IAS Conferences and Events

The International Sedimentological Congress (ISC) is organized every four years. The conference aims to gather participants from all over the world to discuss and share the most recent advances in the broad field of sedimentology. It offers oral and poster presentations in themed sessions, field trips and short courses.

Previous ISCs have been held in:

2006: Fukuoka, Japan

2010: Johannesburg, South Africa

2010: Mendoza, Argentina

2014: Geneva, Switzerland

2018: Québec, Canada

2022: Beijing, China (virtual)

2026: Wellington, New Zealand

The next ISC will be held in summer 2030 in Vienna, Austria

The International Meeting of Sedimentology (IMS) is organized each year except for the year an ISC takes place. This regional meeting gathers participants to discuss and share the most recent advances in the field of sedimentology. It offers oral and poster presentations in themed sessions, field trips and short courses.

Recent IMSs have been held in:

2011: Zaragoza, Spain

2012: Schladming, Austria

2013: Manchester, UK 

2015: Krawkow, Poland

2016: Marrakech, Morocco

2017: Toulouse, France

2019: Rome, Italy

2021: Prague, Czech Republic

2023: Dubrovnik, Croatia

2025: Huelva, Spain

Forthcoming IMSs will be held in:

2027: Çeşme, Türkiye

2028: Patras, Greece

The IAS International Summer School of Sedimentology provides post-graduate research students an opportunity to interact with invited lecturers who focus on new and exciting topics in sedimentology presented as a series of lectures combined with field observations. The biannual IAS Summer School is always held in an area of widely recognized sedimentological significance. Preference will be given to applicants engaged in PhD level research.

Previous International Summer Schools were held in:

2005: Pontresina, Switzerland

2007: Umbria-Marche Appennines, Italy

2009: Carbonaeras, Spain

2012: Tabernas, Spain

2014: Beijing, China

2016: Alghero, Italy

2018: Zapala, Argentina

2022: Eleuthera, Bahamas

2023: Albarracin, Spain

2024: Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

2025: North Wales, UK

and the next will be held in Tamil Nadu, India, in 2027

 

FOR IAS STUDENT MEMBERS ONLY

To promote the study of sedimentology, the IAS financially sponsors selected meetings (conferences, workshops, short courses), usually in the form of student travel grants. The main goal is to support PhD and other students with their sedimentology studies. The IAS also supports conferences non-financially by giving them additional exposure on the IAS website and in its newsletters.

 

Instead of travel grants, the IAS will exceptionally provide direct financial sponsorship for an event that will significantly contribute to its outreach and boost sedimentological activity, education, and training in an inclusive and sustainable way.

 

IAS members who are organising a meeting can apply for meeting sponsorship by logging in to their member portal and selecting from the Applications menu on the left hand side of the screen. Strong preference is given to meetings that have an international remit or facilitate international participation.

 

Please note that applications must be submitted at least six months before the meeting registration deadline. The meeting dates should not overlap those of IAS's main annual meeting (IMS or ISC) including its associated activities.