Palace of Mining in Mexico City, lithograph around 1850
Geological Museum in Mexico City
Coming Symposia
43rd INHIGEO SYMPOSIUM – MEXICO CITY, 12-21 NOVEMBER 2018:
The Mexican Delegation of the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences is delighted to organise our 43rd INHIGEO Conference, to be held at the Palace of Mining in Mexico City, from
November 12th to November 21st, 2018.
CONFERENCE THEMES:
-) History of vulcanological studies
-) Humboldt's influence in earth sciences
-) Werner's neptunists in America
-) History of mining and oil research
-) General contributions on the history of Geology
MID-MEETING FIELD TRIP:
Mid- Meeting field trip to Tepoztlan, devoted to cross one of the most impressive
Quaternary volcanic fields of the transmexican Volcanic belt in central Mexico.
This field is constituted by 250 monogenetic cinder cones, the youngest born in the
last 2.000 years, when there were already human settlements in the region. The
field trip includes a visit to the scenic Miocene volcanic succession near Tepoztlan,
which is a beautiful village with traditional architecture.
POST-MEETING FIELD TRIP:
Post-Meeting five-day field trip to Oaxaca, with the goal of traveling along a
representative section of the central Mexico stratigraphy, from the Quaternary
volcanic successions to the Proterozoic high-grade metamorphic terranes. The trip
includes the visit to Cretaceous paleontological rich sites and emblematic
archeological centers. Overnights will be in Puebla, Tehuacan and Oaxaca.
Important geologic landscapes to see during trip are the highest stratovolcanoes in
Mexico (Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl and Pico de Orizaba), the Tehuacan Valley, the
Juarez range and the colorful Jurassic units of Oaxaca.
IMPORTANT DATES:
18 May 2018 – Notification of acceptance and 2nd Circular
15 July 2018 – Closure of early bird registration for Conference, Post- Meeting trip, and accompanying participant´s registration
REGISTRATION FEES:
400 US Dollars for Conference and Mid-Meeting Trip (early bird registration)
Fee will include: coffee breaks and lunch during the Conference, transportation and lunch during Mid-Meeting trip, as well as the Conference dinner at the Geological Museum.
400 US Dollars for Post-Meeting Trip (early bird registration)
Fee will include: transportation, hotel, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
250 US Dollars for special program for accompanying participants (early bird
registration)
Fee will include: Special tours during the Conference, Mid-Meeting Trip and the
conference dinner at the Geological Museum.
Registration fees will not include accommodation costs during the conference.
Please find more information in the Second Circular:
Contact: inhigeo@igg.unam.mx
INHIGEO SYMPOSIA 2019-2021:
INHIGEO Annual Conferences for this period are scheduled as follows.
2019 – 44th INHIGEO Symposium Como/Varese, Italy
2020 – 45th INHIGEO Symposium New Delhi, India (in association with the 36th International Geological Congress)
2021 – 46th INHIGEO Symposium, Poland
The primary objective of the INHIGEO involves promoting studies in the history of geological disciplines. In so doing, the Commission endeavours to stimulate and coordinate the activities of regional, national, and international organizations having shared purposes. The Commission also works to foster the publication of individual and collective works that illuminate the history of the geological sciences.
