This symposium on 'Computerized Basin Analysis for Prognosis of Energy -
and Mineral Resources' was organized by Dr. Jan Harff, chairman ofthe
Scientific Committee for the meeting, in Giistrowin what was then East
Germany. Sponsors ofthis meeting were the International Union of
Geological Sciences' Commission on Storage, Automatic Pro- cessing and
Retrieval of Geologic Data (COGEODATA), Academy of Sciences of the
German Democratic Republic (GDR), National Oil and Gas Trustofthe GDR,
and the International Association for Mathematical Geology (IAMG). Main
topics of the symposium, held from 19-22 June 1990, were application of
computer methods to the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas,
coal, and other energy and mineral resources. There were computer
demonstrations as well as a one-day field trip to the geothermic heating
plant in Waren. The Regional Group for Eastern Europe of COG EO DATA
also met during the conference. Fifty-one papers were presented
including eight poster sessions by authors from 14 countries. As was to
be expected, there was a large percentage of papers from the East Bloc
of European countries, especially the GDR, USSR, and the CSSR with a
fair representation from the FRG and USA and a smattering from the nine
others. Most of the papers were application oriented and related to the
mineral industries. There was ample time for exchange of ideas and
dissemination of material.