Representatives of Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute in China
Between the 18th and 25th of June 2018, Professor Przemysław Borkowski, Dr. Wojciech Jegliński and Dr. Artur Skowronek from the Polish Geological Institute–National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) visited China at the invitation of the China Geological Survey (CGS). Dr. Michał Tomczak, a marine geology expert with broad experience in Polish - Chinese cooperation, joined the delegation.
Acceptance of the Annual Report on the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute Activities in 2017 by its Scientific Council
Every year, the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) issues a report summarising tasks completed during the past year. The report lists tasks which PGI-NRI carried out both as a national geological survey and as a scientific organisation. In June this year, the Scientific Council of PGI-NRI accepted the Annual Report on the Institute's Activities in 2017.
GeoERA kick-off meeting
The kick-off meeting for the 15 projects under the European Geological Surveys Research Area (GeoERA) was held in Brussels from 3rd to 5th July 2018. GeoERA is a programme jointly run by the 48 European geological surveys that participate in the Geological Surveys of Europe (EuroGeoSurveys).
The fossil week – The 5th International Palaeontological Congress in Paris
The 5th International Palaeontological Congress (IPC) under the auspices of the International Palaeontological Association (IPA) was held in Paris from the 9th to 13th of July 2018. This great festival of palaeontology has been held regularly every four years since 2002. This time, the event was attended by over 1000 scientists from around the world, and the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) was represented by Izabela Ploch.