BeGeo Scientists

We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BeGeo Grants!

Congratulations to the awardees selected in collaboration with our partner societies:

🌐ESRI - 2 ArcGis personal use licences

Antonio Iannone
for his work on Hotspot Analysis for discriminating geochemical Anomalies and estimating Baseline levels in the Soils of an Intensely Anthropized Volcanic Region in Italy. &
Luca Biamino
for his work on study and modelling of the interactions detween infiltration water, temperatures and inducted deformations in the karst system of the Bossea Cave

🏛 SIMP – Travel Grant for Junior Associates
Arianna Casarin
for her research “Unveiling Roman Mortars through Images: Combined Approach on the Thermal Baths of Teate Marrucinorum (Chieti, Italy)”.

🌍 AIQUA – Travel Grant & 1-year Association Membership
Jamilah Padma Vitolo
for her work on oxygen-driven changes in ostracod assemblages from the Lucania Basin.

📡 Plenary Session — BeGeo Scientists 2025

We’re excited to welcome Michele Ierardi, Chief Technology Officer at Esri Italia, for a special plenary in collaboration with Esri.
He’ll walk us through satellite imagery, remote sensing, and real-world use cases that show how these technologies are transforming the geospatial world.

📅 18 November — 11:30 AM (CET)
📍 Via Partenope 36, Naples

Don’t miss it!

Roundtable Announcement – BeGEO Scientists 2025
We’re excited to introduce our upcoming roundtable on “Climate change adaptation and resilience: strategies for the future.”

Four speakers from different fields of Geosciences will explore technologies, climate research, Earth Observation, and biodiversity to address today’s global challenges:

Michele Ierardi – Tools and technologies for climate adaptation
Massimo Frezzotti – Climate evolution, paleoclimate evidence, and the risks of crossing global tipping points
Marco Casucci – Earth Observation for climate monitoring
Marco Muscioni – The meaning of vertebrate palaeontology in the biodiversity crisis
📅 18 November – 15:30
📍 Naples, Via Partenope 36

A truly multidisciplinary conversation to rethink resilience and the future of our planet.
Don’t miss it!

We are thrilled to welcome Michael Booth (European Space Agency) as the plenary speaker at BeGeo 2025!

🎙️ “Inspiring Trust, Igniting Curiosity: ESA’s current journey through AI, Immersive Technologies, and Earth Observation”

Michael Booth is Earth Observation Outreach and Data Visualisation Content Coordinator at ESA, with a remarkable career spanning over 60 countries. Formerly Head of Multimedia at UNEP, he has produced award-winning environmental documentaries for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and BBC, exploring the Arctic, Antarctica, and beyond.

Get ready to explore how storytelling and technology can bring Earth closer to everyone 🌍

We’re proud to announce the publication of the BeGeo 2025 Abstract Book, edited and published by the Geological Society of Italy.

This volume gathers all abstracts submitted for the 3rd Conference of Young Geoscientists – “Working for Future Challenges in Earth Sciences.”

Here you can find the DOI and access the full volume 👇
🔗 [https://www.socgeol.it/N6859/begeo-2025-working-for-future-challenges-in-earth-sciences-3rd-conference-of-young-geoscientists.html]

🚨 The BeGeo2025 session program is now online, and it’s a must-see! 👀

⚠️ Some sessions have been slightly reorganized following the abstract submissions, so make sure to check the updated version on our website.

🔗 See the full program here: https://www.begeos.it/program/

The BeGeo2025 Congress timetable is finally out!
Explore the sessions, speakers, and events.

Check it out here 👉 www.begeos.it/timetable

Get ready for two inspiring days in Naples! 🌋

The countdown is on! ✨
We’ve just released the guidelines for both oral and poster presenters at BeGeo Congress.

📌 The key points are summarized in this post, but make sure to check the full guidelines at the link below for all the details, it’s essential!

https://www.begeos.it/guidelines_presentations/

🗓 Save the date: 17–18 November

📍 Napoli, Centro Congressi via Partenope, 36

We can’t wait to see you all in Naples!