57th British Sedimentological Research Group Annual General Meeting

Details

The 57th British Sedimentological Research Group (BSRG) Annual General Meeting will be held in the city of Edinburgh from 16–19 December 2018. This is a joint invitation from Heriot-Watt University (HWU), the British Geological Survey (BGS Edinburgh) and the newly-formed Lyell Centre. In addition to the complete range of sedimentary topics, we will offer a special focus on Applied sedimentology for the 21st century.

Edinburgh is a fantastic venue for a meeting at any time of year. The surrounding region offers some classic field trip opportunities. The World Heritage city centre offers an intriguing history and a plethora of building stones, pubs and coffee shops, as well as Hutton's quarry on Arthur's Seat.

Conference

18–19 December: The James Watt Conference Centre, HWU, Edinburgh.

Workshops

Potential workshops on 17 December include

• advanced laboratory methods in sedimentology
• deep-sea marine research
• North Sea cores
• depositional environments

Field trips

Potential field excursions on 17 and 20 December include:

• the Carboniferous of the Midland Valley of Scotland — from oil shale to reservoir
• Iapetus Ocean turbidites and the Siccar Point unconformity
• building stones of Edinburgh
• Spireslack quarry: a sediment laboratory

Registration and icebreaker

17 December at the Lyell Centre, featuring a special-brew 'BSRG Ale 2018'.

Posters and exhibition

The James Watt Conference Centre, including e-posters.

Accommodation

Both on-campus and city centre accommodation will be available.

Registration dates and cost

To be announced.