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Genf 2019 (45)

86th Annual Convention, Geneva, 22nd - 24th June 2019

Saturday, June 22
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme; Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner

Sunday, June 23
Field trip by coach to the highlights of the geology around the Geneva basin, the Vuache fault with recent seismic activity and the bitumen-impregnated Lower Freshwater Molasse.

Monday, June 24
Field trip by coach, visiting some stratigraphic highlights in the Jura arc west of Geneva such as a Kimmeridgian
coral-reef complex and bituminous limestone of lagoonal facies, still being mined because of the high sulfur content.

Chur 2018 (73)

85th Annual Convention, Chur, 16th – 18th June 2018
Saturday, 16th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme; Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 17th June
Coach excursion Flims-Sevgein-Versam-Domleschg: The Flims rockslide
Monday, 18th June
Coach excursion Reichenau-Ilanz-Uors-Vals: Helvetic nappes and Scopi zone, Lower Penninic nappes, Lugnez landslide, Valser mineral water springs

Chur 2018 drawings (16)

Drawings Martin Ziegler, Chur 2018

Ascona 2017 Monte Verità (64)

84th Annual Convention, Ascona, 17th – 19th June 2017
Saturday, 17th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme, Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 18th June
Coach excursion Mendrisiotto: The Southern Alps – A Mesozoic passive continental margin and its Alpine deformation
Monday, 19th June
Hike Monte Verità-Arcegno (morning) and coach excursion Val Verzasca (afternoon): Insubric Line and Root Zone of the Penninic nappe

Ascona 2017 drawings (2)

SASEG Art
Drawings Martin Ziegler 2017, Monte Verità, Ascona Tessin

Heidelberg 2016 (65)

83rd Annual Convention, Heidelberg, 25th – 27th June 2016
Saturday, 25th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme
Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 26th June
Coach excursion: Tertiary source rocks and reservoirs in the Upper Rhine Graben area
Monday, 27th June
Coach excursion: Mesozoic source rocks and reservoirs in the Kraichgau area

Baden 2015 (74)

82nd Annual Convention, 20th – 22nd June 2015
Saturday, 20th June
General Assembly, Scientific Meeting; Partners’ Programme
Cocktail Reception and Association Dinner
Sunday, 21st June
Coach excursion: Stratigraphy and tectonics of Jurassic Formations of the Eastern Jura Mountains
Monday, 22nd June
Coach excursion: Mont Terri Rock Laboratory, St. Ursanne, and guided tour of town

Baden 2015 drawings (4)

SASEG Art
Drawings Martin Ziegler 2015

Aosta 2014 (75)

81st Annual Convention, 21.06. – 23.06. 2014
Sunday, June 22
Field trip lower Valle d'Aosta & Valle di Gressoney by bus; Sesia Zone.
Monday, June 23
Field trip upper Valle d'Aosta by bus; Geotraverse

Aosta 2014 drawings (7)

SASEG Art
Martin Ziegler produced several drawings during the field trips

Chamonix 2013 (78)

80th Annual Convention 22. - 24.06.2013
Sunday, June 23
Excursion to Montenvers and Mer de Glace by rack railway
Monday, June 24
Field-trip Geotraverse Chamonix - Mont Saxonnex by bus

Luzern 2012 (69)

79th Annual Convention 23. - 25.06.2012
Sunday, June 24
Geological excursion on lake Lucerne on board of a panorama boat
Monday, June 25
Geological excursion to outcrops of the Swiss Molasse Basin

Yverdon 2011 (32)

78th Annual Convention 18. - 20.06.2011
Sunday, June 19
Geological excursion to the Swiss Plateau (Cantons Vaud and Fribourg) Outcrops of
Molasse rocks (sandstone, marl), sedimentology of marine and continental deposits
Monday, June 20
Geological excursion to the Folded Jura Mountains of Canton of Neuchâtel, Val de Travers,
Creux du Van, Asphalt Mines La Presta, walk along the Areuse for outcrops of strike-slip faults

Stresa 2010 (27)

77th Annual Convention 19.06. - 21.06.2010
Sunday, June 20
Geological excursion to Val Sesia: outcrops of volcanics
Upper and Lower Crust and Mantle (peridotite), cross-section of a continental crust
Monday, June 21
Geological excursion to the Val d'Ossola, visit of a marble quarry at Candoglia

Interlaken 2009 (26)

76th Annual Convention 20.06 - 22.06.2009
Sunday, June 21:
Geological excursion to Gasterntal and Sunnbüel (2000 m).
Walk to the Gasterntal
Monday, June 22:
Geological excursion to the Haslital, visit of the underground electric power stations of KWO (Kraftwerke Oberhasli)

Sion 2008 (45)

75th Annual Convention 21.06. - 23.06.2008
Sunday, June 22
Geological excursion to Zermatt and Gornergrat (3000 m). Penninic pile of nappes documenting the transition Europe – Africa,large-scale geological panorama and detailed study of outcrops.
Monday, June 23
Geological excursion to Val d'Anniviers, Penninic nappes, explanations of the panorama and examination of outcrops along the Lac de Moiry.