Reg. Charity No. 1168330
Joint Meeting of the Polish Paleobiologists and Paläontologische Gesellschaft - PalGes 2024 - is being held in Warsaw, the Capital and largest city of Poland. The University of Warsaw will mainly organise the meeting, and co-organise with Paläontologische Gesellschaft (PalGes) and the Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IP PAS), the Palaeontological Section of the Polish Geological Society (PS-PGS), and the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (PGI-NRI). The main theme of the conference is "More than extinct species: the importance of fossils for ecology, evolution, and conservation across borders?", which will emphasise the interdisciplinary direction that paleobiological sciences are currently taking, and the key role of information from the geological past in addressing a variety of issues including ecology, evolution and biodiversity protection that concern us today. The official language of the meeting is English, however, associated outreach events are planned in German, English, and Polish.