Dear clay radwaste barrier friends, This is the final call for clay radwaste barrier abstracts @ ICC 2022. Ø The meeting will be in hybrid mode Ø Students will benefit from really low price accommodation, see İTÜ DORMITORIES description, which is very close to the meeting location: https://icc.aipea.org/venue-lodging/ Ø Students will also benefit from student awards and travel grants: https://icc.aipea.org/awards-grants/ Ø Early Career Clay Scientists will be able to apply for special grants: https://aipea.org/early-career-travel-grant/ and https://aipea.org/early-career-research-grant/ Ø Presenters do not need to commit their format (face-to-face or virtual) at the time of abstract submission. The abstract acceptance deadline is now March 15, 2022. The deadline to decide if you want to present asynchronously or synchronously is May 2, 2022, which coincides with the announcement of the preliminary program and allows more time for you to consider your travel options. Among the various symposia<https://dekongroup.com/iccthematicsessions/> devoted to different aspects of Clay Science we would like to attract you attention to the symposium devoted to " High temperature impact on bentonite barrier systems in the context of radioactive waste disposal" (Session 19): The basic requirement for radioactive waste disposal is to attenuate the release of radionuclides to the environment. Disposal concepts rely on the isolation of conditioned radioactive waste from the environment by means of both engineered and natural barriers (host rocks) which fulfil the requirements of a multi-barrier system. In the context of the planned industrialization of radioactive waste disposal, concepts are revised with respect to "thermal optimization of the repository" which means the maximum temperature loading of bentonite buffer material at the interface to the canisters and host rock. This session seeks contributions to help understanding high temperature (> 100 °C) effects on bentonite buffer materials. Studies may be performed in the laboratory, in underground rock laboratories, or natural analogues and modelling studies. Contributions focused on mineral transformation, physiochemical processes, interfacial interactions, and other processes related to the performance of bentonite barriers are welcome. We encourage you to submit an abstract for this symposium<https://dekongroup.com/iccthematicsessions/files/downloads/TS-19.pdf> (click to start download of session description incl. graphical abstract), the deadline for abstract submission is due on or before February 28, 2022. See you in İstanbul! Olivier Leupin Markus Olin Reiner Dohrmann Patrik Sellin Daniel Svensson Some duplicate notices undoubtedly will occur, for which we apologize. Von: Selahattin Kadir <skadir.icc@gmail.com> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Februar 2022 16:52 Betreff: 17th ICC 2022 Converted to Hybrid Mode/Options, Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to February 28, and the Limit to the Number of Abstract Submission Removed 17th ICC 2022 Converted to Hybrid Mode/Options, Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to February 28, and the Limit to the Number of Abstract Submission Removed Dear Convener(s), The 17th International Clay Conference (ICC) will officially be organized in a hybrid format. This will allow for everyone to participate either face-to-face or virtually in the largest quadrennial clay science meeting. Presenters will have the option to give their oral talk(s) in either a virtual pre-recorded format (asynchronous) or in a streamed physical, on-site, real-time (synchronous) format. Poster presenters will have the opportunity to also pre-record a summary of their results for viewing by conference participants. Furthermore, the limit to the number of abstract submissions has been removed. To accommodate this update, the extended deadline for abstract submission is now February 28, 2022, which gives everyone more time to submit. At this point in time, presenters do not need to commit their format (face-to-face or virtual) at the time of abstract submission. The abstract acceptance deadline is now March 15, 2022. The deadline to decide if you want to present asynchronously or synchronously is May 2, 2022, which coincides with the announcement of the preliminary program and allows more time for you to consider your travel options. Conference fees are being kept the same without distinction between virtual or physical attendance. This is to ensure the highest quality audiovisual experience for everyone. … Thank you for your valuable contribution to ICC 2022. We look forward to seeing everyone in July! On behalf of the Organizing Committee. Most sincerely, Selahattin Kadir Conference General Chair Paul A. Schroeder Conference Co-Chair