GSSA Events From January 2016 – November 2016 Date
Event
15 April
Excursion to Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory TBC
22 April
Technical/Legal/Regulatory Risk
6 May
Geophysics for Geologists
11-13 May
Drilling Methods in Johannesburg
17-18 May
SAMREC-SAMVAL Companion Conference
10 June
Geohydrology for Geologists TBC
7 July
GSSA Annual General Meeting
7-8 July
Structural Geology for Mine Geologists TBC
29 July
Target Generation
27 August - 4 September
35th International Geological Congress
14 October
Petroleum Geology for the Non-Specialists
November 11 November
Fellows Dinner (date TBC) African Exploration Showcase
The dates above may change, please contact Sifiso Siwela (
[email protected]) or Craig Smith (
[email protected]) or Michelle Stegen (
[email protected]) for the latest information. Discussions on adding to this program are ongoing; additional events may be posted.
Other GSSA involved Events 18 -19 2016 th
th
January,
Igneous & Metamorphic Studies Group (IMSG)
Langebaan, Western
Cape, South Africa 17th-18th May, 2016
SAMREC-SAMVAL Companion Volume Conference
Johannesburg
27 August – 4 September, 2016
35th International Geological Congress (CGS-DMR-IUGS-GSSA) www.35igc.org.za
Cape Town, South Africa
National & International Events 2016 onwards 24th-27th November, 2015
Process Mineralogy Course
[email protected]
Cape Town
25th-30th November, 2015
Origin and Evolution of the Cape Mountains and Karoo Basin http://aeon.org.za/capekaroo
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
30th November, 2015
Basic Principles of Acid Mine Drainage Short Course - Australian Centre for Geomechanics – contact
[email protected]
Perth
29th November-6th December, 2015
American Exploration and Mining Association Meeting www.miningamerica.org
Spokane, Washington
3rd December, 2015
Advanced Mine Drainage Short Course – Geochemistry, Assessment, Control and Remediation – Australian Centre for Geomechanics – contact
[email protected]
Perth
6th-9th December, 2015
International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) www.iptc.org/2015/doha
Doha, Qatar
14th-16th December, 2015
2015 Canberra Conference on Earth System Governance – Democracy and Resilience in the Anthropocene www.earthsystemgovernance.org
Canberra
19th-21st January, 2016
10th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry Australian Centre for Geomechanics – contact
[email protected]
Perth
25th-27th January, 2016
Source Rocks of the Middle East – AAPG Middle East Region http://www.aapg.org/global/middleeast/events
Abu Dhabi
26th-29th January, 2016
5th International Geologica Belgica Congress http://ncs.drupalgardens.com/content/5th-international-geologicabelgica-congress
Mons, Belgium
28th-29th January, 2016
6th Mynmar Oil & Gas Exhibition http://www.myanmaroilexhibition.com/
Yangon, Mynmar
4th-5th February, 2016
Council for Geoscience Research Conference www.geoscience.org.za
Pretoria
8th-11th February, 2016
Mining Indaba http://www.miningindaba.co.za/
Cape Town
15th-16th February, 2016
SAIMM – Global Mining Standards Group http://www.saimm.co.za/
Johannesburg
21st-26th February, 2016
AGU 2016 Ocean Sciences Meetings www.meetings.agu.org
New Orleans
PDAC www.pdac.ca
Toronto
14th-17th March, 2016
SAIMM - Diamonds Still Sparkling www.saimm.co.za
Gabarone, Botswana
14th-20th March, 2016
30 Years after the Lake Nyos Disaster Email
[email protected]
Yaounde, Cameroon
21st-25th March, 2016
47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/
Houston
2nd-5th April, 2016
1st General Assembly African Seismological Commission email
[email protected]
Luxor, Egypt
11th-12th April, 2016
3rd International Conference on Geology www.geologyconferenceseries.com
Dubai
13th-14th April, 2016
SANCOT www.saimm.co.za
TBA
12th-15th April, 2016
Coal to Gas (CTX 2016) Conference http://worldctx.com/
Beijing
13th-16th April, 2016
1st International Meeting of Early Stage Researchers in Palaeontology http://imerp-ejip2016.blogspot.com.es/
Valencia, Spain
13th-18th April, 2016
3rd Geology Congress of Portugese Speaking Countries
Cape Verde
1st May, 2016
Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium (no contact information available)
Cape Town
10th-12th May, 2016
7th International Symposium on In-Situ Rock Stress
Tampere, Finland
10th-12th May, 2016
Geological Days of Morocco 2016 http://www.mem.gov.ma/SitePages/Geologie/jourgeoAng.pdf
Rabat, Morocco
March, 2016
10th-13th May, 2016
4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference http://www.adaptationfutures2016.org
Rotterdam
25th-27th May, 2016
GEOSAFE http://www.geosafe2016.org/dct/page/1
Xian, China
25th-28th May, 2016
NGM 2016 Nordic Geotechnical Meeting www.ngm2016.com
Reykjavik, Iceland
1st-3rd June, 2016
GACMAC – Margins Through Time http://whitehorse2016.ca/
Whitehorse, Yukon
9th-10th June, 2016
SAIMM – New Technology in Mining www.saimm.co.za
TBC
19th-22nd June, 2016
AAPG 2016 Annual Convention and Exhibition www.aapg.org
Calgary
27th-29th June, 2016
International Conference on Mining and Metallurgy http://miningmetallurgy.conferenceseries.com/
Cape Town
26th June – 1st July, 2016
Goldschmidt 2016 www.goldschmidt.info/2016
Yokohama, Japan
11th-15th July, 2016
Mining Meets Water – Conflicts and Solutions www.imwa2016.com
Leipzig, Germany
11th-12nd July, 2016
2nd Global Geologists Annual Meeting http://annualmeeting.conferenceseries.com/geologists/
Brisbane
24th-28th July, 2016
Microscopy and Microanalysis 2016 www.microprobe.org
Columbus, Ohio
25th-27th July, 2016
GeoChina 2016 www.geochina2016.geoconf.org
Shandong, China
25th-27th July, 2016
5th International Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change www.earthscience.conferenceseries.com
Bangkok
1st-3rd August, 2016
SAIMM – Hydrometallurgy www.saimm.co.za
Cape Town
1st-3rd August, 2016
Unconventional Resources Technology Conference email
[email protected]
San Antonio, Texas
8th-12th August, 2016
33rd International Pittsburgh Coal Conference http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/pcc/
Cape Town
16th-18th August, 2016
10th Annual Heavy Minerals Conference www.saimm.co.za
Sun City, South Africa
5th-7th September, 2016
11th European Conference on Coal Research and its Applications
Sheffield, UK
www.maggichurchouseevents.co.uk/crf
25th-28th September, 2016
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting www.geosociety.org
Denver
EUROCK2016 – International Symposium on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering http://erurock2016.org
Urgup-Nevsehir, Turkey
SEG 2016 Conference: Tethyan Tectonics and Metallogeny www.seg2016.org
Cesme, Turkey
5th-9th September, 2016
International Ni-Cu-PGE Sumposium http://geoconferences.org.au/events
Perth
5th-9th September, 2016
10th International Geotatistical Conference http://geostats2016.upv.es
Valencia, Spain
6th-8th September, 2016
Energy Quest 2016: 2nd International Conference on Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century www.wessex.ac.uk/16/conferences/energy-quest-2016
Ancona, Italy
11th-15th September, 2016
EMC2016 – 2nd European Mineralogical Conference http://emc2016.socminpet.it
Rimini, Italy
15th-17th September, 2016
13th Baltic States Geotechnical Conference www.13bscg.it
Vilnius, Lithuania
18th-23rd September, 2016
15th International Conference on Thermochronology Themo 2016 http://themo2016.rc.unesp.br/
Sao Paulo
SAIMM – Minesafe 2016 www.saimm.co.za
Johannesburg
Electra Mining http://www.electramining.co.za/
Johannesburg
The African Association of Women in Geosciences (AAWG) – Building Bridges between Earth Scientists Worldwide: A Way for Promoting Peace and Strengthening Integration email
[email protected]
Sibiu, Romania
1st October, 2016
ARMS9 – 9th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium www.ism.net/conferencias/detalhes
Bali, Indonesia
16th-18th October, 2016
Recent Advances in Rock Engineering – RARE 2016 www.ism.net.conferencias/detalhes
Bangalore, India
16th-21st October, 2016
15 Water Rock Interaction http://win15portugal.org
Evora, Portugal
18th October, 2016
SAIMM – Student Colloquium www.saimm.co.za
TBC
19th-21st October, 2016
SAIMM – Young Professionals Conference www.saimm.co.za
TBC
29th-31st August, 2016
25th-28th September, 2016
31st August-2nd September, 2016 12th-16th September, 2016
1 –7 st
th
October, 2016
26th-28th October, 2016 15th-17th November, 2016
SAIMM – AMI Ferrous Metals www.saimm.co.za
TBC
SAIMM – Chromite/Iron Ore/Manganese www.saimm.co.za
TBC
23rd-27th November, 2016
Second Colloquium of African Geology and 16th Congress of the Geological Society of Africa www.cag26.org.ng
Ibidan, Nigeria
4th-10th December, 2016
American Exploration and Mining Association Meeting www.miningamerica.org
Reno, Nevada
14th-17th April, 2017
24th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey http://imcet.org.tr
Antalya, Turkey
2nd-7th July, 2017
28th International Cartographic Conference www.icc2017.org
Washington, DC
17th-21st July, 2017
XVICC International Clay Conference www.16icc.org
Granada, Spain
18th-22nd September 2017
11th International Kimberlite Conference www.11ikc.com
Gaborone, Botswana
NB: The appearance of details of various conferences organized by third parties in this document does not constitute an endorsement by the GSSA.