M-WINE Mine Water Network
M-WINE: Mine Water Interdisciplinary Network of Europe
In June 2002, the M-WINE (Mine Water Interdisciplinary Network of Europe)
inaugural meeting was held in Lausanne/Switzerland with IMWA’s contribution.
Originally planed as a Mine Water Pollution workshop to initiate an interdisciplinary
network of geoscientists and microbiologists, the meeting caught up with
a European Union’s call for Expressions of Interests relating to the 6th
EU Framework Programme.
72 scientists and PhD-students from 13 European countries came together
for 2 days in Lausanne. 27 talks were presented, covering a broad range of
special case studies and detailed scientific questions. Prior to the meeting,
a 3 day short course about “Biogeochemistry of Mine Water Formation” was
held, gathering 35 participants.
Not meant to be a real scientific workshop, the event gave the speakers
the opportunity to present their work and facilities as well as interests
in front of an interdisciplinary audience. Both days gave enough time to intensively
discuss the structure and further progress of the M-WINE network. Finally,
according to the EU definition of Networks of Excellence, the Network now
gathers approximately 250 participants from 19 European countries.
The network’s goal is an open interdisciplinary forum of all scientists
working on Mine Water issues in the broadest sense and it is open to everybody
in this field. If the EU will accept the topic as a priority, it might be
financially supported in the 6th EU Frame-work Research Program.
Kurt Friese, Magdeburg; Chris Wolkersdorfer, Freiberg/Saxony; Germany
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Dr. Chris Wolkersdorfer 2003-01-01 — 2008-03-24
