Dear Colleagues,
We stand in solidarity with our c o-workers, our colleagues, our friends, and the entire Ukrainian Nation in their heroic defense of their country against Russian invasion. We earnestl y hope for peace, and that we will be able to celebrate their liberation so on.
It is our pleasure to announce that the registration and abstract submission portals of the 11th International Cretaceous Symposium (11th IC S), to be held in Warsaw, Poland from August 22 to 26 (with pre-conference field-trips, August 18-21, and post-conference field-trips, August 27-29), have opened.
We encourage you to proceed to the Symposium website to register, submit abstracts, select sessions, and sign up for field excursio ns.
Please look at the revised scientific session program. Note that the program has not been finalized, and that new session proposals will be carefully considered: we welcome suggestions of additional sessions [and wo rkshops] if you find the topic worthy of coverage during the Symposium.
At the present time, we anticipate the Symposium will be a *mostly* in-p erson event. However, an online live streaming service will be offered to t hose unable to travel to Warsaw, but willing to join us. We are also aware that, because of the current geopolitical situation, some of the present pl ans may need to be modified; if necessary, we will provide updates ina time ly fashion.
The final program of the Symposium will be published in e arly July.
With kind regards,
Ireneusz Walaszczyk, Jacek Gr abowski, Agata Jurkowska, Piotr Krzywiec, Marcin Machalski, Zbigniew Remin, Jordan Todes, Alfred Uchman and Jurand Wojewoda
on behalf of t
he organizers
Detailed programme and timetable will be provided in the third circular and at the symposium websi te
Detail ed informations on particular field trips will be sent out to all registere d for the trips.
Detailed informations on particular field trips will be sent out to all participants registered for the trips.
Details to follow
ECEG Venue in Chęciny; Detailed informations will be sent out to all participants registered for the workshop.
The boundary s tratotype of the base of the Coniacian Stage: details to follow.
This event is free for all participants and for accomp anying persons. It is planned for 22nd of August and starts at 19:00, at th e University New Library.
This event is fre e for all participants and for accompanying persons. It is planned for Wedn esday, 25th of August, 2022, and starts at 19:00, at the Museum Hall of the Polish Geological Institute.
Sunday, 21st of August:
Monday, 22nd of August:
Tues day, 23rd of August:
Wednesday, 24th of August:
Thursday, 25th of August:
Friday, 26th of August:
As listed below, the scientifi c sessions of the Symposium encompass a broad variety of topics linked to t he Cretaceous, including – but not limited to – the history of the Cretaceo us System, palaeontology and palaeobiology palaeobiogeo-graphy, palaeoenvir onments, stratigraphy, geophysics and geodynamics, regional geology, and mi neral resources. The session list may yet be modified prior to the publicat ion of the final program. We still welcome new and/or modified session and workshop proposals from conference attendees, scientific commissions, organ isations, industry partners, and other relevant bodies. We strongly encoura ge you to contact us regarding topical session and workshop proposals that are not yet included in the symposium program.
The abstracts will be published in a se parate Symposium Abstract Volume, which will be available online (on the Sy mposium website) and provided to participants on USB drives. The abstract, including title, authors, authors’ affiliations, text, and references, must not exceed 500 words. No figures, tables, or graphs are permitted. For in- text citation: no comma after authors’ names;use ‘and’ in two-author and ‘e t al.’ in multi-author references. Formatting is limited to italics (taxono mic genera and species, or for emphasis), superscripts or subscripts, and c ommon special characters (e.g., isotope nomenclature such as δ18O or δ13C).
By abstract submission, please indicate your preferred form of prese
ntation (talk or poster), and in case of talks, your preferred session [in
left-upper corner; e.g., ‘talk_S12’ or ‘poster’]. The organizers reserve th
e right to changes. ECEG Venue in Chęciny; Detailed informations will be se
nt out to all registered for the workshop.
Journals:
Trammer, J. 1989. Middle to Upper Oxfo rdian sponges of the Polish Jura.Acta Geologica Polonica, 39, 49–91.
Books:
Wilson, J.L. 1975. Carbonate facies in geologic hist ory, 471 p. Springer; Berlin – Heidelberg.
Book chapters:
Mallet, J. 1996. The genetics of biological diversity: from varieties to species. In: Gaston, K.J. (Ed.), Biodiversity. A biology of numbers and difference, pp. 13–47. Blackwell Science; Oxford.
Hancock, J.M. 1993. Transatlantic correlation in the Campanian– Maastrichtian Stages by eustat ic changes of sea-level. In: Hailwood, E.A. and Kidd, R.B. (Eds), High reso lution stratigraphy. Geological Society Special Publication, 70, 241–256.
Symposium volumes:
Odin, G.S. 1984. Geochronology of t
he Jurassic time: status in 1984. In: Michelsen, O. and Zeiss, O. (Eds), In
ternational Symposium on Jurassic Stratigraphy, pp. 767–776. Copenhagen.
| Registration fees in PLN | (until 15.05.2022) |
Late registration (until 01.08.2022) | Onsite/
Late registration (from 02.08.2022) |
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strong>Regular (includes abstract volume, icebreaker, confer ence dinner, coffeebreaks, lunches) | &nbs p;1700 | 2150 | 2400 |
| Student* (i ncludes abstract volume, icebreaker, conference dinner, coffeebreaks, lunch es) | 1000 | 1400 | 2000 |
| Accompanying Person (includes abstrac t volume, icebreaker, conference dinner, coffeebreaks, lunches) | 1000 | 1400& nbsp; | 1500 |
(includes abstract volume icebreaker, conference di nner, coffeebreaks, lunches) | 480 | 480 | 480 |
*Student status applies if you are enrolled at a un
iversity and have not yet received your PhD or Doctorate at the time of reg
istration. Please e-mail your valid Student ID card, or any other official
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Pre-Symposium
Late Cre taceous Geodynamics of the Sudetes area in the sedimentary record The north ern periphery of the Bohemian Massif, including the Sudetes, is characteriz ed by (1) local variation in the timing of marine transgression in response to dramatic differences in the underlying geological substrate and topogra phy, (2) a large range of lithologic variation within the Cretaceous sedime nts, and (3) a clear sedimentary record of syndepositional geodynamic activ ity. During the Cretaceous, this area was divided into several sub-basins w ith well-defined tectonic frames, often with pull-apart structures driven b y the regional strike-slip dextral geodynamic regime dominant throughout it s post-Variscan history. The Cretaceous deposits in the Sudetes represent a n excellent example of the interaction of global, regional, and local proce sses on sedimentation.
Led by Jurand Wojewoda, Alina
Chrząstek and Stanisław Leszczyński.
From shallow – to deep-marine Cretaceous of the nort hern Tethys – record of diversification of the Alpine system in the Polish Carpathians The field trip aims to explore the Cretaceous sediments of the Western Carpathians, deposited in variegated tectonic settings: from pelagi c and carbonate platform in the uppermost Jurassic/ Lower Cretaceous to syn orogenic marls and clastics in the Upper Cretaceous. You will see the beaut iful landscapes of the southernmost tip of Poland with Alpine-type mountain s, picturesque klippen and alps.
Led by Krzysztof Bą
k, Marta Bąk, Jacek Grabowski, Jan Hejnar, Jolanta Iwańczuk, Michał Krobick
i, Damian Lodowski, Alfred Uchman
Turonian-Coniacian of the Opole Cretaceous. This field t rip will lead participants to the enormous Folwark quarry in Opole, where a lmost the entire so-called “Opole Cretaceous” is well-exposed. These strata – largely marls and chalks – are characterized by a rich, diverse paleonto logical and ichnological record: there are numerous representatives of ammo nites, inoceramid and other bivalves, echinoids, sponges and other inverteb rate groups, to a lesser extent, vertebrates (fish, sharks, and reptiles). The biostratigraphical scheme relies on calcareous nannoplankton, inocerami ds, and ammonites.
Led by Elena Yazykova, Mariusz Kę
dzierski, Jordan Todes and Dawid Mazurek
Palaeontological and geological collections in War saw. You will have the opportunity to see the rich collections of the Geolo gical Museum of the Polish Geological Survey, and the two museums of the Po lish Academy of Sciences: the Museum of Evolution and the Museum of the Ear th, while touring the bustling center of Warsaw.
Led by Izabela Ploch and Tomasz Szczygielski
Tracing biogeochemical Si-cycle in Late Cretaceo us marine environment. Geological record and petrology of the Upper Cretace ous of the Miechów Trough (southern Poland) We would like to offer an excit ing field trip across the Upper Cretaceous succession of the Miechów Syncli norium. The trip starts and finishes in Warsaw and includes an overnight st ay in the European Center for Geological Education. https://www.eceg.uw.edu .pl/en/ The trip will focus on siliceous-carbonate rocks and the biogeochem ical Si cycle in marine environments.
Led by Agata J
urkowska, Ewa Świerczewska-Gładysz and Aleksandra Kasztelewicz
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The end of an Era: record of environments, biotic communities and events across the Cretaceous-Paleog ene boundary in Poland We shall be guiding you to the most important locali ties in central and eastern Poland that record the environments, biotic com munities and events just prior to and across the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg ) boundary. This trip will include the classic localities near Kazimierz Do lny, in the Middle Vistula River section, as well as a section near Chełm w ith the K-Pg iridium anomaly. We shall also pay a visit to a regional museu m at Kazimierz Dolny with a collection of late Cretaceous fossils.
Led by Marcin Machalski, Danuta Olszewska-Nejbert and Ewa Św
ierczewska-Gładysz
The Cretaceous of the North Sudetic Synclinorium (southwestern Poland) : stratigraphy, origin and economic importance. This trip will focus on the facies and sedimentary development of the Cenomanian‒Santonian shallow mar ine to terrestrial deposits of the North Sudetic Synclinorium (some 400 km southwest of Warsaw), which record a sedimentary basin (the North Sudetic B asin) that formed in the mid- Cretaceous at the northern margin of the Bohe mian Massif. The North Sudetic Basin constituted a southeastern extension o f the East Brandenburg Basin and was, at least temporarily, connected by a (supposed) strait with the adjacent Intra-Sudetic Basin and – further to th e south –the Bohemian Basin: accordingly, it linked the Tethyan and Boreal realms. Depositional processes, systems, and environments, and the factors controlling sedimentation in this basin, will be discussed. The economic im portance of the deposits – as building stones, glass sandstones, and cerami c clays – will also be examined.
Led by Stanisł
aw Leszczyński, Alina Chrząstek, Wojciech Nemec and Jurand Wojewoda
Cross border, cross b oundary: exploring the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition in the western Carpat hians. We are exploring the possibility of offering an exciting field trip across the Western Carpathians, starting in Warsaw and ending in Budapest, primarily for those delegates who wish to attend both the Cretaceous Sympos ium and the Jurassic Symposium [which will take place the week after the Cr etaceous Symposium]. Organized jointly with Polish and Slovak colleagues, a special focus will be placed on the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition.
Led by Jacek Grabowski, Damian Lodowski, Kamil Fekete
, Josef Michalik, Daniela Rehakova, Istvan Fozy, Ottilia Szives
Cretaceous deep-sea facie s, stratigraphy, and ichnology in the Flysch Carpathians and the Pieniny Kl ippen Belt. The excursion will lead through selected outcrops of Cretaceous deposits in the western and middle part of the Polish Flysch Carpathians. Variable facies, problems of stratigraphy and ichnology of the most importa nt lithostratigraphic units in the Silesian, Subsilesian and Magura nappes will be presented.
Led by Alfred Uchman and collabor
ators
Late Cre taceous inversion of the Polish Basin – facies distribution and bathymetric al changes The trip will focus on the northeastern part of the Mid-Polish A nticlinorium. In several outcrops, we will examine the main facies of this region (sandy limestone, gaize, opoka, marls, chalk), their spatial relatio nship, and resultant bathymetric and environmental interpretations. The sur face data will be linked to high-resolution seismic images linking the subs urface changes to the depositional architecture during the Late Cretaceous inversion of the Polish Basin.
Led by Zbigniew Remin
, Piotr Krzywiec, and Aleksandra Stachowska
New Library The new University of Warsaw Library is a building of surprising diversity, fusing the functionality of a modern library with the atmosphere of an old town. Abutting the Vistula embankmen t, it encapsulates European culture while retaining adistinct Mazovian heri tage. The interior of the building is stunning, centered around a three-sto ry monumental ‘Passage’ leading to the library itself, and open spaces conn ecting reading halls, resting places, and the books themselves. Our lecture halls directly face rows of bookshelves containing massive collections of books and magazines from around the world. There are also numerous shops, c afes, and art galleries on the library premises. The roof of the library ho sts one of the largest, most beautiful rooftop gardens in Europe, and is an attractive resting place for students and tourists alike. From the roof, v isitors can admire both the Varsovian skyline and the Vistula River. The ga rden is immersed in a profusion of vibrant plants: yellow, pink, red and or ange flowering shrubs, silver-leaved willows, white blooming Dasiphora frut icosa, and dwarf pines, among many others. The walkways, paths, bridges, an d pergolas traversing the garden are hidden within an assortment of vines a nd climbing hydrangea, providing a scene of solitude and nature within the bustling University of Warsaw campus. The majority of the symposium will be hosted here, in the new library. THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW Old Library This is an iconic building of the University of Warsaw: initially built in 1894 , at the beginning of the 21st century it was fully renovated into a modern lecture and conference centre. [During World War II, Czesław Miłosz, the 1 980 Nobel laureate in Literature, worked here as a janitor.] We will meet h ere for the Opening Ceremony.
ECEG European Geological Education Cent
er in Chęciny ECEG is the University of Warsaw’s geologic field center, bui
lt within an abandoned Devonian dolomite quarry in the medieval town of Chę
ciny, in the heart of the Gòry Świętokrzyskie (the Holy Cross Mountains). W
ith state-of-the-art geological laboratories, lecture rooms, hotel accommod
ations, and all of the other facilities that may be useful for comfortable
field work, it is a perfect place to carry out student field camps and geol
ogic research. ECEG will serve as the base for some of our field trips, and
host many of the pre- and post-conference workshops.
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