The 37th International Geological Congress, hosted by the Republic of Korea in Busan from 25 to 31 August 2024 was a landmark event for DDE. It was the first IGC, a quadrennial world gathering of geologists, where DDE had the opportunity to showcase its achievements, products and services since DDE began its implementation in 2019.

DDE Community Reception at 37th IGC

DDE Executive Committee Meeting and Science Committee Meeting Held in Kunshan, China

The Deep-Time Digital Earth (DDE) Paleogeography Workshop, a pivotal event organized by Professor Mingcai Hou and Dr. Haipeng Li, culminated in a special ceremony at the Zhejiang Lab. The ceremony, "Celebration of Generosity and Scholarship: Honoring Professor Christopher R. Scotese," recognized the professor's substantial academic contributions and his generous donation of scholarly materials to the IUGS Deep-time Digital Earth program.

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our new President of the Governing Council (GC) - Prof. Harvey Thorleifson and Secretary General - Dr. Natarajan Ishwaran. We are confident that under their guidance, DDE will continue to make significant strides in our mission to explore Earth's deep-time digital data. Please join us in congratulating Harvey and Ishwaran on this well-deserved achievement!