The RCMNS congresses have been held every four or five years since 1959 when the first congress was hosted in Vienna, Austria. In 2013, the 14th congress will be held in Istanbul for the first time.The Congress in Istanbul will provide an ideal platform for researchers, scientists and academicians from all continents and regions to share their ideas and thoughts on the various topics addressed during the congress. The main theme of the congress will be “Neogene to Quaternary Geological Evolution of Mediterranean, Paratethys and Black Sea”.