Quebec, Canada
The 20th International Sedimentological Congress will be held in Quebec, Canada, from 13-17 June 2018.
The conference theme is "A sedimentary journey through 3 billion years in the new world."
Venue
The Quebec City Convention Centre
Description
The conference gathers participants from all over the world to discuss and share the most recent advances in the broad field of sedimentology. The five-day-long event offers oral and poster presentations in themed sessions and symposiums, mid-conference one-day field trips and short courses. A series of pre- and post-meeting field trips will be organized in several places in Canada and the USA.
Sessions
Access the full list of sessions here: http://isc2018.org/sessions
Abstracts
The submission deadline is 19 March 2018. Submit abstracts here: http://isc2018.org/abstract-guidelines-paper-submission
Paper acceptance notice is 23 April 2018.
Registration
The early-bird and presenting author registration deadline is 14 May 2018. Register here: http://isc2018.org/registration-0
Further information
Go to the official website: http://isc2018.org/
PAGES-related session
General theme, 6.8: Anthropocene sedimentary systems
Conveners: Jean-Philippe Jenny, Achim Brauer, Blas Valero Garcés & Irene Gregory Eaves
This session invites contributions on the transformation of sediment systems during the Anthropocene and on the general topics related to the analysis of anthropogenic signatures in the sediment records. More specifically, the theme aims to attract studies contributing to the description of the timing, amplitude and spatial extend of the human impacts on the environment and how they may compromise ecosystems. We welcome contributions that discuss the impacts of changes in land cover/uses, hydrological pathways, dam settlements, and use well-established or innovative proxies of human impacts such as DNA. Large-scale syntheses are also warmly welcome.