🔔 SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 The chromite-platinum-group element connection hosted by Sarah-Jane Barnes and co.

Hope to see some project updates in Cardiff - see many of you there!

🔔 SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 The future of the minerals industry; increasing demand, the energy transition, and ongoing challenges hosted by Simon Jowitt.

🔔 FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus hosted by Chris MacLeod. Approx dates and costs here, stay tuned for updates!

🔔 FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 Rum Intrusion, Scotland hosted by Brian O'Driscoll. Approx dates and costs here, stay tuned for updates!

🔔 FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 Lapland, Finland hosted by Wolf Maier. Approx dates and costs here, stay tuned for updates!

🔔 FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 St David's Head, Wales hosted by Wolf Maier. Approx dates and costs here, stay tuned for updates!

📢 ACCOMMODATION 📢 Cardiff has lots of hotel/airbnb options ranging from ~ £50 to £200 per night. Cardiff will host another conference during our own, so book early to avoid disappointment! Note Cardiff Central (train arrivals) and Sophia Gardens (coach arrivals).

🚨 Conference Update 🚨 Sessions, shortcourses, and fieldtrips of the forthcoming Platinum Symposium to be held at Cardiff University in 2023. Share amongst your networks and hope to see many of you in Cardiff!

🔔 Conference Update 🔔 Slight conference date changes, now with shortcourses preceding the conference itself. Abstract templates are also available on the website, rules are given here 😀

🚨 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 🚨 is available using the link below, which include participation in the W&B workshop and shortcourses. Fieldtrips to follow so stay tuned! Look forward to welcoming you all in Cardiff! buff.ly/3QTHAjr

🚨 STUDENT PARTICIPATION 🚨 We encourage students to participate in our conference. Registration fees are waived for students from developing countries! Other students may apply for support from SGA and IAGOD, preference will be given to members of these societies 😄

🚨 UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 See the latest details, dates, and deadlines leading up to Cardiff's 2023 International Platinum Symposium! Abstract details also shared again. Look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff!

🚨 FIELDTRIP REGISTRATION 🚨 You can now register interest for our pre- and post-conference fieldtrips - including the Wager & Brown pre-workshop trip! Cost estimates for the trips are provided on our website! Be sure to register for your chosen trip before the deadline!

🚨 KEYNOTES 🚨 Each of our sessions now have confirmed keynote presentations! They will be covering PGE deposits, Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits, layered intrusions, exploration geophysics and much more! More detailed posts to follow!

🚨 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 Our abstract deadline has been extended to April 11th - an extra week to get those abstracts in! Submit them, with an indication of poster/oral presentation, to the convenors of your chosen session 😀

🚨 DEADLINE DAY 🚨 Get your abstracts in to session conveners by the end of the day! Let us know if you are a student and want a poster/oral presentation😀 Template available here: platinum2023.com

THE TIME TABLE IS HERE 🚨 albiet with some minor 'tba'. Check out the attached for talk titles, keynotes, timings, sessions, and for when the coffee will be rolling in! We have a great 4-day line-up of talks and poster titles will be shared soon. See you in Cardiff! ⛏️ MagSul