Goldschmidt 2023 Conference Report
The Goldschmidt2023 Conference took place in Lyon (France) and online from 9 to 14 July 2023. We are very grateful to all volunteers and staff involved in the organization of the conference. Here is some information about the meeting.
Science Program
All sessions and plenaries were organized in a full hybrid format, with live streaming on Zoom. Both presenters and the audience were onsite in Lyon or remote. Sessions were also recorded and all registered delegates had access to the recordings for 30 days after the conference. For more information on the conference format, click here.
| In-Person | Remote | Total | |
| Themes | – | – | 14 |
| Sessions | – | – | 109 |
| Abstracts | 3305 | 435 | 3740 |
| Oral presentations | 1921 | 223 | 2144 |
| Poster presentations | 1384 | 212 | 1596 |
The 5 plenary lectures and the medal lectures are accessible to all on the Goldschmidt YouTube channel. Watch the plenary lectures | Watch the medal lectures
The conference program also included 16 pre-conference science workshops (7 fully in-person, 8 hybrid and 1 fully remote) as well as 13 early career events (8 in-person and 5 hybrid) and several DEI related events.
Attendance
The Goldschmidt2023 conference was attended by 4505 delegates from 76 countries. Here are some detailed numbers:
| In-Person | Remote | Total | |
| Total number of delegates | 3788 84% of delegates |
717 16% of delegates |
4505 |
| Students | 1284 | 272 | 1556 35% of delegates |
| Delegates at science workshops | 346 | 91 | 437 |
| Delegates from low-income and lower-middle income countries | 72 | 258 Registration fee was waived |
330 |
| Mentor Program | 178 mentors 373 mentees |
21 mentors 105 mentees |
199 mentors 478 mentees |
Number of delegates for top 15 countries:
| Country | In-Person | Remote | Total Registrants |
| USA | 660 | 156 | 816 |
| France | 633 | 11 | 644 |
| China | 327 | 108 | 435 |
| Germany | 378 | 19 | 397 |
| United Kingdom | 301 | 22 | 323 |
| Switzerland | 220 | 6 | 226 |
| India | 55 | 165 | 220 |
| Canada | 138 | 23 | 161 |
| South Korea | 128 | 10 | 138 |
| Australia | 108 | 23 | 131 |
| Japan | 103 | 28 | 131 |
| Italy | 72 | 9 | 81 |
| Belgium | 71 | 0 | 71 |
| Spain | 55 | 16 | 71 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 2 | 55 |
Press Releases
Research at Goldschmidt2023 was widely reported in the international media. View press releases issued at the conference and read a selection of related news articles at the Press Corner.
Blogs and Photos
The Goldschmidt2023 Bloggers, Thaïs Couasnon, Ruth Delina, Pablo Forjanes, Josua Pakulla and Ocea van Loenen, reported on their experiences in sessions, at plenary talks, early career workshops, and much more. View all the conference blog posts.
Highlights of the conference were captured by our photographer Gaël Kazaz. View all the conference photos.