Scientific Program (1 or 2 abstracts can International Partners be submitted in four sessions): • International Mineralogical Association Bulgarian Mineralogical Society (IMA); Commission on Museums Session 1: Mineralogical research and museums. Systematic and regional National Partners mineralogy; nomenclature and • Geological Institute “Strashimir Dimitrov”, National Museum “Earth and Man” classification; new minerals; symmetry and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia crystallography; crystal morphology; gem • Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia Second Circular minerals and aggregates; meteorites; cave • University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan minerals; analytical techniques and Rilski”, Sofia methods. • Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography th Session 2: Archaeomineralogy and “Acad. Ivan Kostov”, Bulgarian Academy of 9 International Conference cultural heritage. Archaeological Sciences, Sofia mineralogy and archaeogemmology; • National Natural History Museum, Bulgarian Mineralogy and archaeometry. Academy of Sciences, Sofia Museums Session 3: Collection management and • Regional Natural History Museum, Plovdiv • Intergeoresource Ltd., Sofia development. Trends in mineralogical or complex geological and natural history Venue: National Museum “Earth and Call for Abstracts museums; acquisition; conservation; Man”; Blvd. “Cherni Vrah” 4; Sofia 1421; unique samples; databases; computer and Bulgaria E-mail: [email protected] video applications. [email protected]; Phone +359 2865 6639 Session 4: Museums, environment and www.earthandman.org/?page_id=4349&lang=en society. History of mineralogical collections and museums; education; specific exhibits (archaeomineralogy; ecomineralogy; ethnomineralogy; medical mineralogy; biominerals; technical mineralogy); minerals and the arts; public relations; geoheritage and geotourism. Business meetings th th Cultural program July 5 -7 , 2020 Exhibitions and company promotion Sofia, Bulgaria Website: https://www.bgminsoc.bg/ For details please visit our website: http://www.bgminsoc.bg/ E-mail: [email protected] Dear colleagues, National Organizing Committee Field Trips • Ruslan I. Kostov (University of Mining and A. Pre-conference one day trip (4 July With great pleasure and honor the Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Sofia); Chair 2020) (Stara Planina): Sofia – Elatsite Organizing Committee should like to • Radostina Atanassova (Geological Institute, porphyry copper-gold deposit – Sofia invite you at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia) B. Pre-conference trip (3-4 July 2020) – • Kamen Bogdanov (Sofia University “St. two days (route): Sofia – Plovdiv (European 9th International Conference Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia); Chair of the Capital of Culture 2019; Regional Natural Scientific Committee History Museum) – Haskovo (Museum Center Mineralogy and Museums • Alexander Dikov (Intergeoresource, Sofia) “Thracian Art of Eastern Rhodopes”) – (MM9): July 5th-7th, 2020, • Chavdar Nachev (National Museum “Earth Kardzhali (zeolitite geosite; Regional and Man”, Sofia) Historical Museum with Mineralogical Sofia, Bulgaria. • Larisa Nesheva (National Museum “Earth Exhibition; “Perperekon” geoarchaeological and Man”, Sofia) site) – Sofia MM9 will deal with mineralogy, • Rositsa Nikolova (Institute of Mineralogy C. Post-conference trip (8-10 July 2020) – museums and related fields of science, and Crystallography “Acad. Ivan Kostov”, three days (route): Sofia – Veliki Preslav with a special focus on archaeological Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia) (Archaeological Museum with Medieval gem mineralogy and minerals in cultural • Nikolai Spassov (National Natural History treasures) – Madara (rock-cut “Madara heritage. The conference intends to bring Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Horseman” UNESCO site) Varna together both professionally oriented Sofia) (Archaeological Museum – “Oldest Gold of scientists and museum curators, providing • Ognyan Todorov (Regional Natural History Mankind” and faceted carnelian beads from Museum, Plovdiv) them with an opportunity to share ideas the Varna Chalcolithic necropolis; Aladzha • Rossitsa Vassileva (Geological Institute, and strengthen international links. Rock Monastery) – Stara Zagora (Museum Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia) “Neolithic Dwellings”; Regional Historical Museum) – Sofia Deadline for abstract submission: April For details please visit our website. 10, 2020. International Advisory Committee Early bird registration: 300 EUR (IMA-CM) Later registration: 350 EUR • Mike Rumsey (Natural History Museum, Important deadlines Student participant: 100 EUR London, United Kingdom); Chair January 1, 2020 Open online conference and Accompanying person: 150 EUR • Stuart Mills (Victoria Museum, Melbourne, field trip registration; Submission of abstracts Fee for second abstract: 20 EUR Australia) April 10, 2020 Deadline for abstract Conference dinner: 50 EUR Kim Tait (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 2 • submission and early bird registration Exhibit (1 m /day) site: 15 EUR Canada) July 3-4, 2020 Pre-conference field trips Submission guidelines and instruction for the July 5-7, 2020 Opening of conference; abstracts are available at the conference The official conference language will be Conference sessions website: https://www.bgminsoc.bg English. July 8-10, 2020 Post-conference field trip E-mail: [email protected] .