Dear All,

the 2011 AGM of the British Geophysical Association will
take place on Friday 11th February 2011 during the lunch
break of the New Advances in Geophysics meeting just announced
by Tim Henstock.

Nominations are sought for new Committee members,
with deadline *** Friday 17th December ***.  In
particular we will be seeking a member willing to
take on the role of treasurer.  The
committee meets twice or three times a year,
usually at Burlington House in London,
and members are expected to attend the AGM in February
and assist at the Postgraduate Research in Progress
meeting in September (though not every year).  The
term of service is one, two or three years.

Please send nominations (and consent from the nominee)
and enquiries to the secretary, Sheila Peacock,
[log in to unmask] or ring 01189 827260.

Business for the AGM (to be taken under "AOB") should
also be sent to the secretary.

Regards,
Sheila Peacock
BGA Secretary.
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Announcement of 2011 New Advances in Geophysics meeting follows:

Dear all,

The BGA meeting New Advances in Geophysics for 2011 will take
place at the Geological Society in London on 10-11 February.
The topic is factors which control subduction zone earthquakes.

Recent major earthquakes such as the series offshore Sumatra (2004-2007)
and Chile (2010) show the importance of understanding the dynamic
processes of subduction zone earthquakes and the structural and tectonic
context within which they occur. Recent research across the spectrum of
geophysics and geology at a number of active margins is producing
progress towards understanding some of the key earth science and
societal issues. Methods include observations from active source and
earthquake seismology, geodesy from modern and geological records,
drilling for sampling, logging and in situ measurements, monitoring,
experimental work and analogue and numerical modelling. Key questions
include: What controls the extent of the seismogenic zone across the
subduction zone (up and down the subducting slab)? How does fault slip
during large earthquakes relate to interseismic deformation and
seismicity? What factors can control the segmentation of the main
subduction fault, and hence the along-strike propagation of rupture? How
do these factors control hazard from the earthquake itself and from
tsunamigenesis?

We encourage submissions from any aspect of geology or geophysics using
this range of methods which bears on these questions.

Keynote speakers include:

      Nathan Bangs
      Heidrun Kopp
      Kerry Sieh
      Mark Simons
      Kelin Wang

Please email abstract submissions to [log in to unmask]

More details and a link for registration are available on the meeting
website
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~nag2011/
Registration is free for students, £30 for BGA members and £60 for
non-members.

Regards,

Tim Henstock
NOC, Southampton
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