It's time for africa

摘要

Having won the bid to host the 35th International geological congress (IGC) in 2008 and having been presented with the "President's Cup" (the world cup of geology) in Brisbane at the 34th IGC in 2012, South Africa is preparing an exciting programme for the 35th IGC which will be held at the Cape Town International convention centre from 27 August to 4 September, 2016. Only two of the prestigious IGC conferences have been held in Africa before, and one of these, hosted by South Africa in 1929, was instrumental in advancing the study of geology and the earth sciences in South Africa and the continent. It also drew attention to and played a very important role in the promotion of South Africa's mineral wealth and the mining industry, one of the main pillars of South Africa's economy. The other IGC to be held on the African continent took place in Algeria in 1952.