General information

General information - Deadlines

February 2nd, 2015 Open registration and call for abstracts

March 24th, 2015 Extended deadline for submission of abstracts!
April 17th, 2015 Information regarding accepted contributions
April 24th, 2015 Extended date for Information regarding accepted contributions
May 29th, 2015 End of registration at reduced fee / End of field trips registration / Thrid circular
June 15th, 2015 Open Ceremony
June 15th - 17th, 2015 Congress
June 17th - 19th, 2015 Field trips

Promoting committee

Artur Mas, President of the Government of Catalonia
Santi Vila, Minister of the Department of Town and Country Planning and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia
Stefano Bonaccini, Presidente della Regione Emilia-Romagna
Paola Gazzolo, Assessore alla difesa del suolo e della costa, protezione civile e politiche ambientali e della montagna. Regione Emilia-Romagna
Horst Seehofer, Bayerischer Ministerpräsident
Ulrike Scharf, Bayerische Staatsministerin für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz

Organising committee

Generalitat de Catalunya: Antoni Roca, Xavier Berástegui
Freistaat Bayern: Claus Kumutat, Roland Eichhorn
Emilia-Romagna: Raffaele Pignone, Michela Grandi
European Commission: Luca Montanarella
EuroGeoSurveys: Luca Demicheli

Scientific Committee

Michela Grandi - Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey, Regione Emilia-Romagna
Roland Eichhorn - Bavarian Environment Agency. Geological Survey
Xavier Berástegui - Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia

Coordination

Geological 3D Modelling: Gerold Diepolder (Bavarian Environment Agency, LfU)

Soils functions and threats: Ana Paya-Pérez (Joint Research Centre- European Commission; JRC)

Conveners

Magdalena Bottig (Geologische Bundesanstalt Austria; GBA), Holger Kessler (British Geological Survey; BGS), Òscar Gratacós (University of Barcelona, Catalonia; UB), Ana Paya-Pérez (Joint Research Centre- European Commission; JRC), Rosa M. Poch (University of Lleida, Catalonia; UdL)

Hosted meetings

EUROGEOSURVEYS:

M4EU Stakeholders Consultation and Information Session
M4EU WP2 Meeting

Local Organising Committee

ICGC Headquarters

Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona
Tel. 93 567 15 00
Fax. 93 567 15 67

Carme Puig, Jorge Fleta and Eulàlia Pujal

Congress schedule

Sessions on Soils and 3D Modelling will run in parallel

Monday, 15th June
15:00 - 16:00 Registration
16:00 - 18:00 Opening Session
18:00 - 19:00 Icebreaker

Tuesday, 16th
08:30 - 13:00 Morning Sessions
15:00 - 18:30 Afternoon Sessions

Wednesday, 17th
08:30 - 13:00 Morning Sessions
13:00 - 13:30 Closing Ceremony

Wednesday 17th - Friday 19th
Field trips