Country contacts or coordinators

(updated January 15th, 2009)

ARGENTINA

Prof. Dr. Alberto G. Riccardi (Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, ARGENTINA). E-mail: riccardi@museo.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar

AUSTRALIA

Dr. Susan Turner (Hon. Research Fellow, Queensland Museum (Geol. & Palaeontology), 122 Gerler Rd, Hendra, Qld 4011, Australia; Senior Research Fellow, School of Geosciences, Monash University, Australia; UNESCO Advisory board for Geoparks, Member IUGS International History of Geological Sciences Commission-(INHIGEO). E-mail: s.turner@uq.edu.au; paleodeadfish@yahoo.com

BULGARIA

Dr. Daria Ivanova (Department of Paleontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
24, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BULGARIA. E-mail: dariaiv@geology.bas.bg

BURMA

Dr Zaw Win (Lecturer, Department of Geology, University of Yangon, 11041, Myanmar)(Burma)
E-mail: geolyu@dhelm-edu.gov.mm

CANADA

Dr Darren R. Gr?cke (Assistant Professor in Biogeochemistry, School of Geography & Geology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1. Canada)?? E-mail: grocke@mcmaster.ca

CHINA

Prof. Yongdong Wang (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, P.R.China) E-mail: ydwang@nigpas.ac.cn

DENMARK

Dr. Gilles Cuny (Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen, ?ster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, K, Denmark) E-mail: gilles@savik.geomus.ku.dk

FRANCE

Prof. Nicol Morton (Chairman of ISJS, Le Chardon, Quartier Brugiere, 07200 Vogüé, France)?? E-mail: nicol.morton@wanadoo.fr

GERMANY

Dr. G. Schweigert (Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany) E-mail: schweigert.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de

HUNGARY

Dr. Jozsef Palfy (Senior Research Scientist, Huangarian Academy of Sciences, Huangarian Natural History Museum, Research Group for Paleontology, POB 137, Budapest, H-1431 Hungary). E-mail: palfy@nhmus.hu

INDIA

Dr. Dhirendra K. Pandey (Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004) ?E-mail: dhirendrap@satyam.net.in

ITALY

Dr. Angela Bertinelli (Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Piazza dell'Università 1, I - 06123 Perugia, Italy).

IRAN

Dr. Mahmoud Reza Majidifard? (Geological Survey of Iran, P.O. Box 131851-1494, Tehran, Iran) E-mail: majidifa@hotmail.com

JAPAN

Prof. Atsushi Matsuoka (Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan). E-mail: matsuoka@geo.sc.niigata-u.ac.jp

KOREA

MALAYSIA

Dr. Lee Chai Peng (President of the Geological Society of Malaysia, c/o Geology Department, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) E-mail: leecp@um.edu.my

MONGOLIA

MOROCCO

Prof. El Hassane Chellai (Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Department of Geology, PO Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco) E-mail: chell@ucam.ac.ma

NETHERLANDS

Dr. Wolfram M. Kuerschner (Dept. of Geobiology - Botanical Palaeo-Ecology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands). E-mail: w.m.kuerschner@bio.uu.nl

NEW ZEALAND

Dr. Hamish Campbell (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), PO Box 30-368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand) E-mail: h.campbell@gns.cri.nz

PAKISTAN

Dr. Khan R. Masood (Department of Botany, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)

POLAND

Dr Grzegorz (Gregory) Pieńkowski (Department of Regional and Petroleum Geology, Polish Geological Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa, Poland) E-mail: grzegorz.pienkowski@pgi.gov.pl

ROMANIA

Dr. Mihai Popa? (University Lecturer, Lab. of Palaeontology, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest, 70111 Bucharest, Romania) E-mails: mihai@mepopa.com

RUSSIA

Prof. Yuri D. Zakharov (Far Eastern Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch, Prospect Stoletiya 159, Vladivostok-22, 690022, Russia), e-mail: yurizakh@mail.ru

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed (Earth Sciences Department, Colleague of Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O.Box 486, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia)?? E-mail: zulfi@kfupm.edu.sa

SLOVAKIA

Dr. Jan Schl?gl (Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina, Pav. G, SK-842 15, Bratislava, SLOVAKIA)? E-mail: schlogl@nic.fns.uniba.sk ?

SOUTH AFRICA

Dr. Mike R. Cooper (Department of Geology, University of Durban-Westville, Provate Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa) Fax: 0027-31-8202383/8202678

SPAIN

Prof. Ana Marquez-Aliaga (Dept. Geologia, Universitat de Valencia, c/Dr. Moliner s/n 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain) E-mail: ana.marquez@uv.es

SWEDEN

Dr. Vivi Vajda (Department of Geology, Lund University, Tornavagen 13, SE-223 63, Lund, Sweden) E-mail: vivi.vajda@geol.lu.se

SWITZERLAND

Dr. Jean Guex (Institut de Geologie, BFSH-2, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland) E-mail: Jean.Guex@igp.unil.ch

THAILAND

Dr. Paul J. Grote (School of Biology, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand) E-mail: paul@ccs.sut.ac.th

TUNISIA
Dr Mabrouk BOUGHDIRI (Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, 7021 Jeraouna, Tunisia). E-mail: mab_boughdiri@yahoo.fr Fax number; (00 216) 72 590 566

United Kingdom
Prof. Bill Wimbledon (Uwch Ddearegwr, Senior Geologist, Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru, Countryside Cpuncia for Wales, 4 Castleton Count, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT, UK)? E-mail: b.wimbledon@ccw.gov.uk

U.S.A

Prof. Paul E. Olsen (Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964-1000, USA). E-mail: polsen@ldeo.columbia.edu

VIET NAM

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Khien (Director, Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thanh Xuan Hanoi, Viet Nam) E-mail: nguyenxuanhkien@rigmr.org.vn