SGA Network

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to participate in the XXV International Conference of Young Geologists (ICYG 2026), which will take place from 14 to 17 May 2026 at the Renaissance castle in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, just 40 km east of Prague, Czech Republic, organized by SGA - Student Chapter Prague.

The SGA agreed to sponsor keynote lecture by Prof. Simon M. Jowitt (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology) and to provide SGA travel grants for selected students working in economic geology and mineral deposits. In addition, a dedicated SGA session with oral presentations on topics in economic geology and mineral deposits will be organised as part of the scientific programme.

For detailed information on the scientific programme, venue, post-conference excursion, fees, travel grants, and submission guidelines, please visit the conference website: www.icyg.eu.

🎓🌍 XXV International Conference of Young Geologists (ICYG 2026) – Registration now open❗️

We are happy to invite you to ICYG 2026, taking place from 14–17 May 2026 at the beautiful Renaissance castle in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, just 40 km east of Prague, Czech Republic.

ICYG is an annual international conference for emerging geoscientists – from undergraduate (BSc) students presenting their first results to MSc and PhD candidates and early-career researchers. We welcome contributions from all areas of the geosciences, including general geology, economic geology and mineral deposits, environmental geosciences, geomorphology, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geophysics, geoinformatics, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, structural and sedimentary geology, and palaeontology. 🌋💎🦕

Thanks to generous support from Charles University and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), ICYG 2026 offers student-friendly fees, including on-site accommodation and full board, a pre-conference icebreaker in a local brewery, an SGA-sponsored keynote speaker talk by Prof. Simon M. Jowitt, and SGA travel grants for selected students working in economic geology and mineral deposits.

🔑 Key dates
• Online registration opens now: 10 December 2025
• Registration deadline: 15 February 2026
• Abstract submission deadline: 28 February 2026

👉 More information about the programme, venue, fees, excursion, travel grants and abstract submission: www.icyg.eu
Please share this announcement with your colleagues and students.

We look forward to meeting you in the Czech Republic for an inspiring and friendly conference of young geoscientists! 🙌

⚒️ PhD opportunity in Economic Geology & PGE Research! 🔬

Heads up! Registration is now open for the 18th Biennial SGA Conference! And abstract submission is open until February 21! The Conference will be held on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, Colorado - the first ever SGA conference in the USA! Please see our website for more details.

www.sga2025.org

Konference spojená se 100. výročím vyhlášení sedleckého kaolinitu mezinárodním standardem pro kaolinit.

Prezentovat budou nejen odborníci z řad geologů, ale také specialisté na technologii.

Akce se koná 17. října, deadline přihlášení je 29. září