007 for three major earthquakes in the Aegean region (abstract) PRESENTER: Evdokia Papadopoulou |
| 10:30 | Investigating the interseismic coupling degree of the northern Apennines external Arc in Emilia Romagna region, (northern Italy). (abstract) PRESENTER: Salvatore Giuffrida |
| 10:45 | The Greek Database of Seismogenic Sources (GreDaSS) version 3.0. A compilation of potential seismogenic sources (Mw> 5.5) in the Aegean Region (abstract) PRESENTER: Riccardo Caputo |
09:30-11:30 Session 12F: G22 Natural hazards
G22 Natural hazards
09:30-11:30 Session 12G: G28 Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodymanics
G28 Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodymanics
09:30-11:30 Session 12H: G17 Hydrogeology
G17 Hydrogeology
09:30-11:30 Session 12I: S10 Geoconservation and Geoparks
S10 Geoconservation and Geoparks
11:30-12:00Coffee Break
12:00-14:00 Session 13A: G22 Natural hazards
G22 Natural hazards
Chairs:
Location: Amphitheatre
| 12:00 | Assessment of the exposure of coastal sectors of the Greek Mainland to hazards induced by climate change, using the Coastal Hazard Wheel (abstract) |
| 12:15 | A semi-quantitative multi-hazard approach for Tailings Storage Facilities (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Troodos Mountain (Troodos UNESCO Global Geopark area) Through Methodological Approaches and Community Engagement in the ClimEmpower Project (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Flood risk of a touristic island beach under Climate Change: Komi beach Chios (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Impact of Emission Regulations on the Temporal Trends of Toxicity of PM2.5 in Los Angeles (abstract) |
| 13:15 | Assessment of fault hazard in the broader area of Sitia, Eastern Crete (abstract) |
12:00-14:00 Session 13B: G01 Active tectonics – Neotectonics
G01 Active tectonics – Neotectonics
Chairs:
Location: Room A
| 12:00 | Oceanographic survey M192 off Milos reveals tectonic controls on hydrothermal vent distribution in a complex volcanic-tectonic system of the South Aegean (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Seismotectonics of the NE Aegean region: The Lesvos Island and the Gulf of Edremit (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Local driven protection of a tectonic geosite, in Crete, Greece: The Paligremnos Protected Landscape (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Contemporary distributed block deformation in the South Aegean Sea (Greece), deduced by the analysis of continuous GNSS measurements (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Plio-Quaternary tectonics and evolution of Southwestern Lesvos Island and Lesvos Basin, Greece: Transtensional deformation and relationship with the July 2017 earthquake activity (abstract) |
| 13:15 | Contribution to the neotectonic study of West Lesvos (abstract) |
12:00-14:00 Session 13C: G17 Hydrogeology
G17 Hydrogeology
Chairs:
Location: Room B
| 12:00 | Origin of nitrate pollution in groundwater of Mygdonia Plain, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Preliminary results on geological and hydrogeological conditions in Vilia, Attica, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:30 | The role of the epikarst zone in the influx of water and the manifestation of humidity at the Holy Monastery of Kleiston, Mount Parnitha, Attica, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Assessment of the groundwater vulnerability using DRASTIC method in Larissos watershed, Greece (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Preliminary estimation of the recession coefficient of the “Kefalari Agios Ioannis” spring, Dimitsana, Peloponnesus, Greece (abstract) |
12:00-14:00 Session 13D: S09 Geoparks and Geotourism
S09 Geoparks and Geotourism
Chairs:
Location: Room C
| 12:00 | The actions of Kefalonia and Ithaca UGGp aiming at the promotion of the area through sustainable development (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Innovative Efforts in Geotourism: The Vikos-Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 12:30 | The pseudokarst at the Kaki Thalassa Bay reveals unknown ancient mining activities (Lavreotiki UNESCO Global Geopark) (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Expertise on Specifications – Evaluation Criteria and Design of a Special Label for Local Agrotourism Products and Services: a cooperation for the benefit of four Greek UNESCO Global Geoparks! (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Evaluation of karst geosites in Grevena-Kozani UNESCO Global Geopark (abstract) |
| 13:15 | Exploring Urban Geotourism Through Geomythology: A Geotrail from Faliro Bay to Vouliagmeni Peninsula, Attiki Region, Greece (abstract) |
| 13:30 | The Syros GeoPark Project (abstract) |
12:00-14:00 Session 13E: S12 Aspects of natural hazard and disaster mitigation: Contributions from the interdisciplinary MSc programme Natural Hazards and Disaster Mitigation
S12 Aspects of natural hazard and disaster mitigation: Contributions from the interdisciplinary MSc programme Natural Hazards and Disaster Mitigation
Location: Room D
| 12:00 | Environmental Seismic Intensity Scale (ESI 2007) applied to five major seismic events that affected western Turkey (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Integrating Geotechnical Data and Site Response Analyses in the Municipality of Chalandri, Athens, Greece (abstract) |
| 12:30 | Seismic resilience of primary water transfer network at Lagadas municipality, North Greece (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Seismic vulnerability of cultural heritage. The case of the archaeological museum of Rhodes: building performance, safety of the public and exhibits (abstract) |
| 13:00 | Mapping and Categorization of damage on the built and natural environment caused by the 2023 Daniel and Elias storms in Mount Pelion, Greece (abstract) PRESENTER: Eleftheria Christodoulopoulou |
| 13:15 | Investigation of legislation and tools for coastline demarcation: the coastline along the Kalamas delta in Thesprotia as a case study (abstract) |
| 13:30 | Overview of Legislation and Tools for Stram Flood Risk Assessment (abstract) |
12:00-14:00 Session 13F: G01 Active tectonics – Neotectonics
G01 Active tectonics – Neotectonics
12:00-14:00 Session 13G: S12 Aspects of natural hazard and disaster mitigation: Contributions from the interdisciplinary MSc programme Natural Hazards and Disaster Mitigation
S12 Aspects of natural hazard and disaster mitigation: Contributions from the interdisciplinary MSc programme Natural Hazards and Disaster Mitigation
14:00-15:00Lunch Break
15:00-16:00 Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
18:30-20:30 Session 14: Special Parallel Open Session
8 Years After the Lesvos 12 June 2017 Earthquake - Lessons Learned
Venue: Municipal Theatre, Mytilene
Programme
Efthymios Lekkas: "Operational Actions of EPPO on Lesvos Earthquake - 12 June 2017"
Vasileios Mokos: "Pre-seismic Building Inspection"
Nikos Soulakellis: "Contribution of the University of the Aegean to support after the Lesvos Earthquake - 12 June 2017"
Asimina Kourou: "Contribution of education in seismic risk management. Challenges, Experiences and Lessons Learned from the Lesvos Earthquake - 12 June 2017"
Nikos Zouros: "Research, educational and raising awareness activities on disaster risk reduction after the Lesvos Earthquake - 12 June 2017"
Dimitris Malliaros: "Contribution of the Civil Protection Directorate of the Region of North Aegean on earthquake risk reduction"