Joint LIP9 - IDC9 conference (Kenya): Abstract deadline (soft) March 31st

[Rooney, Tyrone]

We invite the global research community interested in Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and their mafic dyke swarms to join us in Kenya in August 2026 for the Joint LIP9 - IDC9 conference.

Conference Themes

• African-Arabian LIP and East African Rift System
• LIPs and implications for metallogeny, oil/gas and aquifers
• LIPs and their links with rifting and continental breakup
• LIPs and their links with climate change events
• LIP architecture and insights into the magmatic plumbing system from geochemistry and geophysics
• Silicic LIPs (SLIPs), and LIP-related carbonatites and kimberlites
• Giant radiating, circumferential and linear mafic swarms and links with mantle plumes and rifting
• Dyke swarms (mafic, ultramafic, and felsic) of all settings
• Planetary analogues of LIPs and dyke swarms (particularly on Venus and Mars)
• LIPs, rifting, and geothermal energy systems 
• Geotourism and geoheritage of LIPs and dyke swarms 

Location: Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) Nyeri, Kenya (Located approximately 3 hours by vehicle from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.)

Dates:

Main Conference - August 3-7, 2026 (Monday-Friday) Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Nyeri

Abstract Deadline - March 31, 2026

Early bird registration deadline - May 31, 2026

More Information: https://lipidc9.sciencesconf.org/

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Tyrone Rooney,

Professor,

Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences,

Michigan State University,

288 Farm Lane, Room 206,

East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

https://sites.google.com/msu.edu/geochemistry