The 18th International Geological Congress, Great Britain, 1948

The International Geological Congresses (IGCs) had been interrupted for nine years during World War I, between Toronto (1913)and Brussels (1922). World War II caused an even longer break of eleven years, between Moscow (1937) and London (1948).     

展示成果 共襄盛举——中国地质学会组团参加第35届国际地质大会

正有"地学界的奥林匹克"之称的第35届国际地质大会,于8月29日至9月3日在南非开普敦召开。来自全球115个国家和地区的4200多名代表参加大会,交流展示最新地球科学成果,共襄地球科学盛举。为了提高我国地质科技研究成果的国际影响力,做好最近5年中国地勘行业地质成果展示;组织好我国地质科学家参加大会的学术交流,经国土     

The 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo 2008

The 33rd International Geological Congress is being organised jointly by the Nordic countries and to be held in Oslo, Norway, August 6-14th, 2008. This ＂Geoscience World Congress 2008＂ will run up to 40 parallel science sessions, poster sessions, an extensive exhibition, short-courses, workshops, and business meet- ings; about 50 exciting preand post-Congress excursions are planned. The excursions include all the Nordic countries, as well as Greenland, Svalbard, the Faeroes, Russia and Ukraine. All major geoscientific themes are being covered by the Congress which has been divided into two parts, Sunday lOth August being without Symposia and dedicated to workshops, short courses, business meetings and excursions. Through a series of ＂Themes of the Day＂, seven themes with major societal impact will be covered in plenary sessions with invited lecturers, including a key-note ＂StatoiIHydro lecture＂ given each day during the lunch interval. The venue is set up to offer a compact Congress with easy access to all sessions and other events. An extensive social and cultural programme is also being arranged.     

21世纪地质科学展望——31届国际地质大会学术启示

第31届国际地质大会于2000年8月6～17日在巴西里约热内卢举行，共103个国家和地区3705名代表出席。第31届国际地质大会的主题是：地质学与可持续发展——第三个千年的挑战。中国代表团共180余人出席了大会，在不同的领域和学科参加交流。作者有幸参加了大会，现根据交流资料和领会的感受，对新世纪地质科学发展的趋向及面临的挑战作一归纳，与同仁讨论。文中简单回顾过去100年地质科学发展的特征，强调了技术进步推动地质科学进步的决定性作用；提出了21世纪地质科学面临的若干方面任务，包括：矿产资源持续供给、水资源短缺、减轻自然灾害、溶入社会和政治等。     

The XIV International Geological Congress of 1926 in Spain

The XIV IGC was held in Spain in 1926, marking a recovery trend in the Congress after the First Worm War in terms of the number of participants and the number of represented countries. It was Spain that benefited most from the XIV IGC and probably never again there has geology received so much public and official attention.This paper is one of a series of articles on the history of the International Congress.