Under the patronage of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah Region, the 8th meeting of the Saudi Society for Geosciences will be held at Hilton Hotel in Jeddah on Monday, 09 March, 2009 for four days under the slogan "Serving the Earth”. The meeting will host a number of researchers and scientists from outside the Kingdom. This was announced by Dr. Zuhair Abdulhafeez Nawab, President of Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) on the sidelines of MENA-EX currently held in Jeddah. The meeting is planned to cover all aspects of the earth sciences and engineering with poster presentations. It is an international meeting where geoscientists from all over the world will be invited. --More