The32ndsessionoftheInternationalGeologicalCongress(IGC)willbeheldinFlorence,Italy,onAugust20-28,2004.ItwillbethesecondtimeforItalytohosttheIGC,thefirstoccasionhavingbeenthe2ndIGCsession,heldinBolognain1881.Intheintervening124years,Italiangeoscienceshavemadegreatprogressandhavegainedaleadingpositioninmanyfields.SituatednearthemiddleoftheMediterraneanSea,Florencewill
