Geological Theory and Technological Innovation: Youth Academic Forum Call for Papers Finding mineral and petroleum resources and developing them more efficiently have become urgent in a world characterized by rapid societal change and conflict between supply and demand As a joint endeavor, unprecedented in China, the Geological Theory and Technological Innovation Youth Academic Forum will provide a communication and learning platform for geoscientists, especially young professionals. With oral presentations, posters, and publications, the event will focus on developing their innovation abilities and recognizing outstanding achievements. The Geological Theory and Technological Innovation Youth Academic Forum is an international academic forum, which combines science, innovation, and research. It is aimed at communicating new research results, new thoughts, new ideas, new methods and new areas, promoting international geological theory, technology and application, and in obtaining in-depth and comprehensive developments, with the goal of break-through geological explorations and. The forum is initiated and supported by Chinese Geological Society, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and world-renowned experts. The first forum will be organized by Southwest Petroleum University in 2015 in Chengdu. The forum will constitute a gathering of experts and colleagues to encourage innovative thinking, and it will be an unprecedented event in the field. Now, the related matters are notified as follows: 1、Supporting Organizations American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Geological Association of Sichuan Province, China Geological Society 2、Organizer Southwest Petroleum University 3、Special Members AAPG Search and Discovery Natural Gas Industry B Petroleum Exploration and Development Southwest Petroleum University Petroleum Science Press 4、Time and place September 28-30, 2015 Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China 5、Participants College undergraduates, graduates, instructors, professors, and researchers. By means of a thesis exhibition, the academic experts use a rigorous approach to select the outstanding papers where the first author is under the age of 45. 6、Themes and topics 1. Tectonic evolution 2. New technologies on the plate role and mineralization and mineral resource exploration 3. New theories of petrology, mineralogy and mineral deposits 4. Stratigraphic paleontology and biogeology 5. Geological theories and new evaluation technologies of unconventional petroleum 6. Geological theories and new evaluation technologies of deep complex reservoirs 7. Progress of geoscience experiment analysis 8. Theory and technology innovation in other related areas 7、Papers Paper should follow the conference topics, and it should be unpublished. Please submit a detailed 1,000 – 2,000 word in the following format: (1) Please provide a summary with word format, the length of the article should be within two A4 papers, no more than 5 references. 1-2 key chart forms can be included. Include the author’s introduction including name, date of birth, gender, country, profession, work address, zip code, telephone, e-mail; (2) Please provide classification based on the paper’s contents in accordance with the meeting topic (ID), and the corresponding topic named in the summary word document file name, file name format: meeting topic number _ first author's name_ thesis topic; (3) Before submitting, please download the MS-Word template which contains the style guide and a sample. (4) Please submission via e-mail: gttafy2015@126.com Deadline for submissions: July 16, 2015 Around August 20, 2015, the secretariat will issue notification of acceptance when the abstract has passed the review by the Academic Committee. In this conference, “Youth Outstanding Paper Award” and other youth awards will be established by the Academic Committee. After the conference, outstanding papers will be selected to issue in the domestic core journals or be published into conference papers album. Welcome geoscience workers eagerly contribute. 8、Schedule after the forum On September 28, the geoscience research team, theory and technology innovation exhibition will be organized, and the exhibition position application deadline is scheduled for August 20, 2015. 9、Key Deadlines Abstract Submission Deadline: July 16, 2015 Registration fee and hotel reservation deadline: August 5, 2015 Exhibition of theoretical and technical innovation participating deadline: August 20, 2015