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Here it is with the correct strapline: sorry. Hey - i've got a one month old baby in the house, so i've an excuse ! Bob H Dear all, I'd like to bring your attention to the following thematic session to be held at the 2005 EGU Conference in Vienna. The abstract deadline is in January BUT if you are interested in taking part, it would be very useful if you could drop either Ernie or myself a note by e-mail(contact details below). We hope to invite a keynote speaker or two - details will follow later. Best wishes Bob Holdsworth Ernie Rutter ------------------------------------------------------------------- TS17 Weak faults vs. strong faults: potential deformation mechanisms in the upper crust Convenors: Bob Holdsworth & Ernie Rutter Faults fundamentally influence the distribution of deformation in the lithosphere and, in the upper crust, seismicity. Yet, despite many years of study, many fundamental issues concerning fault strength remain unsolved. Whilst there is a concensus that fault zones in the ductile regions of the crust are likely to be weak, it is still unclear whether upper crustal faults weak or strong in either an absolute or relative sense. A whole range of geological, geophysical and experimental studies have been directed toward solving these problems, but many misunderstandings and misconceptions have arisen due to the differing resolutions and limitations of the different techniques applied. Clearly, a cross-disciplinary approach is required and in the light of the ongoing work in the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), it is therefore timely to bring together a broad range of geosciensts to discuss the problem of fault rheology and strength in the upper crust. EGU General Assembly Vienna, Austria, 24 - 29 April 2005 www.copernicus.org/EGU/ga/egu05/index.htm Deadline for receipt of abstracts : 21 January 2005 Deadline for pre-registration : 8 April 2005 ============================================================================ Prof Bob Holdsworth, Reactivation Research Group, Dept of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK Tel +44(0)1913342299 Fax +44(0)1913342301 e-mail: [log in to unmask] e-mail for jsg: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.dur.ac.uk/react.res/RRG_web Prof. E.H. Rutter, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Tel. +44 161 3945, FAX +44 161 275 3947 [log in to unmask] -- Prof Bob Holdsworth, Reactivation Research Group, Dept of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK Tel +44(0)1913342299 Fax +44(0)1913342301 e-mail: [log in to unmask] e-mail for jsg: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.dur.ac.uk/react.res/RRG_web