A series of dedicated workshop and breakout sessions
will be incorporated into the main conference program. These
sessions will focus on specific theoretical and technical aspects
of the techniques, and experts in these areas will be invited. All
delegates are invited to participate in these "nuts and bolts" informal,
floor driven discussions.
A two day post-conference (U-Th)/He short
course
& workshop will be run on the 21st & 22nd August. This
course is aimed at those new to (U-Th)/He analyses and will cover
all aspects of theory practice of helium thermochronology. Places
will be limited and preference will be given to students and early
carreer scientists. More details below.
The following outlines are
being considered as a starting point for these discussions.
Workshops and Short Courses
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Digital Image Processing
and Automated Fission Track Analysis
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Date: Sunday 15th August 2010
Time: 10am-4pm
Venue: Room 204, Department
of Geographical & Earth Science, East Quadrangle
(map)
Focus: This Pre-conference workshop
will cover the
principles behind the autoscan automated counting
system, the opportunities that present in
the new generation of digital microscopes. It
will also rpoved some practical hands on experience
with the software. Emerging capabilities
will also be discussed
Organisers: Andrew Gleadow & Barry Kohn
Booking: Spaces are limited
to 40. Please email if
you wish to attend
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ICP-MS determinations
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Date: Tuesday 19th August 2010 (provisional)
Time: 1pm - 2pm (tbc)
Panel: Rob Ellam, Ray Donelick, Noriko
Hasebe, Valerie Olive
Focus: ICP-MS determination for U,
Th and Sm by isotopic dilution and situ measurements. Sample
preparation, data collection and interpretation protocols.
Format: Q & A session
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Modelling Roundtable
Q&A
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Date: Thursday 19th August 2010
Time: 1pm - 2pm
(tbc)
Independant chair: tbc
Panel: Jean Braun, Ray
Donelick, Todd Ehlers, Kerry Gallagher, Paul Green, Richard
Ketcham.
Focus: computer based practical modelling
workshop and question and answer session for all aspects
of modelling (HeFTy, PECUBE , Bimofit, terra, etc.)
Format: A panel of modelling experts
will take the floor to respond to questions posed by
the delegates.. Quesionts should be put to the panel
in writing over the first three days of the conference
via the Question Board by the registration desk. All
questions, the repsonses, and subsequent debate wiil
be used to populate an online forum section on the Ontrack
website. More details to follow soon.
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(U-Th)/He Workshop
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Date: 21st-22nd August 2010
Time: 9.30am-5pm
Location: SUERC & Department of Geographical & Earth
Science, Gregory Buildin
Registration Deadline: May 31st 2010
Details:
A workshop on (U-Th)/He thermochronology
will be held at the University of Glasgow and SUERC on
21-22 August, 2010. The workshop is suitable for early
career scientists who wish to gain an understanding of
the technique. The focus will be on methodology and will
include theoretical and practical sessions in all relevant
aspects of (U-Th)/He thermochronology.
Deadline for applications
is May 31st 2010.
Registration:
No fee
will be charged for conference participants, but places
are limited. An application form is available here.
Enquires about the workshop can be made to Dr. Finlay
Stuart (f.stuart@suerc.gla.ac.uk)
The IGCP Project 543 ”Low-temperature
thermochronology: applications and inter-laboratory calibration” will
sponsor participation of students and young researchers
from developing and emerging countries. Deadline
for applications is May 15, 2010.
For further information, please contact massimiliano.zattin@unipd.it. A
support application form can be downloaded here or
visit the website of the IGCP project.
Organiser: Fin Stuart
Booking: Please email a completed
registration form (download
here) to Fin
Stuart to book a place on this
course.
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