PanAfGeo

The 29th Colloquium of African Geology
2023-09-26 08:00 - 2023-09-29 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Windhoek, Namibia
The Colloquium of African Geology (CAG) is a major biennial meeting organized under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf), where earth scientists globally have the opportunities to present their research results on topics related to African geology and surrounding areas.
For more information, contact: cag29@mme.com.ma; cag29.whk@gmail.com

World Resources Forum 2023
2023-09-04 - 2023-09-06 | Hybrid
Following previous conferences which engaged over 15,000 participants in Switzerland, Japan, China, Peru, Costa Rica, Australia and Ghana, WRF’23 ‘Rethinking Value – Resources for Planetary Wellbeing’ will take place in a hybrid format in Geneva (Switzerland) and online, on September 4-6, 2023.
WRF’23 provides an open platform for scientific contributors to present and discuss their research with scientists, policy-makers, business leaders and civil society organisations from all over the world. WRF’23 will focus on three conference tracks:

Sufficiency: from a consumer to a sufficient society
Value Chains: from extractive to regenerative value chains
Digitalisation: from growth to purpose

The tracks will be explored through a multi-disciplinary approach able to convey together environmental, societal, technological, economic, governance and geo-political perspectives.
For more details and registration, click here.

European Sustainable Energy Week 2023
2023-06-20 - 2023-06-22 | Hybrid
From 20 to 22 June, the European Sustainable Energy Week will bring together public authorities, private companies, NGOs and consumers to promote initiatives to accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition. Registrations are now open for onsite and online attendance, with limited spaces for in-person participation: book now to guarantee your spot!
Under the theme “Accelerating the clean energy transition – towards lower bills and greater skills”, EUSEW 2023 highlights include:

The EUSEW Policy Conference, covering topics related to skills, energy efficiency, affordability and inclusion, renewables, and decarbonisation;
The prestigious Awards Ceremony, taking place on 20 June, in the presence of Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, recognising individuals and projects for outstanding efforts – vote until 11 June for your favourite projects and individuals;
The fourth edition of the European Youth Energy Day, with a wide programme build by and for young people under 35
A series of networking activities during the whole week where participants can connect with other members of the sustainable energy community, including an energy fair
From March to June, locally organised Sustainable Energy Days taking place around the world to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Within the 60+ sessions at the Policy Conference, CINEA is proposing a large programme of debates and talks on:

Decarbonising the EU’s building stock: addressing the skills gap?, Tuesday 20 June, 14.30-16.00
Career opportunities in the energy transition: the skills you need for the green economy, Tuesday 20 June, 14.30-16.00
Innovative approaches to upskilling the building workforce: towards a carbon neutral building stock, Tuesday 20 June, 16.30-18.00
Smart electricity grids: supporting RES integration and the clean energy transition, Thursday 22 June, 11.30-13.00
Boosting innovation and green transition through carbon pricing, Thursday 22 June, 14.00-15.30

Event website, click here.

GEODAYS 2023
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21 | Pau, France
The International Business Convention organised by AVENIA and dedicated to subsurface industries.
Theme : “The European Subsurface on the 2030 horizon”. The 2023 edition will help to mobilise subsurface stakeholders in building a powerful and sovereign European industry. The GEODAYS aims at drawing a Subsurface Innovation roadmap on the 2030 horizon through conferences and thematic sessions. Whether it is bringing solutions for decarbonisation, securing the supplies of mining and energy resources, managing the varying demands in water, or accompanying a territories’ land use planning, this subsurface industry convention is vital.
For more information and to register, click here.

EU-Africa Business Summit
2023-06-15 | Brussels, Belgique
The EU-Africa Business Summit is an event organised by European Business Summits to promote the voices of enterprises in Europe and Africa. In recent years, the Summit has expanded into a leading annual platform where prominent figures from the business world meet high-level policy makers to discuss the current global trends and challenges affecting the EU and Africa.
The 6th edition, titled “Africa-Europe: Re-energising a Common Future”, cognisant of the critical role of sustainability and the green transition, will create the perfect opportunity to follow up on the discussions, and pursue the mission of promoting and facilitating the dialogue between EU and African stakeholders.
For more information, click here.

Mid-Term Meeting of PanAfGeo
2023-05-15 08:00 - 2023-05-16 17:00 | Brazzaville, République du Congo

UNESCO Earth Sciences – 50th Anniversary
2023-03-16 13:30 - 18:00 | Hybrid
UNESCO Natural Sciences sector invites UNESCO Member States’ Government representatives to join global geoscience leaders, economists, policy makers, industry, and academic experts to identify how the science of our planet can help find people centered solutions to many of society’s ‘grand challenges’.
The International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)’s 50th anniversary celebration: Targeting UNESCO’s member states and the communities who are connected with earth scientists (natural and social sciences community, private and public sector, youth), UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector and IUGS are inviting Members States to the Conference entitled ‘Healing The Earth: UNESCO and Earth sciences past, present and future’ on the 16th March 2023.
The Conference will showcase IGCP’s achievements and impact; status and to provoke a discussion about the role of UNESCO and IUGS in international earth science cooperation during the next 50 years to address the challenges our society is facing today. The conference will highlight how, even today while big geosciences projects are delivered through big, internationally funded programmes, led by ‘big’, recognised names and adopted by the major funding agencies, IGCP empowers early-career geoscientists to establish their name and give them opportunities to flourish (in 2022, 379 project leaders from 94 countries, 41% female, 50% early career scientist brought together more than 5000 geoscientists to deliver the objectives of 60 projects).
Click here to download the concept note (PDF).
Webcast link, here.

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023
2023-02-06 08:00 - 2023-02-09 17:00 | South Africa, South Africa
Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba) is solely dedicated to the successful capitalisation and development of mining interests in Africa. Succeeding for over 27 years, Mining Indaba has a unique and widening perspective of the African mining industry, bringing together visionaries and innovators across the entire value chain.
The 2023 edition of Investing in African Mining Indaba, will take place between 6-9 February 2023 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.
PanAfGeo-2 Project will be present at the Council for Geoscience (CGS) – Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) booth. Come and meet us at booth ‘A40’.
Event page & registration: https://miningindaba.com/Home

InfoPoint hybrid conference: Advancing Africa-Europe digital cooperation through knowledge sharing
2023-01-26 12:30 - 14:00 | Online
D4D Access is a knowledge-sharing initiative that centralises, promotes and disseminates African and European best practices and lessons on the Digital for Development (D4D) platform for policymakers and experts from academia, among others. I would like to bring your attention to the upcoming webinar about the presentation of the D4D Access platform entitled “InfoPoint hybrid conference: Advancing Africa-Europe digital cooperation through knowledge sharing” organized by DG INTPA on 26 January 2023, 12:30 CET – 26 January 2023, 14:00 CET (English and French),
Objective and target audience
The Infopoint event aims at presenting D4D Access to the different stakeholders who may benefit from using and contributing to the platform as well as at exchanging views on the role of knowledge sharing in the D4D sector. To,

EU institutions and EU delegations to partner countries in Africa.
Teams implementing Team Europe initiatives and D4D projects across Africa.
African public institutions and regional organisations.
Civil society organisations, multilateral organisations, research and academic institutions, and private sector.
Stakeholders engaged in D4D Hub working groups and advisory groups.

More on the importance of sharing knowledge to advance digital cooperation from the AU-EU D4D Hub Lead for Knowledge Sharing on the project’s webpage.
To register, click here.

SAGA Conference
2022-11-28 - 2022-12-01 | Sun City, South Africa
The South African Geophysical Association’s 17th Biennial Conference & Exhibition will be taking place on 28th November 2022- 1st December 2022 in Sun City, South Africa. The conference present unique opportunity to reconnect across the industry to discover as well as share emerging technologies and research discoveries with one of the world’s leading assemblies of geoscientists, young professionals, decision makers, and technical experts. The theme of the conference is title “RECONNECT.REIMAGINE” as the world recover from the global Covid19 pandemic that has resulted in economic crisis.
Council for Geoscience is one of the lead investors (Diamond Investor) of the SAGA conference, as such CGS booth will be shared with PanAfGeo team.
Event page and registration : https://sagaconference.co.za/

EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary
2022-10-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Brussels, Belgique
EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) will be holding its 50th anniversary event in October 2022. The event celebrates the long collaboration between 37 European geological surveys with an overall workforce of several thousand experts, which make up the membership of EGS. During this time, the Geological Surveys of Europe have been working together to deliver geoscientific knowledge and data to the EU institutions to support policy making for the benefit of society.
The collaboration between Geological Surveys has been providing pan-European development of harmonised data on topics such as subsurface resources, sustainable urban development, environmental and waste management and natural geohazards since 1971. During the anniversary celebration events, EuroGeoSurveys will honour their past work and look to the future as they continue to collaborate in developing a path towards a Geological Service for Europe.
For more information: Click here.

Council for Geoscience - Geoscience Summit 110 Years Celebration
2022-10-25 08:00 - 2022-10-27 17:00 | South Africa, South Africa
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has previously hosted three successful Summits in the years 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2021, the CGS hosted its biennial Summit. The Summits bring together researchers, scientists, decision-makers as well as nationally and internationally renowned experts for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and research innovations in the geoscientific space. The CGS took this opportunity to also showcase its operational programmes and strategy which are aligned to the national developmental imperatives of South Africa.
In order to continue with this tradition, the CGS will host a Geoscience Summit on 25 to 27 October 2022 which will be a celebration of 110 years of CGS existence and excellence in geoscience research.
The 110-year celebration aims to highlight the significant role played by the CGS and its partners in achieving its mandate and its contribution to South Africa. The objectives are as follows:

To recognise geoscience contributions to the development of South Africa through geology research and training, enhanced national mapping and geoscience research broadly;
To celebrate the CGS’s resilience, endurance and sustainability that has been a hallmark of its success over the years and thereby promoting the CGS brand as a trusted custodian of geoscientific data, information and knowledge in the Republic.
To acknowledge the forbearers of the CGS and their contribution to the field of geoscience
To promote and encourage responsive programmes in the field of geoscience as the basis for human development.
To develop a geosciences education and training plan that will take geosciences in general into the future – one that is socially responsible, environmentally sustainable and that meets the needs of a growing and revitalised economy.

For more information: Click here.

The launch of AMDC Phase II and the 2nd African Forum on Mining
2022-10-03 - 2022-11-04
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) will be launching AMDC Phase II and 2nd African Forum on Mining on 3-4 October 2022. The AMDC objective is to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision and its Action plan to enable the minerals resource sector play its role in the social and economic transformation, inclusive growth and sustainable development of African economies, in conjunction with Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the private sector, civil society organizations including women and youth organizations, collaborating institutions and other key stakeholders.
AMDC webpage : https://au.int/en/amdc

MADI Webinar Panel Discussion
2022-09-26 14:30 - 16:30 | Online
The Minerals Africa Development Institution (MADI) will be hosting an online panel discussion that will explore the topic “The Impact of the Russia & Ukraine War on Africa’s Minerals Resources Development-Opportunities & Challenges.”
Visit event page here.
To join the webinar, follow here.

Current and future opportunities for EU-Africa cooperation in the Space domain
2022-09-06 09:00 - 2022-09-07 17:30 | Hybrid
The hybrid event on the Current and future opportunities for EU-Africa cooperation in the Space domain, organised by the EU Global Action on Space, is scheduled to take place in Pretoria, South Africa between September 6th and 7th, 2022.
The event will focus on current and future collaborations between the EU and Africa in the field of space, with the overall aim of further enhancing EU-Africa synergies and collaborations.
Event page & registration: Click here.

ReSToRE 2 summer school
2022-07-04 - 2022-07-08 | University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Irlande, Dublin, Ireland
The Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) and International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) have decided to organise ReSToRE 2 on July 4-8th, 2022, in University College Dublin. The deadline for applications is 1 February, 2022.
IcRAG is hoping to be able to provide financial support to some participants from developing countries.
The flyer for the summer school is available here and full information is available at https://www.icrag-centre.org/restore/

GEODAYS 2022
2022-06-14 08:00 - 2022-06-15 17:00 | France
The 2022 edition of GEODAYS will be held on June 14th and 15th, on-site, at Palais Beaumont in Pau. The GEODAYS are two days of B2B meetings, Open Innovation, conferences and thematic sessions, punctuated by exchanges and meetings.
“Subsurface, Energy Transition & Territories”: The energy transition triggers new subsurface uses. The local characteristics of these resources and the need to develop “short routes”, make these territories major stakeholders of the transition. This year, the GEODAYS’ borders with Spain in the spotlight in 2022, in order to pave the way to new means of cooperation in our domains of activities.
Event page & registration: Click here.

Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2022
2022-06-13 08:00 - 2022-06-29 17:00 | Hybrid
For the first time in its 90-year history the PDAC Convention—the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining event—will be offered both in-person and online. The PDAC Convention in downtown Toronto is widely considered the ‘Super Bowl’ of the mineral exploration and mining community. Over the past decade alone, the must-attend event has brought together upwards of 30,000 attendees from over 130+ countries annually to network, conduct business, and learn about the latest trends and technologies shaping the sector.
PDAC 2022 Convention will run in person from 13 – 15 June and will be followed by an online event on 28 – 29 June.

PanAfGeo-2 Project will be present at the EuroGeoSurveys stand within the European Commission booth (#337).
Event page & registration: Click here.

The Earth Futures Festival
2022-05-15
Earth Futures Festival connects geoscience and the arts raising international awareness of the role Earth Science plays in building our sustainable future. The Festival is organised in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 685: Geology for Sustainable Development and with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).
The Earth Futures Festival is free to enter and the deadline for submission is 15 May 2022.
More information about the Earth Futures Festival: https://www.earthfuturesfestival.com/

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2022
2022-05-09 - 2022-05-12 | Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
The 2022 edition of Investing in African Mining Indaba, originally scheduled for 7-10 February 2022 will now take place 9-12 May 2022 at the CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa.
The mining community will be looking to the future with the overarching theme: ‘Evolution of African Mining: Investing in the Energy Transition, ESG, and the Economies.’ It’s the place where the industry moves forward. From global leaders to new challengers and industry heavyweights to evolve African mining. Whilst powering new strategies, critical dialogues and deal-making transforming the energy transition, ESG, and the economies.
Event page & registration: https://miningindaba.com/Home

Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum
2022-03-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Online
The Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum is taking place one month after the EU-AU Summit, Africa-Europe Week, and the EU-Africa Business Forum, key events for the AU-EU partnership where digital cooperation took a central role in the agenda.
Africa and Europe are important partners in the digital sector and share the ambition of leveraging digitalisation for inclusive and sustainable development. With the aim of advancing the partnership between African and European digital actors, the AU-EU Digital for Development (D4D) Hub project is facilitating the first Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum. Co-hosted by the African Union and the European Union, the event will take place online on 18 March 2022.
The forum’s objective is to make sure that all stakeholders (private sector, governments, academia, and civil society) contribute to joint AU-EU efforts to build an inclusive digital economy and society that leaves no one behind. It will also be an opportunity for the African Union Commission and the European Commission to give an update on the status of the implementation of digital initiatives and programmes.
Event page: here; Registration link: here.

8th Annual International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC)
2022-01-31 - 2022-02-02 | Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia

DEEP 21 - International Symposium of Deep Earth Exploration and Practices
2021-11-01 - 2021-11-06
Virtual Meeting

IGF 17th Annual General Meeting
2021-10-19 - 2021-10-20

Circular economy policy and business solutions to e-waste challenges in Africa at WRF 21
2021-10-14
Online workshop
