Field Workshop and Conference Announcement
International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)
Subcommission on Tephrochronology and Volcanology
"Tephra Rush 2005"
31 July - 8 August 2005
Dawson City, YT
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 April 2005
For further information, please go to:
http://conferences.eas.ualberta.ca/tephrarush2005
The INQUA Subcommission on Tephrochronology and Volcanology is holding
its next International Field Workshop and Conference in Dawson City,
Yukon Territory, Canada, on 31 July - 8 August 2005. This meeting
includes two days of field excursions in the Klondike Goldfields,
central Yukon Territory.
The broad themes of the meeting include:
- Beringia (studies of unglaciated Yukon and Alaska)
- Hazard assessment
- Tephrochronological frameworks for paleoenvironmental reconstructions
(i.e. INTIMATE - INTegration of Ice-cores, Marine and TErrestrial
records)
- Geochemical protocols and methods
- Chronology development
- Regional studies
The field excursion will provide a unique insight into the volcanic
history of Yukon and Alaska from the record of distal tephra preserved
in central Yukon Territory. The technical sessions will enable the
discussion of pioneering new methods and results from other parts of the
globe within the broad themes of the meeting. Multidisciplinary
researchers are encouraged to attend.
"Tephra Rush 2005" will be convened by Duane Froese (University of
Alberta) and John Westgate (University of Toronto). Please note that
attendance is limited to 60 participants on a first come, first-serve
basis; please register for this event as soon as conveniently possible.
For further information, please go to:
http://conferences.eas.ualberta.ca/tephrarush2005