35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

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

35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

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



Evolution of the Biosphere and Biogeoscience

The notifications to presenting authors confirming their specific date and time of presentation will be communicated the 20 August 2016.

Second Draft Preliminary programme is being updated per theme as the SPC signs them off.

The detailed draft day by day programme for each theme is being announced as it is being collated. These are still preliminary and will be finalised by the 20 August.

As this is the Second draft, please note that where there are abstract presenters not yet registered, these have now been removed from the programme.
Once removed, you will not be included in the abstracts or the programme. If your co-author is presenting, please contact the secretariat urgently to confirm and advise so that your paper can be moved to the correct presenter. Email 35igc@allevents.co.za if you have any queries or if you have in the interim managed to secure finances and registered.

To view the detailed programme, click here.

View all Themes

Evolution of the Biosphere and Biogeoscience

Theme Champions


Jochen Brocks
Jochen Brocks
The Australian National University
E-mail Jochen
Noah Planavsky
Yale University
E-mail Noah
Anna-Louise Reysenbach
Portland State University
E-mail Anna-Louise
Kurt  Konhauser
Kurt Konhauser
University of Alberta
E-mail Kurt
The appointment of theme champions may not be complete and names will continue to be added as invitees are confirmed.


Keynote Speakers

  1. Dawn Sumner  - UC Davis

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  2. Tanja Bosak  - MIT

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  3. Robert Riding  - University of Tennessee

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31ST MAY 2015 Additional symposium proposals must now be submitted directly to the theme champions (Please be sure to include the name of the proposer, seconder and short motivation).
1ST JULY 2015 -
31ST JANUARY 2016
Call for abstracts
31ST MARCH 2016 Notifications of acceptance

Evolution of the Biosphere and Biogeoscience

The biosphere exists at the interface between the lithosphere and the atmosphere – understanding the role of living organisms in the evolution of the Earth System has become an integral part of the geosciences and this theme is open to all contributions that cover this important topic.

For a list of the Abstracts that have been ACCEPTED UNDER THIS THEME CLICK HERE ➤

Please note that this is preliminary and final allocations in the programme will be announced in the 5th Announcement and updated on the Website in July.


PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PRESENTING AUTHORS (FOR ORALS) OR AT LEAST ONE AUTHOR (FOR POSTERS) MUST BE REGISTERED FOR THE MEETING BY 31 MAY 2016 IN ORDER TO HAVE THE ABSTRACT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME.

 

The following symposium proposals have already been submitted:
  1. Nicola McLoughlin, Vicky Petryshyn and Russell Shapiro
    » Stromatolites through time: archives of microbe-sediment interaction
  2. Open Session
    For all submissions that do not fall into currently identified symposia