[margins-list] Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Marine Seismology

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Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Marine Seismology
March 22-24, 2010 Incline Village, NV
Co-convenors: W. Steven Holbrook & Graham Kent

Dear Colleagues,

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We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 
upcoming workshop, “Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Marine 
Seismology,” to be held March 22-24, 2010, in Incline Village, Nevada 
(and hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno).

*_Purpose
_* As a community, we are entering a time of unprecedented opportunity 
for marine seismology, with the new 3D capabilities of the R/V /Langseth 
/( _http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/fac/oma/langseth/index.html_ ), 
which has completed its second year of successful operations. The 
capabilities of this facility will enable key scientific advances. 
However, along with these new opportunities come new challenges, 
including the high cost of seismic acquisition, the difficulty of 
forecasting areas of operation, and ensuring broad community access to 
data produced by the facility. With this in mind, the purpose of this 
workshop is to establish community consensus on several key issues, 
including:

    * Defining science goals that require a healthy marine seismology
      facility over the next decade.
    * Improving the process of soliciting, evaluating, funding, and
      scheduling seismic cruises.
    * Broadening access to /Langseth /products for scientists and educators.


If successful, the workshop will help chart a course for a healthy, 
productive future for marine seismology in the U.S.

*_Participants
_* We welcome participants from academia, government, and industry, who 
have research interests in marine reflection seismology (both 2D and 
3D), refraction and passive source seismology, general oceanography, and 
marine geology, as well as educators interested in bringing the products 
of such research into the classroom. Students, postdocs, and 
early-career scientists are particularly encouraged to apply.

*_Workshop Web Site
_* You can find all the information you need, including the registration 
form, accommodations, and travel, at this URL:
_http://www.unols.org/meetings/2010/201003mls/201003LW_details.html
_
*_3D Seismic Short Course
_* The workshop will be preceded on the afternoon of Sunday, March 21, 
by a short course on 3D seismic data processing sponsored by LDEO — if 
you would like to participate in that short course, please indicate that 
in the “comments” section of the application form, and plan your travel 
to arrive in Reno by noon on Sunday.

*_Travel Details
_* The workshop proper will begin Monday morning, March 22, and end at 
lunchtime on Wednesday, March 24, so mid-afternoon departures from Reno 
would be appropriate.
Travel support funds are available to offset travel costs for all 
participants, including non-U.S. participants.

*_Workshop Wiki: Discussion Board
_* We encourage all participants to take part in an online discussion at 
the workshop’s wiki site:
_http://wiki.unols.org/meetings/langseth/201003/MainPage.ashx
_We encourage white papers on topics of interest, discussion/comments on 
posted white papers, and (especially) “one-pagers” describing potential 
future targets and/or geographical areas of interest.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues and 
students. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact 
either of us (_steveh at uwyo.edu_ or _gkent at seismo.unr.edu_).

We hope to see you at this important workshop.

-Steve Holbrook and Graham Kent


______________________________________________
W. Steven Holbrook
Professor of Geophysics
Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3006
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071

steveh at uwyo.edu
http://www.steveholbrook.com
(307) 766 2427 (voice)
(307) 766 6679 (fax)