7th International Triassic Field Workshop

 

September 5th

September 5th, 2009: arrival in Bozen/Bolzano, registration and welcome party at the Museum of Nature South Tyrol. The welcome party includes a tasting of local wines; a local producer will give some description of the geographical, pedological and geological characters of the vineyards. Three key lectures about the stratigraphy, the paleontological and historical importance of the Dolomites for the Earth Science will be also given.

From 5 p.m. Registration at the Museum of Nature South Tyrol

6 p.m. Icebreaker Party, Museum of Nature South Tyrol

6 p.m. Volkmar Mair: The geology of vineyards

7.30 p.m. Piero Gianolla: Dolomites and the UNESCO (FILM)

8.00 p.m. Alfonso Bosellini: The Geology of the Dolomites

8.30 p.m. Marco Avanzini: The Paleontology of the Dolomites, Importance of the Dolomites for geological and palaeontological studies

 

September 6-10

Field trip to Permian/Triassic outcrops of the Dolomites.(see fieldtrip).