Background
The 1st International Conference on Asian Marine Geology (ICAMG)
was held in Shanghai, China, in 1988, and it has been held every four years
since. The 2nd meeting was in Tokyo in 1992; the 3rd in Cheju, Korea, in 1996;
and the 4th in Qingdao, China, in 1999.
These conferences have given researchers good opportunities to exchange ideas
and new information and to plan for future collaboration. The 5th conference,
which will be held January 13–18, 2004, in Bangkok, Thailand, will be
the first to take place in Southeast Asia and will provide a wonderful opportunity
to disseminate up-to-date scientific knowledge of Asian marine geology. We sincerely
invite you to participate in this conference by bringing your ideas and your
research to share with others.