Events & Meetings
4th International Limnogeology Congress (ILIC 2007) • Barcelona 11th-14th July 2007
by Lluís Cabrera
The 4th International Limnogeology Congress (ILIC-2007) will be held in Barcelona, 11th-14th July 2007. This
event is the continuation of a congress series dealing with the multidisciplinary,
holistic study of ancient and recent lacustrine basin systems and ecosystems.
The ILICs congresses seek to provide a
periodic updated overview of the state of knowledge on lacustrine records and of different methodological approaches such as Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Structural Geology, Paleogeography,
Paleoclimatology, and so on, all of them related with the Paleolimnology,
in addition to trying to approach the lacustrine systems in an integrative catchment to basin approach.
The previous congresses were held in Denmark (1995), France (1998) and United States (2003) with a large scientific success. The ILICs are promoted by the International Association of Limnogeology (IAL), a scientific organization created in 1995 stimulate the relationships between the researchers studying the lacustrine records from different points of view.
Limnogeology is an emergent multidiscipline with a significant development all over the world. Its interests focus on academic aspects ( evolution of complex systems, sedimentary rocks formed by interaction between Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere continental surfaces, and ancient paleoclimatic records ) as well as on immediate socio-economic interests (records of recent climate changes, prospect and development of oil and/or gas plays, coal deposits, mineral resources and raw materials; water supply; landscape and geologic heritage).
The Organizing Committee of the congress includes Spanish researchers from different Earth Sciences disciplines from several universities, research centers and the Spanish Geological Survey (IGME). The Steering and the Scientific Committees are composed of relevant researchers from 16 countries.
The planned activities of the 4th International Limnogeology Congress comprise guest plenary lectures by some selected researchers, workshops, and oral and poster contributions from the rest of the attendees. In this new edition of ILIC, oral and poster sessions will be a part of the main organizational framework, organized in symposia coordinated by specialists. Furthermore, field trips (pre and post-congress) showing the results of the study of ancient and recent lacustrine records in different geological provinces of the NE and S of Spain and/or the development of new techniques will be carried out.
We look forward having the opportunity to meet you in ILIC 2007, in Barcelona, just at the edge of the Mediterranean, a small sea that some times became nearly a lake. The “Mare Nostrum” that we would like to share with all of you, friends coming along with us from North, South, East and West.