Event type On-site Event
LocationRoom BZ D0.01 | Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
Bozen
Location Information
Departments AGR Faculty
Contact Camilla Wellstein, Evelyn Kustatscher
Camilla.Wellstein@unibz.it, paleo4alps@tiroler-landesmuseen.at
Paleo4Alps 2026
Joint Meeting of the Italian, German, Austrian and Swiss Palaeontological Societies.
Event type On-site Event
LocationRoom BZ D0.01 | Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
Bozen
Location Information
Departments AGR Faculty
Contact Camilla Wellstein, Evelyn Kustatscher
Camilla.Wellstein@unibz.it, paleo4alps@tiroler-landesmuseen.at
PALEO4ALPS corresponds to the XXVI Paleodays of the Società Paleontologica Italiana (SPI), the 96th Annual Meeting of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft (PalGes), the 30th Annual Meeting of the Österreichischen Paläontologischen Gesellschaft (ÖPG) and the Meeting of the Swiss Paleontological Society. The first joint meeting is intended to create a shared forum at the heart of the Alpine region. The conference is explicitly open beyond the membership of these societies and welcomes participants from all areas of paleontological research worldwide.
PALEO4ALPS aims to unite paleontologists working across a wide range of disciplines, geological time periods, fossil groups, and methodological approaches. By fostering exchange between different research traditions and perspectives, the meeting seeks to stimulate discussion, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and promote new scientific collaborations within the paleontological community.
The scientific program addresses both current and emerging topics in paleontology, ranging from Alpine case studies to global perspectives. A broad selection of multidisciplinary symposia provides a platform for integrative discussions. At the same time, field excursions to Bolca, the Dolomites, the Southern Alps, and the Carnic Alps will offer participants the opportunity to engage directly with the exceptional geological and paleontological heritage of the Alpine region.
Steering and Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order):
Gerald Auer (President ÖPG), Luigimaria Borruso (unibz), Massimo Delfino (Vice-President SPI), Jan-Peter Duda (Vice-President PalGes), Iris Feichtinger (Vice-President ÖPG), Annalisa Ferretti (President SPI), Marie Hörnig (Vice-President PalGes), Christian Klug (Vice-President SPS), Evelyn Kustatscher (Tiroler Landesmuseen), Alexander Nützel (President PalGes), Torsten Scheyer (President SPS), Tina Schlüter (headquarters PalGes), Gianmarco Tavilla (unibz), Camilla Wellstein (unibz)
Local organizing Committee (in alphabetic order):
Iván R. Barreiro, Roberta Branz, Matias Delfosse-Allain, Elisabeth Frank, Joshua Gauweiler, Tina Schlüter
Symposium and excursion organizers (in alphabetical order)
Beatrice Azzarà, Bettina Bachmann, Andrea Baucon, Matteo Belvedere, Jordan Bestwick, Faysal Bibi, Christine Böhmer, Francesca Bosellini, Michael Buchwitz, Nicoletta Buratti, Pietro Calzoni, Alessandro P. Carniti, Giorgio Carnevale, Diego Castanera, Marco Cherin, Carlo Corradini, Silvia Danise, José Bienvenido Diez Ferrer, Danijela Dimitrijevic, Claudia Dojen, Stefano Dominici, Doris Döppes, Jan-Peter Duda, Orla Bath Enright, Iris Feichtinger, Annalisa Ferretti, William J. Foster, Fabio Franceschi, Peter Frenzel, Elena Ghezzo, Luca Giusberti, Joachim Haug, Anneke H. van Heteren, Baran Karapunar, Wolfgang Kiessling, Christian Klug, Nicole Klein, Kristína Kocáková, Silvia Kolomaznik, Lutz Kunzmann, Evelyn Kustatscher, Shao Longyi, Giuseppe Marramà, Gregor Mathes, Christian Meyer, Gianmarco Minniti, Johannes Müller, Doris Nagel, Thomas A. Neubauer, Alexander Nützel, Elpiniki Maria Parparousi, Cesare Papazzoni, Luca Pellegrino, Fabio Massimo Petti, Catalina Pimiento, Anna Pint, Herwig Prinoth, Ella Quante, Gernot Rabeder, Mike Reich, Joachim Reitner, Riccardo Rocchi, Iván Rodríguez-Barreiro, Guido Roghi, Ingrid C. Romero, Valentina Rossi, Emanuele Ruiu, Haidra Saleh, Daniele Scarponi, Torsten Scheyer, Dustin Schmidt, Elke Schneebeli-Hermann, Simon Schneider, Werner Schwarzhans, Giovanni Serafini, Lara Sciscio, Lukas Schweigl, Leonardo Sorbelli, Amalia Spina, Manuel Steinbauer, Andrea Villa, Camilla Wellstein, Martin Zuschin.
Please register on this Website.
Registration fees:
Early Bird (until 30 April)
Student (Bsc, Msc, PhD), member of one of the organizing societies: 200,00 euro
Student (Bsc, Msc, PhD), not member of one of the organizing societies: 220,00 euro
Citizen scientist (paleontofili/Sammler, unemployed): 250,00 euro
Regular, member of one of the organizing societies: 300,00 euro
Regular, not member of one of the organizing societies: 350,00 euro
Single registration: 150,00 euro
Regular fee (until 5 July)
Student (Bsc, Msc, PhD), member of one of the organizing societies: 250,00 euro
Student (Bsc, Msc, PhD), not member of one of the organizing societies: 270,00 euro
Citizen scientist (paleontofili/Sammler, unemployed): 300,00 euro
Regular, member of one of the organizing societies: 350,00 euro
Regular, not member of one of the organizing societies: 400,00 euro
Single registration: 150,00 euro
Deadlines
Deadline fieldtrip registration: 30 April
Abstract submission: 30 April
Deadline registration (early bird): 30 April
Deadline registration (regular): 5 July
Final program: 30 June