Preliminary programme outline:

Saturday 17 Oct. - Arrival in El Salvador and Travel to Geothermal Field
Sunday 18 Oct. - Introduction to Geothermal Activity & Field Work
19 – 20 Oct. – Geophysical Field Work
21 - 22 Oct. - Geochemical Field Work and Heat Flow Measurements
Friday 23 Oct. - Preparation and First Interpretation of Field Data
Saturday 24. Oct. - Return to Santa Tecla
Sunday 25 Oct. – Geothermal Energy & Planning of Geothermal Projects
Monday 26 Oct. - Lectures on Geophysical Exploration
Tuesday 27 Oct. - Lectures on Geochemical Exploration
Wednday. 28 Oct. - Computer Programmes and their Use in Interpretation
Thursday 29 Oct. – Discussion, Course Review & Conclusions
Friday 30 Oct. - Central American Geothermal Workshop & Closing Ceremony
Saturday 31. Oct. – Departure for home

Participation in the course is by invitation only. The short course is mainly aimed at young professionals from Central America and the Caribbean area with a diploma or a degree in chemistry, physics, geology (earth sciences) or engineering, who have been actively involved in geothermal research in their home country or are potential candidates for that in the near future. Organization is in the hands of:

Ludvik S. Georgsson, Deputy Director, UNU-GTP (lsg@os.is)

Evelyn de Velis, Human Resources Man., LaGeo (evelis@lageo.com.sv)

For further information please contact one of these.