XXV International Conference of Young Geologists - ICYG 2026
XXV International Conference of Young Geologists - ICYG 2026
14.5.2026 - 17.5.2026
Kostelec nad Černými Lesy - ICYG is an annual international conference for emerging geoscientists from undergraduate (BSc) students presenting their first scientific results to MSc and PhD candidates and early-career researchers. We welcome contributions from the full spectrum of geoscience topics, including (but not limited to) general geology, economic geology and mineral deposits, environmental geosciences, geomorphology, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geophysics, geoinformatics, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, structural geology, sedimentary geology, and palaeontology.
Thanks to generous support from Charles University and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), ICYG 2026 will offer financially accessible participation for students, including on-site accommodation and full board with pre-conference ice-breaker in local brewery, and will feature an SGA-sponsored keynote lecture by Prof. Simon M. Jowitt (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology) as well as SGA travel grants for selected students working in economic geology and mineral deposits.
Registration deadline: 15 February 2026
Abstract submission deadline: 28 February 2026
For detailed information on the scientific programme, venue, post-conference excursion, fees, travel grants, and submission guidelines, please visit our conference website: www.icyg.eu.
Venue: the Smiřický Hall of the Renaissance Castle in Kostelec nad Černými lesy
