World Geothermal Congress 2005

Geothermics 33 (2004) 551–554

Announcement

World Geothermal Congress 2005 Antalya, 24–29 April 2005 On behalf of the International Geothermal Association and the Turkish Geothermal Association, I would like to invite the readers of Geothermics and their families to attend the World Geothermal Congress in Antalya, Turkey, in April next year. We are now busy finalizing our scientific and cultural programs; you can find details and information on how to contact us on our website http://www.wgc2005.org

Lions guard a gate to the ancient city of Hattusha in north-central Turkey, the Hittite capital from about 1650 to 1200 B.C. Hittite is an Indo-European language; “watar” in Hittite means “water” in English. 0375-6505/$30.00 doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2004.05.001

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Silver teapots and glass teacups arranged for sale.

Many above-ground and underground cities—some for up to 50,000 people—are cut from volcanic rock in Cappadocia. The cities have water systems, air channels, and furniture—all carved from rock.

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A mirror reflects Nilgun Bakir, assistant to Orhan Mertoglu at ORME Geothermal, admiring an exhibit of traditional Turkish dress.

An informal temperature test at a Turkish geothermal site.

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Orhan Mertoglu President, Turkish Geothermal Association WGC2005 Ad-Hoc Vice-President of the IGA Chairman WGC2005 Turkish Organizing Committee