Scott No: 2699
Serial number: 1996-18
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: August 4, 1996
Designers: Xu Yanbo
Size: 50*30mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 40
Printing process: offset

The World Geological Conference is the oldest and largest academic conferences among the world's science conferences. It is a grand meeting of the world's geologists and has a reputation of being the geological "Olympiad". Since the First World Geological Conference was held in Paris in 1878, it has been held once every three or four years. Its goal is to promote the basic research of the geological science and the development of its applied research, provide a large meeting place for geologists to exchange their ideas and information , and offer geologists an opportunity to inspect geological issues and features through geological tours with the help of International Union of Geological Sciences.

The 30th World Geological Conference, which was held in Beijing form August 4 to 14 1996, was organized by the China Geological Association, the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of the People's Republic of China and various governmental organizations, industrial departments and academic organizations involved in the field of geology with the co-operation and financial assistance of International Union of Geological Sciences. To endorse the suggestion of the Council of the 28th and 29th World Geology Conferences and International Union of Geological Sciences, the academic activities of this conference put emphasis on the debate on mainland geology ,especially geological formation, energy, ores, mineral resources, environmental protection, the reduction of geological disasters closely related to mainland geology and their relationship with human survival and sustainable development. In addition to providing delegates with almost all the geological travel routes to almost every part of China, the conference organized the large-scale science and technology exhibition "GEO EXPO'96". The conference drew more participants from more countries and regions than any other previous conferences. More than 6,000 members from 116 countries and regions took part in the conference.