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

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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

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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.