IMA Meetings
Every four years, IMA general meeting is hosted by one of the national member societies. The meeting provides a forum for mineralogists and related scientists from around the world to:
- Present and discuss the latest research in mineralogy and related fields.
- Exchange information and ideas across diverse subfields of mineralogy
- Conduct business meetings
- Conduct official meetings for IMA Commissions/Working Groups
- Participate in specialized, short courses and field excursions.
We are currently seeking bids from national societies to host IMA 2034. The requirements for an IMA meeting and a guide to the process of bidding to host the meeting are set out in the IMA Meetings Guide. Preliminary bids to host IMA-2034 must be delivered to Council by June 2028. Bids will be reviewed by Council when it meets at the EMC in Brest in July 2028.
Next Meeting:
The next IMA general meeting will be held in Vancouver, Canada in August 2030.
Past Meetings:
IMA 2022 Lyon (France)
- Program
IMA 2018 Melbourne (Australia)
- Program
IMA 2014 Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa)
IMA 2010 Budapest (Hungary)
IMA 2006 Kobe (Japan)
IMA 2002 Edinburgh (UK)
IMA 1998 Toronto (Canada)
IMA 1994 Pisa (Italy)
IMA 1990 Beijing (China)
IMA1986 Standrod (USA)
IMA 1982 Varna (Bulgaria)
IMA 1978 Novosibirsk (USSR)
IMA 1974 Berlin & Regensburg (Germany)
IMA 1970 Tokyo & Kyoto (Japan)
IMA 1968 Prague (Socialist Republic of Czechoslovakia)
IMA 1966 Cambridge (UK)
IMA 1964 Dehli (India)
IMA 1963 Washington (USA)
IMA 1960 Madrid (Spain)