International Geological Congress 2008, Oslo, Norway
6 August 2008 - 6 August 2008
Norway
The 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC) will be held in Oslo, Norway from 6 to 14 August.
The congress will span the whole field of Earth Science, binding together classical geology with geophysics, geochemistry, and the biogeosciences. A variety of topics that are the prime concern of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), many other scientific bodies and those collaborating in the United Nations' International Year of Planet Earth will be on the agenda.
In addition to the scientific discussions and presentations during the congress itself, excursions will take place both before and after and cover a wide region, including Greenland, the Faroes, Svalbard, Western Russia, and possibly the UK, in addition to the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark).For further information, please visit:
http://www.33igc.org/coco/(opens in new window)
The congress will span the whole field of Earth Science, binding together classical geology with geophysics, geochemistry, and the biogeosciences. A variety of topics that are the prime concern of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), many other scientific bodies and those collaborating in the United Nations' International Year of Planet Earth will be on the agenda.
In addition to the scientific discussions and presentations during the congress itself, excursions will take place both before and after and cover a wide region, including Greenland, the Faroes, Svalbard, Western Russia, and possibly the UK, in addition to the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark).For further information, please visit:
http://www.33igc.org/coco/(opens in new window)