First Circular

In order to promote the development and innovation of international palaeogeography and related disciplines, and to organize high academic quality papers for theJournal of Palaeogeographyand thus develop it into a prestigious international periodical, and to celebrate the 60thanniversary of the founding of the China University of Petroleum, the 1stInternational Palaeogeography Conference will be held from September 14 to17, 2013 at the China University of Petroleum(Beijing).

1.Name:1stInternational Palaeogeography Conference

2.Time schedule:September 13, 2013: registration

September 14-17, 2013: oral presentations, posters and

mid-conference field excursion

September 18-21, 2013: post-conference field excursion

3.Venue:China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, China

4.Sponsors

China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

Editorial Committee ofJournal of Palaeogeography

Lithofacies Palaeogeography Committee of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry

Stratigraphy and Paleontology Committee of the Chinese Society for Geology

Petroleum Geology Committee of the Chinese Society for Petroleum

China University of Petroleum (East China)

China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)

China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

China National Petroleum Corporation

Sinopec Group

China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Shengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec Group

Others

5.Host

China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

6.Organization Committee and Scientif i c Committee

The Organization Committee is composed of representatives from all sponsors and is primarily responsible for the organization and for raising funds for the conference.

Chairman: Pang Xiongqi (Vice President of the China University of Petroleum (Beijing))

General Secretaries: Liu Luofu (Secretary of the School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing))

Xu Zhangyou (Director of the Periodical office, China University of Petroleum (Beijing))

The Scientif i c Committee is composed of the members of the Editorial Committee of theJournal of Palaeogeographyand some international and domestic specialists in palaeogeography.The committee is responsible for the acquisition of manuscripts, their review and their publication; the committee will also evaluate the scientif i c level of the conference and theJournal of Palaeogeography, and discuss the development of international palaeogeography in the future.

Chairman: Feng Zengzhao (Professor of the China University of Petroleum (Beijing))

General Secretaries: Zhong-Qiang Chen (Professor of the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan))

Bao Zhidong (Professor of the China University of Petroleum (Beijing))

7.Topics

1)Palaeogeography and Mineral Resources

2)Lithofacies Palaeogeography and Sedimentology

3)Biopalaeogeography, Palaeoichnology, Microbialites, Reefs

4)Tectonopalaeogeography and Palaeotectonics

5)Palaeoclimatology

6)Palaeoseismology and Seismites

7)Palaeokarst and Protection of Rocky Desertif i cation in Karst Areas

8)Human History Palaeogeography, Past and Present Geographic Environments and Human Civilization

8.Invitation and submission of papers

The conference sincerely invites all those Earth scientists involved in or with interest in palaeogeography to attend the conference and welcomes them to submit one or more manuscripts.

Those who wish to present a paper at the conference must submit an Abstract (in English)before March 1st, 2013;Chinese authors should also submit an Abstract (in Chinese).

Those who wish to present a paper at the conference are encouraged to submit a publishable version of the manuscript in English according to the general regulations concerning the submission of manuscripts to theJournal of Palaeogeog?raphybefore July 1st, 2013.Chinese authors should also submit a Chinese Abstract in addition to the full text in English.(The sooner, the better).

The scientif i c committee of the conference will send the submitted manuscripts for review.If the manuscript is accepted by theJournal of Palaeogeography,the corresponding author will be granted an exemption from the conference registration fee.The accepted manuscripts will be given priority regarding presentation at the conference, and will be published in theJournal of Palaeogeography.

9.Awards for the best presentations by young scientists/students

The conference will present awards for the best presentations by young scientists/students, taking into account the following considerations:

1)Authors should submit the full text (in English)of the manuscript before July 1st, 2013;

2)The manuscript will be peer-reviewed;

3)Only the first author of a manuscript can apply for this award, and he/she should be less than 40 years old;

4)Authors should submit 5 copies of the full text (in English)of the manuscript before attending the conference;

5)The authors should present the manuscript at the conference orally and the manuscript should be accepted after the reviewing process.

Awards for the best presentations by young scientists/students will consist of a certif i cate, monographs as well as exemption from the post-conference field excursion fee.

10.Oral and poster presentations

The technical programme includes oral presentations at the plenary and thematic sessions as well as poster presentations.Further details will be provided in the third circular.

The off i cial languages at the conference will be English and Chinese.

11.Mid-conference field excursions

The mid-conference field excursion is scheduled for 16thSeptember, 2013.The following four trips are available for selection; all are covered by the conference registration fee.

1)Field excursion to the Xishan Mountains, Beijing, examining the Cambrian and Ordovician successions;

2)Field excursion to the Xishan Mountains, Beijing, examining the Proterozoic successions;

3)Field excursion to the National Geologic Park of Petrif i ed Wood and visiting the Great Wall in the Badaling area 4)One-day tour to the Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace

12.Meetings of the Organization Committee and the Scientif i c Committee

The meetings of the Organization Committee and the Scientif i c Committee will be held during the conference to evaluate the scientif i c level of theJournal of Palaeogeographyand the conference, discuss and determine the date, venue and host institutions of the Second International Palaeogeography Conference, and discuss the future international development of palaeogeography.

13.Post-conference field excursions

1)Mesoproterozoic of the Jixian section, Jixian County, Tianjin City (18th-20thSeptember, about 2500 yuan)

2)Coastal sediments of Qingdao and dinosaur culture of the Zhucheng area, Shandong Province (18th-21stSeptember,about 3500 yuan)

14.Fees

1)Registration fee (including the conference dinner fee): 1500 yuan or 250 USD

2)Accommodation fee (Cuigong Guest House, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), standard room with two beds): about 240 yuan/day

15.Key dates

1)Deadline for sending back the reply of the First Circular: before March 1st, 2013.

This reply can be sent by post or by E-mail.

2)Abstract submission deadline: before March 1st, 2013.

3)Full text manuscript (in English)submission deadline: before July 1st, 2013.

4)The Second Circular will be sent in March, 2013.

5)The Third Circular will be sent in July, 2013.

16.Secretariat

Liu Luofu : School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing,102249, China; E-mail: liulf@cup.edu.cn; Tel：++86-10-89731859, 13601078916

Wang Yuan: Editorial office of theJournal of Palaeogeography, China University of

Petroleum (Beijing), 20 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China;

E-mail: jpalaeo2012@163.com; Tel: ++86-10-62394320; ++86-10-62396246, 13522568882

17.Attachment:General regulations for the submission of manuscripts to theJournal of Palaeogeography

18.Notice:Experts receiving the first circular are kindly requested to distribute and advertise it among their colleagues.Thank you for your support.

Preparation Committee for the 1st International Palaeogeography Conference December, 2012