Symposium “Ice to the Desert: Research on the Quaternary period in Chile”
- Gabriela Mistral Regional Library, Juan José Latorre 782, La Serena.
- August 28 to 30.
- More information at email [email protected].
From August 28 to 30, paleoecologists, paleoclimatologists, paleontologists, geologists, archaeologists, dendrochronologists and students interested in Quaternary research, which covers the last 2.5 million years, will meet.
The important scientific milestone will occur in August 2024 as the First Scientific Symposium of the Chilean Society of Quaternary Sciences (SOCHICUA) will be held under the title “Ice in the Desert: Research on the Quaternary Period in Chile”, which will bring together researchers and students. focused on the geological period of the Quaternary.
Antonio Maldonado, researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA) and organizer of the first version of this meeting, highlights that the objective is “that as a scientific community we know the research on the Quaternary period that is being carried out in Chile, ties between researchers working on this topic and encourage the development of these studies between researchers and students.”
The Gabriela Mistral Regional Library located in the city of La Serena, will be the headquarters from August 28 to 30 of the symposium organized by the Chilean Society of Quaternary Sciences and the CEAZA Scientific Center.
For those who wish to participate, registration for the meeting has a different cost for students, members and non-members. Those interested can write to the email [email protected]. From the scientific society they indicate that they will be receiving summaries until June 28 and invite you to follow their account on Instagram @cuaternariochile.
Among the exhibitors, Maldonado anticipates that “in this version we wanted to invite two outstanding exhibitors, with plenary talks by Carolina Villagrán, a specialist in palynology, biogeography and one of the first Chilean experts in Quaternary studies. Likewise, we will be accompanied by Lautaro Núñez, an archaeologist with extensive experience, National History Prize winner and who has led multidisciplinary work on the first inhabitants of Chile, among many other works.”