3^rd Indian Quaternary Congress “Tracing Earth System Dynamics and Human–Environment Interactions through the Quaternary” 

And 

Pre-conference training workshop on “Stable Isotopes in Palaeoclimatology”

(Venue: IITM, Pune; 19-23 Jan 2026) 

Website: https://iqc2026.tropmet.res.in/

Email: desk.admin@tropmet.res.in (for IQC-2026)

desk_training@tropmet.res.in (for NT-SIP-2026)

The 3^rd IQC-2026 conference is organized by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Agharkar Research Institute, with the Association of Quaternary Researchers (AOQR). And the NT-SIP workshop is organized by the Development of Skilled Manpower in Earth System Sciences (DESK).

Registration for the workshop and the conference is open now.

The steps for registering for the conference and workshop are the following:

1.You may open an account at https://iqc2026.tropmet.res.in/login

2. Registration for the conference: https://iqc2026.tropmet.res.in/register. The registration fee is waived for the AOQR members. For non-AOQR participants: Registration fee- Rs. 2500 (students), Rs. 4000 (professionals) and Rs. 10,000 (Industry/commercial) for the conference

3. Conference themes are available at https://iqc2026.tropmet.res.in/

4. Submit abstract for the conference: https://iqc2026.tropmet.res.in/sub_abs. The deadline is 10^th November 2025.

5. Acceptance of Abstracts is by 7^th December 2025

6. Registration for the workshop: https://iqc2026.tropmet.res.in/registration-training-workshop/. Registration is free for the workshop. The deadline is 10^th November 2025.

7. The decision about the selection for the workshop is by 20^th November 2025

8. You may send an email desk.admin@tropmet.res.in in case of an issue.

The Indian Quaternary Congress (IQC) is a biennial event launched in 2022 organised under the aegis of the Association for Quaternary Research (AOQR). The third edition, IQC-2026, warmly invites the Indian and Indian Quaternary science community to actively participate in this enriching academic gathering.

IQC-2026 will feature a two-day Pre-conference training workshop (19-20 Jan 2026), followed by a three-day scientific conference (21-23 Jan 2026). The IQC-2026 aims to foster discussions on the challenges and advances in Quaternary climate research.

1. Promote the use of interdisciplinary approaches in understanding past environmental and climatic systems, and

2. Explore the intersections between human evolution, societal dynamics, climate variability, and landscape transformation over the Indian subcontinent.

The two-day-long Training Workshop on “Stable Isotopes in Palaeoclimatology”, tailored specifically for early-career researchers, students, and PhD scholars across earth sciences, environmental sciences, and related disciplines. This workshop is designed to build a strong foundational understanding as well as introduce participants to advanced applications of stable isotopes in paleoclimate research.