12th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments GIMS 12 2nd Circular Taipei, Taiwan September 1-6, 2014

Organized by Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University (NTU)

12th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments Taipei, Taiwan, September 1-6, 2014 Organized by Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University (NTU) Co-organized by: Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Taiwan Ocean Research Institute, NARL Department of Earth Sciences, National Central University (NCU) Exploration & Development Research Institute, Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Institute of Marine Geology and Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University (NTU) Institute of Applied Marine Physics and Undersea Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) Institute of Applied Geosciences, National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) Central Geological Survey, MOEA Department of Earth Science, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Geological Society located in Taipei Chinese Geoscience Union

Sponsored by Ministry of Science and Technology International Committee: Aloisi, G. (France) Boetius, A. (Germany) Bohrmann, G. (Germany) Capozzi, R. (Italy) De Batist, M. (Belgium)

Leifer, I. (USA) MacDonald, I. (USA) Matveeva, T. (Russia) Minami, H.(Japan) Obzhirov, A. (Russia)

Dimitrov, L. (Bulgaria) Garcia-Gil, S. (Spain) Grachev, M. (Russia) Hovland, M.(Norway) Jørgensen, B.B.(Denmark) Judd, A. (Great Britain)

Orange, D. (Indonesia) Pierre, C. (France) Pimenov, N. (Russia) Suess, E. (Germany) Woodside, J. (The Netherlands) Yang, T. F. (Taiwan)

Organizer: Dr. Tsanyao Frank Yang Department of Geosciences National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 106, TAIWAN Tel: +886-2-3366-5874 Fax: +886-2-2363-6095 E-mail: [email protected]

Local Organizing Committee: Li-Jen Chen (Department of Chemical Engineering, NTU) Wu-Cheng Chi (Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica) Gwo-Ching Gong (Taiwan Ocean Research Institute, NARL) Shu-Kun Hsu (Department of Earth Sciences, NCU) Hsing-Tai Hu (Exploration & Development Research Institute, CPC) Chin-Chang Hung (Institute of Marine Geology and Chemistry, NSYSU) Mei-Chin Lai (Department of Life Sciences, NCHU) Saulwood Lin (Institute of Oceanography, NTU) Chau-Chang Wang (Institute of Applied Marine Physics and Undersea Technology, NSYSU) Tan-Kin Wang (Institute of Applied Geosciences, NTOU) Yunshuen Wang (Central Geological Survey, MOEA) Tsanyao Frank Yang (Department of Geosciences, NTU) Chen-Feng You (Department of Earth Science, NCKU)

Secretariat: Yuchun Huang Chia-Ling Cheng Min-Lin Shen Nai-Chen Chen Tzu-Tsen Shen

Chun-Ming Chiu Shih-Jung Lin Vivek Walia Monika Walia Arvind Kumar

Tsung-Han Yang You-Chen Cheng Jin-Lun Chuang Li-Hsin Kao Chun-Wei Lai

Hsiao-Fen Lee Yi-Jyun Chen Ching-Chou Fu Hsuan-Wen Chen Ai-Ti Chen Chien-Jen Chen

Hsin-Yi Wen Yao-Rui Wang Cheng-Yin Wu Kuo-Wei Wu Hsuan-Cheng Wei Hiao-Hien Chang

Tzu-Yu Lin Nga-Chi Cheung Wuh-Terng Lim Yueh-Ting Lin Kai-Wen Tang Jui-Fen Tsai

Edited by Yuchun Huang and Tsanyao Frank Yang

General Information Schedule for 12th GIMS Sun.

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Conference venue The International Conference Hall of Law College, NTU. Guideline for presentation Oral Presentation Except for the keynote address, the presentation time for each speaker is 20 minutes (both including 5 min discussion) for oral sessions. There is only one screen in the conference hall. No overhead projector will be provided. The speakers need to prepare their slides in the format of Microsoft PowerPoint file. Poster Presentation 90 cm

120 cm

The frame size for poster display is 120cm (height) x 90cm (width) (Standard size of A0). All presenting authors of poster sessions are requested to present their work briefly for 2 minutes at the beginning of scheduled poster sessions before moving to the poster place for further discussion. In addition to the poster, therefore, the authors need to prepare 3-5 slides in the format of Microsoft PowerPoint file too. All posters can be posted up from September 1st to September 4th.

Special issues as conference proceedings We will contact springer for potential publication of a conference volume in Geo-Marine Letters. Detailed requirements for preparation of the manuscripts will be given in future information.

Registration The registration and information desk will open from 08:30 to 17:00 during the conference time (September 1st to 4th) at the conference venue. Free Wi-Fi NTU campus Wi-Fi account number and password will be obtained at registration and information desk. Parking preference The parking tickets of NTU campus will be available with preferential price (50% discount, NT$30/30mins→NT$15/30mins) at registration and information desk. Lunch During the conference, lunch boxes will be provided for all participants (from September 1st to 4th). Ice Breaker The ice breaker of GIMS12 will take place at Department of Geosciences in NTU campus starting from 18:00 of Sunday, 31 August, 2014. Registration desk will open there from 17:00 to 20:30. Welcome Party The welcome party of GIMS12 for all participants will be held in the evening of September 1st, 2014, at la marée restaurant. Banquet All participants are invited to join the GIMS12 Banquet held in the evening of September 3rd, 2014, at la marée restaurant. City Tour The organizing committee is arranging a half-day city tour for all participants in the afternoon of 3 September to visit some must-go spots in Taipei city. We will visit Confucius Temple, Baoan Temple and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and, Taipei 101 if we can have enough time. The bus will leave at 13:00 from the gate of campus near the conference venue. It will stop by the hotel Yo Xing Regency (near MRT Guting Station) and Li Yuan Hotel (near MRT Taipower Building Station) on the way back, and stop at the main gate of NTU campus around 17:00pm. Please do register at the information desk before noon of September 1st, if you are interested in joining the city tour.

Weather The average temperature in September in Taiwan is 23-32 degree Celsius. The average relative humidity is 70% - 80%. Please do sun protection when you are outside the building. It is quite often to have thunderstorm and rains in the afternoon in summer days. During this time, the invasion of typhoons is possible. A lightweight umbrella by your side is recommended. Please check the local weather at the website of Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. (http://www.cwb.gov.tw/eng/index.htm) Field Trip Following the 4-day scientific sessions at NTU campus, a two-day field trip is organized to visit 921 earthquake Museum and Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park in central Taiwan and mud volcanoes/seepages along active fault zones in southwestern Taiwan. For prevention of mosquitos and other pests, we will suggest wearing long pants and sleeved blouse. Sun protection is also important in the field. Join the trip with joyful mood!!