9th European Palaeobotany Palynology Conference

The Italian group of palaeobotanists and palynologists is very glad to be able to invite all of you to Padova in the year 2014 for the next EPPC.

Padua (Padova in Italian) is a picturesque, historic city in Northern Italy (about 40 km west of Venice), with a dense network of arcaded streets, large communal “piazza” (squares) and many bridges crossing the various branches of the Bacchiglione.
It hosts the almost 800 years-old Università di Padova, which is famous for having had Galileo Galilei among its lecturers as well as important palaeobotanists of the XIX century: Abramo Bartolomeo Massalongo and Barone Achille de Zigno.

All scientific sessions will be held at the new Department of Geoscience, and the famous Botanical Garden and Museum of Geology and Palaeontology will be involved in this conference. Field-trips are planned in the fascinating landscapes of the Dolomites, Sardinia, Emilia-Romagna, Latium and Tuscany.

The conference date is planned to be in August 26-31. In order to favour the attendance of young scientists it is intended to offer stays in University residences.

Hope to see you all in Padova,

The EPPC 2014 organizing group