19th Business Meeting of IASPEI/IAGA/IAVCEI Inter-Association
Working Group on Electromagnetic Studiesof Earthquakes and Volcanoes (EMSEV)
August 28, 2016, Lanzhou, China Republic
Business meeting participants
Bureau members:Jacques ZLOTNICKI (CNRS, UMR6524, OPGC-Clermont-Fd, France) EMSEV Chair
Seiya UYEDA (University of Tokyo, Japan) EMSEV Past-Chair
Malcolm JOHNSTON (USGS, USA) EMSEV Vice-Chair, IASPEI Liaison
Toshiyasu NAGAO (Tokai University, Japan) EMSEV SecretaryJann-Yenq LIU (National Central University, Chinese Taipei) IAGA Liaison
Ramesh P. SINGH (Chapman University, India and USA)
Qinghua HUANG (Peking University, China)
EMSEV-WG members:
Xuebin DU (Lanzhou Institute of Seismology, CEA, China)
Katsumi HATTORI (Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Japan)
Vincenzo LAPENNA (CNR-IMAA, Italy)
Dimitar OUZOUNOV (Chapman University, USA)
Nikolaos SARLIS (University of Athens, Greece)
Yoichi SASAI (Tokai University, Japan)
Tramutoli VALERIO (University of Basilicata, Italy)
Panagiotis VAROTSOS (University of Athens, Greece)
Guoze ZHAO (Institute of Geology, CEA, China)
EMSEV correspondence members:
Livio CONTI (Uninettuno University and INFN, Italy)
Nicola GENZANO (University of Basilicata and Chiba University, Italy)
Guangmeng GUO (Nanyang Normal University, China)
Wenbao HU (Yangtze University, China)
Masashi KAMOGAWA (Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan)
Karl KAPPLER (QuakeFinder, USA)
Xuhui SHEN (nstitute of Crustal Dynamics, CEA, China)
Minakshi SARMA DEVI (Gauhati University, India)
Ji TANG (Institute of Geology, CEA, China)
Lazaridou VAROTSOU (University of Athens, Greece)
Qing YE (China Earthquake Network Center, CEA, China)
Xiongfei ZENG (China Huizhou Sanbao Biochem Sci-Tech Co, LTD., China)
Zuoxun ZENG (University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China)
Xuemin ZHANG (Institute of Earthquake Science, CEA, China)

The session was opened by Toshiyasu Nagao, Secretary of EMSEV. He leddiscussions on the following subjects:1[1] Message of appreciation from IUGG:
Message received in May 2016 from IUGG General Secretary Alik Ismail-Zadeh
The message is: “On behalf of IUGG, I would like to thank the EMSEV Working

Group members and you for the volunteer service on this important inter-Associationgroup. Your Group promotes geophysical sciences not only in the IUGG Membercountries, but also involves scientists from non-Member countries in a joint work.
Particularly, the EMSEV activity in Kyrgyzstan is much appreciated...”Alik Ismael-Zadeh[2] EMSEV Budget
Every year EMSEV asks IUGG support for the organization of meetings, EMSEV
activities, and the promotion of international cooperation. Almost every year, IAGA,IASPEI and IAVCEI contribute to an annual budget at a level of $1,000 each throughIUGG. Occasionally, EMSEV gets an additional support from one of the IUGG
Association in order to promote some specific international activity.
In 2016, EMSEV received 3,000 $ (2655.27 €).
This year, EMSEV would like to devote funds to:(a) Kyrgyzstan Cooperation
Toshi Nagao (TN) mentioned that the Bishkek Research Station is one of the lastresearch stations of the former Soviet Union. Currently a new Memorandum ofAgreement (MOA) needs to be signed in 2017.
In 2017, The Russian Academy of Sciences and the Bishkek Research Station shouldorganize a new international meeting on the Geodynamics.
As in 2014, TN and Jacques Zlotnicki (JZ) plan (1) to participate to this meeting, (2)to run a new small EMSEV-Bishkek RS workshop on data analysis and (3) to sign theMOA. Possibly, teams from Japan, France, Greece and China will attend theworkshop.
At present, two autonomous self-recording EMSEV stations are operating near
Bishkek at sample rates of 100 Hz and 20Hz. The area is quite dry and somemodifications need to be made at the stations.
Seven proton magnetometer stations have also been operating for more than ten
years along the Kyrgyz ridge by the Research Station. TN and JZ will process thesedata at Bishkek and will attempt to encourage Bishkek researchers in this field of2

research.
Huang Qingua mentioned that it is difficult to communicate with researchers
regarding needs for other data currently collected. JZ mentioned the importance ofproviding processed data to encourage higher levels of interaction and upgrading of
the EMSEV-RS network.
(b) Philippines Cooperation.
TN mentioned the Japanese JICA efforts were going well. Seismic, geodetic andother data are being provided but some difficulties getting real time data remain, as
well as getting additional environmental data. JZ commented on the importance ofincluding public credit to the local staff of Taal observatory who do their best to keep
the networks operating. Note that the third MOU must be renewed. It is awaiting
signature at PHIVOLCS.
TN and Yoichi Sasai and some Japanese scientists visited PHIVOLCS just after theEMSEV2016 in Lanzhou. JICA-PHIVOLCS research program was terminated inFebruary 2015. For the continuation of electromagnetic study, TN submitted a new
three years proposal addressed to JSPS was adopted on April 2016.
(c) 2016 Meetings:(i) EGU Meeting in Vienna (Austria)(ii) 2016 combined EMSEV and CSES workshops(iii) IASPEI-IAVCEI workshop, Nov 8, 2016, Barcelona, Spain. JZ will participate
and will represent EMSEV(iv) AGU 2016. Dimitar Ouzounov (DO) has organized a session(d) 2017 Meetings:(i) EGU Meeting in Vienna (Austria)(ii) Meeting and Workshop in Kyrgyzstan (May-June 2017)(iii) Workshop, Chiba Japan. Katsumi Hattori is the main organizer.
(iv) IASPEI, 2017, Kobe, Japan. EMSEV will participate in a session chaired by DO.
(v) IAVCEI, Portland, USA Aug 14, 2017. A proposal has been submitted by EMSEV
entitled “Multi-parameters techniques for imaging and monitoring active volcanoes.

Electromagnetic and other geophysical methods.
(vi) AGU 2017. Dimitar Ouzounov (DO) and other EMSEV members will organize asession.
3[3] International EMSEV-CSES 2016 workshop.
The International EMSEV workshop was composed of two parts. A pre-workshop
already held in Beijing from August 23 to 25 was managed by the Institute of Crustal
Dynamics under the leadership of Professor Shen Xuhui, Academic leader of Satellite
application in Earthquake Science and Deputy director of ICD (Institute of Crustal
Dynamics, China). This workshop was also under the supervision of the China
Earthquake Administration, the CEA, and the China National Space Administration,the CNSA., with the participation of the Italian Space Agency. The target of thisworkshop segment was to focus on the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite Mission.
About 120 persons attended the meeting which was successful.
The core of the EMSEV meeting was held in Lanzhou with the key scientific objectiveof EMSEV meeting to emphasize understanding of earthquakes and volcanoes fromlithosphere to space with key topics (e.g. Earthquake activities and precursors in

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, electromagnetic signals associated with large earthquakes andvolcanic eruptions, study of earthquakes and volcanoes by electromagnetic methods andmulti-disciplinary approaches, recognition of precursors (forerunners signals) toearthquakes and volcanic eruptions from lithosphere to space, mechanism, laboratory,and modeling studies, precursors of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural
hazards: reliability, EMSEV related international projects).
About 140 persons participated to the meeting, where more than 88 oral presentations
were achieved. 25 foreign scientists were present (from France, USA, India, Japan, Italy,UK, Canada, South Korea, Tajikistan, Greece, Mexico, Taiwan) and the meeting
benefited the venue of a large number of young Chinese researchers and students.
The two best presentations done by students were awarded by Chairpersons of thesessions and by EMSEV bureau to Ms Kaiyan Hu and Mr Tao Ye.
A discussion on the possibility of a special issue for conference papers relating to thebest results presented during the meeting.
Possible editors could be:- Earth Science which is an English international version of Acta Seismologica Sinica(In Chinese).
- Acta Seismologica Sinica (In Chinese). Edition in this journal is probably required forhigher visibility in China.
- Surveys of Geophysics,4

- Geophysical Journal International
Formal decision was not reached, but it appears that an International English version
should be much appreciated in addition to a Chinese-English journal.
JZ proposed to list the potential papers before contacting the different journals. An
email to participants should be sent soon. JZ also pointed that if a special issue isplanned, it will be important that final version be completed within the next two years.
[4] International EMSEV2018 workshop.
Italians colleagues (Prs Valerio Trumatoli and Vincenzo Lapenna) officially confirmed
their wish to hold the next EMSEV meeting at the University of Basilica, Potenza, Italy,
in 2018. The Seismological Research Center run by the University will be involved.
Others Institutions such as the University of Naples and Bari might be also involved.
It was accepted by the assembly, and JZ gave formal acceptance.
Taking into account the success of the 2016 joint EMSEV-CSES workshop, the 4th
CSES workshop could be combined with the EMSEV meeting. Further discussions need
to be made with Pr Shen Xuhui, Chinese leader of the CSES mission, as well as with
the Italian Space Agency.
This meeting could also precede or follow the IUGG-Magnetic Induction Workshop
which could be held at the same spot. Support from the EU seems possible.
A second suggestion that the next EMSEV meeting be held at AISECT University in
Bopal (India) was proposed by Prof. Gwal. Unfortunately, a formal explicit proposal wasnot received. This proposal could be considered for the next EMSEV meeting in 2020.
Taiwan is also a candidate and may send a formal proposal.
[5] Leadership Reorganization.
JZ is chairman since 2007. Malcolm Johnston (MJ) is Vice-Chair since 2001 and bothwould like to step down. Both agreed to stay until 2018 on the request of the Assembly,
while a new leadership is organized during the next few years.
Currently EMSEV has four types of members – “Bureau”, “Working Group Members”,“Corresponding Members” and “Collaborators” (such as Alain Bernard and V.
Kossobokov). MJ proposed that, since “Working Group Members” are really “Country
Representatives” with approximately two per country and since it is not clear what
“Corresponding Members” means, it would be less confusing if the groups are called:5

- EMSEV Bureau- EMSEV Working Group – Country Representatives- EMSEV Working Group Members- EMSEV Collaborators
JZ suggested that the number of Collaborators from different fields should beincreased. It would help EMSEV to interact more intensively with other fields ofresearch.
On the need to replace Country Representatives, particularly those whoseparticipation is becoming minimal or non-existent, TN suggested to apply the followingguideline:
1) To open email discussion with the Bureau on each present EMSEV Members,2) To contact members concerned by a lack of powerful participation,3) To propose changes when it is needed.
JZ suggested that this reorganization should be completed before 2017.
Dimitar Ouzounov pointed out that we have no representatives from South America.
We need to reach out to leaders of electromagnetic programs in Chile, Brazil, Peru, etc.
[6] Other Issues
Pr Xuebin Du, leader of the organization of the 2016 EMSEV-CSES meeting inLanzhou, raised the following remarks: China has now more than 50 years ofelectromagnetic data. 1) many claims of prediction are likely to be made in the nearfuture, and 2) signals before earthquakes are likely very complex and special efforts
should be made for understanding first the physics of the earthquakes preparation.
Pr R. Singh responded with a question whether the data (and meta-data) will beshared with the international community in order to improve this issue.
[7] EMSEV Bureau (as of August 2016)
ZLOTNICKI, Jacques (Chair)JOHNSTON, Malcolm (Vice-chair)
NAGAO, Toshiyasu (Secretary)
LIU, Jann-Yenq (IAGA Liaison)
HASHIMOTO, Takeshi (IAVCEI Liaison)
HARINARAYANA, Tirumalachetty (India)
LAPENNA, Vincenzo (Italy)

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MELONI, Antonio (Italy)
KOREPANOV, Valery (Ukraine)
HUANG, Qinghua (China)
SINGH, Ramesh (India/USA)UYEDA, Seiya (Japan, Former chair) (going to step down)

EMSEV Working Group member (National representative) (as of August 2016)
BIAGI, Pietro F (Italy)
BLECKI, Jan (Poland)
DEL NEGRO, Ciro (Italy) (going to step down)
DU, Xuebin (China)
EFTAXIAS, Konstantinos (Greece)
FRASER-SMITH, Anthony (USA)
FREUND, Friedemann (USA)GOHKBERG, Mikhail (Russia)
GWAL, Ashok Kumar (India)
HAO, Jinqi (China)(going to step down)
HATTORI, Katsumi (Japan)
HOBARA, Yasuhide (Japan)
KOPYTENKO, Yuri (Russia)
Le MOUEL, Jean-Louis (France)
LU, Jun (China)OUZOUNOV, Dimitar (USA)
PARK, Stephen (USA)
PARROT, Michel (France)
PULINETS, Sergey (Russia)
RYBIN, Anatoly (Kyrgyzstan)SARLIS, Nicholas (Greece)
SASAI, Yoichi (Japan)(going to step down)
SINGH, Birbal (India)
SPICHAK, Vjacheslav (Russia)
STANICA, Dimitru (Romania)
STANICA, Dragos Armand (Romania)
SOLIDUM Jr., Renato (Philippines)
TRAMUTOLI, Valerio (Italy)
TUNCER, Mustafa Kemal (Turkey) (going to step down)
VALLIANATOS, Filippos (Greece)
VAROTSOS, Panayiotis (Greece)
WIDARTO, Djedi S. (Indonesia)
ZHAO, Guoze (China)

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