Session information
Session Information
All sessions will be held in the Theatre at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Talks will be 15 min, plus 5 min for questions.
Abstract submissions will be accepted starting on December 1st, 2026. The abstract fee is $25 CDN.
Session 1: History of mineral collecting and collections
Focus: early mineral collecting, private and public collections, prominent collectors, and the role of museums in mineral collecting
Session 2: Building relationships between mineral museums and the community
Focus: educational programs, public outreach events, collaborative projects between museums and the community, mineral clubs, and geotourism
Session 3: Mineral preparation and conservation
Focus: trends in mineral cleaning and preparation, approaches to safe specimen extraction and transportation, and examination of new and well tested conservation techniques
Session 4: Developing and using mineral collections
Focus: building and preserving museums, permanent and special exbibits, research in museums, interdisciplinarity projects
Session 5: Systematic and planetary mineralogy
Focus: systematic mineralogy studies, planetary mineralogy, nomenclature and classification updates, regional mineralogy, and analytical techniques
Panel discussion: The Future of Museum Mineralogists
This panel discussion will feature university, museum and hybrid museum-university mineralogists, Human Resources experts, and other experts who will discuss the future of museum mineralogists.
