2023 Joint 74th ICCP and 39th TSOP Meeting

17^th – 24^th September 2023

Conference & Cultural Center of the University of Patras, Rio-Patras, Greece

“Organic Petrology in the Energy Transition Era: challenges ahead”

Welcome  note

In the past Greece has hosted twice the ICCP family in the meetings of 1993 in Chania, Crete, and 2005 in Patras. However, our world has changed significantly the last decade, and we are nowadays moving within “uncharted waters” facing challenges that affect also our scientific discipline.

Within this framework the Organizing Committee is having the pleasure to host for a first time in Greece a joint Meeting of The Society of Organic Petrology (TSOP) and the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP). We anticipate providing a unique forum for members of both Organizations to interact in a week-long meeting to discuss and exchange ideas, and thus contributing to the future of Organic Petrology.

The Meeting is organized by the Department of Geology, University of Patras, from 17^th to 24^th of September 2023, in the Conference & Cultural Center of the University of Patras, in Rio, a suburb of Patras, Western Greece. This period of time is very favorable, as it is just after the high-holiday season, with still a marvelous weather.

Therefore, we look forward welcoming you in Patras for a fruitful meeting and enjoyable field trips across Ionian Islands and Western Greece.

Please visit the Meeting webpage for more information or

Download the Meeting First Announcement.

New: Download Program of 2023 ICCP-TSOP Meeting

For the Organizing Committee

Kimon Christanis, Chair

Stavros Kalaitzidis, Executive Secretary

For any queries please contact: skalait@upatras.gr