Hi Mike,
I would like to attend the THERMOCALC workshop.
Ed Ghent
At 02:19 PM 3/5/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>THERMOCALC Workshop: Calculating Metamorphic Phase Equilibria
>
>Roger Powell (with assistance from Chris Carson, Yale University) will
>give a 2.5-day THERMOCALC Workshop: Calculating Metamorphic Phase
>Equilibria (see below for details of content) immediately before the
>Goldschmidt Conference. You do not have to be attending the Goldschmidt
>Conference to participate in this informal workshop. The workshop will
>run all day on 17-18 May and on the morning of 19 May 2001 on the campus
>at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Following the workshop,
>transport from the Virginia Tech campus to the Homestead will be arranged
>for Goldschmidt attendees as necessary (contact Bob Tracy before the
>workshop). The course will likely be limited to 25 participants due to
>available computer lab space. The fee for the workshop will be $100
>(accommodation and meals at participant expense). A block of rooms has
>been reserved at the Best Western Red Lion Inn in Blacksburg, Virginia (~1
>mile from campus).
>
>To participate in the workshop you need to:
>
>1. Inform Mike Brown by e-mail and, after your place has been confirmed by
>him, pay the $100 fee before 31 March 2001 [check payable to University of
>Maryland (NOT Mike Brown); mail to Mike Brown at the address at the end of
>this e-mail], after 1 April wait-listed persons will be offered places for
>which payment has not been received or arranged;
>
>2. Book a room for 3 nights (May 16-18) at the Best Western by April 25th
>to get the workshop rate [phone (int+) 540-552-7700 for reservations and
>mention the "Geology Short Course" block of rooms at $60 per night per
>double room (this is a reduced rate, the cut-off date for holding the
>rooms is three weeks ahead, or April 25th; if you need to arrange a
>roommate to share with, contact Bob Tracy (Robert Tracy <[log in to unmask]>),
>who will act as a clearing house].
>
>Workshop information
>
>Dates: May 17-19, 2001 (2.5 days)
>Location: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
>Accommodation: Best Western Red Lion Inn (May 16-18, inclusive, individual
>participant is responsible for booking accommodation).
>
>Product: A CD-ROM will be provided to each workshop participant
>Cost: $100.00 (covers workshop fee, CD-ROM, coffee and tea; exclusive of
>accommodation, meals and transport) - payable to University of Maryland
>
>Outline Content of Workshop
>
>Format
>Start 8:30 sharp. Finish 5.30. Mornings: lectures; afternoons: hands-on
>in the computer lab.
>Optional late afternoon lectures on specialist topics.
>
>Day 1
>Lectures: What are phase diagrams, and why are they useful; what data do
>we need; the computer program, THERMOCALC; P-T projections; their
>relationship with compatibility diagrams.
>Hands on: Calculating/drawing P-T projections, Schreinemakers analysis.
>Specialist lecture: a-x relationships and THERMOCALC datafile construction
>
>Day 2
>Lectures: Pseudosections (P-T, P-X, T-X); relationship with other phase
>diagrams
>Hands on: Calculating/drawing pseudosections
>Specialist lecture: thermometry and barometry: single/two reaction, avPT,
>delPT
>
>Day 3 (half day)
>Lectures: Other types of phase diagrams; choosing the right phase diagram
>
>Notes
>A reading list will be made available prior to the course. If you would
>like to use your own laptop for the hands-on work, bring it along. The
>hands-on work will be in a Mac lab, but the CD-ROM will include the
>corresponding PC software.
>
>Mike Brown and Bob Tracy
>
>
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