Dear Colleagues, The programme for our upcoming hybrid conference 'Analytical Microscopy in the Earth & Planetary Sciences' at The Geological Society, in partnership with the Mineralogical Society of UK and Ireland, is now live & there is still time to register! Analytical Microscopy in the Earth & Planetary Sciences | 26-27 February 2026 | Hybrid; online & in-person (London, UK) With talks from quantitative & automated mineralogy to lithium and porous media, EBSD development over the last 30 years to Open Access online microscopes and Machine Learning, and from Mars rovers to asteroids, this programme has something for everyone! A massive thank you to our sponsors, Buehler, JEOL EUROPE, Bruker, Gatan, Tescan, Thermo Fisher Scientific, & Wonderful Scientific, who will be exhibiting at the meeting, and whose support has allowed us to discount registration to this new meeting, including significant discounts for students! Find out more & register now via our website - The Geological Society | Analytical Microscopy in the Earth & Planetary Sciences<https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/analytical-microscopy-in-the-earth-planetary-sciences-ameps/> View the programme - Analytical Microscopy in the Earth & Planetary Sciences | Programme<https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/media/lnsndwbu/ameps-programme-v4.pdf> Many thanks, Natasha ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Natasha Stephen MSci (Hons) PhD FGS FRAS FRMS FHEA (she/her) Director of Science & Engagement The Geological Society E: natasha.stephen@geolsoc.org.uk<mailto:natasha.stephen@geolsoc.org.uk> Socials: @GeolSoc<https://www.instagram.com/geolsoc/?hl=en> @NatStephen<https://bsky.app/profile/natstephen.bsky.social> @UKSpaceRocks<https://www.facebook.com/UKSpaceRocks/> The Geological Society | Burlington House | Piccadilly | London | W1J 0BG W: The Geological Society<http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/> | This is Geoscience<http://www.thisisgeoscience.com/> | Research Website<http://www.ukspacerocks.co.uk/> | ORCiD<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3952-922X> | Imperial<https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.stephen09> Please note, you may receive this message outside of typical working hours. However, there is no expectation for you to respond outside of your own [cid:image001.png@01DC9459.18435BA0] <http://www.thisisgeoscience.com/> [cid:image002.png@01DC9459.18435BA0] [cid:image003.png@01DC9459.18435BA0] <http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/> The Geological Society, voted 'best professional body or learned society 2024' by MemCom The Geological Society is a registered charity, no. 210161 [cid:image004.png@01DC9459.18435BA0]<http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/AMEPS26> ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email is confidential and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received it in error, please do not reproduce or disseminate the contents of this message; please contact us by return email, or by telephone on +44 (0)20 7434 9944, and delete this message and any copies of it from your computer systems. The Society does not accept liability for individuals' opinions, advice or views expressed in this email. The Geological Society of London is a registered charity, number 210161, registered address Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BG. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Exchange Online Protection. This service is powered by Microsoft. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: https://products.office.com/en-gb/exchange/exchange-email-security-spam-protection ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________