The animal-substrate interaction research community has a variety of meetings with different focuses that occur every two to four years. Get updated on when the next iteration of each meeting, read about the history of each meeting, or visit the gallery to see images from past meetings!
ICHNIA
Every four years, ichnologists from around the world join in a selected place to discuss the progress of our science, share experiences and ideas, and celebrate One Ichnology! The ICHNIA 2024 will be held in Florianopolis, Brazil. The technical sessions are planned for April 15- 19, 2024, pre-congress field trips for April 9-12, short courses on 13-14, and post-congress field trips from 20-24. Further information about the program, accommodation, field trips, will be available soon. Information is communicated via the Skolithos listserv.
Ichnia 2004
The First International Congress on Ichnology
April 19 to 23, 2004
Trelew (Argentina)
President: Jorge Genise
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Ichnia 2008
The Second International Congress on Ichnology,
August 29 to September 8 , 2008
Krakow (Poland)
President: Alfred Uchman.
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Ichnia 2012
The Third International Congress on Ichnology
St John’s-Newfoundland (Canada), 2012.
President: Duncan McIlroy.
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Ichnia 2016
The Fourth International Congress on Ichnology
Idanha-a-Nova (Portugal), 2016.
President: Carlos Neto de Carvalho.
International
Ichnofabric
Workshops
The International Workshop on Ichnofabric was originally focused on developing applications of the ichnofabric concept. The meeting has since diversified into all aspects of ichnology, but still attracts more than its share of attendees who work on cores and facies, where the ichnofabric concept has proved to be particularly useful. The IIW meets on a two-year cycle.
The 17th IIW took place in Faxe, Denmark, from Oct. 24th to 26th, 2023.
1st IIW 1993
Stavanger (Norway)
Organizer: Frederick Bockelie
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Salt Lake City (USA)
Organizer: Tony Ekdale
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3rd IIW 1995
Bornholm (Denmark)
Organizer: Richard Bromley &
Ulla Asgaard
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4th IIW 1997
San Salvador Island (Bahamas)
Organizer: Al Curran
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5th IIW 1999
Manchester (England)
Organizer: John Pollard
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6th IIW 2001
Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela)
Organizer: Nicolas Muñoz
7th IIW 2003
Basel (Switzerland)
Organizer: Andres Wetzel
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8th IIW 2005
Auckland (New Zealand)
Organizer: Murray Gregory
9th IIW 2007
Calgary (Canada)
Organizer: Murray Gingras
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10th IIW 2009
Jiaozuo (China)
Organizer: Hu Bin
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11th IIW 2011
Colunga (Spain)
Organizers: Jose C. Garcia-Ramos & Francisco Rodriguez-Tovar
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12th IIW 2013
Canakkale (Turkey)
Organizer: Huriye Demircan
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13th IIW 2015
Kochi (Japan)
Organizer: Masa Nara
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Taipei (Taiwan)
Organizer: Ludvig Löwemark
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15th IIW 2019
Prague (Czechia)
Organizer: Radek Mikuláš
SLIC
The Latin American Symposium on Ichnology (SLIC) is for academics who study and interpret the ichnological fossil record in Latin America and other regions of the planet. The previous Simposia were in San Leopoldo, Brazil; Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina; Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay; and Santa Marta, Colombia.
The Universidad del Mar is proud to host the V SLIC in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. It hopes to achieve success like its predecessors. The Organizing Committee invites everyone interested in Ichnology to our SLIC 2023 events. You can present your work orally or with a poster.
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SLIC 2023
V Simposio Latinoamericano de Icnología
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
21 - 24 de noviembre 2023
Workshop on
Ichnotaxonomy
The Workshop on Ichnotaxonomy focuses in ichnotaxonomical principles and their applications. The WIT meets on a four-year cycle.
1st WIT 1998
Bornholm (Denmark)
Organizer: Richard Bromley
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2nd WIT 2002
Krakow & Tymbark (Poland)
Organizer: Alfred Uchman
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Prague & Jevicko (Czechia)
Organizer: Radek Mikuláš
Moscow (Russia)
Organizer: Andrei Dronov
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Bratislava (Slovakia)
Organizer: Vladimír Šimo
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6th WIT 2018
Wilhelmshaven (Germany)
Organizer: Max Wisshak
International
Bioerosion
Workshop
The International Bioerosion Workshop brings together scientists across a variety of disciplines and countries to discuss all aspects of bioerosion. The IBW meets on a three-year cycle.
1st IBW 1996
Bornholm (Denmark)
Organizer: Richard Bromley
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2nd IBW 1998
Fort Pierce (USA)
Organizer: Debra Krumm
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3rd IBW 2000
Barcelona (Spain)
Organizers: Jordi Martinell, Rosa Domènech and Jordi de Gibert
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4th IBW 2004
Prague (Czechia)
Organizer: Radek Mikuláš
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5th IBW 2006
Erlangen (Germany)
Organizers: André Freiwald, Sonja Löffler, Christian Schulbert & Max Wisshak
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6th IBW 2008
Salt Lake City (USA)
Organizers: Tony Ekdale & Leif Tapanila
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7th IBW 2011
Azores (Portugal)
Organizers: Marina Carreiro-Silva & Sergio Ávila
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Eger (Hungary)
Organizer: Arpad David
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Rome (Italy)
Organizers: Sandra Ricci, Barbara Davidde Petriaggi, Carlota Perasso & Federica Antonelli
Nereis Park
The purpose of Nereis Park is to regroup and favor the contacts between all the scientists studying the bioturbation processes induced by the King Nereis and other animal or vegetal organisms in sediments and soils.
The 7th Nereis Park Conference – Bioturbation: A consensus of evidence and emerging trends will take place the 18th – 25th August, 2025 – Quebec City -Rimouski in Canada.
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1st NPC 2004
Carry-le-Rouet (France)
Bioturbation: The Ever Changing Seafloor
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2nd NPC 2008
Renesse (The Netherlands)
Bioturbation: An update on Darwin’s last idea
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3rd NPC 2011
Sven Lovén Center-Kristineberg Marine Research Station (Sweden)
Benthic processes in a globally changing environment
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4th NPC 2014
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK)
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5th NPC 2017
Southampton Campus (Stony Brook University, NY, USA)
Biological modification of the seabed: biogeochemical and ecological processes in a changing world
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6th NPC 2022
Logonna-Daoulas (France)
Bioturbation in past and present: from terrestrial to marine ecosystems
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