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27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 | CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

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DATE MEETING / FUNCTION TIMING VENUE

Thursday 25 August 2015 IUGS Bureau Meeting (by invitation) 09:00 – 16:00 Venue to follow

Friday 26 August 2015 IUGS Executive Committee Meeting (by invitation) 09:00 – 16:00 The Boardroom

Saturday 27 August 2015 IUGS Executive Committee Meeting (by invitation) 09:00 – 16:00 The Boardroom

Monday 29 August 2015 IUGS Reception (by invitation) 19:00 Venue to follow

Tuesday 30 August 2015 IUGS Meeting with Affiliated Organizations (by invitation) 18:00 – 19:00 Venue to follow

Wednesday 31 August 2015 IGCC Pre-council meeting (by invitation) pre-registration required 08:45 – 10:00 CTICC, Auditorium 2

Wednesday 31 August 2015IUGS – IGC Council Meeting (by invitation) - (registration material starts 8:30)

10:30 – 16:00 CTICC, Auditorium 2

Wednesday 31 August 2015 IGCC Post-council meeting (by invitation) 16:00 – 18:00 Venue to follow

Thursday 1 September 2015 IUGS – IGC Council Meeting (by invitation) 09:30 – 17:00 CTICC, Auditorium 2

Friday 1 September 2015 IUGS Executive Committee Handover Meeting (by invitation) Lunchtime Venue to follow

Business meeting of the ICS Sub-commission on Quaternary Stratigraphy

Business meeting of the IUGS NASIC/RFG working group

IAEG C-10 / Heritage Stone Task Group Business Meeting

Business Meeting of IUGS Commission On Geoscience For Environmental Management

International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO)

Business Meeting of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)/International Association of Geochemistry (IAGC) Task Group on Global Geochemical Baselines

Business Meeting of the International Association for Geoethics (IAGETH)

IUGS Commission on Geoscience Education, Training & Technology Transfer Business Meeting

Council meeting of the IAMG

IAMG General assembly

IGCC, review bids to host 37th IGC, 2024

International Geoscience Education Organisation (IGEO) Council Meeting

YES Executive Committee Meeting

Young Earth Scientists (YES) Annual Meeting 2016

IUGS Task Group on Global Geoscience Professionalism - Business Meeting

International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) - Annual Meeting

Heritage Stone Task Group / IGCP Project 637/ IAEG Commission C-10 - Building Stones and Ornamental Rocks - Business Meeting to discuss work programme and to appoint Board of Management for 2016-2020

CGI Council Meeting 2016

Meeting between British Geological Survey (BGS), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Geoscience Australia (GA) on existing collaborations and scope of future collaborations.

OneGeology Board Meeting

Business Meeting of International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)

FIELD TRIPS BOOKING OPENED 15 MARCH

For details: http://www.35igc.org/Verso/173/Field-Trips

EXHIBITION

Book your stand by 30th June to avoid disappointments as stands are selling out fast!

ADDITIONAL EXHIBITING OPPORTUNITIES (The LOC reserves the right to place these exhibits and will confirm closer to the time with the final positioning).

University poster stand | 1.5m x 1.5m Free (Includes: pop up banner/ poster stand)

University poster stand | 1.5 x 3mZAR R23 255 (Includes: pop up banner/ poster stand with one table and two chairs)

African Geological Surveys poster stand | 1.5m x 1.5m Free (Includes: pop up banner/ poster stand)

African Geological Surveys poster stand | 1.5 x 3m ZAR R23 255 (Includes: pop up banner/ poster stand with one table and two chairs)

Core Shack poster stand | 1.5 x 3m ZAR R23 255 (Includes: pop up banner/ poster stand with customised table)

All of the above packages exclude: furnishings, brochure stands or shell scheme, stand representative or delegate registrations but includes VAT currently at 14%.

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ACCOMMODATION BOOKING OPEN

We have negotiated preferential rates for registered conference attendees - all bookings must be booked via Appointed Housing Agent (35TH IGC Trust) to qualify for these reduced rates.

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REGISTRATION

Early Bird Registration is open until 1 June 2016.

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ACCOMPANYING PERSON BOOKING OPEN

We have an exciting selection of day tours for accompanying persons - all bookings must be booked via the registration process to qualify for these preferential tour rates.

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DAY TOURS BOOKING OPEN

We have negotiated preferential rates for conference attendees - all bookings must be booked via the registration process to qualify for these preferential tour rates.

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TRAVEL

Preferential rates for 35TH IGC delegates/exhibitors have been negotiated on South African Airways during travel dates 5 August to 30 September 2016 and Emirates Airline during travel dates 22 August 2016 to 9 September 2016.

On payment of your registration fees you will receive promotional codes for website booking.

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

An exciting Scientific Programme is being assembled under the able leadership of Prof. Laurence Robb laurence.robb@earth.ox.ac.uk and three main topics will be the focus of the Scientific Programme:- Geoscience for Society- Geoscience in the Economy- Fundamental Geoscience

Over 5000 abstracts have been received comprising 49 symposia under the unifying emphasis of “Resourcing Future Generations”, a new initiative of the IUGS –see http://iugs.org/index.php?page=resourcing-the-future-initiative

The review process is anticipated to be finalised by mid April 2016, after which authors will be informed whether their abstract has been accepted. Inclusion of abstract in the programme will only be finalised once authors have registered and paid. Please see http://www.35igc.org/Verso/1/Scientific-Programme for more details.

The highly-acclaimed plenary speakers confirmed to date are:

• The biennial AL Du Toit Memorial Lecture which is arranged through the Geological Society of South Africa - Prof Chris Hawkesworth (University Of Bristol)

• Breaching the Boundaries between Science and Profession - An Imperative for Geoscience in the Service of Society - Ms Ruth Allington (GWP Consultants)

• Africa - Humans and the Global Climate - Prof Bob Scholes (University of the Witwatersrand)

• Mining Industry and Society - The New Challenging Frontier - Prof Michel Jebrak (University Of Quebec, Montreal)

• Africa Alive Corridors - A 3,5 billion year geological, biological & cultural biography of Africa - Dr John Anderson (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa)

• Drilling Beneath the Hype - Technical Challenges for the Exploration of Shale Gas - Prof Joe Cartwright (University Of Oxford)

• Grand Challenges in the Mineral Life Cycle - Prof Thomas Graedel (Yale University)

• Damaging Earthquakes in Africa - Their Seismotectonic Background and Seismic Hazard Implications - Prof. Mustapha Meghraoui (Strasbourg University).

It is envisaged that 2 Plenary Addresses will be presented per day. For more information visit http://www.35igc.org/Verso/219/Plenary-Speakers

Keynote speakers identified to date are listed in “Keynote Speaker boxes” on the Theme pages of the Scientific Programme – see http://www.35igc.org/Verso/1/Scientific-Programme for more details.

WORKSHOPS

Workshop requests are coming in fast with over 29 confirmed to date. To book and pay for workshops, attendees have to be registered Congress Delegates. Book early to avoid disappointment. Visit http://www.35igc.org/Verso/210/Professional-Development-Workshops-Short-Courses for more information.

BUSINESS MEETINGS

To date 32 Business Meetings have been booked. Requests are eagerly awaited from the Scientific Commissions, Joint Programs and Task Groups affiliated to the IUGS. You are urged to book your Business Meetings as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Bookings can be made https://www.allevents.co.za/ei/getdemo.ei?id=222&s=_3F00S0JZ9

OTHER BUSINESS MEETINGS BOOKED DATE AND TIME TO BE ADVISED

YES PROGRAMME

The Young Earth Scientists (YES) Network will have a presence throughout the conference by co-ordinating a number of activities, functions and scientific sessions for members and other young scientists. Visit the YES Network on the IUGS Booth.

Young Earth Scientist Corner The YES Network invites all young scientists to meet, network and share ideas on the IUGS Booth

YES Network SouvenirDelegates’ whom register as a YES Network Member, will receive a ticket redeemable for a complimentary gift at the YES/IUGS Booth. The gift, an article of outdoor clothing will be kindly sponsored by KROUS (Earth Scientists). The gift is only available to YES members. All Young Earth Scientists are invited to become a YES member free of charge.

Young Earth Scientists PartyDate and Venue to be announced. This event is a gathering for YES Network members only supported by the YES Network, EAGE, IAMG and IGU.

One Day Geology Tour in Cape Town for Young ScientistsDate to be announced. This one day tour of the Cape Town area will focus on the local geology.

Best Poster of Young Earth Scientists at 35TH IGCYES Network and 35TH IGC will be offering an award for the « Young Earth Scientists Best Poster at 35TH IGC». The award will be announced during the Closing Ceremony. For more information please contact Chair: Carlos A. Cónsole Gonella, INSUGEO, Argentina, (carlos_console@yahoo.com.ar)

YES Outstanding Young Earth Scientist Award YES Network will also announce the recipient of «Outstanding Young Earth Scientists Award» during the Closing Ceremony.

YES Scientific SessionsThe YES Network has proposed the following sessions which have been incorporated into the scientific program

• Hydrological Insights of Groundwater along Silk Road: a YES Network initiative to understand the impact and strengthen the adaptability

• Field-Based Geoscience Education: A YES Network Comparison

• GeoEducation for Future Earth and Sustainable Development: International Forum for G20+ leading institutions of Earth Science

• Big Data, Big Sustainability: Climate Change Impact on Global Water Resources

• Interrelationship between Deformation and Metamorphism during Orogenesis

• Contributions of young Earth scientists to mathematical geoscience for resource strategic issues

GEOHOST

Application for GeoHost Funding is now closed and entries are being reviewed, outcomes will be advised by end April.

VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME

An invitation to apply to be a volunteer will be made available in April 2016.

http://www.35igc.org/Verso/34/IGC-2016-VOLUNTEER-PROGRAM

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

The Organizing Committee would like to extend to you an invitation to participate in the conference by sponsoring.

For details: http://www.35igc.org/Verso/45/Sponsors

Support here: https://www.allevents.co.za/ei/getdemo.ei?id=358&s=_4MG10LNEI

PUBLICATIONS

Special PublicationsThe organising committee is pleased to introduce readers to two important special publications that will highlight many of the varied aspects of African geology, and which will be made available to delegates at the conference.

“The Great Minerals Fields of Africa”The African continent is host to a number of iconic mineral fields, including the great Witwatersrand and West African gold fields, the incredible platinum deposits of the Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke and the Central African Copper Belt. In addition, the continent is host to a wealth of other commodities, including other major deposits of gold, as well as deposits of chrome, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, nickel, uranium, tin, coal oil, gas, and rare earth elements.

The continents’ iconic mineral deposits and mineral fields are highlighted in this special, 35TH IGC issue of Episodes, the IUGS journal: “The Great Minerals Fields of Africa”, and we are immensely proud to be able to showcase the continents amazing mineral heritage to 35TH IGC delegates in this publication.

The issue includes updated reviews of the geology, resource base and origin of various deposits across the continent, together with mineralisation models and comments on possible extensions.

“Africa’s Top Geological Sites”Africa is known for its range of landscapes, its rich fossil and archaeological heritage, and its abundant mineral wealth. For 35TH IGC, over forty of Africa’s top geological sites have been reviewed and are presented in a specially prepared book, “Africa’s Top Geological Sites: The Geoheritage of a Continent”.

From the rugged escarpment of South Africa to the ancient Namib Desert, the idyllic Bazaruto Island Archipelago to the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro, and the Okavango Delta to the misty Ruwenzori Mountains, from reviews of Hominin evolution and the remarkable Gondwana flora and fauna to coloured gemstones and spectacular meteorite scars, this book covers a range of unique geological wonders across the continent, and links these to their cultural and biological significance. Many of them are world heritage sites and important tourist destinations.

The production and ultimate distribution of both these books at 35TH IGC has been made possible by the generous support of our major sponsors, Pangea exploration, Acacia Mining and Bushveld Minerals to whom we express our sincere thanks. We are sure that you will enjoy reading these unique and informative publications.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Greg Botha Secretary General gabotha@geoscience.org.za

Danie BarnardoSecretariat barnardo@geoscience.org.za

Juanita van WykSecretariat juanitaw@geoscience.org.za

KEYNOTESPEAKERS

MURRAY GRAYQueen Mary, University of London Geodiversity, Geoheritage and Geoconservation for Society

PAUL MACEYCouncil for Geoscience, South Africa Towards a new geodynamic model for the western Namaqua Province

KOEN VERBRUGGENGeological Survey of Ireland Geoscience job creation via the “positive disruption” of a business cluster

DR MICHAEL ABRAMSJet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena New Remote Sensing Sensors: Technological Developments, Analytical Methods/Algorithms and Programs in Geological Remote Sensing

DR J A VARGAS GUZMANSaudi Aramco Modern resource modeling with quantitative geological constraints

REIMAR SELTMANN (sponsored by IAGOD)Natural History Museum, London Mineral exploration models from simple fiction to complex reality

JEREMY RICHARDSUniversity of Alberta Links between porphyry and IOCG deposits (SEG Thayer Lindsley Lecture)

MIKE SEARLEUniversity of Oxford Tectonic processes and metallogeny along the Tethyan Mountain ranges of the Middle East and South Asia

PAUL LOCHNERCSIR Strategic Environmental Assessment for shale gas development in South Africa

IAIN PITCAIRNStockholm University Mobility of gold during metamorphism: links between fertility, efficiency and endowment

LUCA COLOMBERAUniversity of Leeds A quantitative knowledge base of continental depositional systems: new approaches to fluvial facies models and sequence stratigraphy

MIKE BLUM University of Kansas Detrital Zircons as a Next-Generation Tool in Source-to-Sink Sedimentological and Stratigraphic Analysis

KEN ERIKSSONDepartment of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA Tidal Rhythmites: What, Why, How and Where?

NIC BEUKESUniversity of Johannesburg Oxygen-based redox systems in dynamic Archean oceans

HARTWIG FRIMMELUniversity of Würzburg Early life and ancient gold

TIMOTHY LYONS University of California Riverside A decade of progress in studies of Archean oxygenation

MARK HARRISONUniversity of California Los Angeles The Earth at 4.1 billion years EUGENE GROSCHRhodes University Geology, petrology and geodynamic evolution of the Paleoarchean Onverwacht Group, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa

MICHAEL BROWNThe University of Maryland, USA Archean metamorphism and geodynamics: from episodic and local to continuous and global subduction and mobile-lid plate tectonics

ALAN COLLINSAdelaide University, Australia Full Plate Topological Reconstruction of Gondwana Amalgamation

ANDREW PUTNISCurtin University, Australia Coupled stress generation and mass transfer during non-equilibrium metamorphism

RICHARD WHITEUniversity of Mainz, Germany Granulite facies metamorphism and melting: the message from metabasalts

DAWN SUMNERUC Davis

TANJA BOSAKMIT

ROBERT RIDINGUniversity of Tennessee

NATHAN BRIDGESJohn Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory The Exploration of Mars With the ChemCam LIBS Instrument and the Curiosity Rover

IAN HOLTONAcutance Scientific Ltd, Turnbridge Wells, UK Geological applications of atom probe tomography

KLAUS PETER JOCHUMMax Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany Femtosecond laser ablation – ICP mass spectrometry: a powerful high-resolution method for in-situ trace element and isotope ratio measurements in climate geochemistry