Welcome to the 2026 Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium. We’re excited to host a small, intimate group here in Dallas August 21-23, 2026.
To ensure a comfortable and thoughtfully curated experience, in-person attendance at the Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium is offered by invitation. This approach allows us to maintain an ideal event size and provide the best possible seating and engagement for all guests.
Invitations for the 2026 symposium will be extended in the spring, with ticket purchasing available at that time.
For those not attending in person, we will continue to offer the presentations for free online viewing in our Video Library in the weeks following the event. This approach allows us to share the full program more broadly and ensure everyone can enjoy the content at their convenience.
Due to changes in venue policies, we have discontinued the livestream offering.
Additionally, our annual benefit auction will be hosted on MineralAuctions.com, with dozens of minerals, mineralia, and field collecting trips up for auction. Proceeds benefit The Mineralogical Record, Rocks & Minerals, mindat.org, and the TGMS Exhibits Fund. If you haven’t yet, please create your account early to ensure your account is active.
The 2026 DMCS Benefit Auction will go live at least a week before the symposium and will end at 6PM CDT on August 22, 2026.
If you received an invitation and have questions or problems with purchasing tickets, please reach out to info@dallassymposium.org.
Details for recommended accommodations can be found here.
NOTE: The link for the official (discounted) accommodations is not currently live. We will send a notification when the hotel block is available for booking.
Thank you for your support!
– The Dallas Symposium Team
Travels in Sri Lanka and Southern Asia Gem Mines
Edward Boehm
Mimetites Bonanza and Other Recent Finds in the Republic of the Congo
Tomek Praszkier
Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
Myles Felch
Los Angeles Museum:
Exhibitions and the Mission of a Natural History Museum
Dr. Aaron Celestian
Mineralogy of the Pegmatites in the Strzegom Area, Poland
Tomek Praszkier
From Pegmatite to “Pocket”:
How Gem Minerals Form and Grow Together Through Paragenesis
Dr. Thomas “Tom” Campbell
Mindat.org and its contributions to Mineral Collecting
Jolyon Ralph
Madagascar Pegmatites Face to Face
Dr. Federico Pezzotta and Mary Fong-Walker
Please note: Presentations and order are subject to change.