[iris-bulk] Please consider the Cascadia 2007 and Beyond Slow Slip and Tremor Workshop

[Joan Gomberg]

Cascadia 2007 and Beyond Slow Slip and Tremor Workshop


Motivation and Purpose:
The primary purpose of this workshop is to promote collaborative  
synthesis of all the results of the many different studies of slow  
slip and tremor in Cascadia from January 2007 to the present. This  
time period presents an opportunity to elucidate these phenomena with  
unprecedented resolution, as a result of the new wealth of available  
observations provided by USArray, PBO installations, the growth of  
permanent monitoring networks, a number of finite-duration field  
experiments, and the enthusiasm and vigor of groups that have been  
analyzing and interpreting these data.  The results of these studies  
are now mature enough to begin exploring how they may fit together.   
Such exploration has a high likelihood of revealing new behaviors,  
relationships among and questions about the phenomena of slow slip and  
tremor, which in turn can stimulate the planning of future field  
experiments. In addition, this provides the opportunity to demonstrate  
publicly, through the production of a high-visibility publication, the  
tremendous pay-off of investing in new instrumentation, infrastructure  
and collaborative research.

Goals:
Exchange of research results directly relevant to the understanding of  
slow slip and tremor in Cascadia from January 2007 to present.
Generation of an outline of a high-profile, group-authored  
manuscript[1] (e.g. a Science Review article) highlighting what has  
been learned about these phenomena from the wealth of new data and  
studies, and what new questions they may have motivated.
Exchange of information about plans underway and ideas for additional  
experiments related to the ETS event expected in the summer of 2009.

Format, Participants, and Venue:

This focused, yet informal, workshop will span two full days during  
March 2009. We propose the following format:
Day 1
Concise presentations of results and current interpretations.
Small group discussions (e.g. huddles around laptops or the backs of  
envelopes to show details of datasets, work out ideas, etc.).
  Brainstorming about relationships, models, etc. that tie diverse  
studies together.
Day 2
Synthesis of previous day
Planning for 2009 ETS event.
Manuscript drafting.

To be productive, participation needs to be limited in size and scope,  
to include only those involved in studies that pertain directly to  
understanding slow slip and tremor in Cascadia since January 2007.   
Although not a strict limit, a target maximum size is 35 people.   
Anyone is welcome to apply, with participation allotted on a first- 
come first-serve basis.  Unfortunately, at present all participants  
must provide their own travel support[2].

PLEASE keep in mind that our goal is to be as inclusive as possible.  
We plan to make some form of teleconferencing possible for the  
duration of the workshop, and presence at the workshop is not a  
requirement for inclusion in authorship of the manuscript we envision  
(although contribution of ideas, words, editing, etc. will be!).   
Also, please keep in mind that  satisfying all of the workshop goals  
and constraints may  make it impossible to satisfy everyone or to  
score perfectly on all decisions!

The likely venues are the University of Washington campus in Seattle  
or the DOGAMI facility in Portland (choices made to minimize required  
travel and expense).


Please Respond:

If you would like to participate, please send the following  
information to Evelyn (evelynr at usgs.gov) or Joan (gomberg at usgs.gov) by  
1/30/09.

Preferred location: Seattle or Portland?

Dates in March you are NOT available:

Sentence or two about your work that relates directly to Cascadia slow  
slip and tremor from 2007 and beyond:

Definitely cannot attend without support (see footnote 2): yes or no?



[1] Both Nature and Science permit self-assigned Group Names to be  
used for papers in which all authors should be credited equally.  If  
used, all contributing authors also will be listed but the Group Name  
can be used alone or as the first author.  Thus, citations would be to  
the Group Name or Group Name et al. rather than just using the authors  
listed alphabetically, for example, in which case the lucky person  
whose last name just happens to be Aardvark gets lots of citations  
that no one else does!
[2] If you absolutely cannot attend because of a lack of funds and can  
provide strong justification that your participation is key, please  
let us know about both (your need and the justification).  There is  
some possibility that a very small amount of support may be available  
to help a few participants, with emphasis on ‘possibility’ and ‘small’!
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