The First International Conference of Biosedimentology

Growing evidence shows that biotic activities are involved in most, if not all, sedimentation processes from the ancient geological past to the present day. Biosedimentology is rapidly growing at the interface between biology and sedimentology. As reflected in publications, biosedimentology has received great attentions in recent years worldwide. To explore the interaction between biological processes in physical sedimentation throughout the geological past to the present day and their possible consequences and controls, we are going to hold the First International Conference of Biosedimentology in late 2024 at Wuhan, China. Emphasized in particular are microorganism’s involvement in sedimentary processes, biomineralization process and mechanism, as well as their contributions to carbon neutrality and the evolution of habitable earth.

This conference offers an important forum in which geologists, sedimentologists, paleontologists, biologists, microbiologists, geochemists, and scientists of other disciplines meet together, and exchange ideas on a wide range of topics related to the biological and sedimentary processes of the biosphere and geosphere. Such exchanges and integrations are anticipated to accelerate the development of biosedimentology and the earth system sciences as a whole.

I hope that this invitation may help you to apply for visa at local Chinese embassies. I look forward to seeing you in Wuhan in October, 2024.

30th Nov., 2023

1. 1. Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China

International Commission on Stratigraphy

International Association of Sedimentologists

International Society of Palaeogeography

Geological Society of China

Paleontological Society of China

China Association of Sedimentologists

Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry

China University of Geosciences

Yangtze University

Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey (Geosciences Innovation Center of Central South China)

State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences (CUG, Wuhan)

Yangtze University

Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey (Geosciences Innovation Center of Central South China)

1. 2.   Academic and Organizing Committee

Chairman: Shucheng XIE

Members: Natsuko ADACHI, Daniel ARIZTEGUI, Karim BENZERARA, David BOTTJER, Jian CAO, Daizhao CHEN, Jitao CHEN, Zhong-Qiang CHEN, Julie COSMIDIS, Jan-peter DUDA, Xiqiu HAN, Zuozhen HAN, Zhiliang HE, Axel HOFMANN, Mingcai HOU, Yi JIN, Andreas KAPPLER, Kurt KONHAUSER, Hongwei KUANG, Jeong-Hyun LEE, Chao LI, Jianbo LIU, Yongqin LIU, Maria MUTTI, Zhijun NIU, Nora NOFFKE, Dominic PAPINEAU, Joern PECKMANN, Hairuo QING, Joachim REITNER, Robert RIDING, Monica SANCHEZ-ROMAN, Longyi SHAO, Bing SHEN, Xuefa SHI, Pablo SUAREZ-GONZALEZ, Jun SUN, Fengping WANG, Hongmei WANG, Jian WANG, Xiaomei WANG, Gangjian WEI, Rachel WOOD, Shenghe WU, Jiaxin YAN, Shouye YANG, Kefu YU, Changmin ZHANG, Xingliang ZHANG, Deshun ZHENG, Chuanming ZHOU, Guangyou ZHU

Chairman: Zhong-Qiang CHEN

Secretary in general: Yu PEI

Members: Zhihui AN, Xi CHEN, Long CHENG, Daoliang CHU, Qian FANG, Xueqian FENG, Dongjing FU, Jianxiang HOU, Jun HU, Limin HU, Xianyu HUANG, Yuangeng HUANG, Zhongwu LAN, Fei LI, Tao LI, Yang LI, Mu LIU, Tao LIU, Xiting LIU, Genming LUO, Jinxiong LUO, Mao LUO, Zhengyi LYU, Qian NI, Zhanfeng QIAO, Xincheng QIU, Xuan QIU, Zhen QIU, Jun SHEN, Yuefeng SHEN, Haijun SONG, Huyue SONG, Qiliang SUN, Yadong SUN, Dongjie TANG, Li TIAN, Man TONG, Chuanshang WANG, Xiangdong WANG, Benzhong XIAN, Hao YANG, Jianghai YANG, Zongjun YIN, Xuelian YOU, Hao YUN, Lei ZHANG, Wenfeng ZHOU, Ruiwen ZONG

1. 3.   Registration

Non-student participant 3700 CNY ¥, student participant 2700 CNY ¥.

1. 4.   Conference Scheduleas

1. 5. Conference Venue

1. 6. Presentation Guidelines

The presentation will be in English. The requirement of different presentation types are as follows (slide size 16:9):

(4) Posters : size in 90 cm × 120 cm (width × height), needs to be posted in advance in the designated area.

1. 7. Accommodation and Access

Room types and prices:

Luxury big bed room, 350 CNY ¥ per night with breakfast

Deluxe double bed room, 350 CNY ¥ per night with breakfast

Contact: Xueping Bao, 13397105755 (WeChat/telephone)

Room types and prices:

Luxury big bed room, 400 CNY ¥ per night with breakfast

Deluxe double bed room, 400 CNY ¥ per night with breakfast

Contact: Mengyun Wu, 15827714475 (WeChat/telephone)

Room types and prices:

Big bed room, 280 CNY ¥ per night with breakfast

Double bed room, 280 CNY ¥ per night with breakfast

Contact: Gangting Wang, 18971364567 (WeChat/telephone)

Please book the hotel in advance through the different contact person of different hotel as the number of rooms are very limited.

Three hotels are almost at the same location, about 12 km to the Future City Campus of CUG. During the conference, shuttle buses will be arranged between the hotels and conference venue.

1. 8. Mid-conference Activities

The lower part of the microbialite succession across the Permian–Triassic boundary at Chongyang, Hubei Province (Wang et al. 2019)

The Permian-Triassic boundary succession at the Xiandao Lake section, Yangxin County, Hubei Province (left) and the Xiandao Lake (right)

(3) Burrows (trace fossils) and trace-making bivalves on the bank of the Yangtze River andTop Sightseeing Attractions in Wuhan