Event Overview
Dear IMOG Community, It is my great pleasure to invite you, on behalf of the EAOG Board, to this milestone edition of the International Meeting of Organic Geochemistry in Rotterdam, Netherlands from to 12-16 September 2027.
This year marks the 33rd edition of the International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry. It also marks the 10th year of our partnership with EAGE, our co-conveners and trusted partners in ensuring the quality and success of the event, and the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Organic Geochemistry journal.
For 50 years, we have convened to discuss how organic geochemistry has powered the world through its contributions to energy resources, reconstructed Earth’s history through changes in climate, oceans, lakes, soils, and landscapes, and used molecular and isotopic tracers to quantify human influences on the carbon cycle, methane emissions, and the environment.
For 50 years, we have pioneered new methods for collecting, preparing, and analysing samples, allowing us to decipher the processes that govern organic matter formation and transformation and to interpret the environments in which these processes occur. Our data and continually evolving techniques deepen our understanding of climate and environmental change and improve our ability to predict the future
For many of us, IMOG has been part of our professional lives since our graduate student days, and we are delighted to welcome everyone at every career stage who together keep the organisation vibrant and relevant. We hope you will also make lifelong connections that will lead to new discoveries and career success.
For 2027, with the leadership of Johan Weijers serving as the Scientific Committee Chair, we have revised and updated the conference topics to best reflect how the discipline has evolved. While we continue to welcome contributions from across the full spectrum of organic geochemistry.
We have also been attentive to the location of the conference and hope that Rotterdam will support lower-emissions travel options, particularly through Europe’s electrified rail network.
Please join us in Rotterdam as we continue to expand the mandate of organic geochemistry – in the field, in the lab, and across past and future time horizons. We wish you a productive and inspired period as you prepare your presentation. We cannot wait to see you there.
Best regards,
Courtney Turich
Chair, EAOG Board
The 33rd IMOG promises to be a highly engaging gathering, bringing together a vibrant and diverse global community of organic geochemists from both academia and industry. The scientific programme will reflect this by showcasing the forefront of progress in organic geochemistry, spanning cutting-edge technologies and novel biomarker discoveries to the complex fate of natural compounds within the geosphere — advances increasingly driven by developments in data science and artificial intelligence. Participants will explore applications across a wide spectrum of disciplines, including biogeochemistry, palaeoclimatology, soil and environmental sciences, geochemical archaeology, as well as petroleum systems understanding and emerging energy solutions. Please join us in a vibrant Rotterdam to discuss and celebrate these latest scientific advances!
Johan Weijers
Senior Biogeochemist at Shell
IMOG 2027 Scientific Committee Chair
The 33rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2027) will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 12-16 September, 2027. For the sixth time the conference will be organized by the European Association of Organic Geochemists in cooperation with the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). The official biennial conference of the European Association of Organic Geochemists (EAOG) is the largest meeting on Organic Geochemistry.
The guiding principle of the IMOG meetings is to encourage presentation, communication and discussion of research results carried out in academia and industry in the fields of Organic Geochemistry with topics ranging from biogeochemistry to petroleum geochemistry.
We anticipate over 500 participants from around the globe, featuring both oral and poster presentations. In addition, an exhibition is also being organized to facilitate knowledge transfer and business among the geochemical community.