Jóvenes Volcanólogos Latinoamericanos: el desafío de consolidar la volcanología en la región

BUSTOS, E.; FORTE, P.; JÁCOME PAZ, M. P.; LAZARTE ZERPA, I.; GHO, R.; FILIPOVICH, R.; AHUMADA, F.; LAMBERTI, M.C.

Tucumán

Congreso; 20° Congreso Geológico Argentino; 2017

Asociación Geológica Argentina

Young Latin American Volcanologists: the challenge of consolidating the volcanology in the region. The development and evolution of volcanology in Latin America is marked by a common regional scenario, with countries sharing borders, socio-cultural characteristics, and similar scientific-technical challenges. Considering this challenging context, the role of young volcanologists is of fundamental importance for the continuity and consolidation of this joint effort adapted to the local conditions. In this contribution, we present the first steps taken by a group of young volcanologist to develop a strategy to facilitate and strength the integration of the new generations in the regional volcanological community. With the support of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Volcanología (ALVO), which, since its creation in 2010, has been promoting regional cooperation, the exchange of experiences and the strengthening of local capacities and in the frame of the conference Cities on Volcanoes 9 hosted in Chile in 2016, the 1st meeting of Young Latin American Volcanologists was organized. The target of the meeting was to provide a forum for young scientists to interact and to allow us to get to know each other and present our areas of work, as well as foster debate about our role in the development of the discipline, strengthen cooperation nets and share information relevant to our space of participation. Complementary to this meeting, effort has been invested in developing channels of communication among young volcanologist. Due to the success of the meeting, we consider necessary to set new goals to continue with this process of regional integration.