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A thin section of the foram Schwagerina from the Permian chalks of Spitsbergen. Image by Silvia Spezzaferri, University of Fribourg Switzerland.

Chair: Babette Hoogakker (Heriot-Watt University)
Secretary: Irina Polovodova Asteman (University of Gothenburg)

Foraminifera Links

The Foram Group exists to serve the interests of all micropalaeontologists with research and applied interests in the Foraminifera. The Group co-organizes a highly successful annual spring meeting, held jointly with the TMS Nanno Group; in addition, we aim to support requests by members of the TMS for sponsorship of workshops and related events. The Group is currently actively seeking to increase its engagement with industrial and applied micropalaeontologists and would welcome opportunities to support a stronger interaction and exchange of knowledge between the non-industrial (academic) and industrial sectors.

Recent Foraminifera Posts

PhD position available with Michael Henehan at the University of Bristol

January 26, 2023

Elucidating Long-term Cretaceous Atmospheric pCO2 and Climate Sensitivity This project will involve analysis of the Read more

Celebrate #WomenInMicropalaeontology – 11/02/23

January 26, 2023

This year, our social media team wants to keep our TMS commitment to Diversity, Equity Read more

Call for 2023 TMS AGM Host

January 11, 2023

We’re still looking for volunteers to host the 2023 Annual Conference in November 2023! If Read more

2023 TMS Calendar – SOLD OUT

December 14, 2022

The 2023 TMS Calendar has sold out and is no longer available to purchase. Thank Read more

FORAMS 2023

November 30, 2022

FORAMS 2022, the next International Symposium on Foraminifera, has been postponed to 2023 due to Read more

#WomenInMicropalaeontology

Feb 11 all-day

This year, our social media team wants to keep our TMS commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and to kick things off, we welcome the first edition of #WomenInMicropalaeontology! This campaign is a continuation of our previous #IAmAMicropaleontologist.

This TMS initiative aims to empower and inspire women (cis, trans and non-binary alike) from the current and next generations by highlighting #WomenInMicropalaeontology during International Women and Girls in Science Day (February 11th). Representation, role models and mentoring are extremely important to diversify the Geosciences and break the #GlassCeiling women face in the society and science. We expect this initiative to help build (new) networks between and within #WomenInMicropalaeontology.

We invite #WomenInMicropalaeontology to participate in this campaign in two ways:

Fill out this form https://forms.gle/oPHaAhCu2B3qHWdV7 with a short text about you and include some pictures, if you like, before February 1st, 2023. We will post them on our official Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts. If it is easier, you can send us a video!

or..

Make a Post on your personal Twitter or Instagram accounts or in our Facebook group, telling us about you, your roots, work, etc., and including some photos, if desired. If you feel like recording a video, it is also welcome! Tag us and add the hashtags #WomenInMicropalaeontology & #TMSoc; we will proudly share it from our Social Media Channels!

On February 11, we will post your photos and short bios and/or share your posts if you tag us. Other members can help broadcast this campaign by re-sharing the posts, reacting, and leaving some nice comments.

We are excited to see your contributions, and stay tuned for our next DEI campaigns!

TMS Social Media Team (Sofía Barragán-Montilla & Jaime Y. Suárez-Ibarra)

Categories: Foraminifera Nannofossils Ostracods Palynology Silicofossils

FORAMS 2023 @ Perugia

Jun 26 – Jun 30 all-day

FORAMS 2023

FORAMS 2022, the next International Symposium on Foraminifera, has been postponed to 2023 due to still ongoing pandemic conditions: therefore, it is now labelled as FORAMS 2023.

The symposium will be held from June 26th to June 30th 2023.

It is our wish to pursue an “in attendance” conference and meeting and we do not wish to switch into a fully online one. Perugia (Italy) will be still our venue as previously planned.

The website URL (www.forams2022.it) will remain the same to minimize the changes and all deadlines have been simply postponed by one year.

The Organising Committee is proud to announce you FORAMS 2022, the next International Symposium on Foraminifera to be held in Perugia (Italy). All contributions regarding or involving Foraminifera are welcome.

We will host communications about new achievements coming from any research field involving foraminiferal biology and palaeontology, including genomics, experimental biology, growth analyses, environmental sensitivity, biomineralisation, biomonitoring, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy, palaeogeography, taxonomy, oil industry, geological applications, etc…

A call for sessions will open soon, to give all researchers the opportunity for highlighting particular topics. Pre-symposiums and post-symposium fieldtrips are planned to visit localities where both modern and fossil foraminifera can be observed/sampled.

We’ll be able to host workshops and scientific meetings upon request. Please keep checking the website as in the next few weeks it will be populated with info, news and calls for sessions!

Forams 2023 Second circular

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Deadlines:

Call for field trips: 31 December 2021
Call for sessions: 30 August 2022
Early bird registration: 31 December 2022
Abstract submission: 1 April 2023

Organising Committee:

Antonino Briguglio (Genova, Italy)
Giulia Margaritelli (Perugia, Italy)
Cesare A. Papazzoni (Modena, Italy)
Maria Rose Petrizzo (Milano, Italy)
Roberto Rettori (Perugia, Italy)

Categories: Foraminifera

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