Calgary to host ‘Olympics of Geology’ event in 2028 expected to draw up to 10,000 geoscientists

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Calgary to host ‘Olympics of Geology’ event in 2028 expected to draw up to 10,000 geoscientists
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Calgary will really be 'rocking' in August 2028, when it hosts thousands of geoscientists attending the International Geological Congress.

Calgary will host the 2028 International Geological Congress, which took place this past August in Busan, South Korea, where a white-hatted Canadian contingent learned that they won their bid. Calgary will really be "rocking" in August 2028, when it hosts thousands of geoscientists attending the International Geological Congress.

Calgary won the bid at the latest congress, which was held in Busan, South Korea in August, with a pitch that stressed Calgary’s geologic heritage, its energy innovation, its Indigenous connections and its new BMO Centre, not to mention its growing reputation as an international city. “We bridge between the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and the Canadian Rocky Mountains,” said Mount Royal University associate professor Katherine Boggs, who co-chaired the Calgary pitch with Eaton. “There are five UNESCO World Heritage sites, which are fascinating beautiful places with gorgeous geology, all with a day’s drive of Calgary.”

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