[iris-bulk] 2008 IRIS Workshop Website

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The 2008 IRIS Workshop website is now available and can be viewed at:

www.iris.edu/iris_workshop

Registration will open February 18.

The 2008 IRIS Workshop opens with sessions on integrative science,  
including integration of active- and passive-source seismological  
imaging with mineral physics and other Earth sciences, as well as  
transformative uses data from USArray, including the Transportable  
Array that is already "rolling" across the Rocky Mountains towards the  
Great Plains. The first evening features an after-dinner talk on Earth  
science visualization through immersive computer graphics and modern  
dance.

Appropriately during the International Polar Year, Thursday includes a  
plenary session on Polar Region geophysics, incorporating IRIS  
facilities developed for IPY. In the afternoon, participants can shrug  
off the cold on a field trip to sites of landslides, floods, and  
earthquakes - and learn how natural disasters have shaped modern  
viticulture. The second evening features an after-dinner talk on  
parallels between seismic analysis and music appreciation, followed by  
live music.

Turning from Earth structure to earthquakes, the Workshop concludes  
with posters and plenary sessions on the rapidly developing field of  
episodic tremor and slip, and on new synergies between geophysical  
monitoring and Earth science research. The final evening should  
feature a traditional IRIS barbeque - but we'll keep our fingers  
crossed against the rain that forced our last barbeque at Skamania  
indoors!

IRIS Workshop Chairs
Suzan van der Lee - Northwestern University
John Vidale - University of WashingtonPlease paste your message here.


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