International Union for Quaternary Research
The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) was founded in 1928. It has members from a number of scientific disciplines who study the environmental changes that occurred during the glacial ages, the last 2.6 million years. One goal of these investigators is to document the timing and patterns in past climatic changes to help understand the causes of changing climates.
| Abbreviation | INQUA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1928 |
| Type | INGO |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
President | Thijs Van Kolfschoten (Netherlands) |
Secretary-General | Eniko Magyari (Hungary) |
Parent organization | International Science Council |
| Website | INQUA Official website |
INQUA is a member of the International Science Council (ISC). INQUA holds an international congress normally every four years. The congresses serve as an educational forum as well as the opportunity for the various commissions, committees, and working groups to conduct business in person. Past congresses have been held in Copenhagen (1928), Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) (1932), Vienna (1936), Rome (1953), Madrid (1957), Warsaw (1961), Boulder (1965), Paris (1969), Christchurch (1973), Birmingham (1977), Moscow (1982), Ottawa (1987), Beijing (1991), Berlin (1995), Durban (1999), Reno (2003), Cairns (2007), Bern (2011) and Nagoya (2015).
The most recent INQUA Congress (XIX) was held in Dublin, Ireland, in July 2019. In 2023 the next INQUA Congress (XXI) will take place in Rome, Italy.