AGCC 2018 will be the largest Geoscience event to be held in The Asia Pacific Region since 2012. It features a wide-ranging scientific program and will examine and address current and emerging issues that effect geoscientists and our society. Based around five Technical themes it will cover big issues and ideas concerning energy security options & markets, resource-driven development, Geoscience education & socialisation, emerging technologies, and smoothing the impact of boom/bust commodity cycles

Abstract Submissions open: 14 October 2017

Abstract Deadline: 16 June 2018.

Location: Adelaide, Australia

Organised by Australian Geoscience Council.

Resources for Future Generations. Resources for Future Generations 2018 (RFG 2018) will be held in Vancouver, BC, on June 16-21, 2018. It is the first international conference dedicated to the availability of resources needed to sustain future generations.

Led by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the conference will bring together academia, government and business to tackle the issue of the ever-increasing demand for resources, as well as the changes in the delivery of existing ones.

RFG 2018 will be delivered by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES), the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), the Geological Association of Canada (GAC), and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC). Along with the support of another 30+ Technical Partners, RFG 2018 will attract a diverse group of Canadian and international stakeholders, with interests related to energy, minerals, water and the earth. More than 5,000 delegates and 120 exhibiting companies from North America and around the world are expected to participate.

Organised by International Union of Geological Sciences.

3rd Annual Mine Water Solutions Conference. The Mine Water Solutions 2018 organizing committee and the University of British Columbia are hosting the 3rd Annual Mine Water Solutions Conference (MWS2018) in Vancouver Canada.

Mine Water Solutions 2018 is the third innovative conference that will examine a wide range of water issues stretching through societal, financial, business and technical.  It includes topics like: water as an asset, operational water management and managing water in different climatic settings.

The conference will provide a forum for presentation and discussion about successful practices that enable responsible mining to be undertaken in challenging environments. All aspects of mine water management, including hydrology, hydrogeology, diversion, containment, conservation, minimization of water-quality impacts, seepage interception and treatment may be addressed.

Conference Themes:

Water as a Valued Asset
Regulatory and Social Challenges
Operational Water Management
Water Treatment
Water Management in Extreme Climates
Characterization and Prediction

Program

June 12, 2018 – Short courses – all day and Evening reception
June 13-14, 2018 – Single track of conference proceedings
June 15, 2018 – Field trips to near-by mining operations.

Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver B.C., Canada

Organised by The Mine Water Solutions organizing committee and the University of British Columbia.

Third edition of International Groundwater Vulnerability Conference which is focused on New Approaches to Groundwater Vulnerability.

Price: 220 – 500 €

Location: Ustroń, Poland

Organised by University of Silesia.