Professor Mariusz Orion Jędrysek appointed as Chief Geologist of Poland
Professor Mariusz Orion Jędrysek, PhD, was appointed as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Environment and as Chief Geologist of Poland. Prime Minister Ms. Beata Szydło conferred on him these responsibilities on 19 November 2015. Professor Jędrysek assumes that post for the second time: he has earlier served as Poland's Chief Geologist from 2005 to 2007.
Polish-Japan session on the history of geological sciences in Siberia and East Asia
Within a period of eight months from its establishment, the Polish Geological Society Section of History of Geological Sciences organized a series of three successful meetings. The last was a Polish-Japan session devoted to pioneers who laid foundations for modern geology in Siberia and East Asia. Declarations of the Japanese delegation show that this joint session may be the start of cooperation between our researchers specializing in the history of our discipline.
Polish shales in Brussels – the Conference: Unconventional hydrocarbons - the Polish experience in the European dimension
Please, do it. This is a very good direction – with these words Professor Jerzy Buzek encouraged Polish geologists in Brussels to continue shale gas investigation and exploration efforts in Poland.
Geoinfonet System
Polish Geological Survey is developing a new information System – Geoinfonet that will enable access to information about geological documents and work programmes, as well as on mining areas and concessions for exploration and extraction of mineables.