Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits – The conference will be hosted by ETH Zürich and be held on the Hönggerberg campus in downtown Zürich. The meeting is co-organised by ETH Zürich, the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the University of Freiburg in Germany. The conference format includes a set of exciting technical sessions, topical plenary talks, field trips and workshops. Student talks will be particularly welcome and student attendance will be supported by the SGA and the meetings sponsors.