Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to be hosting the 7th International Palaeontological Congress (IPC7) in South Africa in 2026. This is the second time that this meeting will be held in the global South and the first time in Africa. The meeting will be held during the height of our very pleasant summer season at the Baxter Theatre Complex and the University of Cape Town between the 30 November – 3 December. The venues have the capacity to host hundreds of delegates, both in large rooms and smaller breakaway rooms.
The fossil heritage of South Africa is renown globally for its importance in understanding the history of life on Earth and extends from the very beginnings of life on Earth to the world-famous hominin relatives that have been recovered here. We will soon be inviting submissions for symposia topics, and we expect the meeting to offer a wide range of symposia, as well as space for general talks. We are also organising a series of fieldtrips to give delegates a feel for the rich fossiliferous rocks in South Africa that span significant periods of time. Furthermore, delegates attending the IPC7 will have the opportunity to visit important museum collections in South Africa.
We look forward to hosting palaeoscientists from around the world, and we hope to see you in 2026 in Cape Town.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
On behalf of the local organizing committee
