Activities
Organic Petrology Award 2023
The Organic Petrology Award was established in 2003 during the 55th ICCP Meeting in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Award recognises significant contributions by coal and organic petrologists at an intermediate stage of their career. The Organic Petrology Award is limited to applicants under 50 years of age. The award can be conferred every two years. It consists of a bronze medal and the Organic Petrology Award certificate.
Scientific contributions to consider include: scientific and/or practical contribution to various aspects of coal and organic petrology expressed, for example, in quality of the publication, their impact and significance, international recognition, scientific contribution.
Members submitting nominations should provide a letter of nomination, accompanied by any documents supporting the nomination, e.g. available or access to CV, web-based profile, list of publications etc.
The Organic Petrology Award Committee consists of the last five Awardees available. The nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Subcommittee Dr. Magdalena Misz-Kennan (magdalena.misz@us.edu.pl), University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
The current deadline for submission of nominations is April 30, 2023.
17th – 24th 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 17th to 24th 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.
For the Organizing Committee
Kimon Christanis, Chair
Stavros Kalaitzidis, Executive Secretary
For any queries please contact: skalait@upatras.gr
The 14th ICCP Course of General Coal and Organic Petrology took place between 24-28th of October, 2022, in the Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras. The Course was jointly organized by the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology and the GeoEnergy Resources Team of the Department of Geology, University of Patras, being supported by Hilgers Technisches Büro and the Special Research Account of the University of Patras.
Instructors of the course were Dr. Stavros Kalaitzidis, Department of Geology UP, Greece, Dr. Maria Ángeles Gómez Borrego, Ιnstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR-CSIC), Spain, and Dr. Nicola J. Wagner, Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
The topics covered a wide range of subjects, from theoretical background of maceral concepts to applications in geology and industry. Practical sessions were conducted using the FOSSIL Student software, as well as the coal-petrographic microscope of the Department of Geology where they have a gym with the new smart exercise bike with screen.
The Course was attended by 18 participants, including young scientists and professionals, who work in organic petrology related disciplines. Attendees came from universities, research centers, geological surveys, and Companies, originating in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Philippines, South Africa, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Turkey and USA.
The last day the participants visited the Keri Mire in Zakynthos Island, where they had the chance to see an active peat-forming environment, asphalt seepages within the peatland, and a nearby Miocene outcrop with rich-in-organics intervals. The course concluded with a gastronomic tour of Greek Cuisine in the historic center of Zakynthos town.
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72nd meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
September 17-23, 2020, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
The 72nd ICCP Meeting will be hosted by China University of Mining and Technology, in Xuzhou, China.
More information will be available soon.
News, Please follow the link: https://www.iccop.org/postponement-of-14th-iccp-course/
1. Introduction
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), in conjunction with DGGV (Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereiningung e.V.), the Teichmüller Foundation and GFZ (the German Research Centre for Geosciences), is pleased to announce a training course in general organic petrology to be held in Potsdam between 25-29th May 2020.
The course is designed for professionals and students, and is not exclusively targeting organic petrologists but also those, who use petrographic data rather.
Instructors will be Dr Walter Pickel and Dr Stavros Kalaitzidis.
2. Course outline
The course will be held daily from 09:00 a.m. until 05:00 p.m., with breaks for morning and afternoon coffee/tea and lunch.
The following items will be covered in the course:
Theory:
Coal and other fossil organic matter genesis (geology, petrology and geochemistry), composition, type, rank/maturity and rank parameters.
Petrographic analyses: fundamentals of the optical microscope and sample preparation, maceral and microlithotype analyses, vitrinite reflectance analysis and the use of fluorescence.
Basic factors controlling quality and technological behaviour of coal, oil shales, source rocks.
Overview of industrial and environmental applications of organic petrology.
Practical:
Practical exercises form a significant part of the course. They include macroscopic and microscopic characterisation of components of fossil particulate organic matter, their quantification and the assessment and the interpretation of data.
Microscopic identification of fossil organic matter components, point-counting analysis, reflectance analysis, the use of fluorescence on various samples of different type and rank/maturity and grade will be exercised on images of pre-scanned samples on screen with the group or on the participant’s laptops – Windows only. Analysis software will be provided to the participants).
A practical session on the use of a reflected light microscope will be held with at a research microscope.
3. Registration and fees
Costs for the course include course notes, lunches and coffee-breaks. Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals other than during the course. The number of participants is limited to 20.
Registration is now available.
Due date for registration and payment is April 30th, 2020. A detailed outline of the course will be available on the website closer to the course.
| Company / Professional | 1300 € |
| Government / Non-Profit | 750 € |
| Student | 250 € |
Pay either by Bank Transfer to:
Bank Name: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Address: 48 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Account Name: International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology
BSB: 064107
Account Number: 10409339
Swift Code: CTBAAU2S
Reference: your surname and 14th ICCP Course.
Or Contact ICCP’s Treasurer Dr. Peter Corsdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au for Credit card payments.
Receipt will be sent upon payment.
4. Accommodation
Participants must make their own accommodation reservations directly.
For accommodation in Potsdam please visit:
https://www.potsdam.de/kategorie/hotels
If you need further information please contact: Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
5. Venue
Geoforschungszentrum (GFZ – The German Geoscience Research Center) Potsdam.
6. Trainers
Dr. Walter Pickel
Walter Pickel received his PhD from the Rheinish Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany in 1991.He taught and worked at RWTH from 1987 until 1998. Afterwards he joined CSIRO Petroleum in Sydney, Australia as a senior research scientist. In 2003 he joined Harold Read & Associates and co-founded Coal & Organic Petrology Services P/L in Sydney in 2004, a company of which he was the managing director. He is now the owner and director of this company, trading as Organic Petrology Services P/L. His company applies organic petrology to conventional and unconventional gas exploration, petroleum exploration, metallurgical coal exploration and quality assessment, fossil fuel contamination in environmental samples.
Apart from teaching at Aachen University, he has been giving classes and workshops at Cologne University, in Chile, Indonesia, Iran and Australia.He is author/co-author of some 80 reviewed papers and abstracts. He is a member of the ICCP since 1991.
Dr. Stavros Kalaitzidis
Stavros Kalaitzidis received his Ph.D. degree in the scientific field of “Peatlands and Peatification Processes” from the Department of Geology, University of Patras, Greece, in 2007. As postgraduate student he worked in several research programmes at the University of Patras in collaboration with Universities and Institutions in Germany, UK, and The Netherlands, but also for the Greek Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME), and the Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications (ISFTA) in Athens. From 2008 to 2014 he served in various positions in the Australian mining industry, initially in the exploration and mining sectors of BHP Billiton, and later as Senior Geologist at Integral Resource Consulting Ltd. based in Brisbane, Queensland. Currently he holds an Assistant Professor position in the field of Economic Geology at the University of Patras. He is a member of the ICCP since 1999.
Further Information
Please contact Dr. João Graciano Mendonça Filho at graciano@geologia.ufrj.br
or Dr. Walter Pickel at walter.pickel@organicpetrology.com
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“Organic Petrology” to be held at Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam, May 25th – 29th, 2020, held by S. Kalaitzidis and W. Pickel.
For more information please visit: 14th ICCP Course.
71st meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
September 15-21, 2019, The Hague, the Netherlands
NEW! The Book of Abstracts of the 71st ICCP Meeting is now available online.
The Final Announcement of the 71st ICCP Meeting is now available online.
71 ICCP Opening Session & Symposium Presentations Programme
Registration and Abstract’s submission are open!
Please visit the Meeting webpage for more information.
If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact the Chair of the Organizing Committee:
Dr. George Siavalas, georgios.siavalas@shell.com
1. Introduction
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), in conjunction with DGGV (Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereiningung e.V.), the Teichmüller Foundation and GFZ (the German Research Centre for Geosciences), is pleased to announce a training course in Organic Petrology and its Applications to be held in Potsdam, July 15th – 19th, 2019.
The course will focus on the petrology of fossil organic matter with a particular emphasis on a wider range of coals and dispersed organic matter in the fossil record and as pollutants in the environment. Practical applications and technological importance will be stressed.
While a basic geological understanding of the participants will be assumed, the course is designed for those with little or no knowledge of fossil organic matter. It is therefore suitable for undergraduate or post graduate students, as well as established professionals who require a more thorough understanding of petrological aspects of coals another fossil organic matter or the interpretation of data thereof.
2. Course outline
Theory:
Coal and other fossil organic matter genesis (geology, petrology and geochemistry), composition, type, rank and rank parameters.
Petrographic analyses: fundamentals of the optical microscope and sample preparation, maceral and microlithotype analyses, vitrinite reflectance analysis and the use of fluorescence.
Basic factors controlling quality and technological behaviour of coal. Industrial and environmental applications of organic petrology.
Practical:
The use of the reflected light microscope, identification of fossil organic matter components, point-counting analysis, reflectance measurements, use of fluorescence (all by pre scanned analyses on a screen with the group or on the participant’s laptops –Windows only, sorry). Analysis software will be provided to the participants with examples of various samples of different type, rank and grade.
3. Trainers
Dr. Walter Pickel, Organic Petrology Services P/L, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Isabel Suárez Ruiz, INCAR-CSIC, Oviedo, Spain
4. Registration and fees
Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals except where stated below. Costs include course notes, lunches and coffee-breaks. Number of participants is limited to 20 persons and will be on a first come basis.
Registration is now available.
Due date for registration and payment is July 1st, 2019. A detailed outline of the course will be available on the website closer to the course.
| Company / Professional | 1300 € |
| Government / Non-Profit | 750 € |
| Student | 250 € |
Pay either by Bank Transfer to:
Bank Name: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Address: 48 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Account Name: International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology
BSB: 064107
Account Number: 10409339
Swift Code: CTBAAU2S
Reference: your surname and 13th ICCP Course.
Or Contact ICCP’s Treasurer Dr. Peter Corsdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au for Credit card payments.
Receipt will be sent upon payment.
Further Information
Please contact Dr. João Graciano Mendonça Filho at graciano@geologia.ufrj.br
or Dr. Walter Pickel at walter.pickel@organicpetrology.com
1. Introduction
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), in conjunction with Geolab, DGGV (Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereinigung e.V.), the Teichmüller Foundation and GFZ (the German Research Centre for Geosciences), is pleased to announce a training practical course in Dispersed Organic Matter to be held in Potsdam from 29th of October till 2nd of November 2018.
Instructors will be Prof. Joao Graciano Mendonca Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Dr. Angeles G. Borrego, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Oviedo, Spain. A Textbook will be available for the participants. Practical sessions will be hold using a microscope with image projection, set up for transmitted and reflected white light observation, as well as reflectance measurements (FOSSIL software). The microscope system will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro.
The course focuses on the Petrology of Dispersed Organic Matter, examined both in transmitted and incident light, with particular emphasis in practical exercises integrating the information from both observation modes. The course will cover identification of palynofacies components and macerals, as well as the procedures for the quantification of various components. Determination of source rock maturity, geochemical and optical parameters, identification of vitrinite and measurement of vitrinite reflectance will be covered. Difficulties and common mistakes will be discussed.
As theoretic background will be kept to a minimum, it is recommended having performed the Organic Petrology or Dispersed Organic Matter ICCP basic courses or previous experience in organic petrographic analysis. A training kit with the samples analysed in the course will be provided for the attendees to take home.
A Certificate of participation will be awarded to each person completing this course, but this does not include accreditation from the ICCP. Information for the ICCP Accreditation Program can be found at Accreditation.
2. Registration and fees
Registration includes tuition. Costs include course notes, lunches, coffee and farewell function. Printed notes will be available for the courses. Powerpoint presentations will be used for the lectures. Course notes will be distributed to each participant and a CD of the notes and Powerpoint presentations will be available. It is required the participants to bring along their own laptop.“FOSSIL -Student” program runs on all notebooks with operating system Windows XP to Windows 10, but does not run in Apple devices.
| Company / Professional | 1300 € |
| Government / Non-Profit | 700 € |
| Student | 250 € |
Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals except where stated. Costs include course notes, lunches and coffee, and course dinner.
Course language is English.
Space is limited and will be on a first come basis. A detailed course outline will become available soon at www.iccop.org.
Further information is available from:
Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
3. Payments
Payment should be settled at the latest on 30th September, 2018. After registration in the course participants will receive, from ICCP’s Treasurer Mrs. Jennifer Pearson, a proforma invoice with the amount due and all details of bank account for bank transfer and/or for payment with credit card (only VISA and MASTERCARD).
4. Accommodation
Participants must make their own accommodation reservations directly.
For hotels in Potsdam please visit:
https://www.potsdam.de/kategorie/hotels If you need further information please contact: Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
5. Venue
WIS – Wissenschaftsetage im Bildungsforum,
Room “Vollmer”
Am Kanal 47
14467 Potsdam
Germany
http://www.wis-potsdam.de/en/welcome-wis
The WIS has a good connection to the railway service and to the international airports of Berlin. From Berlin there is an easy access by public transport. From the Potsdam-Main Railway Station (Hauptbahnhof) you can walk to the building in 10—15 minutes or take tram 93, 94 or 99 to station “Platz der Einheit/ Bildungsforum”.
6. Course outline
The course will meet daily from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., with breaks for morning and afternoon tea, and lunch.
The following items will be covered in the course:
- Dispersed Organic Matter (DOM): Concepts and definitions, OM production, processes and sedimentation, OM evolution, physicochemical transformation during maturation.
- Transmitted and reflected light microscopy techniques (white and blue lights), sample preparation, modes of illumination, qualitative and quantitative procedures.
- Palynofacies. Identification and classification of components. Interpretation of results.
- Identification and quantification of macerals.
- Maturity of organic matter: SCI-Spore Colour Index; spectral fluorescence parameters. Vitrinite reflectance measurement. Identification of indigenous vitrinite. Interpretation of results.
- Case studies.
Emphasis will be given to practical exercises:
For Palynofacies exercises Samples from Marine, Transitional and Continental depositional environment with their typical palynomorphs assemblages will be analysed.
Reflected light classes: Samples of Low, médium and high rank will be considered. Special emphasis in the distinction between vitrinite-bitumen-inertinite in organic-rich samples and picking up the indigenous vitrinite population in marine samples will be put.
Practical sessions will be conducted using a microscope with image projection, equipped with the FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement. The microscope system will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro. The individual work of the practical sessions requiresthe participants’ laptop. Please remember that “FOSSIL -Student” program runs on all notebooks with operating system Windows XP to Windows 10, but does not run in Apple devices.
7. Trainers
João Graciano Mendonça Filho
Dr. João Graciano Mendonça Filho has a Bachelor in Geology from Federal University of Paraná, Brazil (1989), Master in Organic Petrography and Geochemistry (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, (1993) and a PhD in Organic Facies (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1999). During his PhD Professor João Graciano was an exchange student at the Karls Eberhard Universität Tübingen, Germany and the Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry Postgraduate Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is a Full Professor of the Department of Geology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and currently he occupies the position of Dean at the Mathematical and Natural Sciences Center (CCMN/UFRJ). Professor João Graciano is coordinator of the Palynofacies and Organic Facies (LAFO) and Petroleum and Environmental Geochemistry (LAGEPA) Laboratories at UFRJ. Besides this, he also coordinates the research groups of the Petroleum Geochemistry and Environmental Organic Geochemistry and Palynofacies and Organic Facies at CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), where he is holds a Level 1 Researcher status. He is also Advisor of several Bachelor, Master and PhD Students in Geology at UFRJ, and contributes to the Undergraduate Courses and Graduate Programs in Geology from others universities in Brazil and Portugal, working in Geosciences with an emphasis in Petroleum Geochemistry, Organic Petrology, Palynofacies, Organic Facies, and Environmental Organic Geochemistry. He is member of several scientific societies, among them, of ALAGO (Latin American Association of Organic Geochemistry) and ICCP (International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology). Within the ICCP, he is Convener of Organic Matter Concentration and Palynofacies Working Group, and one of the Instructors of the ICCP Training Courses in Dispersed Organic Matter. Prof. João Graciano is author or co-author of a significant number of peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, as well as editor of Scientific Journals always focused on topics of geochemistry and organic petrology applied to fossil fuels exploration. In the last years he has received several international Awards recognizing his scientific and research work and contributions to the science, among them The Organic Petrology Award from ICCP in 2012.
Angeles Borrego
Angeles Borrego
Angeles G. Borrego is Scientific Researcher at the Instituto Nacional del Carbón (INCAR-CSIC) in Oviedo, Spain. She got her Bachelor degree in Geology from the Complutense University of Madrid, in 1987 and the PhD from the University of Oviedo in Spain in 1992 after having performed short stays at the NRG on fossil fuels and environmental geochemistry in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), and the University of Bergen (Norway). She worked for nearly three years at the Lehrstuhl from Erdöl und Kohle (RWTH Aachen), Germany with a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship. Her research has mainly focused on the study of oil shale and source rocks with special emphasis in the relationships between organic petrology and geochemistry, the petrographic characteristics of combustion chars and the behavior of macerals upon pyrolysis, and more recently on peat as a record of palaeo-environmental variability. Her research has been carried out within the framework of national and international projects and has yielded over 70 papers in peer reviewed journals. Her scientific achievements were recognized with the Organic Petrology Award from ICCP in 2008. Angeles has supervised a significant number of Bachelor, Master and PhD students and is also tutoring classes at the University of Oviedo. She has also taught organic petrology short-courses for coal and oil companies and at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil), Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (Sogamoso) and Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila (Mexico) in addition to the ICCP courses on dispersed organic matter in 2014 and on Organic Petrology in 2016.
Practical session on petrographic techniques: Microscope system with the FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement, documentation and training will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro.
8. Disability-related needs
If you plan to attend the course and you have disability-related needs, please contact Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
1. Introduction
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), is pleased to announce a training course in Organic Petrology to be held in Brisbane, before the 7oth ICCP Meeting from 20-21st September 2018. This course will be a condensed version of the full 5 day course normally presented. It is designed for professionals and students, and is not exclusively targeting organic petrologists but also people, who use petrographic data.
Instructors will be Dr Walter Pickel and Dr Stavros Kalaitzidis.
2. Course outline
The course will meet daily from 09:00 a.m. until 05:00 p.m., with breaks for morning and afternoon tea, and lunch.
The following items will be covered in the course:
Topics will include:
- Introduction to organic petrology
- Introduction to coal, concepts of coal rank, type and grade
- Lithotypes, macerals and microlithotypes
- Petrographic methods
- Coal depositional environments
- Coalification, its causes and effects
- Australian coal deposits
- Coal Classification
- Introduction to dispersed organic matter (DOM)
Practical sessions will be conducted using a microscope with image projection, equipped with the FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement. The microscope system will be provided by Dr. Peter Crosdale.
3. Registration and fees
Registration includes tuition. Costs include course notes, lunches, coffee and a course dinner. Course notes will be available for the participants.
| Company / Professional | 1300 AUD |
| Government / Non-Profit | 750 AUD |
| Student | 250 AUD |
Registration Deadline 1st of September.
An invoice will be issued by the ICCP upon registration and is due before the course.
Course language is English.
Space is limited and will be on a first come basis. A detailed course outline will become available soon at www.iccop.org.
Further information is available from:
Dr. Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
4. Accommodation
Participants must make their own accommodation reservations directly.
For hotels in Brisbane please visit:
http://www.brisbane.com.au/ If you need further information please contact: Dr. Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
Note that the meeting venue (Royal on the Park) offer a 20% discount on bookings longer than 3 nights, or a 20% discount when booking using the code GROUP20 via their webpage.
5. Venue
The venue is centrally located in downtown Brisbane at:
Royal on The Park Hotel, 152 Alice St, Brisbane City QLD 400
http://www.royalonthepark.com.au/
6. Trainers
Dr. Walter Pickel
Walter Pickel received his PhD from the Rheinish Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany in 1991.He taught and worked at RWTH until 1998. Afterwards he joined CSIRO Petroleum in Sydney, Australia as a senior research scientist. In 2003 he joined Harold Read & Associates and co-founded Coal & Organic Petrology Services P/L in Sydney in 2004, a company of which he is the managing director. He is now the owner and director of this company. Apart from teaching at Aachen University, he has been giving classes and workshops at Cologne University, in Chile, Indonesia, Iran and Australia..He is author/co-author of some 80 reviewed papers and abstracts. He is a member of the ICCP since 1991. He was awarded the Reinhard Thiessen Medal in 2015.
Dr. Stavros Kalaitzidis
Stavros Kalaitzidis received his Ph.D. degree in the scientific field of “Peatlands and Peatification Processes” from the Department of Geology, University of Patras, Greece, in 2007. As postgraduate student he worked in several research programmes at the University of Patras in collaboration with Universities and Institutions in Germany, UK, and The Netherlands, but also for the Greek Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME), and the Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications (ISFTA) in Athens. From 2008 to 2014 he served in various positions in the Australian mining industry, initially in the exploration and mining sectors of BHP Billiton, and later as Senior Geologist at Integral Resource Consulting Ltd. based in Brisbane, Queensland. Currently he holds an Assistant Professor position in the field of Economic Geology at the University of Patras. He is a member of the ICCP since 1999.
Practical session on petrographic techniques: Microscope system with the FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement will be provided by Dr. Peter Crosdale.
Further Information
Please contact Dr. Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
70th Annual Meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
Update: Please visit the Meeting webpage for more information.
The 70th ICCP Meeting Program and Abstracts Booklet is now available online.
The First Announcement of the 70th ICCP Meeting is now available online.
Registration and Abstract’s submission will initiate mid of March 2018.
If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact the Chair of the Organizing Committee:
Dr. Peter Crosdale, peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
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69th Meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
Registration is still open for the 69th ICCP Meeting to be held in September in Bucharest, Romania
Please visit the Meeting website and download all the information regarding the associated technical and social events, fieldtrip and Hotels within the Final Announcement, the Meeting Agenda and the List of Oral and Poster presentations.
If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact the Chair of the Organizing Committee
Dr. Georgeta Predeanu at iccp2017romania@gmail.com and gpredeanu@gmail.com
Thank you for your interest for our ICCP2017 meeting and we look forward to welcoming you in Bucharest, in making this meeting a great success.
For More information please visit Meeting Website
1. Introduction
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), in conjunction with Geolab, DGGV (Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereinigung e.V.), the Teichmüller Foundation and GFZ (the German Research Centre for Geosciences), is pleased to announce a training course in Organic Petrology to be held in Potsdam from 26-30th June 2017.
Instructors will be Prof. Joao Graciano Mendonca Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Dr. Angeles G. Borrego, Instituto Nacional del Carbón, CSIC, Oviedo, Spain. A Textbook will be available for the participants. Practical sessions will be hold using a microscope with image projection, set up for transmitted and reflected white light observation, as well as reflectance measurements (FOSSIL software). The microscope system will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro.
The course focuses on the Petrology of Dispersed Organic Matter, examined both in transmitted and incident light, with particular emphasis in the integration of the information from both observation modes. The course will cover identification of palynofacies components and macerals, as well as the procedures for the quantification of various components. Determination of source rock maturity, geochemical and optical parameters, identification of vitrinite and measurement of vitrinite reflectance will be covered. Difficulties and common mistakes will be discussed.
While a basic geological understanding is required, the course is designed for those with little or no knowledge on source rocks. It is therefore suitable for under- or post-graduate students, as well as established geologists and other professionals working in the field of oil and gas exploration.
A Certificate of participation will be awarded to each person completing this course, but this does not include accreditation from the ICCP. Information for the ICCP Accreditation Program can be found at Accreditation.
2. Registration and fees
Registration includes tuition. Costs include course notes, lunches, coffee and farewell function. Printed notes will be available for the courses. Powerpoint presentations will be used for the lectures. Course notes will be distributed to each participant and a CD of the notes and Powerpoint presentations will be available.
| Company / Professional | 1300 € |
| Government / Non-Profit | 700 € |
| Student | 250 € |
Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals except where stated. Costs include course notes, lunches and coffee, and course dinner.
Course language is English.
Space is limited and will be on a first come basis. A detailed course outline will become available soon at www.iccop.org.
Further information is available from:
Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
3. Payments
Payment should be settled at the latest on 15th May, 2017. After registration in the course participants will receive, from ICCP’s Treasurer Mrs. Jennifer Pearson, a proforma invoice with the amount due and all details of bank account for bank transfer and/or for payment with credit card (only VISA and MASTERCARD).
4. Accommodation
Participants must make their own accommodation reservations directly.
For hotels in Potsdam please visit:
https://www.potsdam.de/kategorie/hotels If you need further information please contact: Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
5. Venue
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam, Germany
The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has a good connection to the railway service and to the international airports of Berlin. From Berlin there is an easy access by public transport. From the Potsdam-Hauptbahnhof you can walk in 15 Minutes to the Campus “Albert Einstein”. A detailed location plan is available from the GFZ-website: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/centre/about-us/directions-and-locations/
The GeoLab is situated in Building A27, Big Refractor (Großer Refraktor),
a campus plan is also available from the GFZ-website: https://media.gfz-potsdam.de/gfz/wv/doc/CMS/15/Campusplan.pdf
6. Course outline
The course will meet daily from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., with breaks for morning and afternoon tea, and lunch.
The following items will be covered in the course:
- Dispersed Organic Matter (DOM): Concepts and definitions, OM production, processes and sedimentation, OM evolution, physicochemical transformation during maturation.
- Transmitted and reflected light microscopy techniques (white and blue lights), sample preparation, modes of illumination, qualitative and quantitative procedures.
- Palynofacies. Identification and classification of components. Interpretation of results.
- Identification and quantification of macerals.
- Maturity of organic matter: SCI-Spore Colour Index; spectral fluorescence parameters. Vitrinite reflectance measurement. Identification of indigenous vitrinite. Interpretation of results.
- Case studies.
Emphasis will be given to practical exercises.
Practical sessions will be conducted using a microscope with image projection, equipped with the FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement. The microscope system will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro.
7. Trainers
João Graciano Mendonça Filho
Dr. João Graciano Mendonça Filho has a Bachelor in Geology from Federal University of Paraná, Brazil (1989), Master in Organic Petrography and Geochemistry (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, (1993) and a PhD in Organic Facies (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1999). During his PhD Professor João Graciano was an exchange student at the Karls Eberhard Universität Tübingen, Germany and the Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry Postgraduate Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is a Full Professor of the Department of Geology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and currently he occupies the position of Dean at the Mathematical and Natural Sciences Center (CCMN/UFRJ). Professor João Graciano is coordinator of the Palynofacies and Organic Facies (LAFO) and Petroleum and Environmental Geochemistry (LAGEPA) Laboratories at UFRJ. Besides this, he also coordinates the research groups of the Petroleum Geochemistry and Environmental Organic Geochemistry and Palynofacies and Organic Facies at CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), where he is holds a Level 1 Researcher status. He is also Advisor of several Bachelor, Master and PhD Students in Geology at UFRJ, and contributes to the Undergraduate Courses and Graduate Programs in Geology from others universities in Brazil and Portugal, working in Geosciences with an emphasis in Petroleum Geochemistry, Organic Petrology, Palynofacies, Organic Facies, and Environmental Organic Geochemistry. He is member of several scientific societies, among them, of ALAGO (Latin American Association of Organic Geochemistry) and ICCP (International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology). Within the ICCP, he is Convener of Organic Matter Concentration and Palynofacies Working Group, and one of the Instructors of the ICCP Training Courses in Dispersed Organic Matter. Prof. João Graciano is author or co-author of a significant number of peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, as well as editor of Scientific Journals always focused on topics of geochemistry and organic petrology applied to fossil fuels exploration. In the last years he has received several international Awards recognizing his scientific and research work and contributions to the science, among them The Organic Petrology Award from ICCP in 2012.
Angeles Borrego
Angeles Borrego
Angeles G. Borrego is Scientific Researcher at the Instituto Nacional del Carbón (INCAR-CSIC) in Oviedo, Spain. She got her Bachelor degree in Geology from the Complutense University of Madrid, in 1987 and the PhD from the University of Oviedo in Spain in 1992 after having performed short stays at the NRG on fossil fuels and environmental geochemistry in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), and the University of Bergen (Norway). She worked for nearly three years at the Lehrstuhl from Erdöl und Kohle (RWTH Aachen), Germany with a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship. Her research has mainly focused on the study of oil shale and source rocks with special emphasis in the relationships between organic petrology and geochemistry, the petrographic characteristics of combustion chars and the behavior of macerals upon pyrolysis, and more recently on peat as a record of palaeo-environmental variability. Her research has been carried out within the framework of national and international projects and has yielded over 70 papers in peer reviewed journals. Her scientific achievements were recognized with the Organic Petrology Award from ICCP in 2008. Angeles has supervised a significant number of Bachelor, Master and PhD students and is also tutoring classes at the University of Oviedo. She has also taught organic petrology short-courses for coal and oil companies and at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil), Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (Sogamoso) and Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila (Mexico) in addition to the ICCP courses on dispersed organic matter in 2014 and on Organic Petrology in 2016.
Practical session on petrographic techniques: Microscope system with the FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement, documentation and training will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro.
8. Disability-related needs
If you plan to attend the course and you have disability-related needs, please contact Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
The 2016 ICCP travel grant was awarded to Mr Ndivhuho Nendouvhada and Ms Maseda Mphaphuli, both from University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Congratulations to both!
The ICCP Student Travel Grant is designed to support student attendance at the ICCP Training Courses. The ICCP Travel Grant supports qualified MSc and PhD students from around the world, who are active in fields related to the Themes of ICCP. The ICCP Travel Grant is open to students who express interest to attend the ICCP Training Courses.
The call for applications for the ICCP Student Travel Grant to attend the Potsdam 2017 Course will be opened soon.
If you have questions please contact Dr. Stavros Kalaitzidis (skalait@upatras.gr).
Dear TSOP, AASP and ICCP Members:
The Houston 2016 Organizing Committee are in need of your assistance. We are just short of fulfilling our room-block requirements with The Magnolia Hotel for the upcoming meeting. If we do not meet the minimum requirements we will incur a financial penalty. We obviously want to avoid such a situation.
If you have not made your hotel accommodations, the link available below is still valid and we ask that you make your reservations as soon as possible so you can be counted towards our room-block requirement.
https://aws.passkey.com/event/13814522/owner/25349/home
WE DON’T NEED LOTS but I hope that some of you can make your Hotel reservations in the near future and help us avoid financial penalty.
Thank you in advance, on behalf of the Houston Organizing Committee.
Thomas Demchuk
Jen O’Keefe
Thomas Gentzis
Joseph Curiale
TSOP-AASP-ICCP JOINT MEETING
September 18-23, 2016
The Magnolia Hotel, Houston TX
Abstract Deadline Extension
The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce a 2-week extension to the deadline to submit Abstracts for this meeting. The new deadline is Monday, August 15th.
Please visit the Meeting homepage and see the Abstract format template under the Abstract Submissions tab. We look forward to your Abstract.
http://palynology.org/home-page-2016-joint-meeting-tsop-aasp-iccp/
Early-Bird Registration Period has Ended
The early-bird registration period ended on August 1st. We will still be accepting full-price registration right up to the time of the meeting.
The Magnolia Hotel Room Reservations
This is a reminder that your last day to book meeting accommodations at the Magnolia Hotel is Friday, August 12th. After that date, the hotel will NOT guarantee the special low price for a hotel room. Please make your reservations very soon.
TSOP and AASP Luncheons Free for Students
Thanks to a generous grant from SEPM (The Society for Sedimentary Geology) we are happy to offer free admission for Students to participate in the TSOP or AASP Business Luncheons. Please contact Thomas Demchuk (tdemchuk@swbell.net) to reserve your spot at one of the Luncheons.
Reduced Student Price for Conference Dinner
Thanks to the SEPM grant, we are pleased to offer a reduced price for Students who wish to participate in the Conference Dinner on the Wednesday Evening. The reduced price is US$45. This line-item should appear on the Meetings Homepage very soon. Please contact Thomas for any questions.
TSOP/AASP/ICCP Student Mixer
A social evening for Students has been arranged at the nearby Flying Saucer restaurant in downtown Houston. This will allow students from diverse backgrounds to mingle in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy some great beer and snacks. The Flying Saucer is famous in Houston as having one of the largest selections of beers on tap. The Organizing Committee will provide one free beverage per student, and will also provide appetizers. Please contact Thomas so he can provide exact numbers of participation to the Flying Saucer.
We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the meeting.
Thomas Demchuk (General Chair)
Organizing Committee:
Joe Curiale
Thomas Gentzis
Jen O’Keefe
REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN
JOINT MEETING
TSOP – AASP – ICCP
The Society for Organic Petrology, AASP-The Palynological Society And the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology
September 18 – 23, 2016
Houston, Texas USA
Registration and abstract submissions are open for this historic meeting to be held in September in Houston, TX. Please visit the website and see all the information regarding the associated technical and social events, fieldtrips and short course.
Abstract submission closes August 1st! Early bird registration ends August 1st!
Hotel reservations by 12 August under ICCP code
We look forward to your registration and abstract submissions, and making this historic meeting a great success. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please send them to Thomas Demchuk at tdemchuk@swbell.net
For More information please visit Meeting Website
1. Introduction
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), in conjunction with Geolab, DGGV (Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft – Geologische Vereiningung e.V.), the Teichmüller Foundation and GFZ (the German Research Centre for Geosciences), is pleased to announce a training course in organic petrology to be held in Potsdam between 6-10th June 2016.
The course is centred on the petrology of coals with a particular emphasis on extending familiarity with a wider range of coals and dispersed organic matter. Practical applications and technological importance will be stressed.
While a basic geological understanding will be assumed, the course is designed for those with little or no knowledge of coal. It is therefore suitable for under-graduate or post graduate students as well as established professionals who require a more thorough understanding of petrological aspects of coals.
A Certificate of participation will be awarded to each person completing this course, but this does not include accreditation from the ICCP. Information for the ICCP Accreditation Program can be found at Accreditation.
2. Registration and fees
Registration includes tuition. Costs include course notes, lunches and coffee and farewell function. Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals except where stated. Printed notes will be available for the courses. Powerpoint presentations will be used for the lectures. Course notes will be distributed to each participant and a CD of the notes and Powerpoint presentations will be available.
| Company / Professional | 1300 € |
| Government / Non-Profit | 700 € |
| Student | 250 € |
Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals except where stated. Costs include course notes, lunches and coffee, and course dinner.
Course language is English
Space is limited and will be on a first come basis. A detailed course outline will become available soon at www.iccop.org.
Further information is available from:
Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au
3. Payments
Payment should be settled at the latest on 15 May, 2016. After registration in the course you will receive, from our Treasurer Mrs. Jennifer Pearson, a proforma invoice with the amount due and all details of bank account for bank transfer and/or for payment with credit card (only VISA and MASTERCARD).
4. Accommodation
Participants must make their own accommodation reservations directly.
For hotels in Potsdam please visit:
https://www.potsdam.de/kategorie/hotels If you need further information please contact: Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
5. Venue
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam, Germany
The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has a good connection to the railway service and to the international airports of Berlin. From Berlin there is an easy access by public transport. From the Potsdam-Hauptbahnhof you can walk in 15 Minutes to the Campus “Albert Einstein”. A detailed location plan is available from the GFZ-website: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/centre/about-us/directions-and-locations/
The GeoLab is situated in Building A27, Big Refractor (Großer Refraktor),
a campus plan is also available from the GFZ-website: https://media.gfz-potsdam.de/gfz/wv/doc/CMS/15/Campusplan.pdf
6. Course outline
The course will meet daily from 9:00 am until 6:00pm, with breaks for morning and afternoon tea, and lunch.
Theory: Coal genesis (geology and geochemistry), Coal Composition and type: Lithotypes, Macerals and Microlithotypes Coal rank and rank parameters. Petrographic analyses: fundamentals of the optical microscope and sample preparation, maceral and microlithotype analyses, vitrinite reflectance analysis and the use of fluorescence. Basic factors controlling quality and technological behaviour of coal. Industrial applications of organic petrology.
Practical:
Practical session on petrographic techniques: The use of the reflected light microscope, identification of coal components, point-counting analysis, reflectance measurements, fluorescence analysis (all by pre scanned analyses on a screen with the group) on coals of different type and rank and grade. Preparation of participants for ICCP accreditation programs on coal analysis. It would be possible to examine your own coal samples.
Practical session facilities will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro, using a microscope with FOSSIL software for reflectance measuement, documentation and training.
7. Trainers
Walter Pickel
Walter Pickel received his PhD from the Rheinish Westfaelische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany in 1991.
He taught and worked at RWTH until 1998. He joined CSIRO Petroleum in Sydney, Australia as a senior research scientist in 1999. In 2003 he joined Harold Read & Associates and co-founded Coal & Organic Petrology Services P/L in Sydney in 2004, a company of which he is the managing director.
Apart from teaching at Aachen University, he has been giving classes and workshops at Cologne University, in Chile, Indonesia and Australia and has taught various ICCP courses on general organic petrology and on industrial applications of organic petrology. He was appointed visiting professor at the Instituto de Geologia Economica Aplicada –GEA at the University of Concepcion, Chile in 2000.
He is author/co-author of some 80 reviewed papers and abstracts. He is a member of the ICCP since 1991 where he convenes various working groups and got the Thiessen Medal Award in 2015 for the achievements in the field of organic petrology.
Angeles Borrego
Angeles Borrego
Angeles G. Borrego is Scientific Researcher at the Instituto Nacional del Carbón (INCAR-CSIC) in Oviedo, Spain. She got the PhD from the University of Oviedo in Spain in 1992 after having performed short stays at the NRG on fossil fuels and environmental geochemistry in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), and the University of Bergen (Norway). She worked for nearly three years at the Lehrstuhl from Erdöl und Kohle (RWTH Aachen), Germany with a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship. Her research has mainly focused on the study of oil shale and source rocks with special emphasis in the relationships between organic petrology and geochemistry, the petrographic characteristics of chars and the behavior of macerals upon pyrolysis, and more recently on peat as record of palaeo-environmental variability. This research has been carried out within the framework of national and international projects and has yielded over 60 papers in peer reviewed journals. Angeles gives some classes at the University of Oviedo and has taught compact organic petrology courses for coal and oil companies and at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil), Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (Sogamoso) and Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila (Mexico) in addition to the ICCP course on dispersed organic matter in 2014.
Practical session on petrographic techniques: The use of the reflected light microscope, identification of coal components, point-counting analysis, reflectance measurements and fluorescence analysis (all by pre-scanned analyses on a screen with the group) will be applied on coals of different type and rank, coal blends and related organic substances. Practical session facilities will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro using a microscope with FOSSIL software for reflectance measurement, documentation and training.
8. Disability-related needs
If you plan to attend the course and you have disability-related needs, please contact Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de
More than 80 scientists participated in the various working groups discussions during the 67th ICCP Meeting in Potsdam, Germany. The one-day Symposium “Coal and Organic Petrology – New Perspectives and Applications: a tribute to Marlies Teichmüller (1914-2000)” included a broad variety of topics related to organic petrology. Prior to the meeting an excursion to the Open Case Mine Welzow-Süd and the power plant Schwarze Pumpe was organised.
Find more detailed information and a photo gallery soon at this website.
The ICCP Training Course on Organic Petrology for Industrial Applications was held successfully at the Geolab in the Great Refractor Building on Telegraphenberg in Potsdam.
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), in conjunction with Geolab, DGGV, Teichmüller Foundation and GFZ (the German Research Centre for Geosciences), organised this training course, which was centred on the petrology of a wide variety of coals. Practical applications and technological importance were stressed. While a basic geological understanding was assumed, the course was designed for those with little or no knowledge of coal. It was therefore suitable for undergraduate or post graduate students as well as established professionals who require a more thorough understanding of petrological aspects of coals.
General Outline Theory:
- Genesis (geology and geochemistry)
- Coal Coal Composition: Lithotypes, Macerals and Microlithotypes
- Coal rank and rank parameters.
- Petrographic analyses: maceral and microlithotype analyses, vitrinite reflectance analysis and the use of fluorescence.
- Basic factors controlling quality and technological behavior of coal.
Organic petrology applied to:
- Coal Mining and beneficiation
- Coal carbonization
- Coal combustion and co-combustion
- Coal gasification
- Coal liquefaction
- Coal derived carbon materials
- Environmental issues
Practical session on petrographic techniques: The use of the reflected light microscope, identification of coal components, point-counting analysis, reflectance measurements, fluorescence analysis (all by pre scanned analyses on a screen with the group) on coals of different type and rank, coal blends, residues from coal utilization…. Practical session facilities will be provided by Hilgers Technisches Büro, using a microscope with FOSSIL software for reflectance measuement, documentation and training.
Presenters Isabel Suárez-Ruiz, Spain & Walter Pickel, Australia
Isabel Suarez-Ruiz
Isabel Suárez Ruiz is a geologist and a scientific researcher at the Instituto Nacional del Carbon (INCAR-CSIC, Spain) working in the field of fundamental and applied organic petrology. She received her PhD in 1988 from the University of Oviedo (Spain) for her doctoral thesis in oil shales and source rocks. She has spent extensive periods of time carrying out research in petrology and organic geochemistry on rocks containing dispersed organic matter, coals, and solid residues from coal utilization, in well-known laboratories in France (Orléans, post-doctoral studies) and in United States (Carbondale in Illinois, as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geology; and Lexington in Kentucky as Visiting Scientist). She also spent shorter periods of time in the Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo (Mexico DF in Mexico) and in the Instituto Colombiano del Petroleo, ICP-ECOPETROL (Bucaramanga in Colombia) working in organic petrology applied to conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon systems exploration. Moreover, she also developed multiple international collaborations with USA, France, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, and national with Oviedo, Salamanca, Barcelona, Huelva, Almeria, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Sevilla Universities and Research Institutions in Spain. Nowadays, she is the manager of the Organic Petrography Laboratory at the INCAR-CSIC, she is also member of Scientific International Committees, Chair of the Commission III of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP) and she was Vice-president and President of The Society of Organic Petrology (TSOP). She is author and co-author of a significant number of papers (about one hundred), book chapters, a book and two ATLAS always focused on topics of coal and organic petrology. In the last years she has received several international Awards recognizing her scientific and research work and contributions to the science).
Walter Pickel
Walter Pickel received his PhD from the Rheinish Westfaelische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany in 1991. He taught and worked at RWTH until 1998. Afterwards he joined CSIRO Petroleum in Sydney, Australia as a senior research scientist. In 2003 he joined Harold Read & Associates and co-founded Coal & Organic Petrology Services P/L in Sydney in 2004, a company of which he is the managing director. Apart from teaching at Aachen University, he has been giving classes and workshops at Cologne University, in Chile, Indonesia and Australia. He was appointed visiting professor at the Instituto de Geologia Economica Aplicada –GEA at the University of Concepcion, Chile in 2000. He is author/co-author of some 80 reviewed papers and abstracts. He is a member of the ICCP since 1991.
Costs
Company/Professional € 1300
Government/non-profit € 700
Student € 250
Cost for the course excludes travel, accommodation and meals except where stated. Costs include course notes, lunches and coffee, and course dinner.
Course language is English. Space is limited and will be on a first come basis. A detailed course outline will become available in June 2015. If you want to register for the course, please use the online registration from. After registration, you will receive a confirmation and an invoice from the ICCP treasurer Jen Pearson.
For technical information, please contact the ICCP Vice President Peter Crosdale at peter.crosdale@energyrc.com.au, for logistical information, please contact Ms. Antje Treutler at treutler@gfz-potsdam.de.
Venue
The training is given at Building A27/ Big Refractor, Geolab at the Telegraphenberg in Potsdam
Accomodation
Please book the hotel of your choice in time, because September is a busy months in Potsdam.
Mercure Hotel
This hotel is closest to the train station and the meeting venue.
Please make your own reservations.
Prices: Room incl. breakfast: ca. 100-120 €
Mercure Hotel Potsdam City
Lange Brücke 1 14467 Potsdam,
Germany Tel.: + 49 331 27 22
Fax: + 49 331 27 20 233
E-mail: Michael.Ebert@mercure-hotel-potsdam.de Hotel website
Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci
The Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is situated just 500 metres from the famous summer residence “Castle Sanssouci” of Frederick the Great and its lovely park grounds.
Find more information at the hotel website. Prices: € 100-150.
There are several other hotels in Potsdam in all price ranges. Please check the internet.
Field Trip
A field trip will be organised to the East German Lignite Mines on Saturday, 5 September 2015 together with participants of the 67th ICCP meeting. The field trip will visit the open cast mine Welzow Süd and the power station ‘Schwarze Pumpe’. The costs for the field trip are € 80. Costs include travel, field trip guide, lunch and beverages. Please indicate on the registration form if you wish to participate in the field trip.
The 2015 ICCP travel grant was awarded to Małgorzata Uglik from the University of Wrocław, Poland. Congratulations !
The ICCP Student Travel Grant is designed to support student attendance at the ICCP Training Courses. The ICCP Travel Grant supports qualified MSc and PhD students from around the world, who are active in fields related to the Themes of ICCP. The ICCP Travel Grant is open to students who express interest to attend the ICCP Training Courses.
The call for applications for the ICCP Student Travel Grant to attend the Potsdam 2016 Course will be opened soon.
If you have questions please contact Dr. Stavros Kalaitzidis (skalait@upatras.gr).
This is the highest award offered by ICCP. It recognises significant achievements and outstanding contributions in the fields of coal and organic petrology. The award consists of a bronze medal.
The call for nominations for 2015 closed on APRIL 30th 2015.
Find more information here.
The 66th ICCP meeting took place in Kolkata, India. Meeting venue was Science City, Kolkata. The meeting was organized and hosted by CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India . Dr. Amalendu Sinha, Chairman, Organizing Committee, ICCP-2014 & Director, CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad & Dr. Ashok K. Singh, Organising Secretary ICCP-2014 and Principal Scientist and Head of the group Coal Petrology & Coal Characterization at CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Dhanbad) welcomed the International and National Delegates. The Commission Meetings were followed by a Symposium on ‘Application of Organic Petrology for Power & Steel Industries – our preparations for facing the challenges in coming decades. The meeting was very successful and exciting and the International Delegate enjoyed the intensive discussion with the Indian colleagues. More information will be published in the ICCP Newsletter and in the website soon.