Andrea Fildani, Jean Hsieh

The 1st International Sedimentary Geosciences Congress (ISGC) was conceived a few years ago as a unique opportunity for the broad sedimentary geosciences community to come together in a time of transformations. The aim of the congress is to allow the community to express, plan and implement what we all know are necessary changes to progress into the new decades with new motivations, ideas and purpose, fine-tuned to the concepts of a sustainable future. The Congress, organized by SEPM (the Society for Sedimentary Geology), was scheduled to take place in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA at the end of April of 2020. The rapid development of the COVID-19 crisis has delayed the congress to April 2021, still in Flagstaff, Arizona. After the recent events, this Congress is more important than ever to set our directions for the future, so we hope you will read this article to be inspired to attend the Congress and help forge the future of sedimentary geosciences.