Frontiers of Seismology

Edinburgh, 2-3 April 2009

Earthquake and Exploration Seismological Research
A meeting for the UK seismological community

The event is sponsored by:

Latest:		Meeting programme PDF Please note that the guided geological walk around Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags will not be taking place. For those of you who will be in Edinburgh on Wed 1 April, there will be an evening of drinks and an open folk session of live music at The Tass on the High Street from 8pm.
		List of participants PDF
		Registration Deadline Extended to 24 March 2009 (download the registration form here)
		Career Workshop for Students, 1 April 2009
		Second circular PDF

This meeting, jointly organised by the British Geological Survey, the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Seismic Research, is an opportunity to celebrate recent research achievements and look to the future of UK earthquake and exploration seismology. As there is increased emphasis on the necessity of collaborative work to develop novel solutions to scientific problems, the meeting will provide a forum in which established researchers and students can discuss future research directions and the data we need to achieve our goals.

We welcome abstracts for oral and poster presentation on research topics including:

• Observational seismology
• Earth structure
• Seismic processing, imaging and inversion
• Novel data types and acquisition techniques
• Earthquake and micro-seismic sources
• Seismotectonics
• Subsurface stress and strain
• Near-surface seismology
• Ground motion modelling
• Seismic hazard and risk
• Earthquake engineering

We particularly welcome cross-disciplinary contributions (e.g.linking exploration and earthquake seismology, seismic hazard/risk and social science).

In addition to hearing about latest discoveries, we will hold sessions to discuss the aims and objectives of the UK seismological community over the next ten years, and to plan and initiate programmes of coordinated action. You are welcome to contact the organisers if you would like to see certain topics raised in these sessions.

Confirmed invited speakers: Mark Chapman (British Geological Survey) Mike Kendall (University of Bristol) John McCloskey (University of Ulster) Johan Robertsson (Schlumberger Cambridge Research) Tiziana Rossetto (University College London) John Woodhouse (University of Oxford)

Venue: Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, a contemporary earth science exhibition centre in the heart of Edinburgh

Important dates:
Deadline for abstracts: 17 February 2009
Deadline for registration: 24 March 2009

Registration: Fees are £120 (industrial), £60 (academic staff/postdoctoral), £30 (students)
Download the registration form as a PDF.

For more information and pre-registration
Email seis09@bgs.ac.uk
Or contact
Earthquake Seismology
British Geological Survey
Murchison House
West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3LA
Telephone: 0131 667 1000

Organisers: Brian Baptie, Andy Bell, Julian Bukits, Andrew Curtis, Ian Main, Lars Ottemöller and Susanne Sargeant.