Type of Structure: | society / association |
Regional Scope: | national in the area: Switzerland / |
Parent Organisations: | PF-Geosciences |
Child Organisations: | SwissGeophys, SwissSed, SwissTect |
Duration : | 1882 to present |
Contact Address: | no office contact defined |
General information and objectives
The Swiss Geological Society (SGS), founded in 1882, promotes the advancement of the Earth Sciences by organizing meetings during the annual assemblies of the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences (SAS), and by arranging annual reunions of groups of specialists. Symposia and thematic excursions take place on a regular basis, commonly in collaboration with other societies. The SGS also supports young scientists who attend the meetings of the SAS and the Congress of the European Union of Geosciences (EUG) in Strasbourg.