13th Colloquium on Baltic Sea Marine Geology

The 13th Colloquium on Baltic Sea Marine Geology (The Baltic 2016) will take place in Gdańsk, Poland, from 12-16 September 2016.

The conference, hosted by the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, is a biennial international meeting that concerns wildly understood problems of geology of the Baltic Sea.

Conference description

The Colloquium on Baltic Sea Marine Geology started in 1987 in Finland. In 1993 the conference took place in Sopot, Poland. Today the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute is proud to host the conference in Poland again. The Colloquium is an opportunity to present the latest results and exchange ideas of future research on geology of the Baltic Sea.

Topics

1. Baltic Sea Paleoenvironments - this session should include all research related to the development and paleoclimate of the Baltic Sea.
1.1. CLISED - Climate Change Impact on Ecosytem Health - Marine Sediment Indicators. www.iopan.gda.pl/clised

2. Coastal Processes – this session is dedicated to geodynamics, geohazard, modern sea-level changes and human impact on the coast.

3. Environmental Issues and Practical Applications - this session takes into account natural resources, geotechnics, geochemistry, geohabitat mapping as well as geotourism, geoheritage and geo-sites.

4. Tectonical Framework and pre-Quaternary Geology of the Baltic Sea - this session discusses the subsurface geological structure, together with studies on hydrocarbon deposits.

Key dates

Registration and abstract submission: 29 April 2016

Payment deadline: 2 May 2016

Third circular: July 2016

Venue

The Conference will be held at The Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic http://www.filharmonia.gda.pl/en/ on the Ołowianka Isle.

Accommodation

The conference participants are asked to book hotels on their own. However, pre-reservations have been already made. The list of pre-booked hotels has been posted on the conference website (see below). All hotels are located in Gdańsk Main Town.

Further information

Visit the conference website: http://baltic2016.pgi.gov.pl

Questions can be emailed to: baltic2016pgi.gov.pl