Programme

17th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant

Draft / Tentative Programme

DAY 1 ─ Opening Day | 4th October 2026 | SUNDAY
Time
Programme
09:30-17:00
Workshops
18:00 Onwards
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception
DAY 2 - 5th October 2026 | MONDAY
Time
Programme
Auditorum
Meeting Room 1
Meeting Room 2
09:30-10:30 Hrs
Plenary (Policy)
10:30-10:50 Hrs
Coffee Breaks, Posters, Booths
Session 1
10:50-12:35 Hrs
Auditorum
Mercury Monitoring for Effectiveness Evaluation
Meeting Room 1
Mercury in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Sector
Meeting Room 2
Human Biomonitoring
12:20-13:30 Hrs
Lunch, Posters, Booths
Session 2
13:30-15:15 Hrs
Auditorum
Mercury Monitoring for Effectiveness Evaluation;
Break: 10 min
Mercury transformation and mobilization from wetlands
Meeting Room 1
Mercury in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Sector
Meeting Room 2
Human biomonitoring + Human Health
Break: 10 min
New Modeling or Lab Analysis Techniques
15:00-15:45 Hrs
Coffee Breaks, Posters, Booths
Session 3
15:30-17:30 Hrs
Auditorum
Mercury transformation and mobilization from wetlands + Freshwater
Meeting Room 1
Mercury in the Oil and Gas industry
Meeting Room 2
New Modeling or Lab Analysis Techniques Environmental modelling of mercury to inform international policy
18:00-21:00
Women's Event
DAY 3 ─ 6th October 2026 | TUESDAY
Time
Programme
Auditorum
Meeting Room 1
Meeting Room 2
09:30-10:30 Hrs
Plenary (Mercury in Emerging Countries)
10:30-10:50 Hrs
Coffee Breaks, Posters, Booths
Session 1
10:50-12:35 Hrs
Auditorum
Mercury in the Southern Hemisphere
Meeting Room 1
The Toxic Trail of Beauty: Unpacking Mercury in Cosmetics through Data and Action
Meeting Room 2
Atmosphere
12:20-13:30 Hrs
Lunch
Session 2
13:30-15:15 Hrs
Auditorum
Mercury in the Southern Hemisphere
Break: 10 min
Mercury and Selenium in Living Organisms: Insights from Marine to Amazonian Studies
Meeting Room 1
The Toxic Trail of Beauty: Unpacking Mercury in Cosmetics through Data and Action
Break: 10 min
Mercury (and lead) in the Ayurvedic tradition
Meeting Room 2
Atmosphere
Break: 10 min
Mercury in geological processes
15:00-15:45 Hrs
Coffee Breaks
Session 3
15:30-17:30 Hrs
Auditorum
Mercury and Selenium in Living Organisms: Insights from Marine to Amazonian Studies
Meeting Room 1
Mercury (and lead) in the Ayurvedic tradition Break Cryosphere/Poles
Meeting Room 2
Mercury in geological processes
18:00-21:00
Beauty / Cosmetics event Other Events from others
DAY 4 ─ 7th October 2026 | WEDNESDAY
Time
Programme
City Tours
DAY 5 ─ 8th October 2026 | THURSDAY
Time
Programme
Auditorum
Meeting Room 1
Meeting Room 2
09:30-10:30 Hrs
Plenary (Oceans or Human Health)
10:30-10:50 Hrs
Coffee Breaks, Posters, Booths
Session 1
10:50-12:35 Hrs
Auditorum
Marine Mercury Research in the GEOTRACES
Environmental Health
Mercury and biodiversity
12:20-13:30 Hrs
Lunch, Posters, Booths
Session 2
13:30 - 15:15 Hrs
Auditorum
Marine Mercury Research in the
GEOTRACES + Oceans
Environmental Health
Break: 10 min
Science and Policy
Mercury and biodiversity
Break: 10 min
Mercury biogeochemical cycling in forest
15:00-15:45 Hrs
Coffee Breaks, Posters, Booths
Session 3
15:30-17:30 Hrs
Auditorum
Advances in machine learning and process-based models
Meeting Room 1
Science and Policy + Science-policy interface
Meeting Room 2
Mercury biogeochemical cycling in forest + Land and vegetation
18:00-21:00
Gala Dinner
DAY 6 ─ 9th October 2026 | FRIDAY
TIME
09:30-11:30 Hrs
Possible plenary (placeholder) & Closing Ceremony
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Prof. Asif Qureshi

Dr. Jagannath Biswakarma

  • Chair, ICMGP India 2026

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