PalGes 2024 – Joint Meeting of Polish Paleobiologists and the 95th Annual Meeting of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft, Warsaw, Poland
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Section of the Polish Geological Society, Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute and the Paläontologische Gesellschaft.The official conference language was English.The main theme of the meeting: "More than extinct species: the importance of fossils for ecology, evolution and conservation across borders?" built the basis for a wide range of paleontological research topics to meet here in Warsaw -represented by the topics of the lectures scheduled in the thematic sessions, poster presentations, as well as conference workshops, meeting of the working groups, the field workshops and the outreach events in national languages.This diverse offer of activities underlined the interdisciplinarity and innovativeness of paleontological studies today and the constant need for international cooperation.We were happy to welcome 162 registered participants affiliated with scientific institutions from 17 countries (Fig. 1).The majority of attendees came from Germany (41%) and Poland (28%), followed by Austria (8%), the Netherlands (7%) and Great Britain (4%).This fulfilled one of the basic goals of this Joint Paleontological Meeting event -to ensure a common space for exchanging research experiences, enable discussions, and support planning future international cooperations.
Source: Folia Malacologica
Authors: Aleksandra Skawina, Kenneth De Baets
Language: English
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410127736