*Dear Colleagues,* The IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy is pleased to invite you to the first lecture in our webinar series dedicated to *Native Copper*, the Ore Mineral of the Year 2026. Dr. Donjá Aßbichler from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München will deliver a lecture entitled: *“Native Copper in the Munich Subsurface: A Natural Laboratory for Unusual Redox Chemistry under Low-Temperature, Alkaline Conditions”* The webinar will explore the formation of native copper in a remarkable low-temperature geological setting beneath Munich, highlighting its broader relevance to ore mineralogy, redox processes, and subsurface geochemistry. *Date:* 21 May 2026 *Time:* 16:00 CEST *Meeting link:* https://zoom.us/j/97637048457 Kind regards, Jakub -- Dr. Jakub Ciazela Institute of Geological Sciences Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Podwale 75, 50-449 Wrocław, Poland https://www.ing.pan.pl/en/staff/staff-websites/jakub-ciazelahttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RhLe0CAAAAAJ&hl=en