The Institute of Geologists of Ireland

GSNI webinar: “Imaging Subsurface Geology using Gravity measurements from the air”
2023-12-14 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Webinar
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland webinar given as part of the Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series.
The webinar is entitled “Imaging Subsurface Geology using Gravity measurements from the air”.
It will be given by Dr. Gary Barnes, chief scientist at Metatek.
The webinar will introduce gravity gradiometry technology and show how airborne surveys can help solve a variety of geological challenges.
More information on the talk and the registration details can be found at this Eventbrite link:
Imaging Subsurface Geology Using Gravity Measurements From the Air Tickets, Thu 14 Dec 2023 at 16:00 | Eventbrite

Galway Geological Association (GGA) lecture: “New fossil find at the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare”
2023-12-13 19:30 | ZOOM
Galway Geological Association (GGA) are also holding a Zoom lecture, 13th December 2023 at 19:30.
It is entitled “New fossil find at the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare” and will be given by Dr. John Murray (Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Galway).
Registration is possible by emailing galwaygeology@gmail.com and you will receive a Zoom link.

Irish Geological Association (IGA) lecture: “Investigating Archaean Terrane Boundaries in Scotland”
2023-12-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Rooftop Bar, Hyde Dublin and Zoom, 9 Lemon Street, Dublin 2, Dublinj, Ireland
Irish Geological Association (IGA) last lecture of the year 13th December 2023, between 19:00 and 20:00, as a hybrid event.
It will be available on Zoom, but also in-person at the IGA Member’s Night at the Rooftop Bar, Hyde Dublin, 9 Lemon Street, Dublin 2.
The lecture is entitled “Investigating Archaean Terrane Boundaries in Scotland” and will be given by Dr. Eszter Badenzski (iCRAG, UCD). More details on the talk and how to register are available in the Flyer here.

Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG) Lecture Series 2023 and IAEG AGM
2023-12-12 18:30 | Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, Co. Meath and online, The Rath, Ashbourne, Ireland
Next talk in the series will be held on Tuesday 12th December, to be followed immediately by the IAEG AGM.
The lecture, entitled “Using Geological Survey Ireland hyperspectral data as a tool for lithological interpretation” will be given by Russell Rogers of Geological Survey Ireland.
It will be held as a hybrid event, both in-person at the Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, Co. Meath and online from 6:30pm.
Registration is required in advance and is open at www.iaeg.ie.
Please note that the AGM that follows at 8:00pm the talk is a members-only event.
More information on both events can be found here: IAEG – IAEG 2023 AGM + Using Geological Survey Ireland hyperspectral data as a tool for lithological interpretation

UNECE / EGS / GSEU joint webinar - “United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC)”
2023-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) / EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) / Geological Service for Europe (GSEU) joint webinar:
“United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC)”
Date and Time: 12th December 13:00 – 14:00 CET (12:00 – 13:00 Irish Time) online.
More information on topics, speakers and how to register can be found here:
UNECE – EGS/GSEU joined webinar – United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) | Events | GSEU (geologicalservice.eu)

Geological Service for Europe (GSEU) webinar: “Mapping and Managing Sustainable GeoEnergy Capacities in Europe”
2023-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Date and time: 11th December 13:00 – 14:00 CET (12:00-13:00 Irish Time) online.
More information on topics, speakers and how to register can be found at this link:
Meet the GSEU webinar – Mapping and Managing Sustainable GeoEnergy Capacities in Europe | Events | GSEU (geologicalservice.eu)

IAH (Irish Group) - Technical Discussion Meeting
2023-12-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Royal Dublin Golf Club, Bull Island and via Zoom, Bull Island, Dublin, Ireland
IAH (Irish Group) TDM –next Technical Discussion Meeting on Tuesday 5th December between 6pm and 7pm as a hybrid event, in-person at the Royal Dublin Golf Club, Bull Island and via Zoom.
The topic is related to the Water Resource Management at Royal Dublin Golf Course and the talk is titled
“Developing a new irrigation groundwater supply from marine sands and gravels while improving course drainage and flood protection in the context of rising sea levels”.
It will be given by David Ball (Independent Hydrogeologist), Cian Buckley (Senior Flood Engineer, Arup) and Gerry Baker (Associate Hydrogeologist, Arup).
Refreshments will follow the TDM.
More information and how to register for the Zoom is available here.

IAH (Irish Group) virtual event hosted by the Canadian Early Career Hydrogeologists Network (ECHN)
2023-12-05 17:00 | Online Event
Presentations, under the topic of “Career Development Perspectives from former ECHN Members” will be given from 17:00 GMT (12:00 EST in Canada)
by Dr. Matthys Dippenaar (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Viviana Re (University of Pisa, Italy), and Ryan Threndyle (CBCL – Canada), who will be sharing their experiences about advancing careers in hydrogeology.
More information and the registration link can be found here:
IAH-ECHN Career Development Perspectives from Former ECHN Members Webinar Registration Form (google.com)

European Federation of Geologists (EFG) Webinar
2023-12-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Webinar entitled “Changing Gear: New Roles in the Energy Expansion” on Tuesday 5th December from 13:00 to 15:00 GMT (14:00 – 16:00 CET).
This webinar will discuss the transfer of skills from oil and gas to other sectors and aims to provide useful insights into alternative career opportunities, including geothermal, hydrogen, helium exploration and CCUS.
More information on speakers, content and a registration link can be found at:
EFG Webinar – Changing Gear: New roles in the Energy Expansion | Tickets | Science & Technology | Billetto — United Kingdom

Irish Quaternary Association (IQUA) Annual Symposium 2023
2023-12-01 09:30 - 16:30 | Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square South, Dublin 2, D02 X338, Ireland
Friday, 1st December between 9:30am and 4:30pm in Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
The symposium will centre around the topic of “Marginal Environments: processes, use and resilience”.
Registration is open in person on the day. See preliminary schedule here.
See www.iqua.ie for more information.

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE Dublin) talk: “New tricks for old dogs: Modelling for Storage”
2023-11-30 17:30 | Haughton Theatre, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College,, Dublin, Ireland
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE Dublin) are holding a talk on CO2 Storage Projects on Thursday 30th November in the Haughton Lecture Theatre in the Museum Building in Trinity College, starting at 5.30pm.
It will be given by Mark Bentley (of Langdale, TRACS and Heriot-Watt University) who is a very entertaining speaker and has been an SPE Distinguished Lecturer. See abstract and talk details here

Belfast Geologists Lecture: "Mourne Gullion Stranford UNESCO Global Geopark”
2023-11-28 18:30 | Queens University Belfast, University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NN,, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
It will be given by Dr. Kirstin Lemon of GSNI.
Hybrid event, held in person at Queen’s University Geography Department, Elmwood Avenue, Room GEO/OG/006 or online, via Zoom, on Tuesday 28th November starting at 6:30pm for 7pm if in person and from 6:45pm if on Zoom.
If attending via Zoom, join using these details:
Meeting ID: 852 9574 9629
Passcode: [REDACTED]
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85295749629?pwd=[REDACTED]

IAEG Online Lecture Series 2023
2023-11-21 19:00 | Webinar
Next webinar in the series via Google Meet on Tuesday 21st November at 7pm.
Entitled “The Critical Raw Materials Act” given by Mairéad Fitzsimons, Senior Geologist at the Geoscience Policy Division, Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
Registration is required to receive the invite link to this talk. Registration is open at this link:
IAEG – The Critical Raw Materials Act

IAH AGM and TDM
2023-11-21 18:00 | ZOOM
TDM at 18:00 and the AGM will take place afterwards starting at approx.19:00 hrs.
You must register in advance via this zoom link (you will then receive an email with the login details):
https://tinyurl.com/IAHTDM
At the Technical Discussion Meeting (TDM), Matteo Viganotti (AECOM) will present a talk under the following title:
“Injecting CO2 in a historical lime deposit for sequestration/remediation”.
Further details of the event (and future TDMs and events) are on the flyer which can be found at the following link:
https://www.iah-ireland.org/TDMs/IAH%20TDM%20and%20AGM%20-%2021st%20November%202023_v2.pdf

"Ingenious Dublin” exhibition in the Little Museum of Dublin
2023-11-21 - 2023-11-28 | Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, Ireland
The exhibition includes fossils on loan from the Geological Museum in Trinity College Dublin, including Ireland’s oldest fossil.
As part of the exhibition, there are a number of talks.
One of the talks on the 21st November is entitled “Geology & Photography – the work of John Joly” and will be given by Professor Patrick Wyse Jackson.
You can find the Little Museum of Dublin at 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 and link to more information and tickets here:
Ingenious Dublin Exhibition | The Little Museum of Dublin

Galway Geological Association (GGA) Fieldtrip
2023-11-18 | The Burren National Park, Mullach Mór, Co Clare, Ireland
Late autumn outing to Mullach Mór, Burren National Park on Saturday 18th November 2023.
Dr. Eamon Doyle of the Burren National Park will be guiding this fieldtrip.
For further information and to register, please email: galwaygeology@gmail.com

GSNI webinar: “The Value of Geothermal for a Clean Energy Transition and Key Success factors for its deployment”.
2023-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) webinar on 16th November 2023 between 16:00 and 17:00, as part of the Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series.
It will be given by Jack Kiruja, Associate Programme Officer with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Registration details can be found at this Eventbrite link:
The Value of Geothermal for a Clean Energy Transition Tickets, Thu 16 Nov 2023 at 16:00 | Eventbrite

Irish Geological Association (IGA) talk: “New Ways to Hunt Down Irish Zn-Pb Mineralization”
2023-11-15 19:00 - 20:00 | ZOOM
The talk will be given by: Dr. Aileen Doran of iCRAG / UCD
Further details can be found here.
To register, please email info@geology.ie

Irish Mining and Quarrying Society (IMQS) Annual Black Tie Dinner Dance
2023-11-11 | Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, Co. Meath – and on ZOOM, Trim, Co Meath, Trim, C15 WYF4, Ireland
Saturday 11th November in Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, Co. Meath.
Further information on costs and a link to buy tickets can be found here:
IMQS Dinner Dance 11th Nov 2023 – IMQS

Geoscience 2023 - GSI Annual Conference: “Geoscience for a better future”
2023-11-07 08:30 - 19:00 | Printworks Conference Centre, Dublin Castle, Dame St, Dublin, Ireland
Save The Date:
Geoscience 2023, the GSI annual conference. Themed “Geoscience for a better future”
7th November 8:30am to 7:00pm in the Printworks Conference Centre, Dublin Castle.
You can now register for this free conference using this Eventbrite link:
Geoscience2023 – Geoscience for a better future Tickets, Tue 7 Nov 2023 at 08:30 | Eventbrite

IGI Contaminated Land Training Series webinar
2023-10-25 12:30 - 14:00 | ZOOM
“Developing CSMs & Introduction to Risk Assessment”
by Graham Webb.
Pre-register for this training series by emailing info@igi.ie.
More details are available on the flyer here.

Samhain agus Science Mini-Festival
2023-10-25 - 2023-11-06
Samhain agus Science Mini-Festival is an initiative of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS).
This year’s festival runs from 25th October to 6th November with a total of five events, representing all DIAS schools.
All events are in-person, with four taking place at DIAS HQ, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, and the fifth taking place at Galway City Museum.
The Galway event is a walk-in workshop which doesn’t require a ticket, all of the others can be booked via their Eventbrite collection.

The Hydrogeological Group of Geological Society London: Groundwater Modellers Forum
2023-10-19 | Birmingham and Online, Priory Rooms, Bull St,, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The title of the forum is: “What aren’t we modelling and does it matter?”.
It will be a hybrid event.
The Hydrogeological Group has very kindly allowed IGI members to avail of the Geol. Soc. members rate (£95 Stg for remote attendance), just put in your IGI membership number into the notes and comments section when registering.
Please see Forum Flyer for more information and note that the deadline for online attendance registration is Monday, 16th October.

Belfast Geologists Society talk
2023-10-17
The next talk of their 2023/2024 winter programme will be on Tuesday 17th October.
The talk will be given by Dr. Robert Raine of GSNI and the provisional title is “Geothermal Potential of Northern Ireland”.
More details on how to access the meeting will be provided nearer the date.
Keep an eye on the Belfast Geologists webpage for more information coming soon Belfast Geologists Winter Programme

International Association of Geomorphologists: Webinar
2023-10-16 14:00 - 15:40 | Webinar
International Association of Geomorphologists will be holding a webinar on the 16th October between 14:00 and 15:40 IST (15:00 and 16:40 CET) featuring speakers from Poland, Italy and the U.K.
More details on the topics to be presented and how to register can be found here:
IAG Webinar for the International Geodiversity Day 2023 – IAG – International Association of Geomorphologists

Annual IAH (Irish Group) Field trip with the central theme of “CatchmentCARE”
2023-10-14 - 2023-10-15 | Arney, Blackwater and the Finn Catchments, BT74 6HX, United Kingdom
To be held in the Border counties to learn about the work undertaken as part of the cross-border CatchmentCARE project, in the cross-border river catchments: the Arney, the Blackwater and the Finn.
14th and 15th October
Full details of the content of the fieldtrip, the itinerary, cost and how to register can be found at this link Annual IAH (Irish Group) Field Trip – International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Irish Chapter (iah-ireland.org).
Further questions or queries can be directed to the IAH Fieldtrip Secretary, Joe Greene at fieldtrip@iah-ireland.org

Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series: "Why Geothermal?"
2023-10-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
“Why Geothermal? – Analysis of community acceptance to promote energy justice and sustainable development strategies in rural Argentina”
Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series– webinar tomorrow Thursday 12th October 2023 4pm-5pm hosted by the GSNI.
Given by Jackson Marshall Grimes of Project Innerspace.
More information on the content of this webinar and a link for registration can be found at this Eventbrite link:
Why Geothermal? Analysis of Community Acceptance to Promote Energy Justice Tickets, Thu 12 Oct 2023 at 16:00 | Eventbrite

National Geothermal Energy Summit 2023
2023-10-11 | TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus, Grangegorman Lower,, Dublin, D07H6K8, Ireland
Save The Date:
Details to follow…

GSI / Geotechnical Society of Ireland: European Ground Motion Service (EGMS) course
2023-10-10 14:00 - 17:30 | Engineers Ireland, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Geological Survey Ireland, along with the Geotechnical Society of Ireland are co-hosting a free half-day course on the European Ground Motion Services (EGMS) on the afternoon of the Monday 10th October in Engineers Ireland, Clyde Road between 14:00 and 17:30.
EGMS is a Copernicus Service devoted to the monitoring of land deformation phenomena.
More information can be found at this link on GSI website short course on the European Ground Motion Service and here: https://www.gsi.ie/documents/CourseDescription_.pdf

Belfast Geologists Society: A short excursion to the geological garden at Crawfordsburn Country Park
2023-10-07 10:30 - 12:30 | Crawfordsburn Country Park, 32 Bridge Rd S, Helen's Bay, Bangor, BT19 1JT, United Kingdom
Led by: Dr. Michael Dempster
Earth Science & Heritage Officer, Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
More information can be found at the end of this link Belfast Geologists Summer Programme
