MEETINGS
・Sixth International Meeting in Thailand (Brief Report, Abstract and Field Guidebook downloadable)
・Fifth International Meeting (Brief Report; Abstract and Field Guidebook)
・IGCP608 Session in 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous (Brief Report; Abstract, Field Trip Guidebook of 10th ISC)
・Fourth International Meeting (Brief report; pdf download for Abstract, Field Guide)
・Joint Sympoium with IGCP609 and ICDP Songliao Basin in 35th IGC (Brief report)
・Third International Meeting (Brief report)
・Second International Meeting (Brief report; pdf download for Abstract, Field Guide)
・First International Meeting (Brief report; pdf download for Abstract, Field Guide)
・Information on other Cretaceous-related Meetings (Updated on 16 July, 2018)
・Tentative Work Schedule in Proposal
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The Sixth International Meeting of IGCP608 will be held in Khon Kaen Province, Northeastern, Thailand during 11 to 17 November 2018.
Important information is selected from Final Circular
1) Pre-symposium Field Excursion
“The Cretaceous non-marine deposits (Khorat Group) with dinosaur and vertebrate fossil sites in northeastern Thailand”
“The Cretaceous non-marine deposits (Khorat Group) with abundant dinosaur and other vertebrate sites in northeastern Thailand”
11 Nov. 2018 Arrival of participants (Bangkok --> Khon Kaen)
14:00-21:00 Registration for excursion participants at Rachawadee Resort & Hotel, Khon Kaen
12 Nov. 2018 Day 1: from Khon Kaen to Udon Thani province; visiting the Phuwiang
(Monday) Dinosaur exacavation site and museum, observing the boundary between
the Phra Wiharn and Sao Khua formations; visiting Shell Fossil Museum,
and arrival at the Brown House Hotel in Udon Thani
13 Nov. 2018 Day 2: Udon Thani to Nakhon Phanom province; visiting red beds of the
(Tuesday) Phutok Formation at Phu Thok Temple; visiting Dinosaur footprints
site at Tha Uthen, Sunset River Cruise at Nakhon Phanom, and
arrival at The River Hotel in Nakhon Phanom
14 Nov. 2018 Day3, Nakhon Phanom to Khon Kaen province, visiting Wat Phra That
(Wednesday) Phanom, observing a red bed succession at Phuphayol National Park;
visiting Sirindhorn Museum, and arrival at Charoen Thani Hotel in Khon
Kaen
2) Sixth International Symposium:
15 Nov., 2018 Opening session, scientific sessions, poster session and welcome dinner
(Thursday)
16 Nov., 2018 Scientific sessions, business meeting, closing session and Farewell Party
(Friday)
17 Nov., 2018 Departure of participants (Khon Kaen --> Bangkok)
(Saturday)
3) Venue :
Charoen Thani Hotel in KhonKaen
The detail will be informed in the Second Circular
4) Contact :
In case of any questions, please contact the Secretary of Organizing Committee:
Symposium Secretary
Ms. Orn-Uma Summart
E-mail: o_summart@hotmail.com
Dr. Phornphen Chanthasit
E-mail: aom025@gmail.com
Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin, Thailand, 46140
Tel: +6643871615 Fax: +6643871614
Mr. Suvapark Imsamut (Director, Geological Resources Conservation and Management Division)
Department of Mineral Resources, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand, 10400
Tel: +6626219810 Fax: +662621982021
E-mail: suvapaki@hotmail.com
Mr. Naramase Teerarungsigul (Senior Expert, Mineral Resources Management)
Department of Mineral Resources, Ratchatawi, Bangkok, Thailand, 10400
Tel: +6626219565 Fax: +6626219504
E-mail: naramase@hotmail.com
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The Fifth International Symposium of IGCP 608
1) Venue
ICC (International Convention Center) Jeju, South Korea (Republic of Korea)
2) Fixed Schedule:
Pre-symposium Field Excursion
"Cretaceous non-marine sedimentary deposits in the western coast and Gyeongsang Basin in the southern coast of Korean Peninsula"
Sunday, October 22, 2017 – Arrival (Incheon) of participants.
Monday, October 23, 2017 – leaving Incheon for field trip to Cretaceous Gyukpo Basin in
the western coast of Korean Peninsula. Stay in Mokpo.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – visiting Cretaceous dinosaur footprints and dinosaur
museum in Haenam and coastal outcrops of Cretaceous Gyeongsang Basin
in the southern coast near Goseong. Stay in Busan.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 – visiting the Cretaceous volcaniclastic outcrops near
Songdo, Busan, moving to Gimhae Airport in Busan, and leaving for
Jeju Island.
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, October 26, 2017 – Opening ceremony, scientific sessions, welcome dinner.
Friday, October 27, 2017 – One day Jeju Island Tour for all participants, business
meeting. Farewell Party
# The final presentation schedule will be sent to all participants by the end of September.
3) Organizers
Organizing Committee of the Fifth International Symposium of IGCP608 chaired by Prof. Daekyo Cheong (Kangwon National Univ., previous president of GSK) and Geological Society of Korea (as the 70th Anniversary Memorial Symposium of GSK; President: Prof. Min Huh, Chonnam National Univ.)
4) Contact
Symposium host:
Prof. Daekyo Cheong: dkcheong@kangwon.ac.kr
Symposium Secretary:
Daewoo Kim: geo9202@kangwon.ac.kr
Department of Geology, Kangwon National University
Gangwondaehaggil 1 Chuncheon, Kangwon-do
Korea (Rep. of), 24341
82-33-250-8559 (office), 82-10-5371-7559 (mobile)
IGCP608 Session in 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous (10th ISC 2017)
1) Title: T4. C06 Asia-Pacific Cretaceous Ecosystems (IGCP608)
Under Theme of T4. The Cretaceous Greenhous World – Climate and Sea-level Changes
2) Convener: Hissao Ando, Li Guobiao and Xi Dangpeng
3) Submission deadline of abstracts: 15 February 2017
4) Schedule: 21 to 26 August 2017
5) Venu: UZA II (Universitätszentrum Althanstrasse), Vienna, Austria
*Further detailed information including abstract submission will be provided on the website of 10th ISC 2017
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The Fourth International Symposium of IGCP 608
1) The Fourth International Symposium of International Geoscience Programme IGCP Project 608
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2) Fixed Schedule
August 14 Arrival of participants
August 15 Registration, opening ceremony, scientific sessions,
excursion to the Central Siberian Geological Museum, welcome party
August 16 Scientific sessions, excursion to the Novosibirsk Zoo, conference dinner.
August 17 Scientific sessions, business meeting, excursion to the Archaeology and
Ethnography Museum.
August 18–20 Post-symposium field excursion "Cretaceous dinosaur-bearing deposits in
Kemerovo Oblast".
August 21 Departure of participants
3) Important Schedule
April 15 Deadline to submit Invitation Letter request
May 15 Deadline for submission of abstracts
May 20 Reply to Second Circular
July 15 Distribution of Final Circular
4) Organizers
Organizing Committee of the Fourth International Symposium of IGCP608 chaired by
Prof. Boris N. Shurygin and Galina L. Kirillova
Co-Organizing Agency
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and geophysics of Siberian Branch (SB) of
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) (Novosibirsk)
Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk)
State Cultural Institution "Kemerovo Regional Museum of Local Lore"
Coal Institute of the Federal Coal and Coal Chemistry Research Center SB RAS
Cretaceous Commission of the Interdepartmental Stratigraphic Committee of Russia
Russian National Committee for International Geoscience Programme
5) Contact: Igor N. Kosenko (Symposium Secretary)
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS
Academician Koptyug av., 3, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Tel: +73833332306 Fax: +73833332301
E-mail: igcp608.2016@gmail.com
THIRD (FINAL) CIRCULAR AND PROGRAM
VISA APPLICATION FORM TO RUSSIA
JOINT SYMPOSIUM in 35th IGC
Joint Symposium with IGCP609 and ICDP Songliao Basin in 35th IGC, Cape Town, South Africa
1) Convener
Michael Wagreich, Hisao Ando and Chengshan Wang
2) Title
Cretaceous sea-level changes and Asia-Pacific Cretaceous Ecosystems (IGCP 609, IGCP 608, ICDP Songliao basin)
Under Theme of "Phanerozoic Earth History, Stratigraphy and the Geologic Time Scale" in Fundamental geoscience of Core Topics, SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES
3) Submission deadline of abstracts: 29 February 2016 (Extended !)
Symposium details and Submit an abstract
4) Schedule
35th International Geological Congress, 27 August to 4 September, 2016
5) Venue
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
Convention Square,1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS
* Further detailed information is provided in the website and Third Circular.
THIRD INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The Third International Meeting of the International Geoscience Programme Project 608 will be held jointly with the 12th International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems (MTE-12) at Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China.
The 12th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems (MTE-12)
and the Third International Symposium of IGCP 608
Date: August 16-20, 2015
Venue: Liaoning Mansion Hotel, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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August 15 Registration in Liaoning Mansion Hotel, Shenyang
August 16-18 MTE-12 Symposium
August 16 Opening Ceremony: President of Palaentological Society of China,
President of Shenyang Normal University
Plenary Lectures (Zhou X.H., Dilcher, D.L., Wang C.S., Spicer, R.A.)
Scientific Sessions (M-1, M-4, 8 (A), M-5 (A))
Evening: cultural performances
August 17 Scientific Sessions: M-2, 3 (A), M-4, 8 (B), M-6, M-9
Poster Exhibition (29 posters)
August 18 Scientific Sessions: M-7 (IGCP608 Workshop), M-5 (B)
Visit of Paleontological Museum of Liaoning (PMOL)
August 19-20 Post-symposium field excursion
(Beipiao, Chaoyang and Jianchang of western Liaoning)
Important Schedule:
May 25 Second Circular issued via e-mail and symposium website
June 30 Deadline for the Abstract submission
August 1 Third Circular distribution
Contact: MTE-12 Secretariat: Ms. Wu Sizhu
PMOL/Shenyang Normal University, 253 North Huanghe Street,
Shenyang 110034, China
E-Mail: MTE-12@pmol.org.cn or sisifiona1985@163.com
Web: http://www.pmol.org.cn/MTE-12
THIRD CIRCULAR (2015-08-01) pdf
SECOND CIRCULAR (2015-05-25) pdf
FIRST CIRCULAR pdf
SECOND INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The Second International Meeting of the International Geoscience Programme Project 608 in Tokyo, Japan
Second International Symposium
Date: 4-6 September, 2014
Venue: Okuma Auditorium, Waseda University in central Tokyo
Post-conference Excursion
Date:7-10 September, 2014
Forearc basin siliciclastics along the Pacific coast 100 to 200 km east to northeast of Tokyo
Choshi Group (storm-dominated shallow-marine sandstone and mudstone facies: Barremian-Aptian), Nakaminato Group (Campanian turbidite and offshore mudstone facies: Campanian-Maastrichtion) and Futaba Group (fluvial to shallow-marine sandstone and mudstone facies: Coniacian-Santonian).
We can see the alternating marine (deep to shallow) and terrestrial (fluvial) deposits and their transitions in sedimentary facies and biofacies laterally and stratigraphically. We also visit some geosites of Choshi and North Ibaraki Geoparks.
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Contact:
Organizing Committee of the Second International Symposium of IGCP608
Dr. Tohru Ohta (Secretary General)
E-Mail: igcp608.waseda@gmail.com
THIRD (FINAL) CIRCULAR with Program pdf
3rd Circular site map (pdf, new window)
Guidelines for oral/poster presentation
Symposium program (oral presentation)
Post-symposium field excursion
Executives and organizing committee
SECOND CIRCULAR pdf
FIRST CIRCULAR pdf
FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The First International Meeting of International Symposium of the International Geoscience Programme Project 608
“Cretaceous ecosystems and their responses to palaeoenvironmental changes
in Asia and the Western Pacific”
at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India
December 20-27, 2013.
20-22 December, 2013: Scientific sessions of the symposium; business meeting
23-27 December, 2013: Post-symposium field excursion
(Cretaceous non-marine to shallow-marine sequences in the central and western peninsular India)
ABSTRACT VOLUME Download
FIELD GUIDE Download
FINAL SCHEDULE Download
Important Schedule:
31 July, 2013: Submission of the Registration Form!
30 September, 2013: Request for Accommodation
31 October, 2013: Submission of the Abstract
31 October, 2013: Submission of request for financial support
30 November, 2013: Announcement of detailed Symposia Programme
SECOND CIRCULAR Download
Registration Form Download
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP)
Contact: Professor Sunil Bajpai
directorbsip@gmail.com; sunilbajpai2001@yahoo.com
You can see the details of our meeting objective, venue, schedules, field excursion and some other useful information on the Second Circular. It also introduces the host institution, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP). Professor Sunil Bajpai (Director) will kindly invite us to the first meeting among the East Asian Cretaceous IGCPs since the Ajmedabad Meeting of IGCP350 in 1997.
A post Symposium five-day field excursion to the Cretaceous non-marine to shallow-marine sequences distributed in the central and western peninsular India is proposed. These sequences consist of the Bagh Beds with a prolific marine fauna and the overlying dinosaur-bearing Lameta Formation, which in turn is overlain by the Deccan Trap volcanics and the intercalated sedimentary deposits (inter-trappeans) straddling the K/T boundary.
Geological and Tectonic Maps of India can be downloaded below:
Geological Map of India (5.13MB, new window)
Tectonic Map of India (3.33MB, new window)
Memoirs of Geological Survey of India (new window)
An Issue dealt with the Cretaceous strata visited in our excursion Bose, P. N., Geology of the Lower Narbada Valley between Nimawar and Kawant. Memoirs of Geological Survey of India, Vol.21, Part 1, 1-72, 1884
FIRST CIRCULAR Download
Date: December 20-27, 2013
Dec. 20-22: First International Symposium
Venue: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India
Dec. 23-27: Field Excursion to central and western peninsular India
Deadline of Abstract Submission: Oct. 15, 2013
Contact: Professor Sunil Bajpai
E-mail: directorbsip@gmail.com; sunilbajpai2001@yahoo.com
Information on other Cretaceous-related Meetings
2018
1) 13th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota (MTE13)
Deadline for abstracts and early bird registration is April 16, 2018 at 23:59 h CET (extended)
https://www.mte13.uni-bonn.de/
(1) Venue: University of Bonn, Germany
(2) Date: Scientific program July 21-23, 2018
(3) Pre-symposium Field Trip: July 16-20, 2018
Classical and new Mesozoic localities and Fossillagerstätten, as well as major museums in Germany
(4) Symposium: July 21-23, 2018
July 20, 2018: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Icebreaker party and registration in the
Botanical Garden of the university
July 21, 2018: opening ceremony, plenary talk, oral and poster presentations,
possibility to visit the Goldfuß-Museum with paleontological exhibitions in the
Steinmann Institute (Nussallee 8)
July 22, 2018: plenary talk, oral and poster presentations
July 23, 2018: plenary talk, oral and poster presentations, Rhine River cruise with
conference dinner
(5) Organizers: Dr. Thomas Martin and Dr. Rico Schellhorn, Steinmann-Institut (Paläontologie), Universität Bonn
(6) Contact: mte13@uni-bonn.de
*Further detailed information will be provided on: https://www.mte13.uni-bonn.de/
2) IPC5: Fifth International Palaeontological Congress
The abstract submission deadline is April 8th 2018
https://ipc5.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/41
(1) Venue: Pierre & Marie Curie University and National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France
(2) Date: Scientific program July 9-13, 2018
(3) Pre & Post Field Trips: 4 pre and 6 post field trips proposed
(4) Organizers: Parisian Center of Palaeontological Research (CR2P), National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), Sorbonne University and CNRS (National Scientific Research Center). Palaeontologists in France (Universities of Burgundy, Lyon, Montpellier, Poitiers, Toulouse, Nantes, Brest, Rennes, Lille and the Natural History Museums)
(5) Contact: contact@ipc5.com
*Further detailed information will be provided on: https://ipc5.sciencesconf.org/
3) IGCP609: Cretaceous Sea Level (2013-20117+2018 OET)
4) IGCP632: Continental Crisis of the Jurassic (2014-2018)7th Symposium of IGCP 632
(1) Venue: in association with the 2018 Geoscience Society of New Zealand (GSNZ) annual conference in Napier, New Zealand
(2) Date: 26 November to 7 December, 2018
(3) Field Trip: 30 November to 6 December 2018 Seven-day trip exploring mainly the Murihiku
Supergroup (Murihiku Terrane) sequences exposed within the Kawhia Regional Syncline in western central North Island, New Zealand and a Triassic-Jurassic boundary sequence preserved within deep marine sediments of the Waipapa Terrane exposed on Pakihi Island, Hauraki Gulf, near Auckland
(4) Convener: Dr. Hamish Campbell (GNS Science)
(5) Second Circular distributed on 3 May 2018
5) 8th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks 2018
Adamello-Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark, Trentino, Italy, 8-14 September 2018
http://globalgeoparksnetwork.org/?p=1280
https://www.campigliodolomiti.it/lang/EN/pagine/dettaglio/ggn,187/ggn,1331.html
6) GEOSEA 2018: 15th Regional Congress on Geology, Mineral and Energy Resources of Southeast Asia
http://www.geosea2018.vn/index.php
Theme of conference: Asian Geosciences and Earth Resources for Sustainable Development
13-21 October 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam
Main Convention: 16-17 Oct. 2018 in Hanoi.
Pre - Convention Fieldtrip: 13-15 Oct. 2018
FT01: Halong Bay – World Heritages of Vietnam
FT02: Fractured Basement Reservoir of SE Vietnam
FT03: Hoang Lien Son Metamorphic Terrace-Red River Shear Zone
Post - Convention Fieldtrip: 18-21 Oct. 2018
FT04: Song Ma Ophiolite zone-Song Da Rift North Vietnam
FT05: Dong Van Global Geopark
FT06: Hi-grade metamorphic rocks and related igneous rocks from the Kontum Massif, Central Vietnam
2017
1) 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous (10th ISC 2017)
The 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous (10th ISC) will be scheduled for August 21–26, 2017, Vienna, AUSTRIA.
Please find the First Circular here.
The 10th ISC Website has just been launched here.
and will be complemented step-by-step with further relevant information.
According to Dr. Michael Wagreich (leader of IGCP609) and Dr. Benjamin Sames (secretary of IGCP609), the chief organizers of 10th ISC, the call for proposals of themes and session topics is now open until August 31, 2016
E-mail: michael.wagreich@univie.ac.at
2) IGCP609: Cretaceous Sea-Level Session in 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous
Convenor: Wagreich, M., Hu, Xiumian., Rahman, J.J., Voigt, S., Yilmaz, I.O., Zorina, S. & Sames, B.
3) 5th Symposium of IGCP 632: Continental Crises of the Jurassic: Major Extinction Events and Environmental Changes within Lacustrine Ecosystems (Jurassic Tropical to Polar Biotic and Climatic Transect)
Meeting Date: 1 – 2 Oct. 2017 (changed from 2nd Circular)
Venue: Museum of Northern Arizona and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Pre-Meeting Field Trip: 27-30 Sep., 2017 for continental Triassic-Jurassic boundary through Late Jurassic sections on and around the Colorado Plateau.
Third Circular (circulated on 20 June) here !
Pre-registration form here !
Project website: http://www.igcp632.org/
4) SIBERIAN SUMMER SCHOOL in PALEONTOLOGY
(One of ten courses held at Novosibirsk State University)
Novosibirsk State University is organizing a Siberian Summer School which will take place in the city of Akademgorodok (Siberia, Russia) from the 1st to the 22th of July 2017.
A course of palaeontology focused on invertebrate palaeontology and micropalaeontology is proposed among ten courses !
Date: 1-22 July 2017
Venue: Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Lecturer: Clémentine Colpaert and Igor Kosenko
For more information: SIBERIAN SUMMER SCHOOL (Novosibirsk State University)
5) 1st International Congress on Jurassic Iran
Meeting Date: 4 – 5 Oct. 2017
Venue: Geological Survey of Iran, Mashhad, Iran
Flyer here !
Abstract form here !
6) InterRad XV in Niigata 2018 15th Meeting of the International Association of Radiolarists
Meeting Date: 20. Oct – 1 Nov. 2017
Venue: Igarashi and Eki-nan (Tokimate) Campus, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Second Circular (2nd Edition) here !
Pre-Conference Excursions: 20-22 Oct.
Scientific Meetings: 23-27 Oct.
Post-conference Excusion: 28 Oct. – 1 Nov.
Website: http://interrad2017.random-walk.org/
2016
1) JpGU-AGU Joint Session in Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016
M-IS02 “IGGP (International Geosciences and Geoparks Programme) of the future”
Date: 09:00 - 12:15, May 24th 2016 (Tue.), the third day of the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
Venue: Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall, Chiba, Japan
Oral presentation on "Origin and future of Global Geoparks" by Dr. Guy Martini
Moderators: Setsuya Nakata, Mahito Watanabe, Kuniyasu Mokudai and Yoshiki Saito
Invited speakers: Patrick J Mc Keever (Earth Sciences and Geohazard Risk Reduction, UNESCO)
Session explanation: IGGP of the future
Scope: The Global Geoparks Program that started in the 1990s as an initiative to foster protection and sustainable use of the planet's geoheritage will be merged with the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP), a UNESCO initiative to promote research on geology, in the upcoming UNESCO General Conference in 2015. A new international initiative, the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) will result out of this merger. In this session we will conduct an evaluation of the achievements of the existing Geoparks and IGCP programs and provide insight on the initiative of IGGP. The session will also feature discussion on the interrelationship between Earth Sciences and Society.
The leader, H. Ando will present a brief introduction on IGCP608 and related activities.
2) International Symposium on “Dinosaur Reproduction” (Poster)
Date: June 24th 2016 (Fri.) during the Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Society of Japan
Venue:Institute of Dinosaur Research, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui, Japan
Moderators: Yoichi Azuma and Kazunori Miyata (Fukui Prefectural University) ready been known from all the continents except Antarctica and Australia. Today, our understanding about dinosaur reproduction is still rapidly growing. Also, notably, the dinosaur eggs and eggshells, including those of birds, were recently reported from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan. The study about dinosaur reproduction facilitates our understanding about the reasons of dinosaur long-term prosperity during the Mesozoic, and the evolution of diverse and unique reproductive strategies among extant birds. On the other hand, the study is still in its youth, and its importance does not seem recognized widely enough. It is for this reason that we organize this symposium in an aim to discuss furthering the study about dinosaur reproduction through presentations of the latest research.
INTRODUCTION: Modern study about dinosaur reproduction started in the late 1970’s based on fossil eggs and nests. By the late 90’s, dinosaur eggs and nests had al
OVERALL PROGRAM
13:00~13:05 Introduction
Yoichi Azuma (Fukui Prefectural University)
13:05~13:30 Learning from small pieces of eggshells
Takuya Imai (Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum)
13:30~13:55 Dinosaur eggs and associated vertebrate remains from the Lower
Cretaceous Sasayama Group of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Haruo Saegusa (The Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo)
13:55~14:20 The Cretaceous fossil eggs from China
Jin Xingshang (Zhejiang Museum of Natural History)
14:20~14:35 Break
14:35~15:00 Evolution of ornithischian eggs
Miguel Moreno-Azanza (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
15:00~15:25 Theropod eggs of North America
Darla Zelenitsky (University of Calgary)
15:25~15:50 Comparative and parataxonomic studies of dinosaur eggshells belonging to
oofamily Megaloolithidae from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina
Mariela Soledad Fernández (Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidady
Medioambiente)
15:50~16:15 Down in the Dirt: Reproduction in Mesozoic Birds
David Varricchio (Montana State University)
16:15~16:40 Discussion
Organized by Kazunori Miyata (Fukui Prefectural University)
3) 35th International Geological Congress: 27 August- 4 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa
OVERALL PROGRAM
Pre-congress Fieldtrips: Thursday 18 to Saturday 27 August
Registration opens, Exhibition setup and Opening Sunday: 28 August 2016
35th IGC welcome reception: Sunday Evening, 28 August 2016
Opening Ceremony and first symposium: Monday 29 August 2016
Scientific Programme: Monday 29 August to Friday 2 September 2016
Congress dinner: Thursday 1 September 2016
Closing Ceremony and last symposium: Friday 2 September 2016
Post-congress Fieldtrips: Saturday 3 to Tuesday 13 September
35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS
4) IGCP609: Cretaceous Sea-Level
(1) IGCP609 session in EGU 2016, April 17-22, 2015, Vienna
SSP2.7 Paleozoic to Mesozoic stratigraphy, paleoceanography and paleoclimate(sponsored by IAS and SEPM)
Convener: J. Erbacher; Co-Conveners: J. Herrle, M. Horacek, S. Bodin, S. Davies, S. Huck, B. Sames, X. Hu, E. Wolfgring, S. Iqbal.
Orals: Wed, 20 Apr, 08:30-12:00 / Room 1.85
Posters: Attendance Wed, 20 Apr, 17:30-19:00 / Hall X1
Link to sesion:SSP2.7 Paleozoic to Mesozoic stratigraphy, paleoceanography and paleoclimate (sponsored by IAS and SEPM)
(2) 35th IGC - Joint Session: "Cretaceous sea-level changes and Asia-Pacific Cretaceous Ecosystems (IGCP 609, IGCP 608, ICDP Songliao Basin)"
Conveners: M. Wagreich, H. Ando, C. Wang Vivi Vajda, Jingeng Sha and Emma Msaky
Within the scope of 35th IGC, August 27-Sept. 4, 2016, Cape Town, RSA
35th IGC - Joint Session: "Cretaceous sea-level changes and Asia-Pacific Cretaceous Ecosystems (IGCP 609, IGCP 608, ICDP Songliao Basin)"
5) IGCP632: Continental Crisis of the Jurassic
The Third Meeting will be held at Cape Town, South Africa as a session "IGCP 632 Continental Crises of the Jurassic: Major extinction events and environmental changes".
Conveners: Vivi Vajda, Jingeng Sha and Emma Msaky
IGCP 632 Continental Crises of the Jurassic: Major extinction events and environmental changes
IGCP632
6) 7th International Conference on Global Geoparks 2016;
English Riviera Global Geopark, UK, on 27-30 September 2016.
7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL GEOPARKS 2016
2015
1) International Workshop on Climate and Environmental Evolution in the Mesozoic Greenhouse World and 3rd IGCP 609 Workshop on Cretaceous Sea-Level Change, September 5-11, 2015, Nanjing, China (Meeting September 6-7 plus 4 days field excursion)
2) 2nd Symposium of International Geoscience Programme Project 632 "Geologic and Biotic Events on the Continent during the Jurassic/Cretaceous Transition", September 12-13, 2015, Shenyang, China (Meeting September 12-13 plus 6 days field excursion)
IGCP632 => First Circular => Second Circular (Updated on May 8, 2015)
3) International symposium on "Crust-mantle Evolution in Active Arcs" (CMEAA2015), 12-13 February 2015 in Quezon City, Philippines.
CMEAA2015 => First Circular
Deadline for abstract of presentations: 30 January 2015
Contact: cmeaa2015@gmail.com Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta (University of the Philippines)
4) 2nd International Symposium on Asian Dinosaurs in Thailand 2015
Nov. 19-24, 2015 (19-20: Symposium; 21-24: Excursion), Bangkok, Thailand
Asia Dinosaur Association
ISAD2015 Thailand => First Circular
5) Second Joint Scientific Meeting of the Geological Society of America and the Geological Society of China. 1-2 November 2015, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
GSA and GSC => First Circular => Second Circular
GSA-GSC Session T6, entitled "Bridging Two Continents: Mid-Latitude Climate during Cretaceous Greenhouse States: Comparison between East Asia and North America" organized by Stephan A. Graham and Xiaoqiao Wan
Deadline for abstract of presentations: 11 August 2015
2014
1) 4th International Palaeontological Congress in Mendoza, Argentina (Sept. 28 to Oct. 3)
http://www.ipc4mendoza2014.org.ar/
2) 9th International Symposium “Cephalopods - Present and Past” (ISCPP9) in Zürich, Switzerland (7-10 Sept.)
http://www.pim.uzh.ch/symposia/ISCPP9/
3) 6th International UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks (19-22 Sept., 2014, Saint John Brunswick, Canada)
2013
9th International Symposium on the Cretaceous System
http://www.cretaceous2013.org/
Date: 1-5 September, 2013
Venue: Metu Congress Center, Ankara, Turkey
Pre-symposium Field Trips (28-31 August 2013)
1. Jurassic-Cretaceous Platform Carbonates of Central Taurides (Beysehir-Seydisehir areas, SW Turkey): cyclicity and sequence stratigraphy
2. Cretaceous stratigraphy in SE Turkey, Northern Arabian Platform, Mardin Area
Post-symposium Field Trips (6-9 September 2013)
1. Cretaceous Sedimentary Basins of Central and Western Pontides
2. Pelagic succession of the Mudurnu-Goynuk Basin (Central Pontides, Westren Black Sea region of Turkey)
Tentative Work Schedule in proposal
Year 1 (2013)
- Create web site of the new IGCP Project
- The First International Symposium is planned to hold in the central/southern part of India in late August/late December organized by an Indian co-leader Bajpai and a regional coordinator of India, Prof. Prasad in collaboration with the Geological Survey of India and Oil and Natural Gas Commission. In this meeting, the state-of-the-art knowledge of Cretaceous Land, Ocean, Biosphere and Ecosystems in each participating country will be presented in addition to regular research results.
Also, planned is a special symposium session dealing with a few selected sedimentary basins in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh fundamentally important for reconstructing the Cretaceous Ecosystem of South Asia, because many of participants from East Asia are not familiar with basins in South Asia.
Our meeting itself should be prepared for fruitful discussions and encouraging students and young scientists to participate. An abstract volume and field excursion guidebook will be published for participants as in our previous IGCP meetings. Also, the first business meeting will be held at the same time to determine the detailed project plan to be undertaken over the next four years of our research.
The results of this information will be published as a proposed edited volume of a peer-reviewed, international scientific journal. - A four-day field excursion for the Cretaceous non-marine to shallow-marine sequences distributed in the central and western peninsular India. These sequences consist of the famous Bagh Beds (Turonian) with a prolific marine fauna and the overlying dinosaur-bearing Lameta Formation.
- International collaborative researches based on Asian Cretaceous fields; e. g.
1) δ13C stratigraphy of the non-marine and partly marine Lower Cretaceous sequences in NE China to compare and correlate with those of European, Western China (Tibet and Xinjiang) and mid-Pacific and Japanese sections; sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and National Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
2) Lower Cretaceous sequences in Mongolia by collaborated scientists from Japan, China and Mongolia focusing on intercontinental lacustrine deposits, paleoenvironmental changes and their causal mechanisms; sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
3) Paleoichnology of prolific dinosaur trackways and egg sites in the southern coast of Korean Peninsula long studied during two decades will be continued further in collaboration with scientists from USA and Japan.
4) Deccan intertrappean sequences in India are being under study by Indian and Korean scientists. This project intends to reveal paleoclimatological signals prior to the end-Cretaceous extinction; cosponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences and Korea Research Foundation. Cretaceous sequences in the Cauvery Basin located in the southernmost India have been also continuously studied by Indian and Korean scientists since 2005.
5) (1) Late Cretaceous terrestrial records and climatic changes in Northeast China to compare and correlate with the data of East Asia, and (2) Cretaceous marine records and relating OAEs, oceanic oxygen-rich events, LIPs and climatic changes in Eastern Tethys (southern Tibet, China), has been conducted by a Chinese group, both supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) and the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
6) Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Sanjiang (NE China) - Middle Amur (SE Russia) basins; sponsored by Jilin University, China, and Institute of Tectonics & Geophysics, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. - Attending the 9th International Symposium on the Cretaceous System in Ankara, Turkey (1-5 Sept.) and presenting papers. The representative attendances will introduce the current status of our IGCP sciences as well as their own scientific results. We will plan to hold a joint session with a related IGCP (e.g. IGCP609) project.
Year 2 (2014)
- Second International Symposium and a business meeting in Tsukuba (near Tokyo), Japan. At this meeting, in addition to the presentation of regular research results, the current status of Cretaceous ecosystem studies in Asia will be reviewed and their issues worth pursuing during the project will be pointed out by some delegates from different countries.
- As a special session of the symposium, the linkage of land, ocean and biosphere are to be discussed from the Asia and Western Pacific perspectives. Some participants may provide the paleogeographic and paleoceanographic information of the Western Pacific Ocean including southwest region. By the end of the year, several results of IODP drilling the Cretaceous sediments and igneous rocks of LIPs will further released and published. We will invite scientists concerned with such projects and share the state-of-art results and knowledge for improving and stimulating our science. The marine linkage between Northwest and Southwest Pacific connection will be presented by Prof. T. Hasegawa (Japan) and Dr. J. Crampton (NZ) based on their collaborative works.
- A two- to three-day after-conference field excursion is planned to hold in the sedimentary basins in central Japan where the various aspects of research had been carried out over a decade. We can see the alternating marine (deep to shallow) and terrestrial (fluvial) deposits and their transitions in sedimentary facies and biofacies laterally and stratigraphically.
- Publication of papers presented at the Second International Meeting in a peer-reviewed, international scientific journal.
- Continued International collaborative researches in some groups; e. g. Lower Cretaceous sequences in Mongolia by collaborating scientists from Japan, China and Mongolia. A few holes of a hundred meter drilling will be conducted to take continuous core samples of Lower Cretaceous lacustrine mudstone deposits in the southeast Gobi desert if it is granted. High-resolution cyclostratigraphy as well as carbon-isotope and conchostracan stratigraphy enable us precise correlation of the terrestrial paleoenvironmental changes with the specific global events (such as OAEs)
- Attending the 4th International Palaeontological Congress in Mendoza, Argentina (28 Sept. to 3 Oct.) and presenting papers.
Year 3 (2015)
- Third International Symposium and a business meeting in China in late August, organized by a Chinese co-leader, Wan and a regional coordinator of China, Prof. Li, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Science and China Natural Science Foundation. This meeting will be held jointly with “12th Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems” at Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, organized by Prof. Sun Ge who found the oldest angiosperm fossils from the Lower Cretaceous deposits in China.
- The associated field excursion of three to four days duration will visit the Lower Cretaceous lacustrine strata in Liaoning Province, Northeast China, which are known to contain well-preserved prolific vertebrate, invertebrate and plant fossils crucially important for reconstructing Cretaceous biota and ecosystems.
- Publication of papers presented at the Second International Meeting in a peer-reviewed, international scientific journal.
- Continued International collaborative researches in some groups.
Year 4 (2016)
- Fourth International Symposium and a business meeting in Novosibirsk, Russia in August to September organized by Russian members. As well as regular research papers, research results dealing with the Cretaceous in central Russia will be presented as a special symposium session, because many of participants from East Asia are not familiar with Cretaceous basins in central Russia.
- Field excursion of three to four days duration in somewhere to study marine/non-marine Cretaceous sections near Altai Mountains/ the eastern slope of the Polar Urals, Russia. As a special session of the symposium, overviewing the Cretaceous terrestrial and marine sedimentary basins in East Asia and their research outcome in ICDP of the Songliao Basin, Mongolian lacustrine deposits in Gobi Basin, Sichuan Basin in South China, Khorat Basin in Thailand, and eastern Tethys marine deposits in Southwest China (Tibet) etc. We also plan to make an overview of the linkage between land, ocean and biosphere from the Asia and Western Pacific perspectives.
- Publication of the Fourth International Meeting in a peer-reviewed, international scientific journal.
- Continued International collaborative researches in some groups.
- Attending the 35th International Geological Congress in Cape Town, South Africa and presenting papers. We will plan to hold a special session in collaboration with other related IGCP (e.g. IGCP609)/ICDP (Songliao Basin) projects if available.
Year 5 (2017)
- Fifth International Symposium and a business meeting in Seoul, Korea in late August organized by a co-leader D.K. Cheong and his colleagues. This meeting will summarize results of the present IGCP Project.
- As a special session of the symposium, overviewing the terrestrial and marine ecosystem studies in South to East Asia and the Western Pacific.
- A four-day field workshop for the Cretaceous non-marine sequences distributed in the southern coastal areas of Korean Peninsula will be held under the guidance of Prof. Min Huh of Chongnam National University and his colleagues. Several on-going research aspects such as the sedimentary environments, taphonomy, paleosols and paleoclimates as well as the paleoichnology of prolific dinosaur trackways will be discussed by participating scientists. The current status of social benefit and application of dinosaur trackway sites as well as social application of science results will be introduced by the involved persons.
- Attending the International Symposium on the Cretaceous System and presenting papers.
- Publication of a synthesis of the outcome of the present IGCP Project in an international scientific journal.
- Final report for the IGCP Project.