Annual Meetings –Bringing Together Research,Exchange and Collaboration

DMG Annual Conferences

The DMG’s annual conferences are a key forum for professional exchange within mineralogy and related disciplines. They provide a platform for new scientific ideas, networking and discussion of current research.

GeoMinBochum 2026

A small, fragile, blue planet - our home.

The DMG Annual Conference 2026 in Bochum will bring together researchers from various fields of mineralogy and the geosciences. It offers a varied scientific programme that addresses current issues relating to our planet’s materials and processes and promotes exchange across disciplinary boundaries.


The focus is on topics ranging from fundamental processes deep within the Earth to near-surface and applied issues. The scope encompasses field-based, analytical and experimental approaches, as well as model-based research.

The conference is being organised by Ruhr University Bochum in collaboration with the German Geological Society and the German Mineralogical Society. Other participants include the German Geosciences Association (DVGeo), the German Mining Museum in Bochum, Fraunhofer IEG, the Geological Survey of North Rhine-Westphalia and Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences. It is closely integrated into national and international networks and provides a forum for discussion, networking and new scientific insights.

Past conferences

Annual Meetings

Geo4Göttingen 2025

The Geo4Göttingen 2025 meeting brought together the geoscience community at the University of Göttingen from 14 to 18 September. Under the theme “Geo4Change – Earth, Life, Climate, Resources, Materials”, the joint annual meeting offered a diverse scientific programme addressing current questions related to climate, resources, and materials, highlighting the broad scope of modern mineralogical research.

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EMC – 2024

The 2024 DMG Annual Meeting was integrated into the 4th European Mineralogical Conference (emc2024), which was hosted by the Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland from August 18–23 in Dublin.

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MinWien – 2023

A look back at MinWien2023, the joint three-country conference organized by the ÖMG, SMS, and DMG at the University of Vienna, featuring numerous scientific sessions and the presentation of prestigious DMG awards.

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GeoMin Köln – 2022

After two years of online conferences and hybrid events, in which we followed the latest scientific developments in front of our screens, in virtual rooms and breakout sessions, it was finally time to again celebrate the annual meeting of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG).

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GeoMünster – 2019

This year's joint annual conference of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG) and the Geological Society – Geological Association (DGGV) took place in Münster at the University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) from September 22 to 25.

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GeoBerlin – 2015

This year's 93rd Annual Meeting of the German Mineralogical Society was held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the German Geological Society – Geological Association (DGGV) from October 4 to 7 at the Freie Universität Berlin.

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Jena – 2014

This year’s 92nd Annual Meeting of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG) took place in Jena from September 21 to 24. Under the theme “Focus on Minerals,” nearly 300 research presentations were given in the fields of crystallography.

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Tübingen – 2013

The joint Annual Meeting of the Geologische Vereinigung and the DMG took place in Tübingen from 15 to 19 September 2013. A diverse scientific programme of oral and poster presentations, complemented by a public lecture and social events, offered numerous opportunities for scientific exchange and networking.

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Frankfurt EMC – 2012

At the beginning of September 2012, more than 800 mineralogists gathered at Goethe University Frankfurt for the first European Mineralogical Conference.

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Salzburg – 2011

Under the theme “Crystals, Minerals, and Materials,” the 89th Annual Meeting of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG) took place this year at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Salzburg.

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Halle – 2009

From 13 to 16 September, more than 300 mineralogists gathered in Halle (Saale) for the 87th DMG Annual Meeting. That year’s meeting was held in collaboration with the German Clay Group and the Soil Mineralogy Working Group of the German Soil Science Society.

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