We are delighted to announce that the “biennial Castle Meeting” New trends on Rock, Paleo and Environmental magnetism will be held for the first time in France, at Collonges-la-Rouge in Corrèze. The essence of this symposium, which has been sustained through the 18 previous editions, is to provide a casual setting for experts from all over the world to easily share and discuss their ongoing research in a relaxing atmosphere.

With one oral session at a time and lots of opportunities for open discussion and poster presentations, the Castel Meeting offers a special chance of discovering the large spectrum of research made effective by rock magnetism techniques. Thanks to its format, this congress is ideally suited for young researchers to present their work and develop their professional network.

Original contributions dealing with any of the following topics are welcome:

• Rock magnetism and its physical background
• Rock magnetism applied to activities with potential economic interest (e.g., mineralization processes and hydrocarbon exploration)
• Palaeomagnetism and Fluctuations of the Earth’s magnetic field : from secular variation to polarity reversals.
• Magnetic dating
• Palaeomagnetism and/or marine magnetic anomalies applied to tectonics
• Coupling between palaeomagnetic data and geodynamo models
• Environmental magnetism
• Magnetic record of global changes
• Rock magnetic fabrics
• Assessment of the quality of the palaeomagnetic and rock-magnetic data

The 19th Castle Meeting will be preceded by a two-day short course related to conference. Opened to PhD candidates and postdocs only, availability is limited to 20 Participants 20 undergraduate / postgraduate students.

Topics and lecturers to be fixed.

The congress will take place at the VVF holidays club, 800 m from the medieval village of Collonges la Rouge, which is classified as one of France's most beautiful villages. Isolated from all urban activity, this site has 70 gites for accommodation hidden away in an oak forest. It has a large conference room and numerous leisure facilities (heated swimming pool, hamman, tennis court, etc.). The region is one of France's most popular tourist destinations, which means that accompanying persons who are not taking part in the congress will be able to enjoy a rich program of sightseeing tours.

The medieval village of Collonges-la-Rouge: View of Saint-Pierre church, built of red sandstone in the late 11th and 12th centuries, and enlarged in the late Middle Ages. It was fortified at the end of the 14th century.

Lodging at the VVF in 70 gites of one, two or three bedrooms.

Platform openning for pre-registration:

Note that the preregistration is mandatory.

Tuesday July 15, 2025  - Wednesday Decembre3, 2025.

Early registration:

Friday January 2, 2026  - Friday March 20, 2026.

Late registration (+ 10%):

Saturday March 21, 2026 - Thursday april 30, 2026.

Short Course :

Friday June 26, 2026 - Sunday June 28.

19th Castle meeting :

Sunday June 28, 2026 - Saturday July 4, 2026.