The provisional list of themes for EMC2016 is very similar to that of EMC2012:
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Magmatism and volcanology
Metamorphism
Applied mineralogy and material science
Thermodynamics, kinetics and mineral physics
Mineralogical crystallography
Planetary materials
Mineral deposits and raw materials
Low-T geochemistry
Geochronology
Geobiochemistry and biomineralogy
Environmental and medical mineralogy
Advanced analytical techniques
Archaeometry, care and preservation