Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 09:49:30 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time) From: Erice 2005 Workshop9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL MODELING OF MANTLE CONVECTION AND LITHOSPHERIC DYNAMICS hosted by the 25th Course of the International School of Geophysics at EMCSC ERICE, SICILY, 8 - 14 SEPTEMBER 2005 Director of the School: Enzo Boschi, INGV Directors of the Workshop: Carlo Giunchi, INGV Roma Giorgio Spada, University of Urbino Thorsten Becker, University of Southern California Dave Bercovici, Yale University Cinzia Farnetani, IPG Paris INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR MAILING LIST REGISTRATION The goal of this workshop is to bring together both established and young scientists, as well as students, who are interested in the dynamics of the lithosphere and mantle. Our scientific focus will be on quantitative models of dynamic processes and how those can be constrained with data from a range of Earth Science fields. To this end, we encourage submissions from tectonic and geodynamic modelers, but also from researchers in disciplines with relevant observational activity such as seismology, mineral physics and geochemistry. To register to receive our forthcoming first circular with a finalized list of speakers and detailed information in January 2005, please visit our web site at: ww.ingv.it/erice2005 or e-mail to erice2005@ingv.it. Following the example of our earlier, highly successful workshops (held most recently in Aussois, France 2001, and in Hruba Skala, Czech Republic 2003), the program will include a mixture of keynote lectures on cutting-edge science problems with ample room for subsequent discussion. Another aspect of the meeting will be tutorials and micro-workshops dedicated to more technical questions that arise in theoretical and laboratory modeling and analysis. By bringing together researchers from across the sub-disciplines to discuss both results and methods in a way not possible by means of traditional scientific communication, this workshop series fills an important gap in the normal conference circuit. Each day of the meeting there will be three invited lectures, one of which will be of tutorial character. All the other contributions will be presented in poster sessions, along with very brief overviews from contributors within each session. A significant amount of time will be devoted to informal discussions. Alongside such more free-form discussions, we will have focus group meetings to provide a platform for the exchange and discussion of tools and techniques, such as benchmarking projects. The Erice site is quite special and, together with the target audience of ~90 attendees, very conducive to making connections and forming creative new collaborations. Major funding for this meeting is provided by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Roma, Italy; the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research; the Institute of Physics, University of Urbino; and Provincia di Ravenna. Support from the National Science Foundation for the attendance of US based researchers is pending. Carlo Giunchi (giunchi@ingv.it) Giorgio Spada (spada@fis.uniurb.it) Thorsten Becker (twb@usc.edu) Dave Bercovici (david.bercovici@yale.edu) Cinzia Farnetani (cinzia@ipgp.jussieu.fr) PRELIMINARY LIST OF SPEAKERS A. Bonaccorso (INGV) O. Cadek (Charles University, Prague) P. Cordier (Universite' de Lille) K. Lambeck (Australian National University) P. Kelemen (Columbia University) J. Korenaga (Yale University) Y. Ricard (Ecole Normale Superieure, Lyon) J. Ritsema (Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris) M. Sambridge (Australian National University) D. Sandwell (University of California, San Diego) J. Schmalzl (University of Muenster) PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Thu. Sep 8: Arrival at Ettore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily. Fri. Sep 9: - Introduction and overview - Lithospheric deformation and dynamics - Global mantle dynamics - Tutorial: Numerical methods for mantle convection modeling - Poster session Sat. Sep 10: - Volcano geodesy and dynamics - New constraints on postglacial rebound - Tutorial: Inverse methods - Poster session Sun. Sep 11: Field trip Mon. Sep 12: - Volatile fluxes & budgets - Melting effects on mantle dynamics - Tutorial: Rheology - Micro-Workshops and benchmark session Tue. Sep 13: - Mantle dynamics and seismic tomography - Thermal evolution of the Earth - Tutorial: Geochemical constraints - Final panel discussion and wrap up Wed. Sep 14: Departure from Erice (site will be available until Sep 15)