INQUA 2628 sy: 20th East Eurasia International Workshop (EEIW 2026)

The 20th East Eurasia International Workshop “Present Earth Surface Processes and Long-term Environmental Changes in East Eurasia” (EEIW 2026)

Abstract

The East Eurasia International Workshop has grown into a renowned international platform, forging connections among scientists dedicated to diverse research directions across the vast territory of Eastern Eurasia. Throughout its history, the Workshop has fostered the exchange of cutting-edge advances in the study of present Earth surface processes and long-term environmental changes that have all enriched our understanding of landscape diversities and climate evolution over the region.

Organized annually by a historic consortium of member countries and regions – China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia and Russia – EEIW traces its roots to the remarkable Baikal and Hövsgöl lake drilling projects, when visionary leaders Professor Takayoshi Kawai (Nagoya University) and Professor Kenji Kashiwaya (Kanazawa University) inaugurated landmark meetings addressing terrestrial environmental change and present Earth surface processes in East Eurasia.

In our days, EEIW is under the umbrella of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and Japan National Committee of the IAG, Science Council of Japan. The first EEIW was held in Daejeon, South Korea (2004), and followed by later in Kanazawa, Japan (2005), Seoul, South Korea (2006), Nanjing, China (2007), Hakodate, Japan (2008), Taipei, China (2009), Jeju Island, South Korea (2010), Chengdu, China (2011), Kobe, Japan (2012), Kwangju, South Korea (2013), Nanjing, China (2014), Taipei, China (2015), Okinawa, Japan (2016), Novosibirsk, Russia (2017), Busan, South Korea (2018), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2019), <>, Kunming, China (2023), Matsue, Japan (2024), and Kinmen, China (2025).

The 20th Jubilee EEIW 2026 will be held in Chengdu, China, from October 11 to 17, 2026, and hosted by the Southwest Jiaotong University. The organizers are preparing a truly memorable meeting — in order to honor the two decades of our partnership and the multiple discoveries. The program of the Workshop will include the publication of extended abstracts, a proposal on a special issue in Quaternary International Journal, an inspiring 3-days field excursion, and EEIW Best Student’s Works Award. In addition, we will support attendance of Early career researchers (ECR) and Developing countries researchers (DCR) sponsored by the International Union of Quaternary Research (INQUA).

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Project leaders:

Prof. Zhao Xiaoyan and Prof. Sergei Krivonogov, Faculty of Geoscience and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University