Events
From our flagship International Applied Geochemistry Symposium to meetings of interest across the globe, explore where the applied geochemistry community comes together.
Our flagship event
International Applied Geochemistry Symposium
The IAGS is the Association’s premier gathering — a biennial symposium that brings the global applied geochemistry community together to share research, build networks, and shape the future of the discipline.
AAG members lead and shape this prestigious scientific event.
Held biennially in locations around the world.
A forum for the exchange of scientific knowledge and research ideas.
Showcases exploration and environmental geochemistry through reviews, reports, case studies, and conference proceedings.
Expands professional networks across industry, universities, research organisations, government and consultants.
Promotes student research and network building.
32nd International Applied Geochemistry Symposium
Past symposia
Past IAGSs and other AAG-sponsored events dating back to 1966 — when the symposium was known as the IGES (International Geochemical Exploration Symposium) — can be found in the Members Area, together with all the associated abstracts.
Browse the archive in the Members AreaGuidelines to Host IAGS Symposia
Interested in organising an IAGS? Those wishing to host a symposium should contact the AAG Symposium Chair, Ryan Noble, to discuss the Code of Practice guidelines. Download the Symposium Guidelines here.
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Other upcoming AAG events
Beyond the IAGS, the Association sponsors and co-sponsors a range of conferences, workshops and short courses with partner organisations around the world.
More events coming soon
Details of upcoming AAG-sponsored and co-sponsored events will be listed here as they are confirmed. Check back soon, or follow the calendar below for meetings of interest.
Calendar of events
Other events of interest
International, national, and regional meetings of interest to colleagues working in exploration, environmental and other areas of applied geochemistry. This list is also published in the EXPLORE Newsletter and updated quarterly.
2026
- 30 Sept – 3 Oct Society of Economic Geologists — SEG 2026 Salt Lake City, USA
- 4–5 October International Conference on Gas Geochemistry Tbilisi, Georgia
- 11–14 October Geological Society of America — GSA Connects 2026 Denver, Colorado, USA
- 21–22 October International Conference on Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry (ICMPG) Kathmandu, Nepal
- 27–29 October Society of Economic Geologists Critical Minerals Forum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 22–26 November GARD 2026: Groundwater Arsenic Research Days 2026 Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland
- 25–27 November Geo-Research Scholars Meet 2026, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
- 1–4 December 21st Freiberg Short Course in Economic Geology: Carbonatites and their Critical Mineral Systems Freiberg, Germany
- 7–11 December American Geophysical Union — AGU26 San Francisco, California, USA
- 9–10 December International Conference on Earth Science (ICES) London, England
2027
- 12–14 January Future Minerals Forum Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 14–15 January International Conference on Isotope Hydrology and Geochemistry Zurich, Switzerland
- 25–28 January Association for Mining and Mineral Exploration BC (AMEBC) Cordilleran Round Up 2027 Convention Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 7–10 March Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada — PDAC 2027 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 6–7 April Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) Symposium 2027 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
- 27 April – 1 May Geological Society of Nevada (GSN 2027) Symposium Reno, Nevada, USA
- 6–10 June 19th European Microbeam Analysis (EMAS) European Workshop 2027: Modern development and applications in microbeam analysis Lausanne, Switzerland
- 20–25 June Water-Rock Interaction-19 / Applied Isotope Geochemistry-16 (IAGC-4) Beijing, China
- 11–16 July Goldschmidt Conference 2027 Paris, France
- 29 Aug – 2 Sept 19th Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) Biennial Meeting Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 17–20 October Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Montréal, Québec, Canada
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