International Union for Quaternary Research

The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) was founded in 1928. It has members from a number of scientific disciplines who study the environmental changes that occurred during the glacial ages, the last 2.6 million years.^[1][2] One goal of these investigators is to document the timing and patterns in past climatic changes to help understand the causes of changing climates.

AbbreviationINQUA

Formation1928; 98 years ago (1928)

TypeINGO

Region served

Worldwide

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International Union for Quaternary Research

Abbreviation	INQUA
Formation	1928; 98 years ago (1928)
Type	INGO
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	English
President	Thijs Van Kolfschoten (Netherlands)
Secretary-General	Eniko Magyari (Hungary)
Parent organization	International Science Council
Website	INQUA Official website

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INQUA is a member of the International Science Council (ISC).^[2] INQUA holds an international congress normally every four years. The congresses serve as an educational forum as well as the opportunity for the various commissions, committees, and working groups to conduct business in person. Past congresses have been held in Copenhagen (1928), Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) (1932), Vienna (1936), Rome (1953), Madrid (1957), Warsaw (1961), Boulder (1965), Paris (1969), Christchurch (1973), Birmingham (1977), Moscow (1982), Ottawa (1987), Beijing (1991),^[3] Berlin (1995),^[4] Durban (1999), Reno (2003), Cairns (2007), Bern (2011) and Nagoya (2015).^[5]

The most recent INQUA Congress (XIX) was held in Rome, Italy, in July 2023.^[6] In 2027 the INQUA Congress (XXI) will take place in Lucknow, India between January and February.