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International Union of Geological Sciences
About the International Geological Congress (IGC)
The International Geological Congress (IGC) is the flagship event of IUGS. It has been held since 1878 and attracts several thousand participants globally. The IGC takes place every four years at a venue selected by the IUGS Council during the IUGS General Assembly.
It's is a non-profit scientific and educational organization. The main purpose of the Congress is to encourage the advancement of fundamental and applied research in the Earth sciences world-wide.
History of the International Geological Congresses
• 1878: The 1st International Geological Congress, Paris, France (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_d2653779837545b5ab202225b42468c5.pdf)
• 1881: The 2nd International Geological Congress, Bologna, Italy (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_e59d87bedee446e4a89b1b9b8f45232d.pdf)
• 1885: The 3rd International Geological Congress, Berlin, Germany (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_19dedb2218104c3592852157fec7b3e0.pdf)
• 1888: The 4th International Geological Congress, London, UK
• 1891: The 5th International Geological Congress, Washington, USA (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_fbd66029b2914a40a3c76f2b3accf478.pdf)
• 1894: The 6th International Geological Congress, Zurich, Switzerland (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_3441ddc70fd54f14862a4e55cd1b4bc1.pdf)
• 1897: The 7th International Geological Congress, Russia/ USSR (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_764f26230ad9488881f243935e3ef6a2.pdf)
• 1900: The 8th International Geological Congress, Paris, France (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_b13d84e3861b407ba40e8e4f8fef3355.pdf)
• 1900: The 8th International Geological Congress, Paris, France (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_b13d84e3861b407ba40e8e4f8fef3355.pdf)
• 1903: The 9th International Geological Congress, Vienna, Austria (https://www.iugs.org/_files/ugd/f1fc07_9630b14d74ee48e595233a6e346791ac.pdf?index=true)
• 1906: The 10th International Geology Congress, Mexico City, Mexico (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_76a6f6eb0e99456ebfbe51935ecd54ca.pdf)
• 1910: The 11th International Geological Congress, Stockholm, Sweden (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_edfd8cdfee454e8cb0913f4daaa24f76.pdf)
• 1913: The 12th International Geological Congress, Toronto, Canada (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_5800afd7242a4754a52ff48d36333619.pdf)
• 1922: The 13th International Geological Congress, Brussels, Belgium
• 1926: The 14th International Geological Congress, Madrid, Spain
• 1929: The 15th International Geological Congress, Pretoria, South Africa (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_1e0baee9b468423a8f1a857f0a0b823c.pdf)
• 1933: The 16th International Geological Congress, Washington, USA (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_bc75949764564e82b6b39f752b4947bb.pdf)
• 1937: The 17th International Geological Congress, Russia/USSR (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_764f26230ad9488881f243935e3ef6a2.pdf)
• 1948: The 18th International Geological Congress, London, UK (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_1518e544c3c04713ab8e5476dd9359c1.pdf)
• 1952: The 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers, Algeria
• 1956: The 20th International Geological Congress, Mexico City, Mexico (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_6f40d85c46c4475484a7f37afdd41e71.pdf)
• 1960: The 21st International Geological Congress, Norden, Denmark (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_ba56d43d5a8744a2a90d3e9b309a8e2a.pdf)
• 1964: The 22nd International Geological Congress, New Delhi, India (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_712c8d47908a44d9b4313d5c28a71a55.pdf)
• 1968: The 23rd International Geological Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
• 1972: The 24th International Geological Congress, Montréal, Canada
• 1976: The 25th International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_1130362e8af84ac98a0f30f3e27cb00d.pdf)
• 1980: The 26th International Geological Congress, Paris, France (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_859f60037a5a497abedaa49753be250f.pdf)
• 1984: The 27th International Geological Congress, Russia (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_764f26230ad9488881f243935e3ef6a2.pdf)
• 1989: The 28th International Geological Congress, Washington, USA (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_597cc744461447de9d4c438ea465f7e3.pdf)
• 1992: The 29th International Geological Congress, Kyoto, Japan
• 1996: The 30th International Geological Congress, Beijing, China (https://www.iugs.org/_files/ugd/f1fc07_2b4ce7148c584fcda741dcd9cb157e21.pdf?index=true)
• 2000: The 31st International Geological Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_1fb87e9878ac43ea9ab1f2aa6cc155f0.pdf)
• 2000: The 31st International Geological Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_1fb87e9878ac43ea9ab1f2aa6cc155f0.pdf)
• 2004: The 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_eacea9edfc3342cfa23e9484be48fccb.pdf)
• 2008: The 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_92127b5b5f3a4544b94695a6be27c865.pdf)
• 2012: The 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Australia (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_9dcad8eec22f4a838cb9c496a9bdfa7a.pdf)
• 2016: The 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town (https://be4613da-ee57-44e4-bc2b-5899c09e823e.usrfiles.com/ugd/f1fc07_a077f4eefb3b4fccb69a0ba46b4bbf06.pdf)
• 2022: The 36th International Geological Congress, Delhi, India
(postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19)
• 2024: The 37th International Geological Congress, Busan, Republic of Korea (https://www.iugs.org/igc/most-recent-igc)
Past International Geological Congresses
Expand the dates below to see where past IGCs took place and click on the links to read the reports.
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