Goldschmidt 2026 – Call for GEOTRACES session proposals

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4 September 2025

Dear colleagues,

Please find below the call for session proposals for the Goldschmidt conference 2026. The submission deadline is October 15, 2025. We encourage you to submit GEOTRACES sessions for inclusion in the programme.

In particular, Vineet Goswami, Seth John and Sasha Turchyn, co-chairs of Theme 12, strongly encourage GEOTRACES researchers to submit sessions under:

Theme 12: Oceans and Atmosphere: Chemical and Physical Evolution and Modern Processes
Co-chairs: Vineet Goswami (Physical Research Laboratory), Seth G. John (University of Southern California) and Alexandra (Sasha) V. Turchyn (University of Cambridge)
Theme description: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Program/1196

Other relevant themes includes:

Theme 9: Biogeochemical cycles
Co-chairs: Jiying Li (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Yeala Shaked (Hebrew University) and Bridget A. Bergquist (University of Toronto)
Theme description: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Program/1193

Theme 13: Earth’s Changing Climate
Co-chairs: Hana Jurikova (University of St Andrews), Samuel L Jaccard (University of Lausanne) and Heather Stoll (ETH Zürich)
Theme description: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Program/1197

Theme 14: Policy, Communication, Education, and Inclusion
Co-chairs: James Brenan (Dalhousie University), Maria Dittrich (University of Toronto) and
Holly Stein (AIRIE Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, and University of Oslo, Norway)
Theme description: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Program/1198

Important:
If you are planning to propose a GEOTRACES Session or Workshop for this conference, inform the International Project Office (IPO, elena.masferrer-dodas@univ-tlse3.fr) before October 1, 2025. This early communication will allow us to:

  • Publicise your session within the GEOTRACES community in due time.
  • Facilitate coordination among proponents of related sessions, avoiding post-submission merges.

We look forward to your contributions, thank you very much,

GEOTRACES IPO

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Call for Session and Workshop Proposals
Now Open

The Goldschmidt science program is built from the ground up with contributions from scientists around the world. We invite the entire geochemistry community to submit suggestions for sessions and workshops to help create another great conference. The deadline for proposals is 15 October.

Submit a Session
Review the list of themes to determine the best one for your proposed session. Sessions should have a broad reach and aim to attract at least 25-30 abstract submissions.

Submit a Workshop
We welcome proposals for workshops to be held in Montréal before the conference. Learn more about organizing a workshop.

Dates & Deadlines

15 October – Session and Workshop Proposal Deadline

December – Abstract Submission, Grant, and Student Helper Applications Open

12-17 July 2026 – Goldschmidt 2026 – Montréal, Québec, Canada and Online

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