The conference, held in Italian and entitled “Geoethics and Responsibility in the Earth Sciences” (Geoetica e Responsabilità nelle Scienze della Terra), will take place at the Conference Hall of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV; National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) in Rome, Italy.

Prof. Paul Cleverley (IAPG Board of Experts and Chair of the Task Group on AI in Geosciences of the IUGS Commission on Geoethics) will deliver a keynote speech, entitled "AI ethics in geoscience with a focus on LLMs", in the Workshop on "Geoheritage with Shared Responsibility" on 9 October 2026. This workshop is organized by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to celebrate the 5th International Geodiversity Day and the 10th International Geoethics Day.

There is widespread acceptance that Earth’s climate is warming, but there is disagreement about why this is happening, and what needs to be done about it.

Silvia Peppoloni (IAPG President and Chair of the IUGS Commission on Geoethics) will deliver an invited talk, entitled "Geoethics: Rethinking Geologists' Responsibilities in a Changing World". This is an event organized by the Student Chapter of the Colombian Geological Society (Sociedad Colombiana de Geologia) at the Caldas University to celebrate the Geologist's Day in Colombia.