Deadlines
March 13, 2010 Abstract submission closesGrant application closes
Field trip preliminary registration closes April 23, 2010 Abstract acceptance confirmation April 30, 2010 Normal rate registration closes
Field trip final registration closes
Dormitory booking closes early June, 2010 Final meeting schedule/programme June 20, 2010 Cancellation with 100% refund
Countdown
(164 days before the conference)
Recent updates
2010-03-01 Dormitory level accommodation is availableClick here for detailed info 2010-02-19 IMA2010 Field Trip registration started
Click here for detailed info 2010-02-15 The early bird grant decisions have been taken
Grantees will be notified via e-mail by Friday (19 February) 2010-02-13 MECC2010 web site updated
www.mecc2010.org 2010-02-12 Connected workshops and short courses registration enabled
Click here for detailed info 2010-02-02 IMA2010 Exhibition kit launched
Click here for detailed info 2010-02-02 Early bird grant application closed
Grant decisions will be communicated within a week
Bonds and Bridges: Mineral sciences and their applications
Everything on natural and analogous solid matter and its interactions
Scientific profile
Contributions are welcome from all fields of research and education related to mineral sciences and their applications, the latter including artistic and other social approaches as well. The large IMA2010 meeting will be organised on a human scale:
- the number of parallel sessions will be limited
- posters will be on display for longer periods
Overview timetable of the Conference
Tradition: 50 years of IMA
The International Mineralogical Association (IMA), the oldest international scientific body of mineral sciences, organised its first General Meeting (GM) in 1959. The next meeting of the recently quadrennial world conference series, the twentieth IMA GM, is standing on, and will pay tribute to the solid basis built up by the results of two complete generations of mineral scientists, having met traditionally at IMA GMs.
Geographical bonds and bridges
Though internet demolishes distances, there are still no long term co-operations without personal communication. Researchers of different regions need to meet personally.
The IMA2010 will be a meeting for all continents.
Human generations' bonds and bridges
New paradigms need new generations. New generations need to relate to the past. Generations need to meet personally. At IMA2010 space will be allocated for discussions of small groups. Emphasis will be laid on helping participants with special needs (disabled participant service, child care, rest areas etc.)
The IMA2010 will be a meeting for all generations.
Conference date and venue
August 21 (Saturday) - August 27 (Friday), 2010
The venue of IMA2010, the Danube Riverside Campus (Lágymányos) of the Eötvös University is close to the heart of Budapest. Architectural monuments, museums, shops are easy to reach from here. Budapest, a city of 2 million people along the Danube, offers exciting programmes for visitors. End of August weather is usually mild, pleasant for both field trips and cultural visits. A week in Budapest may give a pleasant tourist experience also to the accompanying guests.
The new campus of the Eötvös L. University, on the riverside of the Danube, Budapest, Hungary