Call for Sessions
Session submissions have now closed
The Organising Committee of the ISC 2026 is now calling for Session Proposals before the closing date of 22 November 2024. Preliminary acceptance will be communicated by 18 December 2024. A member of the Scientific Committee of ISC 2026 will contact you before that date, should similar sessions be proposed.
Conference Theme
The over-riding theme of the conference theme is “Sedimentation on active plate margins through time and space”.
You can submit your session into a broad suite of symposia sub-themes covering modern to ancient sedimentary systems. These include but are not limited to:
- Tectonic geomorphology and sedimentation
- Volcano-sedimentary processes and deposits
- Non-tropical carbonate deposition and diagenesis
- Seismic and volcanic influences on lacustrine sedimentation
- Seismicity and the relationship to submarine landslides/ turbidites/ mass transport deposits (MTDs) – modern and ancient
- Interaction of tectonic and eustatic processes in the sedimentary record
- Glacio-fluvial sedimentation
- Māori and Pasifica (Polynesian cultures of the SW Pacific) view of sediments and sedimentary process.
- Downslope and along slope deep marine processes
- Tropical carbonate deposition and diagenesis
- Modern sedimentary processes and deposits: analogues for the rock record
- Sediments, plants, and animals: fossils, trace fossils, paleoecology, and evolution
- Sustainable sedimentary resources: aggregates, critical minerals, and the energy transition
- Sedimentology and society: Societal impacts on sedimentary systems, shallow marine processes and hazards, sea level change
- Other sub-themes are also being considered.
Session Proposal Format
Each proposal must include:
- Title of the session
- Session lead convenor and co-convenors (names and affiliations)
- Description of aim and content of the session (max half page)
Links to the themes for the Scientific Programme - Intended format for the session (e.g., poster only, oral + poster presentations)
- To begin the submission process, please click on the 'Click here to submit your proposal' button at the top of the page.
Timeline
Proposal submission deadline: 22 November 2024
Notification of selection: 18 December 2024
Uploading of session information to website: January 2025
Do not hesitate to contact the ICG 2026 Organisers if you have any questions: [email protected]