State of the Arc Conference (SOTA 2003)

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The third in the series of State of the Arc (SOTA) conferences is aimed at understanding physical-chemical processes operating at subduction zones. This conference will have as its theme, Energy and Mass Fluxes in Volcanic Arcs. The meeting will be held 16-21 August 2003 at Timberline Lodge (Mt. Hood), conveniently located near Portland, Oregon.

Mission Statement

Our goal is to bring together a group of international researchers whose work bears on the conference theme. Specific focus areas will include:

  1. the thermal structure of subduction zones,
  2. the influence of this structure on release of volatiles and possibly melts from subducted slabs,
  3. influence of this structure on the production and differentiation of magmas at various levels in the mantle and crust,
  4. geologic, petrologic, geochemical, and geophysical constraints on the reservoirs that store and release those magmas and their associated fluids, and
  5. processes and rates of heat and mass transfer in arc volcanoes at different spatial and temporal scales, and how these influence volcano evolution and behavior.

SOTA 2003 Program (pdf file)

Contributors to the conference will include a number of invited keynote speakers and/or moderators whose task is to summarize recent and cutting edge research bearing on the aforementioned focus areas. Other participants will have an opportunity to present relevant research results, primarily in poster format. The structure of the conference will revolve around extended and focused discussion of the above topics and the relation between geodynamic processes and arc volcanism. Because of the size of the venue and the desire to keep the meeting "conversational"?, participation will be limited and by invitation, determined on the basis of applications with a statement of research interests and probable individual contributions.

Related Information

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Portland International Airport | City of Portland | Portland Visitor's Association

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It is our hope that you will find SOTA 2003 attractive and plan to attend if possible. We will appreciate your help in spreading the word among your colleagues with common research interests.

Planning Committee

Bill Leeman, Chair leeman@rice.edu
Jon Davidson J.P.Davidson@durham.ac.uk
Tobias Fischer fischer@unm.edu
Anita Grunder grundera@geo.orst.edu
Mark Reagan mark-reagan@uiowa.edu
Martin Streck streckm@pdx.edu

Sponsors

Earth Science Department National Science Foundation IAVCEI Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (UK) USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Portland State University