Dear IQUA Members,
We are excited to invite you to the 2024 Autumn Symposium, which will take place on Friday 29th November and will be the first event hosted in the recently refurbished GSI headquarters in Beggar’s Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
The theme of this year’s symposium will be “Peatlands: Past, Present and Future”. Peatlands are recognised as a pivotal part of the landscape and have had a major impact on the development of culture, history, and science. Recent studies estimate that ~23% of Ireland’s Quaternary landscape can be considered as peat soils. These environments continue to be important for society as we face environmental challenges. In keeping with our theme we are delighted to announce our keynote speakers include Dave Beilman (University of Hawai’i at Mānoa), John Connolly (Trinity College Dublin) and Kate Flood (University College Dublin).
We would like to invite IQUA members to present research at the Symposium on the broad area of peat studies. We also welcome representatives from public, charitable and industrial bodies with peatlands interests to contribute perspectives through participation in the meeting. Abstracts can be submitted online here and the deadline for abstract submission is 22nd November 2024.
We also ask that people also register their interest to attend here to allow for catering (teas/coffees) and ensure venue capacity isn’t an issue. Registration will still take place on the day, with a fee of €20 for full members, €10 for student members, €30 for non-members, €15 for student non-members, payable at the door.
For any questions please contact Dave at DaveOLearyPhD@gmail.com