Logistics
Date: 8–9 November 2024
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Venue: University of Basel
Description
The Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of Basel and and the Platform Geosciences of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) cordially invite you to participate in the 22nd Swiss Geoscience Meeting to be held on Friday, 8 November and Saturday, 9 November, 2024 in Basel.
Program
On Friday 8 November,
In the afternoon, a series of four Invited keynote lectures will be held on this year’s Plenary Session topic: “The Anthropocene - Past, Present and Future”,
In the morning, a workshop on «Decolonizing Geosciences» will be organised by GEODES https://geodeswitzerland.ch
The theme of this year’s Plenary Session on Friday afternoon is:
“The Anthropocene – Past, Present and Future”:
Since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, planet Earth has experienced many major transformations in consequence of processes and events such as plate tectonics, meteorite impacts and mass extinctions. With the appearance of modern humans around 250,000 years ago, a new force began to alter the planet. In recent decades, human activities have culminated in massive modifications of our world that may be visible in rock layers, and the geological indicators preserved in these layers, for several hundred thousand years into the future. The term “Anthropocene” is now frequently used to highlight our profound influence on climate, biodiversity, habitat destruction, pollution and alterations to the Earth’s surface. Geoscience plays a pivotal role in revealing how our actions have impacted the Earth’s systems during the Anthropocene from the past to the present, in addressing potential future impacts, and to propose options to mitigate our influence into the future.
Our four keynote speakers will cover a wide range of topics related to this year’s theme:
- Prof. Dr. Jürg Matter (University of Southampton, United Kingdom): “Carbon dioxide storage in mafic and ultramafic rocks: Learnings from field demonstration projects”
- Prof. Dr. Bettina Schaefli (University of Bern, Switzerland): “Alpine water resources in the Anthropocene”
- Prof. Thomas Stocker (University of Bern, Switzerland): “Sliding into the Anthropocene: Surprises ahead?”
- Prof. em. Dr. Helmut Weissert (ETH Zürich, Switzerland): “Anthropocene, a new Epoch in Earth History-but not for stratigraphers”
The day will end with the traditional Swiss Geoscience Party.
On Saturday 9 November,
24 scientific symposia will cover the diverse spectrum of current research in geosciences, encompassing the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the biosphere, the atmosphere and the anthroposphere.
The SGM also provides the ideal environment to foster informal contacts and discussion among scientists, in particular during the Swiss Geoscience Party on Friday evening but also at the poster sessions on Saturday. Time is reserved for two poster sessions on Saturday, at which the authors will be present for active discussion and feedback.
Contributions
Deadline for abstract submission is 30 August 2024.
Depending on the number and subject of abstracts submitted, proposed sessions may be canceled, merged or new ones created. Abstracts will be initially assigned to the session indicated by the authors at the time of abstract submission.
All abstracts must be submitted electronically until the deadline following the instructions on the SGM2024 website: https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2024/
Registration
Deadline for registration is 15 October 2024.
Registration and Payments must be made electronically following the instructions on the SGM2024 website.
Registration will open beginning of September
Symposia
We kindly invite you to submit abstracts for oral presentations or posters addressing the following subjects:
- Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamic
- Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
- Environmental Biogeochemistry of Trace and Major Elements
- Palaeontology
- Stratigraphy and Sedimentology: processes of formation, transport and transformation through time
- Alpine Hazards: Early Detection, Monitoring, Warning, Modelling, Mitigation
- Seismic Hazard and Risk in Switzerland: From Science to Mitigation
- Deep geothermal energy, CO2-storage and energy-related exploration of the subsurface.
- Studying geoscience processes in underground research laboratories
- Quaternary environments: landscapes, climate, ecosystems and human activity during the past 2.6 million years
- Geomorphology
- Soil: Formation, Processes, and Conservation
- Hydrology and Hydrogeology
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Cryospheric Sciences
- Atmospheric Composition and Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
- Urban environments and climate change
- Tackling the Climate Crisis: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change Education and Communication
- Earth Observation and Remote Sensing
- Geodesy
- Living well in mountains: Interdisciplinary contributions from the geosciences and beyond
- Human Geographies: critical perspectives from the margins
- Human Geographies: Housing in and beyond Switzerland
- Human Geographies: Inequalities, social justice in/through education
Abstract submission
Please visit the website for abstract submissions.
Further information
All details can be found on the website: https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2024/infos/