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Geo SP has been informed that the University of Basra in south of Iraq is preparing the 5th edition of its scientific congress in mid spring 2013. The congress which will be sponsored by the president of the University of Basra under the slogan:
Let’s devote our knowledge and effort to serve the environment and society
The congress will discuss a number of scientific subjects related the environmental issues in arid zones. This edition aims at finding solutions to problems of salinity, scarcity of water and soil pollution.
A number of researchers from the Euro-Arab Union of Geomatics and the Tunisian Association of Digital Geographic Information are going to participate in this edition as a form of support to Iraqi universities which used to be play a major scientific role at the regional and the international levels.
Dr. Daood Jasem Erabi is the president of the congress and Dr. Kadem Abdelwaheb Alassadi is the president’s coordinator. Committees such as the one presided by Dr. Abdelhssin Algadab and the organizing committee of Hssin Ahmad Hamad were chosen to follow the congress’ works.
