Workshop on the Tectonics of Eastern Turkey and Northern Arabian Plate Erzurum (Eastern Turkey) September 23-25, 2002

In order to understand better the mechanism for continent-continent collision we are convening a focused international workshop that would allow earth scientists with a wide variety of expertise to address some of the key geodynamic questions concerning the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian plates. Continent-continent collision processes play a critical role in the development and growth of the continents and interdisciplinary collaboration is needed to elucidate the processes involved in the evolution of the Anatolian Plateau in Eastern Turkey. In particular, results will be reported on the structure of the crust, lithosphere, and upper mantle based on the two-year PASSCAL Eastern Turkey Seismic Experiment (ETSE). ETSE is a joint collaborative effort of scientists from Bogazici (Istanbul) and Cornell Universities.

Scientific results will be presented by several invited speakers as well as by contributed oral and poster papers. Enough time will also be spent in a workshop format discussion.

The registration and abstract submission deadline is July 1, 2002. Requests for information should be directed to Prof. Niyazi Turkelli (Bogazici University); e-mail: turkelli@boun.edu.tr; fax: (90) (216) 332-2681; tel: (90) (216) 308-2711 (office) or (90) (532) 440-8185 (cell), or you may contact Prof. Muawia Barazangi at Cornell University.