On the 11th of November the Geological Society, in cooperation with SGU and Geosektionen will have a joint award ceremony.

The following awards will be presented: the Geological Society Nathorst Award within the areas of paleozoology, paleobothany and micropaleontology and the Geological Society Jan Bergström Young Scientist Award.

The Geologist of the Year Award is awarded for the 25th time by Geosektionen and this years reciepient is Åke Johansson from the Natural History Museum.

PROGRAM

Place: Axel Hambergsalen, Geocentrum Uppsala Universitet, Villavägen 16, Uppsala

Date: Thursday the 11th November, 2021

15.00–15.15     Welcoming from Geosektionen and the Geological Society

15.15–15.45     Invited speaker Jenny Andersson: ”Utan kartläggning stannar Sverige”

15.45–16.15     Coffee

16.15–16.45     The Geological Society’s Nathorst Award within the areas of paleozoology, paleobothany and micropaleontology

16.50–17.20     Prize award and talk from the Geological Society Jan Bergström Young Scientist Award recipient

17.25–18.00     The Geologist of the Year recipient talk ”Från lokal till global geologi – från skärgårdens kobbar till proterozoiska superkontinenter”

18.00–18.30     Mingling

18.30–               Dinner for preregistered

Link to registration

In January 2022, Iceland will host the 35th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting in Reykjavík.

The preparation for the meeting is well under way. However, due to the Covid-19 situation, it is not certain what the world will look like in 2022 but the current plan is an on-site meeting that will take place on 5–7 January. Plan B is to have the meeting online. The final decision will be made in May or June 2021.

A first circular will be sent out in February 2021, and further information will also be posted here.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the board of the Geological Society has decided to postpone the annual meeting to a later date during the year. A new date will be announced here and by email to members.