Giant geological conference hits Brisbane
The venerable International Geological Congress, in its 34th year, will host 5,000 delegates from August 5 to 10. The IGC is expected to pump over $18m into the economy.
Conference venue, the Brisbane Convention Centre.
The conference theme, Unearthing our Past and Future – Resourcing Tomorrow, will focus on the mining and energy sectors and geosciences.
With more than 3,000 presentations, it is both Australia’s largest geological conference and Queensland’s biggest ever congress.
Organisers said an event highlight will be the release of new information and maps from Central and Eastern Asia, generated by a decade of studies in the prospective and previously poorly understood region.
As part of the IGC, over 30 field trips are planned across Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia. There will also be day tours to places of geological, scenic and cultural interest near Brisbane.
For more info: www.34igc.org