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Future Meeting: Joint Meeting of the TSOP, AASP and ICCP

Meeting Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016 to Friday, September 23, 2016
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Organisers: The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP), AASP - The Palynological Society, and the International Commission for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)

Description

This is the first joint meeting of these three related geological, geochemical and biological societies: The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP), AASP - The Palynological Society, and the International Commission for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP).

The purpose of this joint meeting is to discuss the close relationships between organic petrology and palynology, to foster thoughtful discussion and address issues that may be of benefit to furthering the respective sciences. Key themes to be addressed during joint activities include palynofacies and source rock assessment. Proposed symposia include: Palynofacies and Kerogen, Palynofloral Contributions to Source Rocks, and (tbc) an Alfred Traverse Symposium, Palynostratigraphy and Global Biozonations, Forensic Palynology, and Wetlands Through Time. Pre- and post- conference field trips are being planned.

More details will be available in the near future. Please see the TSOP and AASP websites for updates: www.tsop.org and www.palynology.org.

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