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Montreux 2023 Annual Convention
89th Annual Convention, Montreux, June 17-19, 2023
Saturday, June 17
Scientific presentations and Cocktail Reception
88th General Assembly, Olten, 3rd September 2022
Saturday, September 3
General Assembly with lunch
Acqui Terme 2022 Annual Convention
88th Annual Convention, Acqui Terme, Italy, June 18-20, 2022
Saturday, June 18
Scientific presentations and Cocktail Reception
Monday, June 20
Dedicated Excursion 2022: Lavey-les-Bains
Frutigen 2021 Annual Convention
Saturday, September 11
General Assembly, Guided tour to Tropenhaus and Cocktail Reception
86th Annual Convention, Geneva, 22nd - 24th June 2019
Saturday, June 22
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme; Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, June 23
Field trip by coach to the highlights of the geology around the Geneva basin, the Vuache fault with recent seismic activity and the bitumen-impregnated Lower Freshwater Molasse.
Monday, June 24
Field trip by coach, visiting some stratigraphic highlights in the Jura arc west of Geneva such as a Kimmeridgian
coral-reef complex and bituminous limestone of lagoonal facies, still being mined because of the high sulfur content.
85th Annual Convention, Chur, 16th – 18th June 2018
Saturday, 16th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme; Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 17th June
Coach excursion Flims-Sevgein-Versam-Domleschg: The Flims rockslide
Monday, 18th June
Coach excursion Reichenau-Ilanz-Uors-Vals: Helvetic nappes and Scopi zone, Lower Penninic nappes, Lugnez landslide, Valser mineral water springs
Colloquium in memoriam Peter Burri 2017
26th January 2017, Bern
Geothermal Energy and Fracking
84th Annual Convention, Ascona, 17th – 19th June 2017
Saturday, 17th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme, Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 18th June
Coach excursion Mendrisiotto: The Southern Alps – A Mesozoic passive continental margin and its Alpine deformation
Monday, 19th June
Hike Monte Verità-Arcegno (morning) and coach excursion Val Verzasca (afternoon): Insubric Line and Root Zone of the Penninic nappe
Dedicated Excursion 2016: Energiezentrale ewb Bern-Forsthaus
2st Stand-alone excursion, 10th November 2016
Lignite mining and electricity generation
Heidelberg 2016 Annual Convention
83rd Annual Convention, Heidelberg, 25th – 27th June 2016
Saturday, 25th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme
Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 26th June
Coach excursion: Tertiary source rocks and reservoirs in the Upper Rhine Graben area
Monday, 27th June
Coach excursion: Mesozoic source rocks and reservoirs in the Kraichgau area
Dedicated Excursion 2015: Lausitz (D)
1st Stand-alone excursion, 5th October 2015
Lignite mining and electricity generation
Baden 2015 Annual Convention
82nd Annual Convention, 20th – 22nd June 2015
Saturday, 20th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme
Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 21st June
Coach excursion: Stratigraphy and tectonics of Jurassic Formations of the Eastern Jura Mountains
Monday, 22nd June
Coach excursion: Mont Terri Rock Laboratory, St. Ursanne, and guided tour of town
81st Annual Convention, 21.06. – 23.06. 2014
Sunday, June 22
Field trip lower Valle d'Aosta & Valle di Gressoney by bus; Sesia Zone.
Monday, June 23
Field trip upper Valle d'Aosta by bus; Geotraverse
Chamonix 2013 Annual Convention
80th Annual Convention 22. - 24.06.2013
Sunday, June 23
Excursion to Montenvers and Mer de Glace by rack railway
Monday, June 24
Field-trip Geotraverse Chamonix - Mont Saxonnex by bus
79th Annual Convention 23. - 25.06.2012
Sunday, June 24
Geological excursion on lake Lucerne on board of a panorama boat
Monday, June 25
Geological excursion to outcrops of the Swiss Molasse Basin
Yverdon-les-Bains 2011 Annual Convention
78th Annual Convention 18. - 20.06.2011
Sunday, June 19
Geological excursion to the Swiss Plateau (Cantons Vaud and Fribourg) Outcrops of
Molasse rocks (sandstone, marl), sedimentology of marine and continental deposits
Monday, June 20
Geological excursion to the Folded Jura Mountains of Canton of Neuchâtel, Val de Travers,
Creux du Van, Asphalt Mines La Presta, walk along the Areuse for outcrops of strike-slip faults
77th Annual Convention 19.06. - 21.06.2010
Sunday, June 20
Geological excursion to Val Sesia: outcrops of volcanics
Upper and Lower Crust and Mantle (peridotite), cross-section of a continental crust
Monday, June 21
Geological excursion to the Val d'Ossola, visit of a marble quarry at Candoglia
Interlaken 2009 Annual Convention
76th Annual Convention 20.06 - 22.06.2009
Sunday, June 21:
Geological excursion to Gasterntal and Sunnbüel (2000 m).
Walk to the Gasterntal
Monday, June 22:
Geological excursion to the Haslital, visit of the underground electric power stations of KWO (Kraftwerke Oberhasli)
75th Annual Convention 21.06. - 23.06.2008
Sunday, June 22
Geological excursion to Zermatt and Gornergrat (3000 m). Penninic pile of nappes documenting the transition Europe – Africa,large-scale geological panorama and detailed study of outcrops.
Monday, June 23
Geological excursion to Val d'Anniviers, Penninic nappes, explanations of the panorama and examination of outcrops along the Lac de Moiry.
Ortisei 2007 Annual Convention
74th Annual Convention 23.06. - 25.06.2007
Rheinfelden 2006 Annual Convention
73rd Annual Convention 17.6. - 19.6.2006
Andermatt 2005 Annual Convention
72nd Annual Convention 23. - 26.06.2005
Vulpera 2004 Annual Convention
71st Annual Convention 19.06. - 21.6.2004
70th Annual Convention 21.6. - 23.06.2003
69th Annual Convention 15. - 17.06.2002
Impressionen der Exkursion vom Sonntag, 16. 6.2002
«Geologie der Weinberge Burgunds»
45th Annual Convention 1978